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TBDb MANCHESTER GFATtDTAN SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14J 1891. MOTHER MURDER IN WfflTECHAPEL. IMPEEIAL PAKLIAMENT. FOREIGN TELEGRAMS.

SECOND EDITION SPECIAL MORNING EXPRESS. of sub-lotting 'asoae of immense importance to the workmen, as it frequently caused sweating and considerably reduced the wages, while it also resulted in inferior work being done. He sincerely hoped the Government would find themselves in a position if not to entirely accept the. motion yet to make some satisfactory arrangements on the point. (Hear, hear.) Mr.

NORRIS' could not support the amendment for he thought it went too far, and did not sufficiently define the principle on which the penalties were to be laid on the contractor. He thought a step in the right direction would be that the Government should take means to see tliat in regard to' manufactured goods tenders were only invited from firms of such standing that they, were AMERICAN COPYRIGHT BILL "Washington, The Senate adopted by 25 to 24 votes Senator Sherman's amendment to the Copyright Bill, permitting the admission into the United States of foreign editions of books which, are copyright in the United States on payment of regular tariff duties. FQREIGH TRADE WITH SIBERIA. Si. Pbtersbubo, FbuJat.

A Jaw has been promulgated extending until 1894 the law sanctioning' the importation duty free of foreign goods in ihe Yenesei river. worn the London Embassy in 1385 M1 cattle boats in dock, and the men of the other vessels were satisfactorily accounted for. Having, therefore, concluded that, so tar a the river boats were concerned, the murderer had not left land, a conference of detective officers was summoned. The inquest will be opened before Mr. Wynne Baxter this afternoon, and after formal evidence has been taken will probably be adjourned until Monday.

THE SHIPPING TRADE DISPUTES. COLLAPSE OF THE STRIKE AT LIVERPOOL. Yesterday morning the dockers who turned out at the North Docks, Liverpool, on Thursday because the shipowners objected to the men. wearing the union button, went in almost in a body. Iu cases where the men still wore the button tbey were refused work.

The majority of the union men accepted the master's terms. Tiiese are 30s. per we and 4s. fur five hours overtime, and work almost guaranteed for years, but tbe men must agree to put away any button or badge of membership of any union, as the owners stipulate to employ unionists or non-unionists indiscriminately. THE POSITION ON THE TYNE.

Mr. Hawkins, secretary of tbe Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, yesterday received the following telegram: "Wilson's threat reported as tollie position iu theTyne district untrue. Cn wa are being shipped as required. Free labour abundant. Not one vessel has been ueluyed for want ot men.

Seven crews have beeu shipped again to-day. Three of them were selected at the shippers' office, and the Boarding Masters' Association Bigned complete crews for the Annie Thomas, the Eydent, the Lorh Knutsford, and the Galatea." THE STRIKE AT CARDIFF. Our Cardiff correspondent telegraphs: Yesterday seven fresh crews were shipped, nearly all Federation men, and the Federalion authorities announce that a large number of new members have been enrolled, all of whom took the Federation ticket. Preference is still given at the docks to any old bands who wish to come back. Over 200 substitutes are now being fed at tbe barracks, and yesterday an offer was received from Banbury to supply 200 unemployed men.

A condict took place yesterday morning between the pclice and the strikers, in tbe course of which a fireman named James Gordon was so seriously injured that he now lies in a very serious condition at the Infirmary. The police sav the prisoner and others made, a rush upon a constable named Donovan, and that he was compelled to use bis baton in self-defence. The strikers state, on the other hand, that the police made an unprovoked attack on Gordon and kicked him. SUPPOSED "JACK THE RIPPER" CRIME. another terrible and daring murder came to light in WMteotiapW and there is little doubt thstjtjsone more ot that series which sent a tfl orfiorror through tho community in 1888 and 1889, and baffled the utmost skill of the, detective force to elucidate.

The resemblance between these shocking outrages has been startling and appalling, but, happily if such a word can be used in relation to so dreadful an occurrence, one of tbe most revolting incidents is absent in the present case; and beyond the terrible wound in the throat, by which death was caused, there are no bodily mutilations. In the selection of the locality, the time for the perpetration of vhe deed, and the marvellously rapid disappearance of the miscreant, this last murder corresponds with its forerunners, and tends to substantiate the prevalent belief amongst all wbo have had occasion to investigate the circumstances that the person wbo has earned for himself the name of Jack the Ripper has ouce more commenced his terrible operations. The eSect produced by the crime in Whitechapel is extraordinary. The inhabitants had been lulled iuto apathy, aud had almost ceased to remember the previous nine murders which had been committed in their midst amongst the poor creatures from whose ranks the majority, if not all, of the victims have come. The old fears have been revived, and they regard with no little alarm this recurrence of the dreadful crimes.

The facts connected with the discovery oi the murdered woman's body are, as in the preceding coses, care and of little value in tracking the murderer. It appears that Police Constable Thompson was going on Ids round through what is known as Swallow Gardens, when, passing under one of tne arches over wbicii the ruilway runs, lie noticed something lying on the ground close to the wooden hoarding which forms one aide of the arch. The time was about a quarter past two, aud when he bad passed the place some fifteen or twenty minutes earlier nothing was there to excite his suspicion. The constable turned bis lantern on the object, and was hotritied to find that it was a woman with her throat cut from ear to ear. Life still lingered, but it was apparent that the unfortunate creature was beyond human aid.

The constable blew his whistle, and was speedily joined by tbe officer on the adjoining patrol. Then some men came, and were despatched for medical aid. Dr. Phillips, divisional surgeon, who had to deal with most if not all of the previous murders of a like character, was soon in attendance, and prouounced life extinct. A cursory examination showed that tbe wound in the throat had caused death, and that the woman nod not been mutilated on any other part of Uie body.

So far as could be judged, the woman was comparatively young, being about years ot age. She lay in the roadway towarus the footpath, her xeet beiug crossed. Her clothing was of. black material. A crupe hat was lying at her side.

She was bareheaded, and while one arm was stretched by her side the other was bent towards the breast. In her pocket was an old striped stocking and a vulcanite earring. What, however, seemed strangest of all was the finding of anotiier woman's hat partly hidden by the folds of the murdered woman's dress, and up to the preseut lime notning like a satisfactory explanation of this matter has been forthcoming. In the course of a conversation, one of the most experienced local police officers pointed out that this discovery suggested a new and important clue. Hitherto, he remarked, nearly everything bad been done on the supposition that Lhe murderer was a mail? Might it not be the case that the crimes were the work of a man in female attire, if not a woman 't On tho other hand, the officer pointed out that ssme strong inducement must have been offered to get one woman to accompany another to such a spot.

That the scone of the tragedy was selected aiter careful Investigation, or by a person thoroughly conversant with the intricacies of the ueigh-nourliood, seems evident to anyone who visits it. Despite its name, Swallow Gurdeus has little that is pleasant, in its surroundings. The place where the body layishttle more than a passage through a railway arch, bounded on one hand liy a brick wall springing inlo'the roof, aud on the other by a wooden bourding wnich has been run up, cutting on' quite two-thirds of the space under the arch, which is apparently used to store such rubbisLTas accumulates around a railway goods yard. One end of the arch opens towards Royal Mint-street and tbe other in Chamber-street, these thoroughfares being turnings out of Lemau-street. At ttie Koyul 'Mint-street end are some railway goods offices, whilst immediately facing the Chamber-street end is a building used us a Church school.

So narrow is the passage tliat there is only just sufficient space between the hoarding on one Bide and the kerbstone on the other to permit of one vehicle passing at a time, and even then tbe pedestrian has to keep close to the wall to avoid contact with tho passing wheels. As regards light the spot is very deficient, aud in tiie middle of tbu passage where the murder was committed there is practically "With reference to the general surroundings of the neighbourhood, it is a conglomeration of railway arches, narrow and winding courts, and streets affording a person every facility for rapid and untraceable flight, Notwithstanding all the cunning displayed in the choice of the spot, it would appear that tbe murderer ran considerable risk of detection. Constable Thompson, who is a young officer recently drafted into the division, approached the entrance to tho archway, it would seem, just as the victim's throat had been cut, aud apparently when the miscreant was about to carry out his practice of mutilation. Indeed the officer states that he heard the sound ot retreating footsteps before his suspicions were aroused. The body was conveyed on an ambulance to the mortuary, where it now lies awaiting an inquest- Meanwhile the discovery was being telegraphed to the police headquarters at Scotland Yard and circulated throughout Lundnu.

The gravity of the case was fully recognisod, and everyone couuecled with the Whitechapel murders was en the alert. Before daylight had dawned, Mr. Macnaghlen, acting Chief Constable, Chief inspector Swanuon, Arnold, Inspector Reed, and a number uf the cleverest detectives in tho force had been called together, and every effort to discover the trail of the criminal was made. Tbe official description of the murdered woman was issued with promptitude. There was no money found.

The body was lairly well nourished. Considerable energy was shown in endeavouring to discover the ideuty of the deceased, but for some time little could bo learned beyond the fact that some police ulficers believed they recognised her as an unfortunate in the habit of frequenting the neighbourhood of Tower Ilill and Wnitcchupul. As lhe news of the crime spread many people cume forwurd with stories as to having seen a woman talking to a man near where the body wus found either late al night or in the early morning. Many of these were obviously of little value. More' credible sUtioments were made by a man commonly known in.the district as "Jumbo," and by William Frida, John and Joe Knapton, iu the employ of the Great Northern Ruilway Company, who asserted that they saw the murdered woman speaking to a man at 1 25 a.m.

at tho corner of Rosemary Lane, near tho scene of the murder. The man they described as wearing a brown coat and brown hut, his height beiug about 4iu, and lie was of stout build. The three last-named men went to some stables close by, where they remained about thirty-live minutes, aud ou returning fouud a const-able in charge of the body. According to oue man, who resides in the locality, the murdered woman was seen in company with another woman drinking iu a public-house ueur bw.illow Gardens at about hall-post twelve on Thursday night. She is stated to have said, "Make liasto, because 1 huvu to ineot somooue at the arch at the half-hour." "What arch?" asked tho other woman, to which the deceased responded, "Why the shed arch, School End." Tliis nun status that ho knew tbe woman us Carrotty Hitunnii," a description which is uorue out by some oilier persons.

Tim statement given goes to show that tho woman kept her appointment, which in all probability was with iier muruerer. As the day wore on the police received many applications from persons anxious to view the body. Iu and around tho mortuary not a few strange and pathetic scenes were witnessed. For tbe greater portion ot the day tiie eutrance to the mortuory was surrounded by a motley throng of men and women of the poorest class. Now and then two or three women would be conducted by a detective into the mortuary 7or the purpose, if possible, of identifying" the bodv.

The majority of those women were clearly of the unfortunate class. They appeared to be completely awe-stricken when they emerged at tbe ghastly sight they had seen. Two or tiiree women asserted that in the features of the deceased they could recognise a young woman vliom the uivution Army tiad ondeavoured to reclaim, and who bud recently been an inmate of one of the Army shelters. Another woman asserted that she knew tiie deceased, who some time ago lived iu Tnrawl-street, by the name of Frances or Francis whether a Christian namejjr surname she was not able to say definitely. This testimony was also supported by others, but it could not be completely verilie.1, although it seemed the most credible evidence on tho point which the authorities have been abie to procure.

Jn consequence of there being some doubt, the Coroner's officer registered the name tor tho present as ''unknown." Tire flight of the murderer seems to have been most remarkable in the completeness of the mystery surrounding it. The night watchman at the pierhead of St. Catherine's Dock, named William Tuvis, stated to-day that he had to call up bis foreman and other men two hours before high tide. He reached Royal Mint Square, which almost overlooks the sceno of the tragedy, about ten minutes past two a.m. He saw no one about, and heard no noise.

He tapped at the window of bis foreman's part monts, and receiving his answer left. Ashe was returning to the docks a constable turned bis light on him and, recognising the watchman, said ha. was looking for "Jack the Ripper," as there had been another murder. When Tavis reached the scene theie were three or four policemen around the body, and Dr. Phillips was already in attaudance.

The only light shown wus that from the constables' lamps. He was not permitted to go near the body, but could see that the woman was lying on her back in the centre of tbe road. All was quiel in the neighbourhood, and he saw no one about but policemen. Close to Swallow Gardens an officer in plain clothes was doing duty. He saw nothing of the murderer, although the latter, judging from the condition of thj body when found, must have hurriedly escaped by one end of the thoroughfare as the officer entered at tbe other.

By whichever end of the street the murderer escaped he must havo run the risk of meeting railway workmen, lhe dock watchman lavis, and tna plainclothes policeman, as well as the constable in uniform. At three o'clock in the afternoon the police authorities circulated an announcement that the crime was supposed to be the work of "Jack the Ripper," and ordered ad docks, wharves, and stairs to be searched. This was promptly carried out by Detective Inspector John Regan, of the River Police, whose efforts, combined with those of his men, soon disposed of the theory that tbe murderer might be connected witu a cattle boat or some other rtatoar lying iu the port 0J London, Xbue Wire an MANCHESTER, SATURDAY MOESDJO, Feb. 14. (REDTEB'S TKU50HAM3.) TIIE C0BD0YA DISASTER.

HARROWING DETAILS. New Ycbk, Fbita-. Advicee reoe-ved here from Buenos Ayres give details of the bursting of the canal at Cordova on December 20 last, and of the fearful loss of life caused by that catastrophe. Half the city was inundated, and houses were washed away by the score. The whole population was panics trioken.

The air was filled with the shrieks of the terrified women and children, and people were rushing tor their lives from the city. The authorities had prompt knowledge of the inundation, and it being supposed that the dyke of the canal had given way, the polioe at once began firing their rifles in order to arouse the sleeping population. More than 150 persona perished. The damage was at 3,000,000. THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN IN CANADA.

DECLARATION AGAINST SEPARATION. QUEBEC, laiDAY. The Hon. Lanrier, leader of the Liberal party, yesterday issued a long manifesto, the greater portion of which is devoted to adverse criticism of the Government's programme. He declared the policy of the Liberal party to be absolute reciprocal freedom of trade between Canada and the United States.

The Liberal leader admits that this policy may involve discrimination against (jreat Britain, but denies that ic implies that the Canadian tariff must be assimilated to that of America. Mr. Laurier, in conclusion, emphatically declares that should tbe concessions demanded from Canada involve separation from the Motherland, the people of Canada will refuse reciprocity at such a price. PROPOSED FRENCH. COLONIAL ARMY Paris, i-bibax.

The Gattloit to-day states that Al. de Jb'reycinet, Premier and Minister of War, has under consideration a plan for the formation of a distinct colonial army, capable of supplying an expeditionary corps of from 15,000 to men. The force would be composed principally of volunteers for five years. FRANCEANDEWT. THE KHEDIVE'S LAST RIGHT." Pabis, Referring to the proposed appointment of Mr.

Justice Scott as udicial Adviser to the Egyptian Government, the tiiecle to-day entreats the i renob. Government to engage in a final diplomatio battle in Louaon on thiB vital question, and also on the subject of the higyptian tribunals, in order to prevent the Khedive being deprived of tne last right remaining to him. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. An Exchange Company's telegram from Cairo says: The Egyptian Ministry has resigned upon the appointment of Mr. Justice Scott as legal adviser to the Egyptian Government.

The Kheuive has accepted the resignation, but it is thought likely that liiaz i'asha will reconsider his decision and withdraw his resignation, and' 'that no change in the Cabinet will occur. The event may be regarded as a triumph for English policy, and is due in no small measure to the effective support which Lord Salisbury has given to Sir Evelyn St. Joun's, Fhiday. The House of Assembly last night adopted a resolution of which the following iu tbe purport: That this House has learned with alarm and indignation that the British Government, at the instance of Canada, vmhuol'ds its assent to the reoiprooity trade convention between this colony aud the United States, ami regards such action as hostile to the best interests of and a violation of the obligations of Her Majesty's Ministers who authorised the conclusion of the treaty." The resolution was moved by Mr. Bond, Colonial Secretary, and agreed to unanimously.

THE IMPRISONMENT OF MEiSRS, DILLON AND O'BRIEN. THE JOURNEY TO IRELAND. About seven o'clock yesterday moruing two cabs containing Mr. William O'Brien and Mr. Dillon and soma half-dozen detectives drove froin tho Police Offices, Scotland Yard, to Euston.

There was no demonstration at the Prior to the departure of the Irish express the two prisoners walked up and down the platform and chatted freely with the officers who had charge of them. Policemen were stationed at different points along the platform, but no occasion arose for their interference. list before the train started the prisoners were joined by Mr. Gill, M.P. The throe members entered a reserved first-class carriage, together with some detectives.

As the train moved from the station several porters aud passengers lilted their hats which compliment the hon. gentlemen similarly acknowledged. The assembly of people attracted by curiosity or sympathy was comparatively small, and at no time was there any movement in a sense either favourable or antagonistic to tbe prisoners. At Crewe, which was reached at 10 50, the hon. gentlemen were recognised, and prolonged cheers were given, which the prisoners acknowledged by raising their liats.

Mr. Dillon looked ill. The carriage door was opoued, but neither prisoner got out. After tha change of engines tho moil started for Holyhead. A short stoppogo was made ut Chester, and the prisoners, closely followod by tiie detectives, went to the refreshment-rooms for a light repast.

There they were wailed upon by a deputation from the Executive Committee of the North Wales Liberal federation, and Mr. Thomas (ieo expressed on benulf of tbe Committee the sincere sympathy of the i'eueration with them in their present position, also a hope that the differences which at present exist iu the Irish party would soon be healed, and that the Irish nation would secure theobjoctof their ambition through the return of tho Liberal party to office. Mr. O'lirieu thanked the deputation most heartily for their kind expression, which wus very previous uauer Such circumstances. As to the differences to which Mr.

Gee had referred, all he could say was that whatever their own differences were, nothing would come between Irishmen aud Welshmen to prevent their mutual support of their respective aspirations. Shortly afterwards tiie members proceeded to the train, amid the hearty cheers of a large crowd. One gontle-inan was heard to shout, Virtue and Gladstone are on our side," whilst loud groans were given for Mr. Balfour. The prisoners were enjoined to Keep your peckers up," and a prominent member of the Liberal party toinarked to Mr.

Dillon, 1 hope you will pull through this affair all right," whereupon he answered, Yes, have patience, it will all come right in the end." The members appeared to be in high spirits, notwithstanding the already long journey from London, aud as they passed to and from the train shook hands with numerous persons. Further loud cheers were raised as the train lelt Chester, which the prisoners acknowledged by waving their bats. Our Dublin reporter, telegraphing last night, says: Messrs. Dillon and W'llhuni O'Brien, accompanied by Mr. T.

P. Gili, arrived in Ireland this evening in custody of Superintendent Taylor, of the Folkestone police, and tinea members of the Royal Irish Constabulary. The journey over was accomplished in magnWentVeather, and a particularly rapid passajje was mide, Kingstown being reached at 4 25. A largo number! of peouleSiad collected on tbe pier and outside, includiugi aarungotberii the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. John iSsdmond, M.P.

Mr. William Kedrnond, M.P., Dr. Kenny, M.P., Mr! Alderman Hooper, Mr. John Clancy, sub-sheriff of Dublin, Mr. J.

J. Clancy, M.P., and Mr. M. D. Bodkin.

When the Star came alongside, the friends of tho two hon. gentlemen, who included representatives of both sections of Irish Nationalists as they are divided in the present crisis, rushed on board and cordially greeted them. Mr. Malloc, chief of the Dublin police, was in cimrge of a large constabulary force, and, having allowed full time for the exchange of greetings, conducted Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon to a closed carriage which was in waiting outside the station.

They were driven to Dublin. Leaving Kingstown amid the cheers of a number of sympathisers who bad gathered outside the station, they travelled by a circuitous route to Kingsbridge, where a special train was in waiting. The party bad dinner at Kingsbridge, and at 20 minutes past six the train started, amid the loud cheers of a crowd who had assembled to see the two gentlemen off. At Kingsbridge about 20 men of the Royal Irish Constabulary entered the train, and three policemen travelled in the aame firsfc-class compartment as Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon.

It is expected that tbe train will reach Clonmel about midnight. Thebon. members will both be lodged iu Clonmat Gaol, to undergo (BY PBIYAXB WIBS, FROM OUB OWST BBPOSZBS8.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Ybsxkbday. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at a quarter past four.

THE STREETS OF LONDOS. Lord DE R03 called attention to the condition of the streets of London during the recent severe weather, and asked whether it would be possible to establish one uniform authority for regulating the paving and keeping tbe streets in proper condition. The noble Lord said that in consequence of the bad condition of the streets much suffering was iufl.cted on horses. The Marquis of SALISBURY said it would be difficult, if not impossible, to establish uniformity of administration in regard to the streets throughout London, Tha subject then dropped. BRITISH INTERESTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Lord JIERSCHELL asked whether Her Majesty's Government were taking any measures to protect the interests of English companies who were working in Manica at the time tbe British South African Company's agent entered Manica, aud who hold contracts from Mozambique granted betore tbe Chartered Company came into existence; and whether Her Majesty's (iovern-ment would undertake that in any settlement of the question which mignt be arrived at the rights and privileges acquired by these companies under such contracts would be preserved to them. The Marquis of SALISBURY (who was with difficulty heard in tbe gallery; said he thought that in this matter there was a slight confusion, which he was sure was not shared by tbe noble and learned Lord, as to sovereign i and political rights over a particular territory and tlio I private rights which might exist within it. Whether the influence over a particular territory should be decided to belong to England or Portugal would not affect private rights within their territory. Any private I rights lawfully acquired, whether by individuals or companies, wouiu be unaffected by any arrangement which her Majesty's Government might make. The House adjourned at five minutes to iivt.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. YBSTBnci The Speaker look tbe chair at three o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. J.

S. Balfour presented a petition from the congregation of the Baptist Cuapel, Red Lion-street, Burnley Colonel Bridgeman a petition from tiie United Methodists, Bolton Mr. Koby from the Free Methodist Mission, Winton, near Eccles and Mr. Potter from a public meeting ot inhabitants of Rochdale, in favour of Sunday closing. PRIVATE BILL.

The Lancashire, Derbyshire, and East Coast Railway Bill was read a second time. KELSON'S PILLAR, DUBLIN. Mr, CALDWELL moved the second reading of the Nelson's Pillar (Dublin) BilL Mr. MACARTNEY opposed the bill, the object of which, he stated, was to remove Nelson's Monument from its present positiun opposite the Pjst-othce iu Sackville- street, where it hau stood for SO years, to tbe northern end of the street. He urged that the removal would divert the traffic and injure the neighbouring tradesmen.

tin moved as an amendment tuat the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. W. JOHNSTON seconded the amendment. Mr.

SEXTON supported the second reading, pointing out that Puriiament passed a bill nine years ago having for its object, amongst other things, precisely the improvement now proposed. The ATTORNEY GENERAL for IRELAND opposed the bill, not as a member of the Government, but in his capacity as an Irish memoer. After some lurther discussion, in which it was stated that the opposition came entirely from a knot ot Northern members, Admiral FIELD, as a very humble naval officer, offered a strong protest to tiie bill. General FRASER also opposed the measure. On a divisiuu, the second reuuiug was carried bv 149 toli5.

ENCLOSURE OF COMMONS. On the motion of Mr. Akers-fJouglos, a Select Committee was appoiutcd to consider every report made by the Board of Agriculture eerlilying the expediency ot any provisional order for the enclosure or regulation of a common, und presented to the House during the last or present Sessions, a bill be brought for Ihe combination of such order, the Committee to have power in respect of each such provisional order to inquire and report to tho House whether the same should be confirmed by Parliament, aud if so, whether with or without modification. NOTICES. Mr.

J. Stuart gave notice that that day four weeks he would call attention to the unfairness ot local taxation in Loudon and other large towns, and move a resolution. Ueneral Fraser intimated that thut a ay four weeks he would call attention to the unfortunate position of our-chase officers in the army, and move a resolution. Mr. S.

Evuns cave notice that that day four weeks he would call attention to the uecessity ior the appointment of suu-assulaut inspectors of mines. JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION IN EGYPT. Mr. BRYCE I beg to ssk the Under Secretary for Foreign Atfairs if he can state what is tiie present position of the suggestions for reform made by Mr. Justice Scott in his report ou the native tribunals und judicial administration of Egypt, and what prospect there is that these or some similar reforms will be carried out by the Government of the Khedive, and whether it is intended to present to Purliumeut any papers relating to tlio subject.

Sir JAME8 FERGUSSON: The Khedive, who has receully returned to Cairo from tiie Upper Nile, has not yet given his decision, but there is every ground for hoping that the proposed reforms will be carried out. Wneu the arrangements are complete papers will be laid before Parliament. THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL BILL. Mr LAW80N I desire to ask the President of the Local Government Board whetiier, in view ot the difficulties likely to arise in the case ot the bill promoted by the Lancashire, County Council and in other cases, ho proposes to give any general powor of promoting bills in Parliament to County Councils similar to thoso now possessed by municipal boroughs; if not, whether he means to take any steps to have such action pronounced ultra tires. Mr.

RITCHIE I have no intention of proposing that the decision which was arrived at in connection with the Local Government Bill should be departed from, and that County Councils should be empowered to promote bills iu Parliament. The question whether in any case tho proceedings of a County Council are ultra vires is not one on which I have to take action. A GAMING SCANDAL. Mr. MORTON" May I ask the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the playing of baccarat at Tranby Court, Doncasier, and whether he intends to take any steps to puuish the Mr.

MATTHEWd: I have no information on this subject beyond the newspaper paiagraplis. I am informed that it is nut un offence against the gaming laws to play baccarui iu a private house. THE DISTRESS FUND. Mr. m.

healv: i wish to aik the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, as the Lord Lieutenant's Relief Fund is declared to bo an effort of privute benevolence, its distribution is to be entrusted to resident magistrates, policemen, aud poor-law officials or other Government servants. Mr. BALFOUfi Ths Distress Fund is the outcome of privute benevolence. Lord Zetland and myself, to whom the money has been entrusted, certainly do not feel ourselves precluded from accepting the voluntary services of officials in carrying out its distribution. Of course other voluntary assistance will also be extensively employed.

Mr. HEALY May I ask how other benevolent persons can secure the support of the Royal Irish Constabulary and of the army aud navy and police in distributing their money. Mr. BALFOUR: If the hon. member will apply for assistance we shall be happy to consider bis application.

Mr. HEALY: The lion, member has misunderstood me. I asked iiow other porsons were to secure the co-operation of these officials. Mr. BALFOUR: I have suggested a courso to the hon.

member. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND THE SWEATING SYSTEM. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr. BUXTON called attention to the subject of Government contracts as regards sub-contracting and the payment of trade prices, and moved: Inat clauses bo inrerted in all Government contracts requiring that the uontractor shall under penalty observo the reougiiiaed cusloiQt, and conillLions as to rate and mure and wurking hours tllat prevail in eaeh particular trade aiid that the contractor mould under penalty be prohibited from sub-lettinuany portion of hi.contmct except wuere the deoartnitnt concerned specifically allows the sub-letting of such huucial portions of the work as would not be produced or carried outbv tne contractor In the ordinary course of bis business. It was not proposed, he explained, that the Government should fix the rate of wages or the hours of labour all that was demanded being that the State should accent as fair tbe conditions which in the respective trades had been agreed upon between employer aud employed He did not even ask that the Government should recognise trade unionism as such.

An important point was i that sub-contracting ought to be prohibited except under the conditions named in the resolution, and that when done indoors Government work should bo done in factories or workshops aud not in the home of the labourers, huuie work haviug produced many of the evils exposed at the inquiry cunducled by the Sweating Comtriiiieo. It was absurd to expend increased sums on technical education and al the saute time to put a premium on inferior as against skilled labour. Tho system ho advocated had already been adopted by important municipal bodies, notouly the London County Counil and the Loudon School Board, and he saw no reason why the State should not adopt a similar course. Mr. FEN WICK, in'seconding tha motion, said scampina and jerrymandering- in trade was usually the result uf ill-paid or underpaid work.

If the Goverument were to secure skilled aud faithful workmen it was of the bit-best importance that tbey should be prepared to pav the current rate of wages, and, indeed, he saw no reason why the Government, as the hirer of labour, should pay lou (bu would be paid by a private employer. Tug guejtiea (BY PJUTATE WIHE.) THE PORTUGUESE -IN AERICA. vXhe Timet correspondent at Lisbon states that the second half of the military expedition to Mozambique has left there. It comprised 429 officers and sen with 42 horses and mules. NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE IMPERIAL 1 GOVERNMENT.

Telegraphing last night the New York corre-pondent of the Daily Chronicle sayB: On the opening of the Newfoundland to-day the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Bond, proposed resolutions reciting oertain statements regarding reciprocity with the United btate3 which will cause a Btir in the political world. They were discussed with closed doors. Several notable Conservative members spoke in favour of annexation and condemned the unfriendly attitude of Canada. The Opposition supported the resolutions, which were passed unanimously.

The preamble states that on July 8 the Newfoundland delegates proposed to the British Government that Newfoundland should be permitted, through Sir Julian Fauncefote, the British Ambassador at Washington, to negotiate a convention for reciprocal trade with the United States. On December 16 the Convention was arranged and accepted by Mr. Blaine. Though urged by the Newfoundland Government, the Britiih Government declined to ratify this Con- ARGENTINE FINANCES. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard sends following telegram Br.

JLapIaza, the financial representative of Argentina, has just returned to London from Berlin without having arrived at any understanding with the German holders of Argentine bonds. He seems to have created the impression that the Government in Buenos Ayres is disposed to make greater concessions than heis himself. A syndicate of the largest holders of Argentine Cedulashas been formed in Jb'rankfort for the protection of their interests, and many letters of approval have been received not only from Germany but also from England and Belgium. MR. CLEVELAND AND FREE COINAGE The Xew York correspondent of tho Daily News states that Mr.

Cleveland's letter opposing the free coinage of silver causes greater political commotion than any public deliverance of any kind sinco his famous tariff reform message in 13S7. Ilis own party, indeed, is astounded by it, as the great majority of its leaders are inclined to favour free coinage. These unite almost to a man in expressing the belief that be has made impossible his nomination for the presidency next year. This view is held also by the Democratic newspapers in the West and South, but in the l'-aac the general opinion of the newspapers and tbu leaders of all parties is that ho has greatly strengthened himself in public estimation. It is predicted by most experienced observers that the letter will have a powerful effect as a check to the already diminishing silver craze because people admire Mr.

Cleveland's courage, and have I'aitb in his honesty. It is not improbable that a speedy collapse of the freo silver movement "ill date from this time. THE UKURING SEA DISPUTE. It is (tho Da i ly Ners says), reported in Ministerial rirdes likoly to be well tint tlio investigations tvkti respect to scat fisheries in tho Behrinj Sea have a turn which promises a favourable conclusion. THE NEW DEPARTURE; In a leading article with this heading the Daily Xevs remarks: Mr.

Justin M'Carthy again met his colleagues yesterday in Cominitteo-ruoni No. 15, when Committee was appointed to promote political work in Ireland. The repudiation of Mr. Parnell and the resolve to do without him are thus complete. Both from the English and the Irish points of view the result of the attempted settlement may be heartily welcomed.

We Liberals know now that there is an Irish party prepared to co-operate with us in procuring the freedom of Ireland, and that Mr. Parnell obstructs tho achievement of that end because he is no longer at the bead of the movement. Almost tho lost words uttered by Mr. Dillon before the doors of Mr. Balfour's gaol closed upon for the second time conveyed a solemn assurance that never ngain would' he recognise Mr.

Parnell as his chief. Mr. O'Brien, perhaps with more reluctance, also admits that Mr. I'nrnell's fall is irretrievable. Tho justification for the parleys which were undoubtedly held by Mr.

Dillon and Mr. O'llrien with Mr. Parnell is that certain funds contributed for Nationalist purposes aro more or less under Mr. l'lintell's control, aud that a few of Mr. Farnell's Parliamentary adherents are on appreciable loss to the Irish cause.

Mr. Paruell having broken off the correspoudeuce on a futile and childish point of irrelevant detail it remains for the true friends of Ireland to fight him and the Tories together as tbey aro very well able to dei Tho Standard states that the Irish Parliamentary party intend to make arrangements for providiug without delay candidates to content tho seats now held in Ireland by the rarseltites. THE CUMMEKCIAL POLICY OF CANADA In an article on this subject the Economist says: Nothing is more certain than that if the effect of the discriminating tariff vrero to close Canadian markets ugainst Uritisli goods we should be compelled to curtail our purchases of Canadian products. Trade is in essence barter, and if the Canadians will not exchange with us we must Geek others who will. And the people of Canada can judc for themselves which is tho bettor market, the Hritish or tho American, seeing that their exports consist largely of agricultural produce and in agri cultural products with tho United States is much like sending coals to Newcastle.

What tho result of the elections will be it would be rash to attempt to predict, but of this Canada may rest assured, that if she attempts to buy. trade with the United States by sacrificing her trade with other countries it will not be long before she finds cause to rue S3 improvident a bargain. OLEOTER'S TJSLEGRAMS.) THE NEW SOLID AN. CAMPAIGN. ADVANCE ON TOKAXJ.

Suakim, Fbiday. Colonel Holled Smith, Governor Ueneral of the Jed Sea Littoral, left here to-day for Trinkitat on board Her Majesty's gunboat Sandfly. Captain Bech, of the 20th Hussars, and Captain Besant, with half of the 12th Soudanese Battalion and the transport corps, will leave to-morrow. The frieudlies have gone to Krkourt by road. Osman Uigma is still at Tokar.

Tho force will probably advance in four days, THE CHILIAN REVOLT. BuKXoa Aybes, Friday. Intelligence received here from Chili announces that the towns of l'isagua and Iquique have been Mt on fire by the bombardment of the insurgent feet. EGYPT. Caibo, Fbiday.

There is no foundation whatever for the report that the Egyptian Ministry has resigned. A satisfactory solution of the questions at issue is daily expected under the guidance of the Kbedivo, MYSTERIOUS TBAGEDY AT ZANZIBAR Zanzibar, Fbiday. Intense excitement hau been caused among the native population by a tragio discovery which, according to popular rumour, involves the gravest charges against a European resident. The body of a giri was found on the beaoh thin morning in a terribly mutilated condition, being in fact according to the description of eye witnesses almost cut to pieces. There is no doubt that the girl was the victim foul play, and it is asserted that the perpetrator of the crime is a German resident who is accused of having decoyed away and outraged the girl two days age Report adds that he hinuelf buried the body last night on the seashore, where it was discovered to-day.

Speculation is rife as to the couue wiicb. will be adopted by tha German Consulate, year, of Lieutenant Cotonel Hall, Lichfiol.i v. a "iutt, ol Staffordshire, 0 its i "telora having a believed to be the Dyott tlltn 600 the second purt of llen by h' Sir Wohard Dyoit, Council of Chnrles in the urtTeW cellor of the 0f DurhZi" Ldl ri' another Anthony Dyutt wt i Staxlaeu lU' alter the Ke3tJtio 'S member for the same'ci ZsT Colonel he eldest Win ,1808. He was edupaioH Trmiiy CoUege, Cambridge; and wu capUu iu Uie 53rd Fool Militiuad "juwaant coonul of member for L7, cZ, ldW magistrate "aid Td Hs SUrlordsh.re, for wlaeh c-unty 'llu'" 1856. Colonel Dyott iS' Catherine, oulv daughter -r i- 73? 8 i'm of Lysw'ajs KuS Charles Fprster, M.P but hi -M with him the famuli Bb" MAioa Calcutta correspond, rf Un, telegraphed Thursday night- head, of the 2nd South Wales Ldsrers, TJ separably connected with the deleneTof Htl in 1U79, diedaiAIialiabaiouTuSTtl ff Gonville Bromliead entered tte 2v promoted to be lieutenant iu mi 'Ve ser regiment in the Ztdu war of 1679, audoS second in commano to Lieutenant Engineers) in the gAllaut! and succtful Rorke's Drift on the Ziadund 23rd ofnuarr service he was mentioned in despatcnerpISi captain and brevet major, and woT tbe KlT? and medal with clasp.

The followin" triK the despatches. Le LieuteuSS the troops reports Jiat iaa it not been (or uT? ampIa and excellent benaviourof these Zo offl the most trying circutmtuuees. the dorencTeFCt'? Drift post would have beeu coudud with tta utelligence and tenacity which fosestulir ised it. The Lieutenant General adds that must, a great degree, be attributed to officers who exercsed the chief comuiuud ou occasion in queiticn." Major Bromhwd, substantive rauk in 1883, served wii.li n. i Expedition.

IBM. ft wSehTUKS Admiral Keuter-s telegram Se, xork says that Admiral Porter di-d v'lterday Mm of the lime" David Dickson Porter was bo Pennsylvania, 8, 181. He is the youngest loa tf Commouoro David l'orier, who commanded te ES frigate iu the war with Ureal Britain ut 1312-14 entered the service as mWshipman in Febru iry, 1829 and served in tiie Mediterranean till 1835, hen fiUas pmyed for several yt ars in ihe coasl survey and r.rerex a lieutenant in li. At tiie clou pf 1845 he was place! on special duly at lhe Observing at Washington, wlich lositiou ha resigned iu 1846 ii order to take part in the Mexican war. At outttnlt of the civil war, in .1661, ho was promoted touiersnl of commander, aud t-t the beginning of 1862 the mortar fleet for the reductiou ot the torts Lelow New Orleans was placed under his orders, theeutire naval force beio? commanded by Commodjre fnrrugut.

After the capture ot Iiew Orleans he proceeded up tho river with his litet.anii was engaged iu the uusucc sslul of Vitksbtir. which was raisud Ju 22, 18(32. In the summer ol 18:5, during the second siego ol Vivksburg, fie tuoibaMed tho works, and rendeie.1 material assistance to Ueuerii Grant, who commanded the besieine: armv, uuiil the OCCUnatiuii of that fttrnnchnM ei.i i.n -made rear admiral. Ahmiral Porter was eamlovsd in several important ex)editions, especially in the twb combined attacks ou Pot Fisher, commnnJa the approaches to Wilmington, North Carolina. The hrit ol thnss, at tbe closo of 1B64, miscarried the second, in January, 1865, was eompli lely successful.

Admiral Porter was advanced to Uie. rank of vice admiral July lid, 1866. Pram 1866 lo 18V0 he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Ou the death ot Admiral Farragut, October 17. 18 10, he was advanced to the rank of admiral, which cirrus with it ttie command of llm entire navy of the United St-ites, aubject ouly to the President.

He has published 'Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil 'Adventures oi Harry and 'Allan Dare and Robert le appearing ia 1835." General Hatch. The death is announced, ut Cheltenham, in his 72nd year, of Lieutenant Ueneral Cliffs nF-tfif. Indian Serrirp. fnrtnArlp Alwjrjt Ueneral in India. General Hatch gerred during tha Indian Mutiny campaign of 18b7, and was present at the relief oE Lucknow.

Captain Koukht Doogis Mu.vbo. By the death of Captain Robert Douglas Munro, late Commodore ot tha Anchor Line which look pLice at Lanark on the lltb inst. (says the one of the best-known and most highly respected captains in the Atlantic passenger service tuts passed away. Capuun iVlunru, prior to entering the employment of tbe Anchor Line seme thirty years ago, was one of ths most successful captains la the well-remembered cbpper ships sailing botweea Glasgow and Quebec and Montreal. In 1865 lie was appointed to the command ot the sjt.

United Kiuguum, then one of lhe crock vessels on ttie Atlantic, and subsequently he tilled a hits position in several of tne newer vessels of the Aocliur fleeE, until 18U2, when as an evidence of the confidence in which he was held by his employers, he was appointed to the s.s. City of Home, at that lime the largest'vcssel engaged in the Atlantic trade. In 1687, much to lhe regret, ol the managers of the line, aud to a very wide circle ol the travelling public. Captain Munro was constrained through tailing nealtn lore-ign Ids cotniuauu, aud his smce principally resided in tbe vicinity of Lanark. Overcome Weakness and Depression.

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the OTbrinior fof Ctiurca 0-th Bank, Bolton, un the "-T 7 TT wAJti' Ays. ot U.M M.i.J ltlx lust- HABBIJSl. tne PdiU la BtrettoraKwd. 4 Tan, Bslford. ASSH FrAu''A aSSS Alters.

JOHS On tuo Jib his reiiitu oe BUWXliD Letott ir-iS Cmet.y.Olieetlism Hill. Eer. WILLIAM OU u.e r'taTfThif EVANa, tie patrlsreb of diewhers. In loving memory of josfcrH. 12, l.TU, MM" and Stone Known ue capaoie or turning out the work themselves.

(Hear, hear.) Rut as to the penalty proposed how was it to be imposed, and who were to be the judges? He differed with his hon, friend as to piece work, for he was of opinion that some of the sub-letting had been of the greatest advantage to tbe poorer classes. He would suggest the withdrawal of the words dealing with the penalty, and the insertion of words providing that in tbe event of tbe conditions laid down in the contract not being faithfully fulfilled the contractor should not be allowed to take a further contract for three years. I (Hear, Mr. CKEMER hoped Mr. Buxton would not adopt the suggestion made by tlio hon.

gentleman who had just sat down. He trusted the Government would see thir way to make further concessions on lis point, and he did not think any stronger proof could be adduced as to the necessity for this motion than the facts wbicb bad come to light in regard to the building of Board schools in 1 London, which had caused the ratepayers a loss of or queers,) Mr. PLUNKET said the evils complained of before the Sweating Committee hod been remedied. If the only object of the resolution was to declare that everv care should be taken in Government contracts that the work-: men employed should receive for a tair day's work a fair way thai everything that could be done should be done to make impossible those lamentable instances of sweating which were brought to light before the Committee of the House of Lords, then the Government would most heartily adopt it Uear, hear.) But the resolution went much farther than lhat. This resolution, if carried, would have the effect, of laying down regulations as regarded many Government contracts which were wholly unnecessary, which would cause great inconvenience and mischief, and which would land the Government and the department which adopted them in a most difficult and dangerous condition.

(Hear, hear.) In the London district tbe contractor would in future submit a schedule of prices amone: others of labour. Whoever the contractor might be, when his tender was adopted the money would be paid not to him, but through him for wages. As to other contracts, it had been said that the wages were so pior that really it wus impossible for trade unions to work under them. He was not going to say one word against trade uuions. He kujw too well how they were honoured by their members whom they had served.

He knew too weil the great services they had rendered not only to their members, but to the community at large. But he would say this, that whoever said that trade union men did not work under the general Government contracts really did not know what he was talking about. (Hear, hear.) With almost all the great contracts there was no dissatisfaction with the wages paid. The contractors employed the best lien, who were trade unionists. Sub-letting wus fcrbiddeu and overtime discouraged.

He sympathised Willi the principle of the amendment, but could njt agree to its phraseology, and would propose in substitution for it the following That In tbe opinion of thlq House ic Is the duty of tbe Government iu all Government contracts to make provision against the evils recently disclosed before the House of Lords Sweating Committee, and to insert such conditions as mav iirevent abuses arising from sub-letting, and make every effort to secure the payment of the rates of wage generally accepted as current fur competent workmen fn each trade. Sir LYON PL A YF AIR regnrded tho resolution of the Government as a great improvement on the mution of Mr. Buxton, and advised the hon. member to adopt its terms. Mr.

BUXTON expressed his willingness to substitute Mr. Plunket's words tor tiie motion ho had moved. Mr. J. S.

BALFOUR, as the representative of a large manufacturing constituency in the north of England, thanked Mr. I'lunket for bis proposal. It would be a misfortune if the question were regarded simply us a Lon-dou question, for tnroughout the country, especially in Lancashire, a feeling hud been expressed that a change should be made in the matter of giving out of Government contiucts. As to sub-letttng, though he would not go into the question he was sure no one objected to the form of sub-lettiug, which was inherent in till greut contracts. No great contract would be taken in any part of tiie country unless such parts ofit as the painting and joinering could lie sub-let, but there should be a provision in nil contracts to lh.3 oifect that all should run on ail fours with the main contract.

(Hear, bear.) He considered that the real ob-object of the resolution and tae purport of the discussion was to eudeavour to urge on the Government that iu these matters they should take up a position which only a Government could take up as tbe largest employer of labuur, that was to say, they should make thejr relations with their operatives and contractors such as would form an ideal relationship which every good master would endeavour to imitate und every bad master would regard us a reproach. bir A. KOLL1T agreed that the words proposed by the Government were un improvement on the words of the motion. Colonel HUGHES also accepted the amendment as an improvement. The motion suggested by Mr.

Plunkct in lieu of Mr. Buxton's was then agreed to. A COUNT OUT. At 25 minutes post seven o'clock notice was taken of the fact that 40 members were not presont, and the House was counted out. Salfobd Gunkhal PcritposKs Comuitteb Help fob the Ship Canal.

Yesterday morning a meeting of tbe Geueral Purposes Committee of the Salford Corporation was held, the Maytr (Mr. B. Robinson) presiding. A long discussion cook place on the district amalgamation question, aud ultimately the following resolution, moved by Mr. E.

Desquesnes, and seconded by Mr. Alderman M'Kerrow, was adopted That if the promotion, uf the bill nuw betore Puriiament be udopted, the Council desire to record tho fact Lhat it is so adopted on the understanding and distinct pledge that us soon as practicable efforts shall be made to secure the reduction of tiie Pendleton and Broughlon water rutes and churges to the level of the Salford water rates and charges." On account of this inequality in the water rates, the Broughlon and Pendleton members have on former occasions when the Amalgamation Bill has beeu beforo the Council voted against it. A statutory meeting of tbe Council is to be held on Monday, when tbe bill will no doubt be approved. The Committee also considered resolutions of the Broughlon and Pendleton Committees iu favour of assisting the Munchester Ship Canal Company. The Town Clerk submitted information of the course tno Manchester Corporation had taken in Ibis mutter, and pointed out that there wus no legal authority ior the Corporation to assist the undertaking iu the manner required.

A resolution was unanimously possod uetrlaring that the Council were willing to assist the Ship Canal Company, und a special commit' ee was appointed to meet tne uirectors with a view of ascertaining how this help could be rendered. Opkninq of a Gymnasium at Kkw Islington. The basement under the Public Rooms adjoining Die New Islington Baths, Aucoats, which has been recently fitted up by the Baths Committee as a gymnasium for the boys and girls of the district, was opened un Thursday. The members of tho Baths Cominitteu present were Councillor fiirkbeck (who presided), Alderman Evans, Councillors Bagnall, Bowes, and Rolbwell. Couucillor R.

Lloyu, who represents New Cross Ward, and win has taken much interest, in the work, was also present. The proceedings commenced with au exhibition of tlio magic lantern in the large hall by Mr. J. Oliver, who kindly gave his services and the use of his splendid lantern, which was highly appreciated by over 600 children. After this the party adjourned to the basement, which hod been fitted up with a variety of gymnastic appliances, and tiie gymnasium was formally opened by Aluerman A.

Evans, chairman of the Buths Committee. Culnb Football Club's Dikficultiks. A special general meeting of members ot the Collie Football Club was held ou Thursday evening to consider the club's financial condition, it was stated that the committee of the club did not feel inclined to go further iuto debt without calling a meeting of the members. The present financial deadlock would not huve arrived had members paid their subscriptions. Tho gate money had been little more than half it was the previous season.

The club hod found it tco expensive to be connected with the North-east Lancashire Football League, and the committee recommended the club to play in future a local team against local teams, and secede from the League. It was decided to caucel all matches for this season, except three return League matches, aud to play there with a local team to represent Colne. East Manchester Liberal Association. During tbe post few days meet.ngs have been held in the districts named below for the purpose of electing the officers of the district associations, additional members of the Council, and representat.ves to tha Executive Committal of the Association. The following were elected Bradford Chairman, Joseph Topping; treasurer, Harry Grimshaw; hon.

secretary. Samuel Evres: additional members of the council. N. Carnev. H.

Dean, Dr. Juuk, G. Hooley, W. H. Peacock, Dr.

Thomas; representatives to the committee, lr. tieres-f'ord, S. Eyres, C. Forrest, H. Grimshaw, a.

Hall, 1. Holland, S. Kernaban, F. W. Powell, J.

Topping, A. Whiteloy, J. Wbiteleyj T. N. Wolfenden, J.

Wilson. Beswick Chairmau, F. Thomnsoa: treasurer. G. E.

Stott; hon. secretary, A. Connor; additional mpinbers of the Couucii, W. Bell, Clarke, T. Morris representatives to tha Executive Committee, J.

H. Chadwick, A. Connor, J. II. tiodKitison, 1.

Johnson, K. Lewis, U. Starkev. Gr. E.

Stott. F. Thompson. Aid wick: Chairman, H. Matthews; treasurer, S.

Driver; non secretary, F. Mitner; additional memoers ol the Council, W. Uutterwortu, John ChupmaD, J. W. Chapman, W.

H. Crabtree, G- Dyson, D. Elam, H. Hawbridga, Lowe, J. F.

Moore. T. Kooerts, J. SiaGr, ond W. Taylor representatives to the Executive Committee, J.

Allison, J. jioweu, J. Butterworth, Alderman J. a. croshoid, J.P., J.

Ditchtield, S. Driver, T. Edge, J. Fallon, J. Garsiue, R.

Gens, J. Hewitt H. Matthews, J. M'Lachlan, F. Jliiner, Z.

Milner, Frank Ouiey, W. Ousey.W. H. Parker, Z. Rick, John a Wildo, W.

Wilkinson, aud J. Woolloy. North Chorltnn: Chairman, T. Eggington; vice-chairman, D. Itees; treasurer, J.

Smith; hon. Srcre-tarv. T. MMiilan: additional members of the Council. H.

Parker, O. H. Sinnn, George Stott, A. Townlsy, and M. Wall representatives to the Executive Committee, T.

Asbcroft, T. Bond, C. H. Brown, T. Carroll, T.

Eggington, W. Gray, T. Ivison, T. M'Miltan, 0. tteiUioffV Heea, si, Bantu, ana JU JBL WUson, DESTliUCTIVE FIRE IN LONDON.

A fire occurred in Long Acre last night, the chief premises burnt. 1 being those of Messrs. Morgan and Limited, coachbuilders. Within an hour of the commencement of the fire carriages valued at 25,000 had been destroyed. A portion of the root' and coping fell, and several firemen bad narrow escapes.

A mob gave the police much trouble. At half-past eleven o'clock the fire was extinguished, but Morgan's premises were gutted. Ihe loss is estimated at 50,000. THE PARNELL NEGOTIATIONS. ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE UU.SF VAltEI AMEN i AKY PARTY.

(fjg3s association" telegram.) London, Friday. There was les3 interest to-day than yesterday in the proceedings at the meeting of the majority of the Irish Parliamentary party, which was resumed' at one o'clock this afternoon in Committee-room No. 15. The business left over from the previous day was not of a contentious character, and only a few members of the party wore required to meet aud transact it. The business had reference to tho Irish Xntioual federation, which it wa3 determined yesterday to form as a separate organisation from the National League, aud to arrange some matters of detail in couneetiou with it.

Only about half as many members attended to-day's meeting as were present yestorday, and thou1 movements did not appear to attract any attention in the precincts of tho House. The meeting was fixed for one o'clock, but it was alter that hour before the first of the uiembeis arrived. The tirst persons reach the Conference-room were the Whips, Mir Thomas Esmonde and Mr. Donal Sullivau, aud they were followed at iniert-als by Mr. Condon, Mr.

Alfred Webb, Dr. Fox, Mr. r'lynn, Mr. beasy, Mr. T.

M. ilealy, Mr. Sexton, and others. Mr. Justin M'Carthy arrived at eight minutes past one, and after some de' iy, inconsequence of the late arrival of members, he to it the chair and opened the day's proceedings.

There wusan oxchaute opinions among tho members, about two hours, during which the necessity for placing the organisation on a permanent footing was discussed and atnrmed. Mr. tiexton, Mr. Healy, and others spoke, ana tbe close of the meeting at three o'clock the following resolution was moved by Mr. Sexton, seconded by Mr.

Heuly, and carried unanimously Tint Messrs. Deasy, Arthur O'Connor, M.J. Kenny, Dr. Fox. Condon, unit Abraham, with poiver to add to their number, are hereuy a committee to promote the work of organisation in Ireland.

Tho met-ting at three o'clock was adjourned sine die, the members mnking their way to tiie House of Commons to attend the discussion on tho second reading of the bill seeking power to move jlsoa's PiUar in Sackville-street, llublin. The members will meet again next week to fuither coubider the details of organisation, probably on Tuesday. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SITUATION'." In ta-day's issue of the is an article headed 11 The Truth about the Situation," which professes to put the Liborais of threat. Britain in possession of a clear and authoritative statement of the course ot events since Mr. O'Brien's landing at Boulogne from the point of view of those English politicians who have been in the most ifibiujaic reiuuuus vilii tiieAJisn jviuouausb party, lb is a very simple story which we have to teh," says the bpmker, and it tiegins with one fact that will probably surprise our readers- When Mr.

Parnell opened his conferences with Mr.O'Urieu he bated them on fait accompli of his own removal from thd leadership of the Irish party. He pro, tn have retired from that position; lie never hinted at Hie possibility of his return to it; bis solo anxiety seemed I be to stcure tbe appointment of Mr. Dillon instead of Mr. M'Carthy as Ids successor, and the procuring lrom the Liberal leaders of satisfactory pledges as to the clmracter of their Homo itule proposals. Jt was tliereiore in perfect good faith tliac Mr.

O'Brien began the long series of cuniereuccs which huve ended auortively. 1'ioiu the lirst he and Mr. Dillon know that Mr. Parnell's continuance in leadership was impossible it t.lo Home liuh; cause were not to bu sacrificed. So far as they knew, Mr.

Parnell agreed with them on this point. Aii, therefore, that tiiese two honest men have been trying to do during the past two months has been to make an arrangement which would give the new leader of the Irish party the lull support of all sections ot that party. In this effort they nave been foiled by onu man aud one man only. Mr. Parnell has from the tirst boon resolved that-they should novsuo-cesd; and when time alter time success has been on the point ot being attained he lias interposed und raised new dilbcullics, until at last, alter the lorbearance of thn other tide had been stmlued to tho uttermost, ho has succeeded in finally wrecking those negotiations which from Jirst to last had been in his own case nothing more than a shaua.

ily the i.tber side wa mean tiie Libera' leaders, for it wuuld be useli-ss to disguise the fact that they have been striving to restore to the Irish party the unity which was destroyed by tiie revelations of the uivorce Court. With Mr. Parnell himself no Liberal statesman has entered into any ro'atiuns since the verdict of tiie Divorco Court was returned. Mr. Gladstone's letter, couched in language of which Mr.

Parnell cannot pretend to complain, has been adhered to lrom first to last. So far as the member for Cork is concerned, since the writing of that letter he has been recognised bv no leadinc uiemiwr I of the Liboral party, but from tbe first Mr. Glad stone expressed his readiness to coufer with tho authorised representatives of the Irish parly on any questions affeciing tlio great issue which ever since the dissolution of lSotj has been foremost in tlte ej-es of ihe nation. Accoidingly, during the past six weeks communications of a very fmnk nature have passed botweeu the Liberal leaders on the ono side nnd Mr. Justin M'Carthy ou the other.

These negotiations involve no secrets. Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues have been resolute in their determination that titers snould bo no concealment from their own party, or itideed from their opponents, of any engagement or explanation into which liiey entered, and there is no real reason why every document that has passed between them, every word thut has been spoken on either side, should not bo made known. Two (mints in the Home itule scheme have specially engaged tbe attention of tbe negotiators. These arc the police and the land questions, hio lar as the lutrer question is concerned, tlio leaders have agreed to a principle which all their followers will accept th.it is, that if the Imperial Parliament fails to deal witli the land question either beforo Home Rule is pasied or within a limited period after, it cannot have the right to prevent the Irish Parliament from dealing with the question.

This declaration satisfied Mr. M'Carthy and tin Nationalists generally; it satisfied Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon, and they had every reason to behove that it satisfied Mr. Parnell. The question of the police is one on which there never ought to have been any difficulties, and yet it is upon this ques-uon that the negotiations have fallen through, In his speech in introducing the Home Rule Bill in 1886 Mr.

Gladstoue made the general principles ou which he was prepirod to deal with the police abundantly clear. They were set forth perhaps still more succinctly by Mr. Morloy in his sjieech ut Newcastle last month. Briefly slated, the conviction of the Liberal leaders is that if Ireland is to be trusted at all she must be trusted with tiie management of her own police force. A time of transition there must be as a matter of course.

tut wnen this limited time olapsed, the control of the Irish police would, under Mr. Gladstone's scheme, be in the hands of the Irish Government. The clause in which this proposition wus set forth was verbally amended at the request of tiie Irish members, and it was then accepted as satisfactory. But at the last moment, when the day for Mr. M'Carthy's statement was at hand and the close of the protracted negotiations seemed to liave beon reached, a new demand was pent forth from Boulogne, where Mr.

Parnell had just been paying another visit to his colleagues. This demand seemed a slight one in itself, but it involved a flagrant absurdity. Tho Liberal leaders were asked to give a mandatory character to the clause respecting the police, iu view of the possibility of a Conservative Lord Lieutenant being appointed bereaitcr. It was iu vain that they pointed out that a Conservative Lord Lieutenant necessarily implied the existence of a Conservative majority iu the House of Commons, und that neither they nor any other iody of men could pretend to overrule the decisions 'of the majority of au Imperial Parliament which does hot yet exisu Mr. 1'arueli hod found his opportunity.

What passed between him and Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon we do not pretend to know. AU that is clear is that, failing to secure tno acquiescence of the English Liberals in the demand set forth on this small point, he seized upon it as a pretext to put an end to his own negotiations with the parly of which he was lately the leader." Thk Latk Dukb Bedfohd's Effbcts. A Bedford correspondent of the writes: Extraordinary rumours liaving been circulated in the ounty of Bedford as to a holocaust of the late Duke of Bedford's personal effects, inquiries were made at Woburn on Thursday, and tlio statements were to a limited extent confirmed. A week ago two loads of faggots wore deposited in a retired Bpot near the Chinese Dairy, at the rear of Woburn Abbey.

Several boxes and packages were brought out of the Aoboy and cast on the pile, wluch was fired. The boxes did no burn, and it was found necessary to turn out the contents, which, to the amazement ot bystanders wbo wore not in the secret, appeared to be rich wearing apparel, including suits ot clothes, shirts, socks, boots, shoes, and slippers. Some of these articles were quite now, and soma of tho slippers were richly embroidered. It is said that several walking-3ticks and umbrellas were also burnt, among the former being one that a ioreign potentate presented to tbe late Duke. One account says that Lord Herbrand Russell, who watched the fire, snatched this valuable relic from tbe names.

The general belief is Vnat tbe late Duke of Bedford directed by will that bis persona! effects 'should be destroyed in this manner, and a more definite statement says the direction appears in codicil dated on lib last birthday, CHANCERY OF LANCASHIRE. SITTINGS IN MANCHESTER, YasTaEOAT. (Before Vice Chancellor Bristowe.) AX OBOBB OF COMMITTAL. Yates v. Livbskt.

Mr. Maberly, who appeared for the plaintiff, applied for the committal of the defendant on the ground that he had disobeyed an order of the court. Tbe order was that the cieiendant, Smithson Livesey, should, within a specified period, execute a surrender to the plaintiff, William Yatea, ot certain messuages and hereditaments situate at Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, und Loihersdale, Yorkshire, together with all deeds and documents relating to the properly, and also that he should pay or transfer to the plaintiff ihe sum of 850 held by tbe defendant in his capacity of trustee, or securities for the same. The Vice Cuancellor oruered a writ of attachment to issue. A SIOHT OF LIGHT CASB.

Glad Hi rx v. Mason. This was an ex parte application for an interim Dr. Pankburst said the plaintiff was the owner of a woolhouse in Gun-street, Aucoats, and the defendant owned some property in Henry-street. These properties were divided by a narrow passage.

At the back uf the plaintiff's warehouse was a window, which constituted an ancient light, ii having existed in former days when the property was a dwelling-house. In rebuilding his warehouse, tne plaintiff carefully avoided disturbing the position of the window. Ou the defendant's side of the passage there was a wall five feet six inches in coming within a few incites of the level of tbe bottom of the window. On the 4th uf February tbe plaintiff found that the defendant was raising this wall, and he, on the following day, instructed his solicitors to write to the detemiaut, stutiug tnat unless he desisted legal proceedings would be taken. 2i'o notice was taken of the letter, und the light was now blocked from the window, the wall being nearly The Vice Chancellor granted an interim order restraining the defendant from continuing the building of Ihe wall, with leave to serve notice of motion for Monday next.

Tim PATRICEOFT PROPERTY CASE. Hesketh v. Hksketh. The hearing of this action, which was to decide the ownership of certain property ut Patricroft, was resumed. 'ihe parties ure bruthers, and the plaintiff's contention is that the defendant ucted in the purcliase of certain land, and the erection thereon of a number of dwelling-houses, as the trustee of his father, who was unable to read and write.

Since the father's death the defendant claimed the owhership of his father's proportion of the to which the plaintiff as the eldest son of his father, who died intestate, laid claim as heir-at-law. In opening the case for the defendant, Mr. Maberly said all tbe documents which had been produced were in accordance with the opinion that John Hesketb, the defendant, was one of the principals iu the transaction. By his signatures he made himself liable for payment to the building society, from which money was borrowed to complete the purchase of the land and the erection of the dwelling-houses, under the rules of the society, and the covenants expressly contained in lhe mortgages. It was alleged, ou the part of the plnintiif, that in spite of the undertaking ol that liability tha defendant, without being consulted, was merely put in as the trustee of his father.

The slatule ot frauds specially provided that no trust should be established without writing, but in this case not a single document had been produced signed by the defendant answering to the existence of a trust. Tho plaintiff's claim, further, was debarred by the statute of limitations, Mrs. Hesketh, the widow of the intestate, having retained possession of one of the houses alter the statutory period had expired. The Vice Chancellor said Mrs. Hesketh was entitled to dower, and the probability was that iustead of incurring the expense which would be occasioned by the setting up of her claim, the plaintiff allowed her, in discharge of the dower, to remain iu one of the houses and to receive lhe rent of the other four which formed her husband's share of the property.

Mr. Maberly contended that, assuming that the father bad put the conveyance in tbe name of the defendant, the overwhelming presumption was that it was an advancement intended us a ifilt und bounty to him. Mr. J. A.

W. Tcale, of Sale, said tliat in 1872 lie, with a Mr. Myers, was a trustee of tbe land in question. He conducted tho negotiations for iis transfer with tho plaintiff and the defendant. He never saw the father in the matter at all.

John Hesketh (tho defendant) said his lather could write his name as well as he (witness; could. In the purchase of the land the plaintiff advanced a sum of 80, and. he (witness) found 9U. He paid his proportion of the rates and taxes uf the houses aud receiver the rents. He produced rent books of three of the tenants of tbe houses showing that from the commencement of the tenancies he had initialed the payments of rents mode.

His father had nothing to do with the purchase of the land or the erection of the buildings. In cross-examination by Dr. Paukhurst the witness denied tnat there was any such arrangement as that be should act as trustee for his father iu connection with tbe purchase of the land. The 90 which he paid he hod saved out of his earnings as a moulder. A married sister of the parties, named Wroe, gaveevidence to the effect that the understanding in ti family was that the live houses iu dispute were the property of Uie defendant, and tliat she had seen him receive the rents.

The case was not concluded when the court adjourned, BILLIARDS J. Roberts, v. J. South for 1.000. At tare KjyrpUan Hall, Piccadilly, Londou, yi-sterday, these professionals continued their spot-barred match of 24,000 points up (2iorth receiving 12,000 start), for 500 a-side.

In the alleruooii North' boot breaks ware 70, 13 nursery 64, and i9, KoUeru making 138, Ui. 191, 68, au, and 197. In the evening tbe cliain-pion made chief breaks las, 158, 73 82. 7S. 73.andlU7; whilst North diu best Willi 148 and 54.

Al ttie close of the day's play the scores were North, 23,001 Roberts, 21,769. W. J. Pkall v. 11.

Coles iron 0i). Yesterday, at the billiard gallery, Catherine-street, Straud Lundon, tnesu professionals continued their series of spoi-barred games of 750 points up (doles receiving; 100 start in each game) for 130 a-siue. In the alteruoun (Joles, after being passed, shortly afterwards drew right away and liually wou uy uu fewer tliau 4i8 points. The principal breaks were 60. 123, 62, 158, and 110 by Coles, and 155 and 43 by Peall.

Iu tho evening, however, 1'call had thuigs all his own way from the outset, and won by 115 points. The best contributions wera 9s, 63, 6S, 54, 6, 59, and 47 by Peall, and 89, 83, and 208 by Coles. Peall has now won five gomes aud doles four. Wilx of this Late Mk. Nathaniel Clastok.

The will of the late Mr. A'atiianiel Clayton, of the engineering firm of Clayton and Bbuitlewortli, Lincoln, who died on tbe 21st of December last, has been proved in tha Lincoln Probate Court, the personal estate being sworn at L.36.496. Manchbsteb Welsh National Sociktt. The Bishop of Hungor delivered a lecture on "Intermediate Education iu Wales," a', tbe moulhly meeting, last night, of the Manchester Welsh National Society. Dr.

fcuirys Jonea presided, and there was a Urge attendance. The Bishop at the outpet offered some criticisms of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 188s. Tiie main feature of that Act, he said, was that it made the country the unit from which educational work was to start. It seemed to him a defect in the Act that it did not create, iu addition to tne joint committees of each county, a central authority lor North Wules and another for South Wales, whose duly it would be to supervise the educational macliiuery as it became necessary to do so, under tbe authority, it might be, of tbe Education Department. In all classes of tbe community in Wales there was an anxious desire to found a system not of party education but of national secondary "education.

This was only to bo obtained by broad aud sympathetic oclion, aisd by a free and geneious recognition of the rights of the minority. Ihe Bishop proceeded to speak of the number and character of the schools required. The great difficulty was how to meet tbe wauls of the sparse population of the rural districts. Be thought that two great leading schools should be established in North Wales, and in South Wales three. Be trusted tliat the principles of agriculture and forming would be taught in the uchools iu the runs! districts.

As to Welsh, he thought there was no doubt that English could best be taught to the purely Welsh boy througu the medium of his own language. In addition to the adaress there was au excellent concert, taken part in by Madamo Conway, Miss Enid Jones, Mr, John Uoyd, and the Cyniro. fyd4 Cttoral Bocialy. i.