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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, lfe93 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. THE XATIOXAL FICES. THE CHARGE AGAZSST H. SECOND EDITION SPECIAL SI OBNIN GEX PRESS. (F.y J'lUVATE WJBE.) THE WEATHEK.

Tlie following are the Meteorological Office weather forecasts, issued at eight o'clock last night, referring to the weather of tlie ensuing twenty-lour hours in the following districts oi tireat liriuia and Ireland VISTIEICr. F0I5KCASTS. hrcezes. Gleiuilmaii.l. uu.t Ltrith llhl' cviat-r- 2.

liuslamt, Uur- nam. 3CJinornuij, itirtf, tvci-Btern (Llncolnsiiiii-J 3. KnyLtiui.K.-Y;Lrnii:'Uth. CUin-bridgp, Audley Eiht (S. Wal-diMi), urn! 4.

LoughlinV, Oxfiml. Leweater. Shrewsbury, Hereford, and N. to W. win-Is, moderate; fair, much colder.

Lireucsster 5 fcuglaiKi. ton, Marihro, 1 N.W to S.V, Minds; fine rate ii eld Turgisj. Dover, ami much coMer, then Hurst Castle, and Hastings. milder. 6.

Siwildiiii, Y. Lrmrtalo (Loch Ardroaiau, Same as Ko. 7. (I. of I 7.

England, N.W. Stonvhtirst, hacking to 3.W. or LiverpoulOlwer- b.AM FUKMiENISi; yisK to w.itoryat BMaton, Holyhead. 1 txo 6 liugltilhl, H. W.

IVuitiniKt. jjui-nsiui ie, ny- i.umlh. uihl 9. It'i-lirnt, N. ISrrokfcijrtrougli.

Armagh, ami Donatfhuiiee 10. livhuui, S. DiiWin, Khu'tiiowu, Koclm' 1 "oil it. Valentin VSauie us Xo. 7- The Meteorological Department issued the following report last night At six p.m.

pressure was highest t.30 0 and more to 29 5i over the Spanish Peninsula and (29-5 and more) over tht; north-eastern parts of Scandinavia lowest (287 and less.) in a depression the central portion of which lies at the moiuh of the Thames, tiradients were moderate generally for east iuds over the North Sea, north-east on uur north-west coasts, ar.d north-west at our southern stations. The barometer was rising slowlv in the north, verv decidedlv in tlie south-west and south, falling ou the southern antl eastern shores of the North ca. and was verv Iow generally. Temperature, was highest, 58 at lasbc-n. 49 at Kocheiort, 48 at l'aris andJersev, 46 at Scillv, 45 at Valentia Island and Duugeness lowest, 24 at the Scaw, 28 at Chri.itiansuud, 06 at kudes tlwii, York, and YimnouUi.

It was railing over but was not changing much in Ireland. Tlir wimi was cast, mmlrrolc, in and Scotland (SHiially at Aberdeen), north-east over the north of En-lanil, north over the Irish Sea. north-west, fresh or overthe greater pair of Ireland and the south of Knlaiid. wet to south-west iu tin north of I-'rauce, east-south-east at the and moderate to fresh L-ales have been felt at limes on our south-western and southern coaJts during the past 24 hour. The weather was lair as a whole al our western stations, dull and unsettled (but iinproviiu;) over Kiisihuul, and rainy on our anil south-eastern coasts.

Considerable quantities of rain have fallen over tin: southern nartsuf our area during the past 24 hours. The sea was rather r'Hih on our south-western and ou the French side of tiie Channel as well as at the Holder, moderate elsewhere. As the depression iu tiie south-east, passes off eokler and finer weather will bo felt over England, but milder weather will soon bu felt in tlie west again, with rain. I.osnoN" Observations. At 6 p.m.

the barometer was 2875, rising decidedly; shade temperature 44, falling wind north-west, moderate weal her dull and rather gusty, but. dry. Highest shade tcmperat tire in past 2: hour's 47; lowest 41: rainfall. 0'39iu. bright sunshine at.

Westminster, none. Weather rainy and very unsettled; squally during early morning. Observations taken at the Uoval llotanical Gardens, Old Tnillord Tilt-Mar. 42 3d" Temperature 9 p.m 1'reviuus 21 hours JJ'-V" 52 sr 53 Sun heat lfarometer 9 p. in Hahomkthic V.in.vno.

The hourly variations at MnnHieMor, ind'n-aled by Wood's seir-reenrdin; baromrtrr. are as follow': Itmh 5 i.m, on Monday to 5 p.m. on Tuesday a fall of iVm. fliKl.TKIt's TKJ.K(iK.MS. SKVKHK STniOlS IN THK ATLANTIC.

Tpkmi.u arriving here report hnviiiL: e.xj'eneiierti cMrcmely violent weather iu the Atlauiie. TheeoJdwas intense, and tlie vessels were covered with ieo when thry ai rived. CIIKAT SNtiWS'rOJiM ONTAHIO. Tmhonto. Ti ksoav.

Un Hatunhy and Sunday last tin- Miowstorm oeeuned that has been expevioneed for many years. It was accompanied with a hiyh wind, and intense eold prevailed throughout Uutario. The railroads an bl.fked by the heavy snowdrifts, and the inifiii- is d'-laycil. Travelling on I uot or in whi. les is in the country arid difficult iu the towns and ci: mi iluKiCsKAii ii i) au x.

An old woman named r.ridiret Knight, was murdered on Monday uih; juM I he door of her own cit.ia'f at a suburb of iMiblin. Her husband, who intirm. r-tat'r. that, ids wife wvnt outbid the demand i-onn afterwards he heard voices. A man's voice secijied in say.

Vim old rip, you won't, come back any more." He was unable to move or rendr any assistance. The lifeh'ss body of 'he old woman was found yesterday with a terrible jjash in tlie neck. Two ii named b'-e and two othe.rs named (ieraghty have been arrested in connection with the crime. It. wa stated that tor some lime some of the parties arrested hail not been mi L'oml terms with lie: woman, and that souaobles hat taken place between them, and also Ihat one of the Lee lamily is at present undeiyoin fourteen days" imprisonment lor damage done to Til JO DKATfJ-HATR The riesisirar (Jeiieral mortiiln in thirty-ihret Walt lust eek "a aiju'reiia! ion.

towns iveii fur th past reports thnr. the annual ratf of towns of Knilaud ami 19 2 per of their l'he rates ot" mortality in the four wee.ks are as follow Wt-fks milling Corporations Act. He could only say that if the hon. member, speajcinsr for the Liverpool Town Council, would say that tlie clauses of the Municipal Corporations Acts which empowered the Council to petitien the Queen for a redistribution of the wards would be put in motion he would withdraw bis resolution. In the course of his speech the rierht hon.

gentleman created exeat amusement by addressing the Speaker as "Mr. iiavor. Mr. T. P.

bad the following amendment ou the paper That the question of I he redistribution of the wards of T.iver-jmol would he mrne aplwopiintely rteAlt with in a measure, or by the forms prescribed ior such eiises by the Muuieid Coriral Aets. He said he i oi.Od not accept the suggestion made by the rijrht. hoi -t- ntlenian. as tlie Acr'provided no- only that the ron-ont of the Citv Council should be obtained, but also that of the "majority of liie ratepayers, and that, he obviously could not pledge him-eli lo. He thought they must look with some suspicion on any proposal the object of which was to iret behind the back of tho Corporation itself and get the Imperial I'arliauietit to do the work which the Corporation ought to carry out.

If the right lion, gentleman wanted to raise the question he should have done in the Corporation at the time the Liverpool Corporation Hill was under considoratinn, and when bis party-was in a majority on the Council. He did nn'. deny that the ward syqteiu in Liverpool was open to relorni. but the present was not the time nor the bill before the House the method with which to r.arrv out such reform. Miear, hear.

He understood that it would nor. in order to move the amendment which he had placed on the paper, and theretore he Would roirent himself with moving the rejection, of the instruction. Mr. argued that Liverpool should not he placed in a different position ironi any other corporation in this question, and that if the "House admitted the principle that it was part, of their to interfere in the administration of luunieipalily'thoy would be increasing the business of liie House fivefold. rase had been made out for Parliamentary interference.

Mr. LOX(; expressed regret, that taunts of a political nature should have been levelled at Mr. Forwood, and supported thi motion. -Mr. II.

spoke against the motion, ou the ground that, then' was no reason for Parliamentary interference in the present case. Sir (i. deprecated the inl reduction of party politics into the consideration ol the -tote. It was a matter affecting the electoral repre-' niatiou of Liverpool, and therefore a 'potion of jieiac to the people of that city, lie supported the motion. Mr.

MKLLOK (Chairman of Committees) said the law provided a remedy for the present state of things in Liverpool namely, that the persons who wished to make an alteration of this kind should get the Corporation to assent to a petition bv two-thirdj majority. This was said to be difficult to get hut it" that was so, then a remedy could be obtained by seeking an amendment of the Municipal Corporations Act. He should oppose the motion. Mr. K( iKWijixi said that, in view of the benevolent attitude taken by the Government and the suggestion that liie Municipal Corporations Act should he amended, he would ask to be allowed to withdraw tin: tied ion.

The motion was by leave withdrawn. XOTICKS. The f.rdlowing notices of motion wen' given: Sir .1. Lubbock: To bring forward the subject or hours of labour in shoos. Mr.

Long I for Mr. Chaplin) To move a resolution on agricultural depression. Mr. Naoroji The system of currency in India. Till-: PKICF OF MIIKAD.

In answer to Colonei Vincent, Mr. fi.Utli.VKIv said no statistics were availaolo as to the price of bread, but from information he had received he should conclude tint, there had been a general fall in price, although not everywhere, in a.ll ipi.ilities of bread, in the samo proportion as in tho case fd" wheat ItAILWAY SIGNALLING Allii AN( iKM IINT.S. In answer to Mr. J. Kills, Mr.

MCNDKLLA lid that, arising out of the Thirsk railway the of the various railway companies would meet early net. month with a view to improving signalling TIIF GtlVF.KNMF.NT OF LONDON. Mr. FiWI.KU, in reply tu Mr. lteim, said the Government had conn: to the conclusion that the administration of London inilst.

be imperfect and anomalous until arrangein. nts were made to include the City in the general system of adininistrat ice government. (Ministerial cheers, Thev therefore fell, it, i.o he their duty to lose no time in accelerating that necessary reform, but did not th.it they would he able to carry ii out this session. The iovernnient would appoint a small Commis-ioii lauehter and Miuis'erial eiieers io consider tie: conditions upon which the amalgamation should take place. Till: NATIONAL FbAG.

In reply to Mr. Arnohl-Forsf it, Mr. SlfAW-LKFICVKK said he had nn power tn display the national Hag upon the national Parliament House. It rested with the Lord Great i 'liaiuherlain. TI1K OMlrislOX OF Till: OFFICIAL MAKk 1KO.M r.Ai.Lor Mr.

F. l-'KVi; asked the Solicitor General whether his attention had been directed to tlie fact, that at the last. (tniuosU'r election were in conseijueii' of the neglect, by tlie presiding officer or his sulioidiii.iles to place the ollicial mark on some of the ballot pipers, and whether, seeing th.it ihere was no pcuohv otr such omission provided in the -talute governing" the conduct of ejections, the iovenuncut proposed to take any action in the matter. The SOL1C1TOK raid he believed it was accurate to say there was no penalty, but. it id been decided in the courts ol iaw that an action would be against a presiding or a clerk who did not hdlil bis duty.

Her Majesty's Government, did not propo.se nnv action in the RAILWAY ATKS. Sir SAMI'FLr-OX asked the President of the Hoard of Trade whether any liiriher i-onnuunicat ions had reached him from tiie railway companies ou the subject of that, from Sir il. Oakley which in: read to the House on -hi: 7th ot this mouth. tVnn'FHEAIi asked il 'tlie railway companies had acquiesced ill the slingesliou that, the ime for revision of the rates should be extended to Faster, and whether, in view of he importance of the the Government would give a day for tlie early discussion of the ijuestion. Sir M.

lIIi. asked if the railway companies had stated within what date they would" bring the new rates into effect. Mr. MCNIilCl.LA said he had had an interview that day with Sir II. Oakley on th" question, and had received from him a list of articles in respect of which the rates set out in the rate hooks from tile Is: of January would bo reduced, and showing the rates to Ve applicable in the future.

The list was too long to read, but. it comprised many important articles, and he should be glad to lav i' on the table. Sir II. Oakley assured him that tin iedm I. on covered seVLral millions of rates, and that fie ooin Olios were engaged every day on the revision.

fhc li.ol named the 2ith February as the dale hy whi. hoped to complete the task, but he had found there was no ol' the result being reached by that time, and he ank for tin: time lo he to Fa-ler. Sir H. Oakley was afraid they would get the work ivadv before the middle ol April, but he assured him thai tlie companies were most, anxious toarrivo at a and that they were doing all that was pos.sih'e. to meet the reasonable wishes of tie: trailers.

He. could not state what, course the Government would take until such time as the revision was complete. Sir .1. WIUTF.lIKAIi asked whether the right hon. gentleman understood the railway companies to have acquiesced ill hi.s terms before le- took any action on the part of the Government, and whether he had agreed to givu iheiu till tiie middle oi April.

Mr. MCNIiFI.l.A said they had agreed that, the ordinary rates should date back to the 1st. January, and that they should he refunded far as they could be collected'hack to that time. Mr. T.

M. asked if tho answer of Sir H. Oakley included the Irish rates. Mr. Ml'NI'KLLA said that was so.

The. liailway Association represented the Irish companies, and tJiev hatl promised that the same conditions should he applied. It was clear that it would be necessary before the rate hooks were published tiiat the old rates should be revised, and he would endeavour in the meantime to submit, to the House some judication of the changes that had been accomplished, hi reply tn Sir K. P.met, Mumielia said Sir li. Oakley si'oke for the liailway Association, which repre.si:nied live whole of the railway companies.

ENGLAND, CHINA, AND AFGHANISTAN'. Mr. T. G. ItOWLKS asked the I'nder Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's had been informed that in the spring of last year an Afghan force attacked nnd drove our.

from Somatash, in the Alichur P.imir. a Chinese force then in occupation of that place: whether the Afghans subsequently carried off the Kirghiz, chiefs of liarilla Jai and itash together with several families of the inhabitants: and whether any demand for an ion of these acts had been addressed by the Government to Her Government as representing the Ameer of Afghanistan. Sir E. GUKY: As regards the first point, it i generally correct that an occurrence of the kind stated took place. As regards the second, rill knowledge of it is denied by the Ameer, who has asked- for further particulars oi the alleged incident.

With regard to Uith, communications of the most friendly nature have passed between Her Majesty's Government and that of China. In reply to further questions Sir Grey said that a demand for an explanation had been made to the Chinese Government. THE CASE OF JOHN PALY. Sir. RKDMONI) asked if the Government were aware of the name of the mail who handed tin- parrel of explosives to John Daly immediately before his arrest, and whether this man was in the pay of the police.

Mr. ASQUITH declined to answer, on grounds of public jiolicy. (Cheers.) Mr. W. UEDMONl) said the Question wouM bo moment tho truth of the assertions made in the motion, and the proposal in one of the bills lov before the House was to reduce those disparities existiug with regard to Ireland.

He was perfectly prepared to admit those disparities, and no doubt before long, and probably sooner rather than later, there must be another Redistribution Dili. (Hear, hear.) That was so, and really the only question to lie decided was when and how it was to be done. The objection he had to the motion was that it proposed to appoint a Committee. He could confidently say that no great constitutional change, no great measure of reform, liad ever been taken by this method. He was sure it would be repugnant to the idea of all great statesmen to so conduct nutters, and he remembered Air.

Disraeli saying, You can't refer the Hritisli Constitution to a Select Committee." It was all very well to talk about, an impartial Committee, but they were not very likely to get an impartial Committee, and those matters were always most likely to he settled by a sort of balance of political forces. Not traversing any of the statements of the hon. gentleman on tin-principles which he had laid down, he would suggest that having obtained his object, which was lo bring the subject before public notice, he should not press the motion. He had no doubt that whatever Government was in power before many years were over must deal with this question. 'Hear, hear.) What, was wanted was not a perfect system, hut a good couinion-sense adjustment, so that people should feel there were no gross inequalities.

He did not suppose they would go for equal electoral districts, but they would probably give London more members than it had a1 present and cut oil some of the smaller constituencies, ami arrive by a sort of bensibie rule of thumb arrangement at a settlement which the country generally would think fair. (Hear, hear.) Atr. KlAIHEIt thanked the riglit hon. gentleman for his statement, aud said he would withdraw his motion. Jioth motion and amendment were then withdrawn.

TIIE LANDING OF FNHEHSIZED FISH. Sir ALHEIIT KOLLIT had a motion on the paper to appoint a Select Committee to consider the expediency of prohibiting the landing and sale of vindersiy.ed ilat. fish, but he withdrew it on the understanding that the Government were prepared to take up the question. Mr. AIl'NDELLA said he was prepared at once tn appoint a Committee to deal not onlv with England, but also with Ireland and Scotland.

A COUNT-OUT. At this point attention was called to the fact that there were not forty members present, and the Hons? was counted out at 8 10 p.m. Mr. Samuel Storey has convened a meeting of Radical anil Labour members tor Friday to consider ihe question of the payment of members. A JOUllXEY ACROSS Till MKT.

INTERESTING ADVENTURES AND DISCOVERIES. At the mevtin" ot Uu. Hoyul Swirtty on Monday night, li. in thn Captain H. Uuwkk, of tlie iJriial Cavalry, read a highly containing a.

rnmrd nf recent advent iiroiir journey across Thihnt. in company -with Tliorold. Tlie papur concluded with tin-following general geographical of Thibet: The population of Thibet proper the country under the rule of the IV.i Xhutii? may he eitinialcd at four millions, Thibet, including the province, of Amdo, tn'olher with Kham, which is really governed by it own chiefs, and owns only a nominal allegiance to Lhasa, may he talteu as holding anoihrr four millions, thuri giving a total of eight million of whom prubahly nearly half a million are monki. Wluni one. regards Uie size of the country in which thc-ie.

eight million pooplti are contained, ii is evident that, it is very sparsely populated. There are several reasons fur this. The. tirst- is the custom uf polyandry, which is largely though not practised; the second is the lare number of mcuks, who, though probably only nominally celibate, arc forbidden to marry; and, thirdly, although the country, in th ear, could support a larger than it. docs at present, still the greater pan i only capable of widi yak aud aufeiupe.

Th" whule of Central and -Nortluru Thibet, and alni-t the (vhnle of Western Thibet is known as rhe firing, coiihMs of a high tableland, with hills, mostly r.f n-umled character; but here and there dc.lined snowy ranges are met with. The mountains have a general east-ami-west, tendency, but no defined watershed rivers may be met lowing in annual any direction, and ail terminate in laro salt lakes. These lakes appear to have been at ono time much bigger than they now are, as unmistakable sins that they aro drying np are lo he seen. An idea of the physical configuration of tho country may Ik; gathered In-m tht: facts that fur live months tuice cainpcd at a lower altitude than 15,000 feet, ami all the enormous stretch of country we covered in Unit lime contained not a single tree. The pvt-nln part of lids Chang is, of course, uuhih.ibital for the pari of the year, and most of the places that would afford gra.ing in summer aro too Far dist am- from suitable winter quarters to he availed of by ihe Int round the edges a few are to be met with, living almo-st entirely on meat and dairy prodtifi-.

"ery raiely do they get anything in the way of flour, a very 1 ittle "apampa' being the only starr'ny fond their tents ever boast, ami that is regarded as a luxury to bt! partaken of sparingly, hi hoiilh-eateru Thibet the cuuntry is of quitt: a diff'-rent. character, deeply cut valleys, steep, well-wooded hills and rivers that eventually find their way to the sea being tlie The population is a settled one, living in houses and growing crops but iu character there is little difference between them aud the nom.ids faithless, immoral, cowardly, aud uumn hi ul to those they are afraid of they aro servile, but tu th'Je they aro not afraid of insolent. Their faithlessness 'and unreliability has often bc-u shown in the way hey have desen the l-'rench missionaries to whom they owed so much, wh-never there was any sign of a disturbance. Their physique is distinctly good, ami they appear tn be able to siaint almost anv amount, of cold and hunger; less industrious and skilful than the Chinese, Ihey urv. ill an active, lively people, and at first, one is inclined to regard them as simple and light-hearted, bur hey are only simple as compared to Their neighbours he Chinese.

The dress of tho common people consists generally of a long sheepskin robe, very dirty and greasy; thi.s is hitched up by a waist-belt during the day, so that the upper part is very full ami the lower part hangs down like a. kilt. At night thy take utT the belt, and allow the robe to come down to their feet. It thus serves the double purpose of ciothes by day and bedding by night. In warm weather or wliat they consider" warm weather the right arm is bare, being thrust out of the coat; in the front ol Cue waiht-belt thrust across the hodv a straight sword, in a scabbard ornamented with silver arid inlaid witii turquoises, is carried.

On their feet they have I made of brightly striped woollen cloth coming up to Lhe knee, and kept there, by garters. The love of ornaments, and jewellery is a very marked trait iu their character, and the amount, of the previous metals used up iu lhe country in that way must he very great. Tlie richer people affect red woollen cloth and'various coioured silks. As the Chinese in the country take untu themselves wives of tin country there must be cerrain admixture of races, particularly on I he main route to Lhasa, where there are a few Chinesu stationed at each of the rest-hoiifes but the children srem to grow up thoroughly Thibetan, and travelling through the country one does not see any people Mho strike one as bein'g half-breeds, though on inquiry people who are the result of these mixed marriages are pointed out. The fact that the Thibetans do not allow Chinese women into the country is of itself enough to show how shadowy are any claims the Chinese may have to the suprome sovereignty.

I don't suppose anyone will ndvanc the theory that the order is the wish of the J'ekin "overnment. The rainfall and "nowfall are fairly heavy, and during the short summer short, crisp grass springs up, exceedingly nourishing, as is often the case wit.ii grass growing upon a covered during a considerable portion of the year by snow. This grass maintains large numbers of yak, Thibetan antelope, and kiang, though it. is difhcult to conceive on what, they subsist during the long winter months. Hird life in poorly represented, and the only game birds that appeared to breed there are the Thibetan sand crouse and the bar-headed goose.

Inserts are scarce, a few butterflies and home bees of a nort that live underground being about the only representatives of the tribe that we met with. A few of the butterflies were met with at an altitude of 17,600 feet, and it, eeems marvellous how anything so fragile could live on those bieak. wind-swept plateaux. Of flower-in" plants 115 species were collected. One was found at" an altitude of 19,000 feet probably the highest, altitude at which any flowering plant was collected.

Thcne 115 specie- "contain 28 natural orders an unusoal number, 1 believe, for such a small collection. Kound the edge of this great plateau a few nomads from the neighbouring lower country graze thuir herds in summer; hue rhu interior never visited except by occasional wandering bands of brigands, who find" it a convenient place whence to issue forth and surprise the nomads, and to retire to if" pursued by the Lhasa authorities. Towards the east, after descending from the Chang, a country of quite a different character is entered. The rounded, undulating bare hills give place to steep, well-wooded mountains, and in the deeply cutvalleya rapid-flowing rivers, with a general tendency in the same direction, end uot in salt lakes but eventually find their way to the sea The country bears a great resemblance to many parts of Kashmir, and in beauty is at least equal. Manchester Acadkmy of Fjne Aets.

Lust evening the annual con versa ione iu connexion with the exhibition of pictures painted by members of the Manehester Academy of Fine Arts tank place in the Art Gallery. MosIey-eUreftt. The guests, who were between 600 and 700 in number, were roelved by the President of the Academy, Mr. H. Clarence Whake.

No formal programme had been arranged, and the guests were able to walk through the galleries at their lwure. Tbe com-pauv seu waied about ten o'clock. i brought up and again till the right hon. gentleman changed his attitude. (Oh, oh.) PAUPER IMMIGP.ATI0N.

Mr. J. LOWTHER asked the President of the Hoard of Trade whether ho was now in a position to state the nani'-s oi he Commissioners to be sent to the States for the purpose of inquiring into the question of alien immigration, and whether "he would lay upon the table of the House the text of tlie instructions given to the Commissioners. saitl the Commissioners would be Mr. John JJuruett.

the Labour Correspondent of the board of Trade! and Mr. David Schloss, a barrister. He would submit the terms of reference. Mr. LOWTHEK asked whether these gentlemen were r.cit both permanent Government officials under Mr.

GilTen, whose opinions on the subject were well known, and wlicther -Mr. Schloss was not a gentleman of alieu extraction. (Cheers.) Mr. ML'NIiELLA said he was responsible for the Labour department and for the eelectiou of these gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) Mr.

LOAVTHEK said he should call attention to the question and move a resolution. Ml'NUKLLA said he might remind the right hon. gentleman that there w-ere several gentlemen who sat. on the bench beside bun who were of alien extraction. (Great cheering and laughter.

DI A li HEN 0 In reply lo Mr. Chaplin, Sir V. said the Committee on Indian Cinreney were considering their 'report. It would probable not be presented before the 28th iust. T1110 PL'SlNliSS OF THE HOUSE.

Several questions were on the paper addressed to Mi G'ldstone. ir V. IIAKCol'KT said the First Lord of the Treasury was in attendance on Her Majesty at Windsor, and is not able to be in the House. Tho right hon. gentleman therefore requested the postponement of the ijuestions addressed to him, anil would make a statement on Thursday night with regard to tlie conduct of tuiblic.

business. NIGHT DISTRAINTS IN IRELAND. Mr. CAiteOX asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, in the case of the A ttornn; (ieitttral v. Kinsanet before the Court of Queen's bench in Ireland had given judgiii'-ut upon the motion for attachment agaiuut the police oilicer for illegally refusing to give police pro-lection he had given directions lo appeal from the said judgment wheu given; whether in view of the fact that the Court.

of Appeal unanimously decided that no such appeal lay, and that the point was conclusively decided by the case of ci'o'Ami v. in this country, he would state whether this case was known to the Irish Executive before instituting this appeal; auii whether the Irih Executive would be compelled to pay all the on both sides of the proceedings in the Queen's Pencil and Court of Appeal, and out uf what funds or votes such costs would be defrayed. Air. J. said after the arguments in the ease had been concluded, and before the judgment was given, directions were given to appeal it necessary.

The Government took the view afterwards expressed by the Lord Chief baron anil Mr. Justice. Parry, that some mode should lie devised, if possible, tu obtain a judicial decision of the House of Lords on the manor. The second ease mentioned in the question was, of course, known, hut it was not. anticipated by the hygal otl'u-ers of the Irish Government, that, it, would be considered lo he on all-fours with the one they presented.

The would hu defrayed out of tin- Lord Chancellor's vote. Mr. T. M. HEAbV asked whether, seeing that Mr.

Carson had asked to see rhe cases on which the right hon. eent Ionian had founded his statement, he bad availed himself the opportunity. and cries of -Mr. said that was a matter which harely applied to thhs ijue.stion. NEW MEMI1EH.

Air. M. Al-inncs. introduced hy Sir George Trevei-yau and Mr. hurt, took the oith and his seat for Hexham amid loud cheers.

INEQUALITIES OF PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION. Mr. KI.MHEIt tiieu rose to call attention to the disparity of existing between certain constituencies of the Cioted Kincdum and to move 'l eal derorii ies in to representa! ion in I'l' tie people I lie I ei Iv'iliedctU I ll.lt I liesf are oi such a o.itun and eMetil Io involve Ihe daiiiM-i- of Mill ei Ihe nalii'ii bring iiiisi-f prcM-nted and por-sibly coilton i rid l.y I he dt-ei ol I he of Commons as e. iited and I liierefoie such tlisparil il evuoioc.l ini.o bv an i.d ee or and reiia'ilivd. lie said we had thirty-eight, mil linns of people in the Cuiied Kingdom, With 6,200.000 electors, represented by b70 members in Tine gave an average of titi.OOO of the population represenled per member, ur an average of 9,00 electors to each member.

Hut. he did not ihink that any resolute attempt had been made by any prominent si atesmau in the last, century to grapple with the uiiestiou of the true representation of niinoi ities, thnuii the difficulty was one that an intelligent, people ought to be aide to deal with. He pointed out the necessity of better equalisation of the voting power ol the country, so that the full opinion the people could he ascertained ou the great eons', ii ui.ional 'juestious that oftentimes came before tin iii I'm- ion. lie iiist.iiu-ed the piesent. iloni': Kule Pill as a case in point, lie calculated that Scotland had one more member than she was entitled lo.

anil thai. Ireland had 21 in excess of lie- representation siie should have. I'nder present conditions England did enjoy the full weight, of her views on the Irish question, ii iii 1 this anomaly was manliest, in tiie composition of the House id' 'ommons. Air. seconded the" motion.

He said there was a time when the Liberal party were very eager for reform on this quest ion. but. since he dis parity in toe ion oi ireiauu. ny winch tiie Irish were their excitement, had boiled down, and they look ail advantage ol the present state of things. His speech was ehielly devoted lo tiie electoral disparity existing in to which In; invited immediate attention.

Sir C. IllbKl-: moved as an amendment. Tlril while d'i'fealiiig tlie M'ferriji'e thu subject, oi redi-I ril-iil ol s'-il, loa Coliieiiltee or h'oyal I bis i- of Hi" icat in eh-eioral wtib'h slid e.isi bet v.t'i-u eiuial il urlicirs d'-eiv iii-- of Ihi I lovennneiu i( a view le isl.it ion in a fill me if gi ag" e-ini'lit cm be Hllivc! He. remarked that tlie subject of Irish representation wits dealt willi in the Home. Hule Iiill, and therefore this was not precisely the iie.st.

moment to discuss the ijuestion so far as Ireland was concerned. Ilo agreed wuh one of the. preceding in desiring to see ait automatic redisi ribut ion of oeats from rime to lime, and in hoping that the day might come here, as it had in almost all our colonies, when at every decennial census there would be some rearrangement of the proportions of members and electors. Hut there was this difficulty thai, proceeding on the old lines, we should always have enormous disproportions, and it would be lillicult indeed to induce the House l.o adopt the new and revolutionary lines likely to bu suggested to it. It would be imposaible to get rid of the enormous disproportions in ilio distribution of seats unless we were prepared to do away with the present distinction between boroicth and county seats and tn throw- down existing hiiimdartes unless, in fact, we were prepared to create electoral districts of extraordinary shape, lb- doubted whether such a proceeding wo'uld he popular, and whether counties and borotiehs would like tn have their boundaries swept away.

However that, might be, it was precisely the oppodto principle tiiat which the Conservative parry in for ihe one thing on which Tin ii'sisicl Mas tha i he iii: inct ion bet ween boi-ough and ciui-y should he rigidly kept up. If the House dosiieil to cib --I a redistribution on the old lines it could easily I done. It would be easy to cut off at tin- in '-i 'lie a number of small boroughs. They were h- ue by 1 liian by Liberals, ho' on other hand he frankly admitted that the seats -t would probably be Cnnserval ive. His otiinioii w.is thai the coustiiuencies did not mind a certain aiuoiiu' not too tl.igr.mi.

difference of elecp.ral power, provided ihey were allowed to retain their iii'deity It was ceriain that no party would he I foolish enough to tale- up the tpieslion unless they had some sor' of that they would be way by th-other side. It was a question that could be solved in a party fashion, and any party that attomp'e'l to do so would be wrecked. The" hon. member had suggested a Committee or Commission, and if la: wore" proposing anything like a definite scheme there would be a great ileal to he said for his proposal; but iie i Sir C. I'ilke) did not believe that, unless upon examination ot a scheme, the House was likely lo commit the matter to a Committee or Commission.

I Mr. MACNEII.l. remarked on the new-born zeal of the Tory p.niy this matter, pointing out that, until twenty y. Ireland was much under-represented in the "lino-nai Parliament. He was of ooiniun.

in view of toe rum wrought on Ireland by the Act of I'uion. ihat. that country ought to lie allowed to retain her present number of members until the Home Hule bill was passed. i Hear, hear.) Mr. T.

W. said that though the anomalies referred to existed in England as well as in Ireland, the anomalies in England tended to correct, one another, while in Ireland they were all on one side. Air. ITSHEIt addressed himself to the question of the gross inequalities which existed in the representation of London, and said Parliament should not. rest content till London citizens had their lair share in controlling the destinies of the Empire.

Mr. said both sides of the House were agreed that there were inequalities in tiie representation, and. tiie only question was how they were to be remedied. He should support, the amendment, because he thought the proper way lo with such a question was bv bill. thought when the Home Kule- Hill was parsed and time was more at the disposal of memliers they could easily adjust the representation of tlie opuntrv so as to overcome the inequalities spoken of.

He believed that could be well doue bv an agreement between lmth parties in the House. fHear, hear) Sir W. HAKCUL'KT said no one would deny for a Charles Hill Welte appeared on Temand at Fnr street Police Court yesterday charped with obtaining monev bv Salsc pretences frojn mnuerotK Mjde. 2flr. tiill aud Mr.

Guy represented the'Treasnry, Mr. Abinej npJiaaired for WVIls, Sir. Harloid represented t)ie petitioning creditor, Mr. Jupp. The Itev.

T. A. Wake, clerk in holy orders, of Kns, Herefordshire, said that in July as 'iris arientiou waa attracted by an ad vert i semen with reference to a patent. He" wrote, and received a long letter tn reply describing a motor invention -for we -in -a. -lavam yacht, lie was offered a sliare for 1,500.

FutUmt correspondence or a character calculated to inspire confidence pftswd, -and Wells enclosad iris banker's pas-book. whidt siiowed him to have large sums passing through his hands. An agreement was then pent to conveying a quaTter fhare rn The invention, and he paid 750 to WelJi. Witness received a provisional patent application. Iu August he visited Wells in Great Portland-Ftreet.

He raw engines ou the premises, but only received general intonnation as 'to the Wells adlxcred to his previous statements in hi letters, and said operations were proceeding at Plvtuouth. He asked for mora money for expenses in developing the patent machinery. On tiie 5th of August the witness ent a second cheque fear 750. Another agreement was pent siring the witness a share estimated valne iiitjU.OOU. An eariy date was na.cd fur the repayment of the sums advanced.

A letter Irani Wells was received by witness in which 5.000 was enclosed in which witness was strongly advised to Keep, a-s they would scon be of treble value. At the Kama time "500 more was axked for to extend ihe patent abroad. Seven thousand shares more were stint, IiuC witness did uot end any more money. Uu Septeunljer 29 witness returned all" the shares to HV-lIs aud repudiated tlieni. He also sent a registered letter to Charles Wells and Hue de Loudres, Paris, tha company's address siven him by Well.

That letter was returned through" the Dead Letter office. Sutwe- miantlv Wells wrnti tht wuilri tret. nf his liability by transferrin tlie shares, tie was liablo lor me uijole amount they represented to the euiii-pany. Wells said the directon; were about, to wrire to witness's father on the subject. Witness consulted ins solicitors ana recovered judgment on bis agreement, but, nothing else.

Miss Caroline Eliza Davison, of BB. Chionenhani Road, PzWwgtvUt an tdderiy iady, was the ne.c was similarly attracted bv an advertisement, and ths u.iual correspoudejice followed and 95 were aled. She saw Wells by appointment at (treat Portlanc -treet and paid him 5. Wells told her the reason wanted inonty was that- he hiui eiitrurited money to a solicitur "who liad aiticonded. Hhe afterwards pxid bim 95.

He assured her lie hat a purcha-ier ready at U3 soon as he hail cnu- leieii tiie monei ami patent. Alter delays aud ipt'ointnients v.itne.s brought an action for her in the liloomsbuiy County Court, aud was t. Sha offered to tut.e iiLStaluieuLs. One day anu a jlou ncie mio ner Jie w.ioiea 1m i to write him a letter "to put him right," taying he knew he had taken out many patents, ir. he lecliued to write the letter, aud the uule lying on the table he snatchec aud put it into his pocket auC went, away.

Mr. Uenrge Smith, of 37. iledtidale-street. said he was engaged as captain of a steam ve-e! railed the Palais Ku'yal at Liverpool in tietober. Jii.s salary was In- 200 a year in the and lb0 on the KngJi.h coat.

and lie wai to l-t found in fond and The had carried cargo, but alterations had been made by coiif-tructiiej a ladies' cabin, a a ballroonu Mr. r.s.om, Tin; ladies ou board wre thhH-riU'd a The boat wits luxuriously fumi-Oiec" with grand pi.jno, hcjini'itiiuiu, kr. WrUz generally lived at the North-Western iford. Witness Burgess, who been agent fni Wells, a red hitu everything was but seeing hew things were going on he threw iip his appointment. ihe only tilings old-fahioned in He? built wen the engines.

were altered, bui nc new jnveiitiou was tried on them to emnnmiFe fuel. by Mr. Abiner The hoal wasol 1.200 or 1.300 renter. A iced as to the viilue as he stood, he said he should Like it at. breaking-up priee.

Hhe iiiight- be worth 2,000. There were soim' nine or ten of the crew before the hum. Mr. Alexander I-ereuson. of 20.

IVnt'iii'an Iitl. Ch'pham. en'irieitr, he joined the on Augu 17, Wells came aboard with a yoima lady, now in ecu.rt, who was introduced as his pie--e. Tle-y left Liver ool on the 20th of Auiu-f. and Vent to Plymouth.

Witness described the trips lo linden, Iierhnurg, Monte Carlo, and Havre. After some few d.iys at Havre IVidls vaj arrested. The engines on board were tancems very old ones. They had no cargo, nnJy by Mr. Ahirige.r: A great deaj had been spent on the boat.

lie could not sav whether it was 20,000: but it was a deal. Wei is lived very plainly. Kxeept the alleged niece he iw no other woin in on board. The engines were 140 hor--e-powcr. Asked whether he agreed with Captain Smith, who lie wouJrl not rive" more ihan for vc-jcI, the witness ta-id he would gather have the money.

Detective Inspector Chrrle? Uirhards. of Vanl, s.iirl that on nilier 5 he visited UVIN. phiee nt 53, I real T' i Uuul-ftreot. It. cir.p:i-ed three Hoor and er.terin"; it, Ioo.eil i- tiiiiugh a large business miidiJ be carried on.

the door was a I'liyiit braris cabin. In the -hop w.t-: an old traction engine well painted no, a boiiej-. in in a. weighing machine, Iwo puuip.s her In the clerks' office was uood for ninnbi-r nf clerks. The private well furnished.

Tlie letter copying brisk tliere. if number jf leaves torn out. dicoKscin to tho-e in cr.m;. 'Ihe yeveiiil it? were not occupied KIi biuuehcs oi" Losi-rie ileenl.eJ the aoer. ii 1 1 need foinc letters lifv 1hc-fe given "in wiritten r-'ady to be w.t (ait.

tainped and fuiios oi paper ('. K. Welts, naval aivhiteet." printed on it, and other things. J'r'tective Insi.iecr-r I'initie irroduced the doc innej-ti handed over by I rencb pi-iice when I. into hi-: me of the or niur-n hon I et.nt.iiije.) I.u'c of a no" r.

iA vithaiuti- vi entered name--, including the name-: of souiu oi tic viliH3--es who thar they hf r-n defrauded 'iitf attjtiurni'il L.r v. eek. IN IN'UIA. Trr.srAv. The match bet ten Lord Huvvke's team and an eiewn of I'unjjob was uniinued here The vi--ior- v.

hen iimps were ilrawn yesterday had put together 1(J5 for tin loss of two Their aud succeeded in rai-dne; the total t. 243. Mr. Ja k-uii contributing a i nineiy-five. The in a tiiiioi jiy of iUi, then their see ond hut despite efforts of l-'eguiit who r-.

thirtv-niiie in go stvle, their only in a total of 111, thm having Ij-rd -team victors by an innings and fuur ruiis. Hvtr A I.L. Kl'tiltV. TIIE YOlf K'SIIIItK SKMOU COMPKTITIO.V. IfUNSI.KT v.

off ut in vtt-t vhii li prevenleil acfjunite jr. The fflii it rvoli if tho Vlcitois tin of tin: iV-. Alii'-il (e'ldt li nifexcl ilroppirtg it gtul. Tit" Kv.ttb einii 't in a -loiw. not hiii fit MCiin-d.

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Ihitsv pUyr i-uiitiniit-il their nuli-ii ot ii.OCO ut. f.t-larrell (Uljfgle rLi-eivinx Thi- pUv nntici-abk' fur tht tint l.y Ruth trl.telled ut a I IVitll rnmphini: hri-nkb of 91. SiCi, J'7, 75 (twi'tv). anil IttenW chift rum to 44. 102.

uiul S7- fu lie evtnfiiK lcall put "1.11 breaks 69. 195. nml 253 DikkIc SD. n. 44 40.

ami 46. When raised for lhe day the scores wcri-: 1'eall, 2,667 Dlgle. 2,545. Tlio Press Aitsooiation contradicts tltc repurt circulatfd on Sunday tlat l-nfJ Churtlitjl jiui'I n. visit to tlie Qui-en on The Pkoiosd Bicvox Tax.

Yesterday, Ilio Cliester linartl of Guardians, by eleven voles to four, passed a resolution in favour of the jiropwiMi tax nn bicycles. The subject was introduced on the reading of a letter from the Wirral Highway Hoard ai.kir.ff Ihe guardians to use their influence in the natter with tlie focal members of Mit. Fagan's Lectcbes. There was a audience at the Manchester Town Hall last evening to hear Mr. Kazan's sixth lecture, under the auspices of the Techniail Instruction Committee, on "The Treasure of the (irttisli Museum." Mr.

Japan's tiicine last nijfiic wan tiie congenial one of etching', with sin cial referein to tlie works of Iletnbrandt, Charles Muryou, Juiu- Jacquemartj and J. Ci. Whiatltr. Examples if their work wen: exhibited on a lantern screen, and served to emphasise the lecturer's description of these representative etchers. The beautiful effects ot light and for which Kembrandt was famous mtt pointed to in wtveral of tlie landscapes and and at the time the lecturer indicated how lacking was this reat artist in appreciation of the beautiful in tlie human form, aud how indifferent to accuracy in Certain details.

lie made up, howe.vef, by correct drawing for any deficiencies in thresu graces of art which -wore the charm, for instance, of Torreagio. In short, said the 'lecturer, Rembrandt poiewsed an indeviendent mind; he was original, and claimed the privilege allowed to pnete and painters. Pasting from Kembrandt Mr. Pagan described tlie ijorki nf Meryon and Jaumemart, concluling with an appreciative notice of tlie etching tork done by last, but not thje least pf tlie great masierj." AoS-crtinR to the objection' that Whistler was an impressionist Mr. r'a-an said that of coune he vita, add'M were all vreat artisu.

The Exchequer returns from April 1, 1S92, to February 18, 1833, compared with the previous year, show tlie lunoinii" results IRIS. 1831-2. Iieceipts 73.139.&03 73.0-tG.791 16.Tc'3,bt6 5.302.523 PROM TUB (iLOXDOX GAZETTJC OF LAST EVJ5XISG. WINDING-UP NOTICES. J.

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lariucr, iNrf.ti uf 1'n, lipnti lu-k, Iurljjri, Ireiiatd tanner. Miillmov. Ilotn-irv, Jiiiii'rfatli. Hn'ii A-tair. Aivhlf'ald CaiiUTi 11.

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i.u.Vr tin- nafiH! itt lUii.iu W' 121. th M.Cla-tv H'-lH-rieim. tiun-Mai-'l, aa-1 w-siii-ir, liath-uteri, f.l.irK"M. J'kfokm Cia'k. The annual meeting of the of thin club I in In; rcmliiiL'-rnoin nf lie cluli.

Mi. Travis, vice. the chnir. The nuveil the uutt'un nf the rcporf cf the (ienerul Crininiittec (which has nlrenily heen iiiih-lislieil) nml the statement of Air. .1.

H. treasurer, -recunded the irotKn-ril, it was imanimouHly adnjited. On the mrttinn of Mr. Alderman iriithrie, seconded Ly Mr. T.

Middlcton, tiie report, of the Politiral alo accepted, and on the proposal of WiJliins. Ly Mr. (i. II. I'ownall, the report the Lihrary was approved.

Tii2 Chairman ihcn rnnval tliHt the Uihl- Hon. Uryce. M.l'., i hanctllor of the Imchy uf Lancarft'T, eiccleil an hunojary nejtnhur of the i-inli. This was r-econd-d Ct.hirK-l I'iltle-r and adopted with Hcclnmatiyn. A vole of thanks was accordud to the ofticera ami coiinnittfes for their past the resolution beini moved hy Mr.

It. Armitatfc (CUomlva and coulcd by Mr. Thomas vote of thank- terminated the, proceed-inia. The following uenth-ineii have Lee! elected to thf: various oliiees and conimitteeH ('resident, Mr. Charlee I'.

Hcott vice Mr. James K. Heard; tre.usurer, Mr. tiainuel Wat ts. Uenerdl L'ojntijitlee Messrs.

T. A. Ua.ley, J. l'iicher, Ii. II, iVeitwich, I), ftimith.

IL Warden, J. Travis, Vhitvttrth, I). Milne, and K. 1. f'ar-e.

Political fVunrnittee Meswrs. K. (inthrie, T. C. Midloton, and K.

Jionner, Iir. Messrs. K. K. P.

IluwtU, Jese Uryant, C. J. -Miller, J. IV. Sjiithern, T.

(J. Ablrott, J. A. TliQinpson, and V. Kiijby.

Library CoinmitR-e Messrs. i. II. Pownall. A.

S. Wilkins, J. K. Phythian, V. HnaUhaw.

and K. Hampsun. iiallot Committee -Messrs. J. II.

Milne, J. H'iidyoose, V. if. C.oiilty, .1. W.

irnndy, S. Ma.on. T. A. Collier, K.

J. C'h-wj K. Desquene-j, T. 1). Ledward, A.

V. Popple-well, W. Brown, K. Cressv, li. V.

rjandford, J. Kavntr, ii. H. Crook, T. Gregory, H.

E. Wollmer, and E. Holt. Allecf.d Starvation of Cuildkex in Cheshire. At Macclesfield Omnry Toiice Court before Mr.

H. Philips and other n.a'istrates,, Alfred KUv.ard linrUjji, fnrmer. tundary Lane, Adlin-jton, and Margaret liartun. hi.s wife, were eharyed with illtreatin and William Tivyford Hart on, ayed eiiit, and Charles liwin liarton. four, st Adlington, from the 3rd 38S2, to the 3rd rebruary.

193. Mr. V. H. ijason, wlicitor.

Chester, prosecuted on belinlf of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Society and Mr. J. May defended. The facte of the case, as stated, by Mr. Mason, and corroborated by witnesses, were that the children were the nephews of the defendants, and that their mother died in Manchester iast year, liarton, who occupies a farm at.

Adiinirton. about 0 or 80 acres in extent, was allowed 1 a week by the father of the children. On February 10 Inspector Ford, in company with Police-sergeant Thompson, visited the hoube, where they saw the two ehildreu sitting by the fire wrapped in eome dirty old clothes. The lads appeared to be in a dazed condition, and scarcely able to stand. They were fearfully emaciated, and in an indescribably filthy condition.

The younger bo'v only wvighed and William 44jibs. witii hiR clothes on. Defendant were committed to the sessions for trial, bail being accented in 100 aud two sureties of 50 each. (BY TEIVATE WIRE, FKOil OfR OWN RErOKTBB.) Losdos, TrEsniv Nicirr. Tuesdays are supposed to bo reserved for private members.

Until to-day ovary Tuesday lias been appropriated by the Government. Wheu the private members' have at lost entered upon the bnjoyinent of thuir privileges the malicious fortunes of the ballot have given Mr. Kimbor of all peoplti and an abstract motion on tho numerical inequalities of the constituencies of all subjects tha priority over all the proposals for valuable practical legislation which non-oUicial members desire to bring forward. The effect of this disastor was to give the House of Lords a fitieting pre-eminence as legislative body. Whilst the Commons spent several hours in pointless talk, the Lords passed the most important stage of several Government bills in about the samo number of minutes.

Only one of theso measures seemed likely to receive opposition. The Lord Chancellor directly invited it by explaining that in the bill to consolidate tho laws respecting bills of sale he had inserted a clause to deal with hire and sale'' agreements. Uo explained in serious detail to the wondering aristocrats the methods by which people in humbler ranks were able to furnish their homes on '-the hire system," and the more tragic sequel that this fleeting appearance of prosperity obtained credit for them in tho books of other tradesmen. Tho Traders' Association had complained to him that when they "put tho bailiffs in" they found that none of the furniture belonged to "their debtor, and had asked for these hiring agreements to bo made public by registration in the same way as bills of Bale. This lie proposed to do, but ho put it to their Lordships whether they ought thus to put all "hiring" householders to public shamo in order to protect incautious tradesmen.

The House pondered feebly over this unfamiliar point of ethics, anil, not daring to decide it, passed the second reading of tho bill, but agreed to delay the Committee stage till tho groat voice of tho country had made itself heard. ileanwhilo the House of Commons watched the struggle beUvoon tho Liberal and Tory members for Liverpool. Mr. Forwood attempted to rearrange the municipal wards of that city to his liking under cover of a private bill. Ilis notice has been on tho paper for some days, but Mr.

T. p. O'Connor has each day lain in wait for it, and when to-day the little motion appeared on tho Ilour of tho Mouso Mr. O'Connor promptly "sprang up nnd choked it." Jn reply to a question the important announcement was mado by Mr. Fowler that the Government aro resolved to complete tho unification of London.

They havo determined to appoint a small commission to consider how the "city" and the "county" of London may become one. Mr. Mundolla wa3 bombarded with questions about railway rates, and was able to announce that some millions of rates have already been revised, that the railway companies' association hope to complete tho work by the middle of April, and that all overcharges since January I will bu repaid. Then loud and prolonged cheers from tho Liborals welcomed back Mr. M'lunes to tho placo in tho House of which ho had boon temporarily deprived by tho corrupt practices of tho Tories of Hexham, and tho Houso proceeded to the business of the day.

Tho rising of Mr. Kimbor was tho signal for a general oxodus. Nearly as much timo as Mr. Gladstone required to introduce tho Home Pule iiill was taken by tho hon. member in proving the well-known fact that serious disparities exist between tho constituencies returning members to Parliament.

He put his argument into the involved form of comparison between tho relative value of tho votes in tho House of various members based on thu number of electors behind thom. Tho averago number of electors pur member wore so many. Tho members whoso constituency fell below tho averago should only bo valued in tho divisions of tho House tis one-iifth of a voto, or throo-quarters of a vote, or half of a vote, whilst as for himself Mr. Kimbor, as he represented a constituency of nearly double the avoiage olectorato, his voto was worth two of those given by humbler membors. The argument which could lead to such a ludicrous result entirely discredited his case.

When ho at last sat down Sir Charles Dilko came to the rescue. With a complete mastery of the principles of the subject ho briefly put the case lucidly before the House. Tho worst inconsistency was now as 8 to 1. At tho redistribution of 181 it was as to 1. lieforo 1SSJ it had been as I'oO to I.

Tho evil was therefore not great, bin. was increasing. Inconsistencies could not bo entirely eliminated except by the destruction of all county and borough boundaries and tli3 establishment of equal electoral districts, revised after every census, or by system of proportional representation. Tho sentiment of the country was opposed to both. The growing disparity might lo removed by a redistribution on the olrl lines, disfranchising some ot tho smallor boroughs and increasing the representation of some of tho under-represented divisions.

Sir William Harcourt saitl tho Oovornmetit wore quito agrood that a reform of this character was desirable whenever an opportunity occurred, and on this assurance of tho sympathy of the Government tho motion was withdrawn. A. Kollit had tho next placo with a demand for a committee to consider tho prohibition of the landing of undersized iisli. The President of tho Hoard of Trade promptly assurod him that he was most anxious to protect "the harvest of tho sea," and that a committee with wider powers than those suggested would bo appointed. The way was thus clear tor Sir S.

King's motion calling on the Government to compensate Indian Civil servants for their loss by tho fate of the rupee. Mr. Naoroji was in attendance to make his maidon speech in defence of the" Indian taxpayers, but ho was spared this necessity. Tho House would not assemble to hear Sir H. S.

King, and was counted out shortly after eight o'clock. Horsic op Lords, Ti-esuav. The I.nrd Chancellor took his seat, at a quarter-past four. pnu.ic aftiiohities The CHAM KI.l.oi; moved tlie second reading of a hill to consolidate the relating to the prelection to tw- afforded to public oitirer in the eNer.ution of their duties. This hill wa- introduced last session.

The bill was read a second lime. THE SAI.K OK liOUD.S FULL. This bill, also from last session, was, on the motion of the. Lord Chancellor, also read a second time. Ill I.US OF SALE llll.b.

This hill was also read a second rime, on the motion of the 1'id Cliaticclior. This bill also came up from la-t. D.KPUKSS10X IN AGKICL'LTUKE. The Fir! -l IllWHAVKX asked whether, in view of the time that would probably be occupied in an inouirv into the extent: ana prohiiuie causes ot ine now or recem ly prevailing in various branches of Her Majestys (iovernment would institute a separate intUiry into the incidence of Imoerial and local taxation on agricultural land. Lord replying "on hehalf of the Government, said the point was considered at.

the time of the api'ointiuent oi the Commission, and the opinion in favour of a single inquiry prevailed. He believed the Commission would have power to go into the incidence of taxation on agricultural land separately, if thev thought tit. The" House adjourned at tive o'clock. HOUSE UK COMMONS, Tuesday. The Speaker took the ciiair at three o'clock.

THE WARD DIVISIONS OF LIVERPOOL. Mr. FOKWOOP moved Tlmt it tie an instruction to the Cemmittfe in cburgp nl tho I ivemwl Corporation Hill to cciiMiler "lid report to liie Ibmse lu--her their opinio" the ua; division of tneCilynf 1 orei iitnlion. illl power io thef. iim.ittie lo provision for i n-ii it Ho Ha- sain- 1 iH lilioils from rat epiiyrTs list Ilo- I'l'U prr eVar.ijvs before the ni-jeiin-of the Committee ref-rred lo he Coiimiitlte.

Thai I lie 1'vlitioiiers pi-iviilii to l.e toMrd hy themselves, their counsel, or i.e Ilea id ajrain-t the Lilt iul counsel heard ill silli't 1 Hie hill, that tin: t.oininltln-have power to send for persons, aial and that three tie the quorum. He pointed out that the division of the town into wards was male 58 years aco, when the imputation was only 234,000. Tins had now grown to 51S.0C0, so that the division which was proiwr at that time was most anomalous now. The parish ot Liverpool had diminished in population owing to residential buildings bavin" been pulled down to make way for business premises, while at the same time the four out-town -ships, which only returned twelve members to the Citv Council, had gruwn io population from 49.000 to 367000. Therefore they nad the curious anomaly that two-thirds of the po'pula'ion of the city had only quarter of tlie total of Hie representation in the Council, and that was what by his motion he asked the "Coinmittea to inquire mn, with a view to ro-arraJJffement if they thought it right.

He saw Mr. T. O'Connor had a motion asserting that this question would be better dealt with in a separate measure or by the forms prescribed for such cases by tlie Muuicisal RUSSIA AND BOKHARA. The Vienna correspondent of tho Standard, lastnight, says Professor Vambery contributes an article to the Pester Lloyd on the of the Emir of Bokhara to St. Peters-He considers that the extension of the liussinii Customs to the frontiers of Bokhara is a r.aiter of lirst-class political importance.

Tho first step will bo the advance of tho Russian frmstior guard to the borders of Afghanistan, scouts will soon be seen swarming on tho lino from tlie Caspian Sea to Wachan liana, in tho Southern Pamirs, and under the pretext of the control of the Customs Russia will quietly occupy the mountainous regions of Knra-t'im, of Kalah. and of Roshan. Its claims ron t'-iTitory of tho sources of the Oxns and upon the Pamirs will bo supported by actual possession, whilst Kngland will still be forbidden tn have a single soldier in Afghanistan. This Ftiatrcic advanco will bo accompanied by the xclusion of British trade from the chief mnrkets of Central Asia, but that fact does not weigh with the professor so much as tho political and military advantages that will accrue to Russia. Ho adds The Czar's love of peace is used by the indomitable war party as a cloak behind which plans of aggression aro matured, and when the decisive moment arrives the world will bu astonished to see how well prepared llussia is.

THE PRESIDENCY UF TILE HtKXCIl SENATE. The Paris correspondent of tho JJuily telegraphs: M. le Uyer is no longer President if tilt; Senate. Tho post he has filled for so many years is being hotly competed fur. M.

Bardoux, vice president of the lluieau of the Senate, made tho farewell s. to the retiring President and eulogised bun in fitting terms. M. le Knyer, he declared, tired from his high post commanding the sympathy and respect of the whole Senate. Those wim had held tho governmental rudder always i-'iiis'illoil him with prolit to the State.

They i uld hope to find anyone to take his place was capablo of more enlightened zeal for the the Uepuhlic or one who loved truth and -ui-ticc with more sincerity. CHANG ES IN EGYPT. The Cairo correspondent of the Dally Am, til' 'graphing last night, says: A further change tin Ministry has taken place. Kiaz Pasha, the Premier, relieves Zeky 1'asha as Minister 01 Public leMruction in addition to the portfolio of the Ministry of the Interior, which he already holds. highly probable that further important c'uaiigi-s will very shortly take place.

pasita. The Cairo ci irrespondent of tho Standard yesterday: The.ro is no truth in the niaioiir that Mukhtar Pasha has been recalled by the Sultan. Mukhtar Fasha is an able and prudent diplomatist, and tho difficulty of tind-mc a suitahle suhstituto in tho event of his Cairo would ho considerable At the time. I have reason to believe that for personal reasons Mukhtar has on several occa-fie ns expressed a wish to bo relieved from his present duties, but that so far the Sultan lias declined to accede to his request. RCSS1A AND BULGARIA.

Hip St. I 'etersburg correspondent of the Stnn-anr-l. telegraphing last night, says: The jVmw iiiirf.aftcr citing some passages fromM.ZarikofTs recent proclamations to the Bulgarians, concludes much doubt whether they will produce any ifeet. They are toi long-winded and cold. The linlgaria in any case depends not upon M.

ZankniT, whose role is played out. It may be tha'. after treading tho thorny paths Bulgaria nil! return to the riht road shown her by Russia, hut which no Bulgarian party lias yet followed." Thr-se jfiv phrases amount to the first public disavowal of M. Zankotl'and his party. THE FAMINE FINLAND.

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the. Daily Chrnwt It teliirajihed last night Correspondents fp.ei iirlsiiigfors and other places write that the ilisln ss and sickness in Pinland in consequence of :i.e rIf-triiction of the crojs last summer by the frost sernMe. In thenorthandeasternportionsofthe (irai.d liiii.hy there are at least jMJO.OUO people na stiv hard-working peasants who will hamly smti'-iiMit to exist on through the winter. Hesiri.s these another mJf HI persons are entirely tk'peii'leut on charity for their very existence.

POLITICAL NOTES. The savs: If "'C ilebale on the Welsh Sus- -i ry Iiill if. nut. concluded to-morrow night the numu'. will propose to ronlinue it on Friday.

V'. JL-mq says: The Bishop of Chester will tntrehire a rill to establish a system of retail salo of iMi.M-atitij: liquor by an authorised company in the l.orris in-morrow week. the view (says the of ascertaining i.imher and character of the constituencies that tn elnoc. tho Legislative Council in Ireland lune has given notice that he will move for or the occupiers rated at. 20 and up-srds in the constituencies proposed to be created ti.o sixth clause of the tJovernment of Ireland the religious denomination to which such belong.

Tip Stnilnrd savs: The motion of which Wr John lias given notice to reject the Home Kule Kill i- understood, merely formal. The initiative in natter as far as the Unionists are concerned will with r-ir Henry James or Mr. Chamberlain, is possible that an amendment may be brougli1 w.trd in place of the sample motion to reject the Hi TELEGRAMS.) THE POPES EPISCOPAL JIT.ILEE. Rome. Tcksdav Kveni.m;.

Ml the English, Scotch, and Irish pilgrims nod the members of the British colony in the citv were this evening entertained by the Duke of Norfolk at the Hotel de Borne to moet Cardinal Ya iuIihii and Cardinal Logno. Their Eminences were received according to Papal etiquette, and were attended as thev entered the hotel by taper-hearers. ThelVike "of Norfolk wore the Grand ross i the iler of Christ, the highest and most ancient of the livoCathnlicUrders. He was assisted in the reception of his guests by his sisters. Lady M-n-v and Lndv Howard.

Amongst those present were tlie Karl of Gainsborough, no tVwer than fifteen archbishops and bishops. incluiliiiH tlio Archbishop of Edinburgh. leeei'iioii iitsLeu Hum mw- e.evcn. The liotel was extensively decorated the occasion and the various saloons and tuniic.rs were brilliantly illuminated. i irajTsTA-rEs finance Wasiusctox, Tueskay.

lVjM.leiit Harrison is understood to entertain the belirf that the demand for gold for export is uui only artificial but is part of a scheme in its scope and having as its objeotjto si-nre the is9iiL- of Government bonds. He is a'so said to of opinion that when it becomes apparent that no bonds will be issued the heavy en the Treasury will cease. THE PARIS BOURSE. Paris. Tcespat, 10 Hasinesswas done on the Boulevard this evening no Three per Cent Rentes, for account, Fiio per Cento, Ottoman l'1'-; Turkish, group JTV-.

22-; Turkish tn, 37375; Spanish Exterior 'our r.er Cents, Kio Tiiito shares. 36'3S -Ian. IVl. Vfl. I-Vb.

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Sunday Trauinu in Tho Vr-iuiiiitiiitm f'nst says: The police authorities are fairly well satislinl with the result of crusade in reference to Minday trading. When the officers went with the secr.nd notice on Sunday last Oil shops were found to be in the ordinary transaction of business most of tle-M-. however, wen tobacconists, the Summer Lane having relapsed into comparative uieiiuie. Of the 931 tt-insressorri of the law 374 either promptly closed their shop at the request of the officers or promised nur to open in future. A total of 556 thus remains to bf with.

These, will all be seen by the police once and if their replies a-s to their intentions for tht; future am not satisfactory their cases will be brought before the notice of the "Watch Committee aud, if necessary, immediate prosecutions ordered. A AloriLEM CaNIUPATE FOR THK CaVH PARLIAMENT. Although the present Cape Parliament has yet another session to run, preparations have already been commenc ed in Cape Town for the forthcoming general r-leetion. far can be judged, two nrw candidates wiil take the and as both an: men of influence there is every probability of a vigorous contest. Ahmed KflVudi a has caused considerable stir in coming forward and off-Trim himself as a candidate, and as the Malays will doubtless support their countryman his chances'are by no means low, despite th-opposition of the Muropeans, who will naturally do iheir utmost, to keep him out.

He has formed a strong Moslem committee, aud in his addresses to the Malay eleriors has promised to support the present i iovernnient, but, as can only be expected, he will oppose class legislation. The second candidate is Advocate Schriener, who is very popular. lin'ier. Mam.hkstkk ami District Liberal Unionist '1 mnual meeting of the Manchester and Ihsiriit Liberal rniouist Ass iciatinn was held yesterday a.ib rnoon in the Memorial Hall, Albert Square. Mr.

T. llorsfall presided, and there were present, amongst tit hers, Messrs. J. I'. Thomufi.son, J.

T. Vard. (ieore jladneld, PJatt-Jiggius. A. G.

John S. HfMis, Hugo Goetz, Walter Huphts, Aldennan John Thorpe, J. Cunliffe, Peter lilack, C. J. Hurst, Koberi Atkinson, W.

Hnrsfall, T. Derby, James Haucrcft, V. J. Teefidaie. Nathaniel Bradley, Jonas Craven, T.

Dfntith, ii. li. Koynolds, Joseph Hunter, Sir Joseph Lee was re-elected president, tho following gentlemen vice presidents Thomas H. KayJey, Messrs. J.

P. Thomasson, Alfred Hopkinsou." Professor Hoyd flaw kins, tieorge Milner, Flcrbert I'iiilips. J. A. Bright, M.P., Francis (iretr.

lienreft Hadfleld. H. D. Pocnin, Colonel 0. Salis tschwahe, Htnry Lijjhtbowp, C.

J. loway, T. Horafall, and W. L. AgiiBw Henry T.

Crook and C. J. Hurst, ho, secretaries, and Mr. George Had field treasurer. A unber of members of council were afterwarde elected, qmI the report being adopted, the tmeine.sfi of the rotating cbm Mucluded by a vote of to the rhairmau.