Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-28
BRITAIN'S REALM.
RUMORS THAT GLADSTONE WILL
RESIGN.
The Reports Denied - Liberals In
COuncil-Hearty Backing of the
Premier on the Land Aet Inquiry
QuestiOn-" What Use Is Ihe
House OF Lords a,'

LONDON, February 27.-The RaH Mall Ga
zette this afternoon says; "There is not
a shadow Of foundation for the rumors
published in the Daily Telegraph that
Mr.. Gladstone is determined to re-
sign in consequence of the diff
Guilty continuing in the government of Ire
land. There is no question of Mr. Glad
stones abdication, a dissolution of Parlia-
ment or anything of the kind"
Although the statement published in the
| Daily Telegraph relative to the approaching
resignation of Mr.. Gladstone is not con-
firmed, the other papers admit that the sltu-
alton is serious. The opposition and the
| Irish members can, II they resort only to
moderately obstructive tactics, prolong the
| debate in the House Of Commons on Mr..
| GladstoIe's motion concerning the action
| OF the House OF Lords until the Easter
recess
The Daily NeaoS points out that, If this
| happens, and the discussion OF rules of pro-
cedure has to be postponed until after
| Easter, 1t will be impossible to pass single
measure announced in the Queens speech
at the opening of Parliament. 1t will be no
wonder, under these circumstances, II peo-
| pie will begin to ask what is the practical
benefit of the existence of the House of
Peers. The Daily NeaoS also states that the
| object of to days Liberal meeting is to
| demonstrate to their opponents that Mr..
Gladstone has the entire Liberal party be-
| hind him.
The Ministers while returning from the
Cabinet council held at Windsor to-day
were cheered by large crowd of people at
| the railway station. Two hundred members
of Parliament were present at the Liberal
meeting at Mr.. Gladstone's residence to-
day, including all the well known members
OF the party. The proceedings were pri-
vate. 1t is learned that Mr.. Gladstone ex-
planned the Importance of proceeding with
the resolution in regard to the working of
the land bill, and his views seemed to meet
with general assent.
In the House of Commons to-day Sir
Charles Dixie, Under Foreign SecretaeY,
replying to question, said that Lord Lyons,
the British ambassador to France, had been
corresponding with the Mexican Minister
at Paris with view to the resumption of
diplomatic relations between Great Britain
and Mexico.
Gladstone, in moving a postponement of
the orders of the day In favor of his resolu-
tion, declaring that an inquiry into the
working Of the land act would be injurious
to the interests of good government in Ire
land, said that II the judicial administra-
tioD Of the land act were to be excluded
from the scope or the House OF Lords in-
quiry, he would be prepared to abstain from
moving his resolution, but that as he saw
no prospect OF such limitation 1t was his
duty to persevere.
Sir Stafford Northcote said he thought
that the announcement was an additional
reason for giving the House of Lords time
to consider.
The motion to POSTPONE was adopted by
vote Of 300 against 167.
In reference to this vote, It Is stated that
Mr.. Gladstone, at the Liberal meeting at his
house to-day, said he would treat an adverse
vote on this point as one of want OF conf
dence. Mr.. Gladstone hoped that during
the main discussion his supporters would
confne themselves to the governments OBJ
lection to any attack upon the judicial oDe-
ration OF the land act. The government, he
said, had no objection to an inquiry into the
general working of the act on the questions
of emigration and reclamation of land.
Mr.. Forster declared that the government
needed the whole support of Parliament
to uphold the law In Ireland.
Mr.. Mitchell having confirmed the state
ment that the condition of Irelaud is seri-
ous, said that In the event of a general
election seventy Parnellists would be re-
turned.
Sir Henry James, the Attorney General,
stated that a new election writ for Meath
would be moved tomorrow.