New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
NOTES FROM LONDON
THE PRIME MINIsTER-THE PREsS-THE
MAILS.

H. c1odstone's Journey to Cannes is the
sult of an invitation by telegraph from LORD
wolvertOn who has villa there, and mas
long been one of Mr.. Gladstones intimate
friends It was not ventured on without
much debate. There is great deal to he sald
against Cannes The air of the Riviera at TINS sea
con is dry and stimulating. Mr.. Gladstone Is III no
need of stimulants. What he requires Is sedatNe
treatment; a climate that will give repose 10 tne
overstrained nerves. The drainage is douo'lu''
Alarmed by the racket made year before last, the
municipal authorities sanctioned large scherie
for new sewers, but one hears that this was car
riod ont in mart only. and the sanitary people
say that imperfect drainage Is consideraoN
worse than none. This however is a matter WHICH
Lord Wolyerton living as he does i'll the place lor
the winter must be supposed to have taken lhto
account He is a very rich man and hkey 10 h"No
done what is needful TO make his own mousse
healthy whatever may be the CONDITION vi 'n0
town IN general. Then there is the long Journey
Mr. Gladstone born in the days OF mali COACHES 10
NOT very good traveller and disllkes the connne-
ment and fatigue of a railway carriage, But these
mud other objections have been overruled. Dr.
Clark and the Prime Minister'S family agreed III
thinking that it would be next to impossible Tor
Mr. Gladstone to get any real rest at Hawarden,
and no place in England seemed to promise COM
plete isolation and abstraction from public affairs
II is n rare thing that Prime Minister should DO
nbsent from the realm. When Lord Beaconsheid
went to Berlin precedents were sought for Duu 10"
found, if any. Mr.. Gladstone does not Ike MS
predecessor depart diplomatic or pohtical mis-
sion but he leaves the country at q moment when
his individual influence is at Its highest NO Mill
lister since Pitt has been powerful LORD beacons-
field was never quite free from opposition IN MS
own Cabinet. and never more than divided with Mr..
Nf no
Mr. Gladstone is supreme in the Ministry, and there
is absolutely nobody who can even pretend 10 meet
him on eqnal terms in the House of Commons OF
before the people He is more than Prime Minister
He is the Ministry Time was when Primo MIN
lister might be voted down III bis own Cabinet
That occurred often. Not only is Mr.. Gladstone
not voted down, but if accounts OF private
conclave may be believed, no vote is ever TAKEN IL
Mr.. Gladstone thinks way and his colleagues
tue other efforts are made to convince him. Ill iney
succeed well and good, but an attempt 10 Overture
his decision is unheard Of 1t has been said over ana
over again of late that it does not matter VINO Is III
the Cabinet so long Mr. Gladstone Is the he"u oi
il So far as Cabinet decisions are concerned, that is
perfectly true Whether the Wings are reinforced
by Lord Derby or the Radicals by Sir Charles
Dixie. the balance of power remains what II was
If the phrase balance of power can be used where
the power is a unit There is, as there always Is,
An inner Cabinet. Mr.. Gladstone does not.
fancy. make many appeals to the general'y
of his colleagues for advice. lie Is
in the habit of consulting TWO OF
at most three men. III might W
indiscreet to name them, but there can De DO great
harm in saying that Mr.. Chamberlain Is not OF the
number. There nav even, he some use in saying So
notice has been propagated that MI Chauloer-
lain's voice in council is heard with Difference.
L. lao 10
inc the party because he is the chief of one very
oc,ive CLIQUE IN the party. He would have aten-
tion also on matters touching the business
If his own department. Beyond that his share in
the government Of this empire is Patonic. Mr. Glad
stone gov ems He governs. OF course Dy tDe COLI
fdence of the people. If anything happened TO I'M
nair that confidence, his authority would be rap
idlv diminished But at present there are no signs
that the electorate is disposed to resume any
of the power it has delegated to the Prime Minis
ter
The tone of the English press with reference TO
the postponement If MIR. GladstOnes visit to Mid
lothian has been somewhat remarkable. They all
more or LET betray feeling of satisfaction, eX-
nressed in such curious terms that it is hardly IN
charitable TO attribute it to jealousy of Scotland
Very likely they would not admit 20 much even TO
themselves but il is toleraby clear that they thihK
Scotland favored beyond its merits. II MI. OIad-
otore has q message 10 deliver TO The universe why
does he 90 10 Midlothian for PLATFORM why not
sneak i'm London or Liverpool, or. IN TACT, any
where but the land winch he once oddly dehoml-
mated the land o. the lealf He Is member Tor MID
lothian. but he is Prime Minister of the Kingdom
and so on. Such questions and comments may DC
natural but the public expression Of them Is an IN
trinity.
There are minors of coming changes in at least
three leading morning papers of London. when
Mr. Chenery was made Editor of The Times 10 me
emazement of the journalistic world, Mr.. Frederick
Clifford. Tory who had been Twenty-Five years on
the staff was installed as drynurse TO Mr. Chenery,
whose wanting practical acquaintance with politics
and politicians was known even to Mr. Wal er
Various inconveniences resulted from this arrange
ment among others, the fact that journal nomi-
nallv independent with semi Liberal leanings was
left at critical moments under the guidance of a
Conservatives Mr. Chenery showed little DISPOSE
ton to enforce his own views, when he had any,
and Mr. Clifford was the power behind the
throne except when it suited Mr. Walter himself TO
play that role But now Mr. Clifford has been forced
by i'll health to resign and the paper is more hope
lessly adrift than ever Mr.. Buckle is mentioned
as Mr. Cliford's successor Mr.. Buckle Is young
Oxford Radical whom Mr.. Walter discovered less
than two wears ago able they say, and full of
prornise but with none OF that training IN journal
ism which in every Office but that OF The Times, is
deemed indispensable to a man who has anything
to do with managing Mean while, the edi orshlp,
or the real control and conduct of the leading lou r
nal of Europe, may be said to be in commission.
The result Of the chaos existing III the ONCE has
been that for two or three years It's foreign pohcy
has been largely dictated from Pars by NJ de
Bowitz. That enterprSng correspondent
ia The partisan and often the instru-
nent of the clerical and monarchcal re-