Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-10

Special Cable Dispatch To THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, June 10.-All political England is in
ferment over the events i'm the house of COM
mons yesterday. At the clubs and wherever
men meet there is excited discussion and spec
ulat!on. The well known hauntS of the news
paper correspondents are freqrented by politi-
clans anxious for hints from the outside In
the best informed London circles the
defeat of the ministry was total stir-
that so far from defeat being a great blow TO
the Gladstone ministry, no special effort was
made TO avert Ii. Several liberals left the house
OF commons shortly before the vote. not know
Ing that their presence was specially desired
One member. who will probably lose his seat by
his absence, know to have actually walked
not stop him.
THE GOVERNMENT PLAYED TO LOSE.
o.. ~ is quite certain that the government played
coercion i'm Ireland were further than ever from
being healed not being able To steer
the snip the government stranded ii. As the
IN office, the best tactics was to let them try.
The liberals are not displeased, the radicals are
satisfied, and the Parnellites jubilant
GLADSToNE'S SHARP TACTICS
Mr.. Gladstone has shown himself again
past master OF parliamentary tactics. He has
placed the conservatives in a most awkward,
party throughout the country together again
The question is. will the tories take office? The
rank and file clainor To do SO. The leaders, ex-
cept Lord salisbury, who has been longing 10
hold the helm of state for a little while, hesi-
tate because of the conspicuous difficulties.
My opinion is that they will.
A PROBABLE CONSERVATIVE CABINET
Then Lord Salisbury will be prime minister and
secretary for foreign AFFAIRS Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. chancellor of the eNchequer and leader
of the commons; Sir Stafford Northcote, w. III.
smith and Cross will bc elevated to the house OF
lords; Brett will be lord chancellor; Clifford,
master OF the rolls: Edward Clark, solicitor
general; McNaughton, attorney general: Wolff
Will get foreign mission, and Lord Randolph
Churchill Will be secretary of state for India.
tod hot tl.x
to return to London. This caused much com
ment. Gladstone will announce his res
lgnati0n In the house of commons on Fri
day. Then Lord Salisbury will go to Balmo-
raj. The house of commons will adjourn. and
the new cabinet be formed. Then the commons
will adjourn again for the reelection of the
ministers; therefore, they will hardly get to
work till July.
PROBABLE POLICY OF THE NEW CABINET.
Their policy will then be to drop coercion, ac-
cept the present budget estimates, but raise the
money by loan instead of by taxes court a
Turkish alliance and an understanding with
Bismarck and make everything smooth for a
good front at the general election.
The continental press is entirely puzzled at
the present crisis here. Many papers absurdly
attribute 1t to Sir Peter Lumsden's return.
AN INTERVIEW WITH PARNELL.
have had special interview with Parnell.
The center of interest at the moment is the
Irish party and Parnell. The liveliest desire
exists everywhere to know what their attitude
Will be towards the conservative government.
saausl parneii Is h naturally, eated at his great
SucCxSs. ne suys the result Is u signal
proof of the advantage of a policy of bold
ness and honesty. 1--WE should have expelled
the ministry long ago. said he, except for the
secession OF twenty members who were elected
on the same principles ourselves. 1t would
have been impossible for the government to
have passed the first coercion act and used it as
1t did or pass the second if the renegades had
not broken the unity of our party Mr.. Par
neil dwelt ut length with much pride on the re.
suits accomplished for Ireland under his leader
ship. "By last nights division" he said, tri-
9mphantly, I'VE have taught lesson to all
of the present one with its successive failures
Of Forster, Trevellyan and Spencer, and have
saved the only remaining industry of Ireland
whisky-from permanent burden and have
put an end to coercion forever" With regard to
his action during the rest of the session, Mr..
Parncil assured me that unless the tories at
tempted to carry coercion bill, which he is
confident they will not, his party will give
them what he calls fair trial. His
attitude will be alive and let live he said
I'VE have never attacked merely for the sake OF
attack, and will not now" AS regards Irish ma
tionaliSt candidates in England at the next
election, 1t is his intention to contest only four
seats. one in London. two i'm Liverpool, and
one in Glasgow. He is confident to win these
The candidates have not been decided on yet,
all his energies now being given to the work of
registration.