Daily Republican., 1885-06-13
Tories in Office.
LORD sALIsRURY PREMIER, SIR
STAFFORD NORTHCOTE CHAN.
CKLLOR OF THE EXCAEQUER.
RECEPTION

LONDON, June 12.-The Marquis of
Salisbury, the conservative leader, was
summoned last evening to Balmoral by
the Queen. He arrived at the Royal
Scottish residence to-day, and after
consultation with Her Majesty consen
ted to form q Ministry with Sir. Stat
ford Northcote as Chancellor of the
Exchequer. The Queen is expected a
Windsor on Tuesday.
In the House OF Commons Mr.. Glad
stone announced the royal acceptance
Of bis resignation of power, and that
the Queen had summoned Lord Sails,
bury. Continuing, the ex- Prem ier said
that under the peculiar circumstances
surrounding the out going Government,
he would, . little later, propose that
the House Of Commons adjourn until
next Monday. The question mad arisen,
he continued, whether 1t would be best
for the public con veniance and interest
to go on with the pending lsgislation
concerning the Redistribution OF Seats
bill.
The retiring Government would only
do so with the consent of the House.
He did not believe that any difference
of principle In respect to this important
measure could now possibly arise be-
tween the par les, and he reminded the
House that the Government and the
Opposition we're both under compact
regarding the Redistribution bill. It
would, however, be gratifying to him.
self and his colleagues In the outgoing
Cabinet II they could regard the bill as
sealed and delivered.
Sir Stafford Northcote. on behalf Of
the Conservatives. responded that bis
party desired to proceed with the Rsdis.
tribution bill as rapidly As possible. It
was decided, however, to make the
amendments which were made by the
House the subject of discussion Oh next
Monday, and An adjournment WAS taken
10 that date.
The Parnellites have begun comforting
with leading Conservatives with regard
to the government of Ireland. Mr..
Parnell and his followers strongly urge
Tories TO adopt Home Rule.
SCENE IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, June 1.-THE scenes 10 the
House of Commons tonight " hen Mr..
Gladstone announced the retirement
Of his Ministry, were tie most extraor
dinary that has heen witnessed there
for many years The attendance and
the excitement have not been equ Alled
for generation.
The cheering reached its climax
hen Mr. Gladstone made his appear
ance in tho House. Not few of the
Conservative members Joined in the
applause. The " strangers" in the
galleries seemed to be GladstoNian to a
man. The applause was evidently very
grateful to the r, tiripg Premier, and he
deliberately nursed it by standing in
h Ia f.w .k.. "A No.
to the right and left.
When he finally spoke it was to
make the announcement, plainly and
unequi vocally, that the Queen had
telegrapbed her acceptance OF the resig
nation of himself aud Cabinet. The
Premier was pale and hoarse, but he
spoke firmly and with a more cheerful
air than he has At any time since Mon
day.
There is still much mystery as to the
plans and movements of the Conserva
tives. This mystery was carried to the
extent of absurdity in regard to the
Marquis Of Salisbury's journey to Bal.
moral. His servants told all visitors at
his residence M late as 10 o'clock this
morning that he was at home, but was
too busily engaged to 500 any one
An incident which occurred this
evening illustrates the political fckle
ness of the London mob. Lord Rando pb
Churchill, Henry Chaplin, member
of Parliament for Mid.Lincolnshirt,, aud
e Miner Gibson, NJ. for Dublin
University, happened t. leave The
House together. They attracted the
attention OF the crowd, and were follow
ed by constantly increasing mob of
roughs who howled and groaned at the
three Conservatives, because they were
enemies of Gladstone.