HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 8775, 16 March 1892, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(By Elios bio Telrobaph.—Copyright,] [Special to Pbiss Association. )

THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY WASHINGTON, Maboh 15. ’ (Received March 16, 1898, at 11.10 a.m.) Ex-president Cleveland 1s willing to stand as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency.

ITALY AND FRANCE. ROME, Maboh 15,

Premier Rndini stated in the Chamber that there is a sincere desire in Italy for friendship with Franca.

SUPPRESSING JOURNALISM. ROME, Maboh 16.

Five journals have been seized at Rome for reporting a meeting of the Republicans.

BERLIN, Mabob 15. There have been further seizures of German papers for hostile comments on the Emperor

ARGENTINE SECURITIES. LONDON, Maboh IS, There is a continous advance in Argentine securities.

THE FLOODS IN SPAIN. MADRID, Mabch 15. Queen Christina baa given 100,000 pestres and the Spanish Government 400,000 in aid of the sufferers by the floods. ANARCHISTS DYNAMITE THE LOBU BARRACKS. PARIS, Maboh 15. Anarchists have dynamited the Lobu barracks iu Paris, inflicting much damage. FASHIONBLE DIVORCE. LONDON, Mabch IS. Signor Alberto Rnndegger has obtained a divorce from his wife. Hayden Coffin, the well-known singer, was co-respondent. THE BUTTER INDUSTRY. LONDON. Maboh 16. (Bseelved March 16, 1892, at 11.10 0.m,); Mr Trengronse, butter expert, in the oourse of an interview, said that colonial factory trade made batter was equal to the best in London. Ha predicted a rapid expansion of trade, being of opinion that the demand would double eveiy year. New Zealand butter at present was mostly average to inferior. He recommended vegetable parchment packing. COLONIAL STOCKS PALLING. LONDON, Maboh 15. Stocks In colonial companies are falling. FORECAST OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. LONDON, M4HpB Is, ‘The Times' Is publishing a series of articles giving forecasts of the General Election, based upon the results of the connty elections. It gives the Tories 254, Unionists 54, Liberals 200, Irish 82. doubtful 92. (Pbb Pbiss Association.) LONDON’S WATER SUPPLY. LONDON, Maboh 15. (Received March 16, 1892, at 10.30 a.m.) A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the London water supply. BANK AMALGAMATION. LONDON, Maboh 15. It is reported that the Bank of South Australia will be absorbed by the Union Bank shareholders, receiving one share in the Union for five in their own bank, OBITUARY. LONDON, Maboh 15. Lord Hampden, ex-Speaker of the House of Commons. Hampden, Ybcount, the Right Hon. Fir Hpnry Bouverle William Brand, G 0.8., M.P., P. 0., Igte Speaker of the Hcnse of Commons, is the second son of tbs twenty-first Baton Daore (by the second daughter of the lato Hop. and Very Rev- Maurice Opoabie, Dean of Limerick), and brother and heir presumptive to the present baron; and bo was born in December, 1814 For some time he was private secretary to Sir George Grey. In July, 1853, he obtained a seat {a the House of Commons as one of tho members for Lewos, which borough he continued to represent till December, 1868, and from then till 1884 he sat for the County of Cambridge. Id February, 1858, Ur Brand was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal to the Prince of Wales, but he held tho office for only a few weeks. Ho held the office of Pali&mentary Secretary to the Treasury from Jene, 1859, to July, 1866. In 1859 Ur Brand succeeded Sir W. Hayter as senior “ whip ” of the Liberal party, and he discharged the duties of that important and laborious office ylth unflrgging energy and zeal for a period of nffie years. When Mr Denison, afterwards Viscount Qaalngtop, vacated the Speaker’s chair, Mr Brand was nominated by the Government to succeed him. and he was elected Speaker pf tho Hqupe of Commons without opposition {n February, 18?2. At first some bon. members entertained misgivings as to whether a gentleman who bad been so peculiarly Identified for many years with the Interests of one political party in the State would pretide with due Impartiality over the discussions of the House of Commons; but all snoh doubts were soon set at rest by the conduct of the right hon. gentleman, who discharged the Ratios of bl> high office to the satisfaction alike of Lib&rais and Conservatives. The most conclusive proof of ibis la (bat wbPf? a new Parliament was elected, and the Conservatives were placed in power, Ur Brand was again elected Speaker without opposition In March, 1874. He was again elected Sneaker for the third tlmp, April 29, 1860, and on him fell the chief btuiJen of dealing with the "Obstructionists,'’ who, during the next two sessions, did their best to render parliamentary government impossible, At the close of the session of 1881 the Green conferred on him the dignity of the Civil Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Sir Henry Brand’s name for some years came frequently before the public in connection with a scheme for the amelioration of the condition of the agricultural laborers on his estate at Olynde, in Sussex. He Is a magistrate and DeputyLeintenapfe for Sussex. On his retirement from fhe phalr of jhe House qf Oppmons in 1884 he was ereafed Viscount Hampden, and ,n k 0 was mads a Privy Countilloy. $e married, In 1838, Eliza, daughter of General 1 chert Blljce, —‘ Men and Women of the Time,’