New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
THE NEWS IN LONDON
AN IMPENDING POLITICAL CRISIS


,,p ,x THE IoRps--A STORMY o0'
fry CABLE TO THE TRiBoNh'
,,-Tbc political barometer to-day
,s set stormy. There was genera' o''p'''
,r.ek among the Tories to compromise 'n' "'''a'N
hs,ween the Lords and the Commons o''' '"N
,,-.,;so The South warwickshre election ap
rc.rs TO have completely turned the heaoS e'0" VI
-.oaor.te Tories. Their leaders have hnaily ao"n-
,o.a all tbouchts of further delaying the measure
in the lower house. preferrng an ini'heu'a'0 WE
,,s;on The bill was allowed to pass through '"o
Committee on Monday and the third reao'ns y"
Tuesday. The single division taken on MI ''''"'
,ev's amendment dcferrng the franchise 'ii io'''
.rh,tion scheme should be passed was rejected oy
vote of 1914 against 100.
But this peaceful progress was accompanied "
varke speeches from the mldest Tory neinoci''
Mr.. Lowther the chief frebrand OF the Tory party
was allowed to assume the leadership on Moha'y
md to disown Sir Richard Cross. VINO nao IL"
xocated concessions on Friday. Sir Stafford North-
cote followed repudatng poor Sir Richard CroSS'
-, ,.;,h oo,ol decisveness reafflrmcd Lord Sails
hurvs latest utimatum that there shall be no Fran
chise bill unless a satisfactory Redistribution Oil
shall be passed simultaneously. Mr. Goschen a,'
TEMPTED to intervene on Tuesday as an indepehoeh'
Liberal and pleaded for conciliation' Loro 'ohh
Manners answered iercely, rejecting peremptorhy
the suggestion that the Opposition should state
their views respecting redistribution declaring
that the Tories would hold no communication Ill
public or private with the Government Mr. Giad-
stone reioined renewing the invitation to parley'
which remains unaccepted.
TIE TORY POLICY.
I The Standard to-day ostentatously announces
that the Tory leaders will be parties to no negota
tiops. The Lords intend to agree to second
reading on Tuesday and then TO postpone 'he
measure till a Redistribution bill is introduced
IN the Commons. The Wing peers, the Dake
of Argyll, Lord Cowper and Others continue
thcr Efforts to induce Lori Salisbury TO agree to
somc bargain but it is believed that their work
will be wholly iruitless The Times and other mod
crate papers daily in favor of an agreement OF
some sort
LIBERALS EAGER pom CONFLICT.
Most Liberal journals and all the Radicals hali
the ur,specf of conflict The Daily Ncrs ioyiully
debates that it sees no signs OF an arrangement
insists that Lord Salisbury is only anxious to pre-
vent settlement. and ptononnces the ptetensiohs
Of the Lords positively monstrous, This Journal
usually doeile 10 Ministerial hints, sees 10 lie ready
a. EAST IN iis lot with the majority oi the ihle'al
paft,, whe undoubtedly ieaaid With alarm MI
ula,istnne'a pplHp,eing attempts ~ eone w. terms
Lord hallsbury's deosien Ia expected nest week
Tho fory leaders will meet Monday io settle plahS
Ihe Tory patty w,ll be summoned 10 assemble at
the Carlton on Tuesday 20 rat'fS tho r"e"i'o'
There are fresh rumors OF compromise this alter
noon. Tho raj NaH Gaseite formerly ierNenl lof
battle now urges a surrender and says the Tories
have only to name the terms and they will be com
Piled with.
EGYPT AND BECHUANALAND.
The Ministry have plenty of other topics OF
anxiety. No decision is known to have yet been
taken whether to accept or to reject LORD North
brooks report on Egypt Mr. Gladstone promises
a statement next week. Lord Harrington propos-
inc on thursday vote of million for the Nile ex-
pedition admitted that it was only preliminary.
Private accounts say that the expenditure is nearly
half million pounds weekly. The vote was unop-
posed except by meIe fanatics like Sir Wirid Law
son. who remarked that "Gordon not worth
Iescu n.y. and the Pameltes
The vote of threc-quarers of million pounds for
the expedition to Bechuanaland surprised the
House by the largeness of the sum, but the Ministry
were resolved that 1t wiser to send force that
would be obviously irresistible.
The CRoFrrRs' GRIEVANCES.
The crofter question cropped up in the House yes
terday, the Government after tiresome and oc-
casonally violent debate agreeing to the motion
that something ought to be done to remedy the
grievances.
GoRDON's FATE.
London has been agitated ourng the week by per
sstent rumors of General GordOns death and the J
capture of Khartoum. Yesterday telegram from |
Lord Wolseey saying that the stories unknown |
there dispes anxiety. Military critics think Lord |
Nolseey advances slowly
A MINISTERIAL CHANGE.
II is settled that Mr.. Shaw-Lefeyre shall be Post |
master General with a seat in the Cabinet The
papers incorrectly announce Lord Rosebery's ac-
ceptance of the Privy Seal and the appointment of |
First Commissioner of Works with Cabinet rank.
The LORD MAYORS SHOW
The Lord Mayors tawdry show filed the streets |
with perhaps the largest and dirtes; crowd ever |
known. The dinner III the evening was of moderate
interest. Mr. Gladstone absent but Lord North |
brook gave assurances that the navy voula be
strengthened and its supremacy be maintained
or,1 Granville admitted that efforts to mediate hp
tween France and China had been unsuccessful.