The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Ministerial Muddle In England
Discussed.
The Marquis of Salisbury To Form q New
Ministry-The Task BY No Means
Ono of Unmixed Pleasure
Notes and Comments.

Ono of Unmixed Pleasure
Notes and Comments.
LONDON, June 14.-Within the past
twenty-four hours we have had the fol-
lowing authoritative announcements
First, that Lord Salisbury has undertaken
to form a new Cabinet; second, that he
has not undertaken to do SO, third, that
he has formally declined to do SO; fourth,
that he has recommended the Queen to
delegate The duty to Sir Stafford Ncrth-
cote; fifth, that Gladstone has consented
to retain Office until the elections; sixth,
that Salisbury having declined, Harting-
ton has been sent for to patch up tenn
porary ministry to carry on the business
OF the country until the appeal to the
constituencies has been decided one way
or the otner. The truth probably is that
Salisbury has engaged to sound his COL
leagues and will do so forthwith, and
be in position to announce results in
time for the reassembling of Parliament
tomorrow. The Conservative leaders are
said to be a unit in the pol
icy of dissolving Parliament on the
completion Of supply, private bill
legislation and routine work. 1t is
only reasonable to suppose this condition
will be insisted on by the ministers of
the late Tory ministry invited to seats in
the Cabinet
DIFFERENCES TO BE HARMoNIzEp.
There are serious differences of opinion
on the Irish questions, the renewal of the
crimes act most of all, and Lord Sails
bury's chief difficulty will be to find tried
men whose views are not so divergent as
to render harmonious action hopeless.
Sir Stafford Northcote (Exchequer),
Cranbrook (Indian Office, Stanley, (War
Office), and Cross (Home Office, are
Moderates and favor conciliatory policy
In Ireland. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
Lord George Hamilton and other men,
bers of the late Government have yet to
to be brought into harmony with the
views of Lord Salisbury on Irish ques-
tions. On foreign relations the old Cab
met are tor all practical purposes unani-
nous.
On fiscal questions there are no radical
differences. They are a unit against in
creased beer and spirit duties, and with
out exception unfettered as regards the
imposition of duty on foreign products
entering largely into competition with
articles of home growth and manufact.
ure, although prof-ssedly free traders.
The suggested seat in the Cabinet for
Lord Randolph Churchill has developed
ill-feeling between the admirers of the
fourth party leader and the orthodox
party. Since the defeat of the Beacons-
field administration down to the present
Ahai ir,fa 1,~f% %la,
tion to Irish affairs have been confined ex-
clusively to the two members of the late
Government whose duty it was when in
office to answer to Paliament for that
branch of the National business. 1t is
hardly likely these gentlemen will con-
sent to their claims being ignored in
favor of a parsonage who has yet to
serve his first apprenticeship in the de-
partments of state, no matter how wasp
sh he may have proved himself.
AS regards the India office, another
post for which Churchill has been men.
toned, Lord Cranbrook has not yet sig
nifed desire to fill any other position,
and until that time arrives he, of course,
has the refusal of the Secretaryship OF
State for India. If outsiders are to be
taken into the Cabinet to oust former
Cabinet ministers, who expect to be re-
instated in their former places, and have
every title to reinstatement then Mr.
Chaplin will have to be dealt with. He
has worked hard for advancement, ant
has frequently led the party at critical
moments in the absence of the recog.
nized chiefs. He is probably marked
out for advancement. There are
only two actual vacant seats in the
Cabinet, assuming that all the old mem
bers now alive are asked and consent tt
: serve again, but post may be Gre aztec
for Churchill without Cabinet rank fol
; the present, to afford him an opportunit,
of proving his mettle place of powe
, with responsibility. Among the mel
destined for office of some sort is Ed
| ward Clark, .. G. Mr.. Clark was one O
Lord Beaconsfeld's personal selections
j He was put up for Southwark just befor
the disaster of 1880, specially to train 70
office. Clark is believer in the powe
of the Irish vote, having felt its influ
ence.
SALISBURY ACCEPTS.
LONDON, June 15.-The Marquis O
t Salisbury has consented to form Minis
G try, and is actively negotiating with 81
b Stafford Northcote, the Duke of Rich
e mond and Gordon, Lord Rawton, Hon
I Edward Stanhope, M. P. for Lincoln
shire, Mr.. Rawland Winn, M. P. fo
, North Lincolnshire, to the end of secul
: ing their cooperation. These gentle
n men have agreed to meet and consul
e with Lord Salisbury to-day.
y LONDON, June 15.-The Daily Ne,r
says that Lord Salisbury has adopte
= the only course open to him in assumin
: the formation of Ministry.
. The Ne,os makes a fresh and dolefu
appeal to Mr.. Gladstone to lead the Lii
l, eral party at the next election, and say
n it plainly sees defeat for the Liberals
he does not lead.
. The Times continues to berate tn
e Gladstone government, and publishe
" this morning a summons from the Libe.
e ais whip for attendance at the session
l. the formal meeting Of the House of Con
lt mons to-day. In commenting thereo
|. the Times says the notice is precisel
,e similar to one issued on the occasion
, the crucial division on the budget la.
: Monday, and remarks that the whips ma
cry wolf once too often.
Fire in Goal Mine.
r WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June l5.-The FL