Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Another member of the Bright family, W. S. MaeLaren, has been elected as a Gludstonian from one of the Cheshire districts. He has described his uncle’s grand committee plan for Irish measures as “one of the miserable competing schemes from Birmingham.” Mr. Bright’s son told the voters of Stoke-upon-Trent before they elected him that he felt humiliated at seeing hia father —going- into—theTory lobby against Gladstone.... The’ Radical papers are now industriously quoting Mr. Bright’s home-rule speeches against him-. They wish to know whether the author of the expression, “force is no remedy,” will now vote for cdercion... .The Duke d’Aumale and Duke de Chartres, with a suite of fifteen persons, have arrived at Brussels... .Queen Victoria will visit the Edinburgh Exhibition, August 18.... An English company will establish a royal bank in Madagascar, with a capital of £2,000,000. The London Times, commenting upon the Tory victory, argues that there is a singular lack of personal weight among the Conservative leaders, and this necessitates a Conservative-Liberal Unionist coalition. “The Conservative party,” adds The Times, “will be less strong than it was hoped it would be. Whether Lord Hartington joins the Government "or not, the Government will be compelled ’to take him into its counsels and ask his assent to its measures; it must, in fact, adopt his proposals ami accept his terms. Surely the only satisfactory method is for (he Liberal Unionists to become part and parcel of the Government. The formation of such a coalition, however, would in no sense mean the permanent obliteration of party lines or that Lord Hartington had become a Tory.” The London Daily News says: “The Liberals hold the position coveted by the Pamellites. They are the arbiters of the fate of governments. Lord Hartington will keep an independent attitude.”

A m r.r, between Gen. Boulanger, Minister of War, and Baron de Lareinty, arising from the remarks of the Baron in the French Senate relative to the expulsion of the Due d’Aumale, was fought in *a forest near Meudou, five (miles west of Paris. When the command to fire was given, Baron de Lareinty shot at Gen. Boulanger. The latter coolly awaited the result of the 6hot without firing himself. Finding himself untouched by his opponent's bullet, General Boulanger raised his own pistol, and fired into the air. The combatants then left the field.... .The net polling in the Irtish Parliamentary elections up to the 19th inst., with seven boroughs to hear from, showed 1,386,983 anti-Gladstonianr and 1,296,853 Gladstonian votes. The Tories had elected 317 candidates, and the Liberals 187, showing a majority of 122 against Mr. Gladstone on his Irish policy. The Conservatives are openly professing their readiness''to assume the Government without the assistance of Lord Harrington, says a London dispatch. Lord Salisbury, while accepting Lord Harrington's rejection of coalition as final, has not abandoned his efforts to bring about a joint ministry. He has turned his attention to the other unionist leaders, and has made overtures to the Duke of Argyll, Sir Henry James. Mr. Goechen, the Marquis of Lome, and others- Sir Henry James still adheres closely to Lord Harrington,

and Shares his independent attitude.... James JuliAr, who recently wrote an offer of marriage to Queen Victoria, colled at Windsor Castle for his answer, and was taken into custody. He was found to be crazy, and was sent to an asylum.... The convention between European steelrail manufacturers will not be renewed. Holland bas already ordered large quantities of rails from Krupp.,. .The German • Government is reported as ready to enter into an extradition treaty with the United States and England by which dynamiters may be returned... .The marriage contract between Patti and Nicolini provides for the retention by each of their private fortunes.