Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-19
The New Rule ia England.

The victory of the English liberals in
the elections for new house of commons
this spring was so overwhelming that Mr..
Gladstone in spite of his desire not to take
office again was obliged TO yield and the
first citizen of England again becomes
prime minister.
His cabinet is made up of representa-
tives of several shades of liberal opinion
and seems to have good prospect of har-
monious work. Just now parliament is
not at work because some of the members
of the House have taken office under Glad
stone and they are to be reelected before
they can sit as legislators. Sir William
Vernon Harcourt had bad luck being de-
feated for reelection, and seat has not
yet been found for him. This is rather
unpleasant for one of the leading liberals.
But though Gladstone's friends have a
round working majority over both the
conservatives and home rulers it cannot
be expected that their governing will be
without thorns. In fact the Beaconsfield
ministry left some very ugly problems.
And the chief of that ministry, Earl
Beaconsfeld himself, goes down to his
country seat with some of the later novels
under his arm to see the grass grow and
water run, and have good time. So he
says at least, and it is very possible that he
speaks the truth. If he does want to see
the beauties of nature it is very certain
that the knowledge that Mr.. Gladstone is
worried will not detract from his enjoy
meut.
The new ministry finds trouble in the
Indian finances. There is a deficit Of
twenty million dollars that the conserya-
tive ministry had not found out. It was
concealed in some laundering figures
from the east. Though the liberals are
not to blame for this they will have to
devise means of payment Then the
Afghan bother has to be taken up. Just
now Gen. Roberts is having his own way
and furnishing severely the rebels The
English have concluded to set up Abdur
Rahman Khan an Afghan chief of great
power in the north, as ameer and if be
will accept their plans he can have the
place. Otherwise they will take somebody
from the family Of Shcre Ali for the
new ameer. The marquis of Ripon is to
succeed Lord Lytton as governor general
of India, and has sailed for the east.
The Zulu matter was pretty thoroughly
settled last year and outside the Asiatic
complications the most difficult FOREIGN
problem is the Turkish question. Mr..
Goschen, the new minister to CONSTANT
nople, will have much to DO. Northern
Turkey is in complete mes, between the
wishes of the inhabittnts them selves, the
Turkish and the Austrian governments.
Austria wants to do something to the
south that will strengthen her and England
will hardly consent to this.
Then again the Il 'rlin treaty of 1873
made England to some extent responsible
for good behavior on the plrt of the Turks,
and if there is any one thing certain it is
that the Turks will not behave well unless
they are forced to do it. The Sultan is |
poor stick, AMI has no liking for reform in
administration. He may now that bis |
more particular friends are out of Office in |
Great Britain find time to listen to threats
where he would not to appeals.
The Turkish legacy, perplexng rs it is.
is not any worse than the vexation which
will come from the troubles in ireland |
The Emerald Isle" is afflicted with star
walton, with absent landlords, with prcsen
landlords and with demagogucs. AM
Mr.. Gladstone will find that its con.
dition is the worst thing he has to dea
with.