GENERAL MAIL NEWS.

Bush Advocate, Volume VII, Issue 650, 16 July 1892, Page 3

GENERAL MAIL NEWS.

The London Telegraph, comment- j ing on the transfer to America of the registry of the steamers City of Paris and City of New York, expressea the hope that for the future the Admiralty .will not premit the Atlantic greyhounds to slip out of thoir hands. Mr Gladstone held a long conference on June 21st with Justin McCarthy, John Dillon, and Timothy Healey, advising renewed effort to re-establish a union in the Irish Parliamentary party, pointing out. the evil effects to the Home Eule movement from the continued strife amongst tho Irish factions. He urged concessions on each side. A London despatch of June 20th is to the effect that some very curious hints are being put about as to the possibility of a speedy retirement of Mr Gladstone from, active" political' life before very long. They are persistently repeated in well informed quarters. The ox- Premier, it is said, is seriously thinking of seeking quiet in another ( >lace when the general election is *ov«r. To this he is urged by domestic influenco and some physical infirmities. This is not to be wondered at, considering his age. The Mark Lane Express of June 20 th says it is expected that the British wheat crop this year will be a million quarters under that of 1891. Barley promises well, and there will be a good yield. The continual drain on English wheat is likely to mako the average price under 30s. Dr Potta, from Canada, speaking at the annual conference of the Methodists' new connection, held at Ashton-under-Tyne on June 15, denied that Canada desired annexation by the United States. Tho overwhelming majority in that colony believed the British connection would be now and for ever. The remarks of the speaker were received with sheers. The 'Belfast Telegraph of May SO publishes the promised plan of resistance to the mandate of the Irish Parliament, should such a body ba established. The article is written by a prominent Irish Unionist. It says that the men of TJlater will not alloTr the elections to occur. Tho election writs will be publicly burned by the sheriffs of the counties and Mayor of Belfast immediately after they are received. The Judges and Magistrates taking their commissions from the new Executive will not be recognised. The police will be reorganised -with special constables sworn to replace the regular police. The Queen's taxes will be paid, but not those leved by the Dublin Parliament. The Custom House will be saized and held till the question is settled. The article conoludes that in the event of war the north will be in a better position, both as regards credit and geographical position, than the south. Belfast 16 unassailable, while Dublin is open to direot and immediate attack.