BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10271, 13 February 1894, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

[ BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.] [Special to Press Association.! THE PROPOSED NATIONAL PARTY. LONDON, Feb. 11. Mr Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary of War, commenting on Mr Chamberlain's proposal to form a National party irrespective of political creed, said' it was founded on mud and originated in spite. While the Crown clung to obsolete privileges it was impossible to let a quarrel between the two parties come to a compromise. Lord Salisbury’s attitude was a desperate shift of a belated oligarchy trying to stem the overwhelming tide of Democracy. Sir Charles Russell characterised the proposal as a daring attempt to deny the workers’ demands and views. Ho would prefer an absolute monarchy. Mr Bryce thought it was necessary to decide whether they should longer tolerate the House of Lords as sorry tools. RECIPROCITY. Lord Rosebery has advised Mr Reid, the Victorian Commissioner, to arrange a basis of reciprocity with Canada, and said that- he would then be prepared to again discuss proposals with regard to the Pacific cable aud other matters. MIXED MARRIAGES AND THE VATICAN. Sir Georgs Carbone, Crown Advocate at Malta, replying to the Privy Council, reports that the Pope is unable to see his way to validate the mixed marriages included in the dispute between the British authorities and the Vatican. FOOTBALL. The football match between England and Ireland resulted in a win for England. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICESHIP. Lord Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice of England, is stated to he retiring, and Sir Charles Russell is mentioned as his successor. THE SILVER QUESTION. The Statist says that the fall in silver is due to imports into India prior to resuming the import duty. THE CABINET SUMMONED, Mr Gladstone has summoned a Cabinet meeting for MondayCONSERVATIVE PREDICTIONS. A majority of the Tory Press expects that a dissolution will be the only choice to accepting the amendments made by the House of Lords iu the Parish Councils and Employers’ Liability Bills. The Standard suggests that the amendments should he referred to a conference of representatives from the two Houses. A SOCIALISTIC EDITOR IMPRISONED. PARIS, Feb. 11.

Baton, editor of a Socialist paper published in the city, baa been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the publication of an article threatening President Carnot’s life in the event of Yaillant being executed.