The Northern Guardian. — 1896-07-23 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LONDON NOTES.  POLITICAL AND SOCIAL  The defeat .of the Government yesterday on Mr minor question of the iwue of guaranteed fund stock in coonection with the purchase provisions of the Irish Land Bill excited not a lade amosereent in Ministerial ranks, where the temporary check was apprised at its proper velite. The contretemps was due to a variety of causes, but the Royal wedding was no doubt the most potent factor in the businew. Most of the 'principal members of the Government were in attendance at Buckingham Palace, and a rosy large Rueder of members were also absent entertaining lady friends at their clubs, or otherwise assisting in the various functions in mnnection with the event of the day.  There is high Ministerial authority for stating that the incident of the division caeated not a little stir at the Palace on the news being carried thither by a spedal messenger. The form in which it reached Minister, assembled there was that the Government had been defeated once, and that they might encounter another reverse if the forces at the House were not strengthened. A summons Sr urgent was not to be ignored, and so the bulk of the Ministerial party repaired to it eduanster as soon as they could possibly get way.  The Irish Land Bill WM further considered in the House of Commons yesterday. Early in the sitting the Nationalism moved that advances under the Land Purchase Art should continue to be paid in Guaranteed Land Stook and not in money no proposed he the bill. The Government °loosed the amendment us the interest of sound finance, the Land o,ork now standing at 110. Mr Gerald Balfour intimaXd, however, that if the Government proposal were carried it might In possible to reduce the rate of interest paid for advances. On a division the Irish landlord partj joined forces with the Nationalists and the amendment was carried against the Government, in a scion House, by a majority of 13. Mr Arthur: Balfour said ;he Government would reserve the right to farther discuss the point. Other clauses were passed up to the 34th.  The expectation i 6 entertained that the Irot Land Bill will go through the Commons to.day. Rapid progress was effected yesterday afternoon with the purchase provisions, thus falsifyins neirely the rumour that the landlord parry would theinselvee disagreeable on that part of the :neasure, and there seems no reason to doubt that the Peers cdlfind the measure in a pretty cow plete lel= when they are called upon rlatnine it  In influential Ministerialist circles there is Ftrong feeling that the coming autumn should be utilised for the purpose of arousing the count, v to the urgent need there is for a reform of CO. education system on the lines of the abandono; G3veroooent measure of the present Session.  The Royal wedding no an extremely pretty and impressive spectacle.. Everybody, from the alidinportant twitter of the weather downwards, seemed to lave conspired in favour of the Royal couple, and the result was a illefOSS as complete and brilliant as the most anxious of courtiers :mild have wished. Neeensarily the great o.erv,ony of the day could only be witnessed by ,i,seired few, but the various provisions to one Buckingham Palace, and the departure of C, bridal paw frolic Marlborough House at tire -ass of the day, provided ample scope for die eddiZgenee be the mord of Its innate love of tvmorus di,play. The one drawback to the full njoiment at the sprvtators was the fact that 4. Royal earriages were closed, but this was not allowed to detract in any way from the warnith of the greeting given to the young couple. Indeed the enthusiasm throughout yogi quite remarkable in its spontaneity and heartiness, pointing on mistakably to the extreme popularity of the marriage with all classes.  An interesting little ineident in connection with the wedding festivities was witnessed by o favoured section of the speetators who lee: gathered about cit. James's Palace to see the re tam of the bride and bridegroom to kfarlboroudi• Hew. Just as the last of the escort of Lift, Guards had passed and people were comment:lied dilierse a French oitiement on the first floor ce Me Palace was opened and the tiny little Frio,. Edward of York, looking, as the ladies would s&Y, "very bonny," in a pretty little white frock, ap;Pied with his nurse. For a time the crowd were at a has, as to who the fair cinly-headed little stranger could be, but they soon grasped die situatii.n, and rent up so approving cheer, to which the tittle Prince responded with a quaintly profound Icon. The nalination elicited an en• thnsiastic mrponse, which palpably gratified the little fellow immensely, for he commenced blowing kisses to those below most energetically. This performance went on for some little time, to the mingled ainurement and delight of the crowd, and it was only or. the tame exercising a little gentle coercim that hi, youthful Royal Ilighnew retire,' into the backgronnd.  The Queen was present at the wedding trete inony. but the took no part in the wedding festivities, ludding the bride and bridegroom farewell before their return to Marlborough House. Her Majesty kissed the young couple very tenderly, and they, in retorting this mark of affectionate favour, knelt at her feet.  The Lord Chief Justice'. Court went thrniml, tie ordeal yesterday of taking another dreary Imaallruer,t of Um ease against Dr Jammon and hi, adventurous baud. This twat, only the third fay of the trial at Bar, into there was a marked limmution of the attendance. Dr Janiemi, Yi.peared heartily sick of being stared at even iv fuhiohable beauties, and he meets the gam of the spectators from day to day critic an air ol utter indltierence and boredom.  A Parliamentary return has been issued shiw. i.Ag the number of prisons who thumlitted suicide w the United Kingdom during the last four years, and who, not being inmates oft lunatic asylum, wee (tend by the throne?, jury to be insane ban I/192 to 1099 the number of such suicides rtnsged very nearly 2,600 each year, the total .fin 111,459. It is !stated with respect to the heP.ha that several of the coroner; point out that Pres trninently return verdiete of insanity where dweated cool.] uct have been legally oertifinl to he insane.