Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
The Resignation of the Gladstone Min.
istrv Accepted by the Queen-The
Parnellites Busy Urging Home Rule
on the Conservatives.

LONDON, June -.
The Queen has accepted the resignation of
the Gladstone ministry and summoned the
Earl of Salisbury to form a new cabinet.
Gladstone announced in the House of Com
mons this afternoon that he had resigned his
Office; that that the Queen had accepted his
resignation, and that Her Majesty had in
formed him thar she had summoned the Mar
quis Of Salisbury, leader of the opposition 10
the House of Lords, to Balmoral, for the
purpose of entrusting him with the formation
of new ministry.
AT o'clock this afternoon, Gladstone re-
celved a communication from the Queen. In
this communication Her Majesty acknowl-
edges the receipt of the resignation of the
prime minister, and his cabinet Her Majesty
also states that pending the consideration of
the resignation of the Gladstone ministry,
she had summoned to Balmoral the Marquis
of Salisbury.
In the House of Lords this afternoon, Lord
Granville announced Gladstone's resignation.
LONDON, June l2.
Lord Salisbury, at an informal conference
with number of conservatives, members of
the House of Commons, said he would refuse
office unless assured by the liberal leaders
that the factions of the opposition would not
hamper the administration. If the liberal
majority was willing to give fair play to the
conservative ministry, the Office might be
accepted. without some such understand
ing between the leaders of both sides, it
would be impossible for the Conservatives to
undertake the gov overnment. The possibility of
such an undertaking. is being discussed in
political clubs.
Mr.. Gladstone, Lord Harrington and other
moderates, it is believed would accede, while
MI. Chamberlain and Sir Chas. Dixie would
refuse Chamberlain organ, the Birming.
ham Post, described the radical party in the
event OF tory ministry being formed. They
must, the Post says, be watched and checked,
forbidden to legislate and compelled to ex-
plain and justify every step, and so bound
and limited and preve lted from using for
their Own purposes the position to which
they have no real claim. These and similar
declarations by other liberal papers, inten-
slfy the feeling of the rank and file of the
conservatives against accepting Office as i'm
possible without a guarantee of some support
at the hands of the moderate liberals.
The Standard believes that Lord Salisbury
and Sir Stafford Northcote are willing to
form ministry provided they receive assur-
ance that both sides of the House will sup.
port bill for the prevention of crime in Ire
land. Without such bill they hesitate to
be responsible for the government of Ireland
during the winter
1t has just been learned from an authorita-
tive source that the report to the effect that
the Marquis of Salisbury had been summoned
by the Queen to Balmoral, and that he left
last night for the castle, is true. The Mar
quis started secretly at midnight for Bal
moral. Now that it has become apparent by
his departure that the tories will take
the reines of the government, the Parnellite
members OF Parliament have begun confer
ring with leading conservatives with regard
to the government of ireland. Mr. Parnell
and his followers strongly urge the tories to
adopt the home rule measure for Ireland.
Telegrams from all principal points along
the route taken by the Marquis of Salisbury
to Balmoral. show that the journey was made
through continued series of popular ova-
tions on all that part of the way which lies in
Scotland. Crowds assembled at all the rail-
road stations and cheered the looming man."
AT Aberdeen station. where the train stopped,
the demonstration was particularly enthusiast
tic. Here some one called out, ''Three
cheers for Gladstone" and the invitation was
greeted with groans and Kisses.
The House of Commons this afternoon
adjourned until Monday, after having reached
the agreement that legislation on the redistri-
button of seats be resumed on that date.
The Marquis of Salisbury has consented to
form ministry, with Sir Stafford Northcote
as chancellor exchequor.
The News says that the statement that
Gladstone intends to retire from the leader
ship of the liberals is unauthorized.
The Queen leaves Balmoral Tuesday and
will arrive at Windsor Castle Wednesday
morning. 1t is stated that message from
the Queen has arrived for Sir Stafford North
cote today.
Senator Edmunds sat under the speakers
gallery in the House of Commons today.
The promptness with which the Queen ac-
cepted the designations of the Gladstone min
istry is the subject of general comment. She
telegraphed her acceptance instead of sending
by royal courier, as is usual in cases of i'm
pOrtance.