Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-28
LONDON LETTER.
SalIsbury's Government Cautiously Feel.
Ing its Way Along, NOtwith-
standing the
ImpatIence Of the People to Learn It's
POlicy-Changs of Front on the
Irish Question.
Mr.. Balfour's Speech Attracting Pro-
found AttentlOn-Mr. Surgeons
Sensation.

Mr.. BalfOur's Speech Attracting Pro-
found AttentlOR-Mr. Surgeons
Sensation.
LONDON, June 27.-The. Tory govern
ment is skillfully feeling its way along.
Even Lord Randolph Churchill has be-
| tome prudent. Since his party has had
the responsibility of government thrust
upon it even the young orator has ex-
hibited surprising responsibility and has
judiciously held both his pen and his
tongue. In view OF the impotence of all
BritoDs to know what the policy OF the
new government is to be, all this is re-
markable. The only Minister of the new
government who has up to date publically
addressed his constituents is Mr.. Arthur
James Balfour, Tory member of Parlia-
ment for Hartford borough, which he has
represented since 1877. Mr.. Balfour is
but thirty-seven years Of age and is SON.
in-law of the Marquis of Salisbury, the
new Prime Minister, whose private secre-
tary the young man has long been. The
selection of Balfour for the important
office of Chief Secretary for Ireland must
be looked upon as especially significant,
because be knows better, perhaps, than
any other person the inner views of Lord
Salisbury upon the whole Irish question,
and is the only man who has ever been
permitted by the present Premier TO speak
for him. Hence, Mr.. Balfour sspeeeh has
attracted profound attention. Before his
advent to power Lord Salisbury was most
persistent advocate Of
COERCION IN IRELAND.
The very crisis which crowded his party
into power found him actively engaged in
opposing every tendency toward Liberal
ism in Ireland. Responsibility, however,
has apparently tempered SAlisbusy's views
on this important question, and he evil
IDENTIFY shrinks from doing himself thoee
things for the abstinence from the perform
ance OF which he castigated the Gladstone
| Ministry. To use an Americsnism, Sails
bury feels the necessity of 'letting the
Tories down easy" on the question, and
Balfour is pushed forward as the chief
instrument in the lowering process.
| The most striking utterancc in Mr.. Bal
| tours address was the unqualified deelara-
ton that he desires not less than Mr..
| Chamberlain to see Ireland governed by
equal laws with England, and to see all
| exceptional legislation against the Irish
| people forever abolished" The Radicals
and Parnellites, who worried the Liberal
| Ministry out of power, never stated their
wishes on this subject more tersely and
| fully. Not satisfied with this bold state
ment, Mr.. BalfouE has just caused TO be
published for general circulation brochure
on
THE IRISH QUESTION.
In this the new Chief Secretary strongly
| supports home rule for Ireland, but con
tends that this home rule shall extend to
| local interests only. His argument for
/ this limit is the fsvoTite one of the Tories,
| namely, that il is as necessary for the gen.
| eral welfare of Ireland itself ss it is for the
| strategic security of Great Britain, that in
all national affairs the present state of de-
/ pendence shall be maintained, and that all
| concessions to Ireland shall be based on
| the absolute maintenance of Englsnd's inn
pefial control. Another idea is elaborated
/ in this brochure, namely, that in any new
organization of the government of Ireland
/ the right of thu Irish Tories, such as the
| loyal minority in Ulster, must be respected
/ and maintained. While il may be said
/ that these statements lack defniteness,
hstill it must be admitted that they indicate
| a rem srkable change of attitude in the
| o nservatiye feeling toward Ireland. Not
l only that but there is an astonishing
brood of Tory declarations of the same
| character as those made by Mr.
/ B4lfGur. In fact, all reports from Conserv-
| alive clubs and political circles show that
II I Il Ill I. L. L. Al
! prophet OF the Tory party on the Irish
| question. His policy, which from present
/ Indications will prevail with the present
| government, isvors gradual replacement
| of the present machinery of vice-regal
| government at Dublin Castle by the
formation Of an elective central board, to
| sit in Dublin and possess the power Of
dealing with all internal questions of gov.
/ eminent.
LORD sALIdBURY
| has so far had but one interchange of views
| with foreign power on diplomatic ques
tons. That was with NJ. Waddirgton, the
French Ambassador, and it related entirely
to the neyer-euding Egyptian question
The interview was forced upon the new
Premier by the official advices from tins
| Khediye's domains to the effect that an
aIchy practically exists in Egypt; that the
Il 10 CAndkAbLlLlk TIC ICdcuIl
| and is openly hostile to English influence
and that this hostile influence is implied
/ by Borelli Bey, who is described as "a,
powerful adversary" He is said to be The
private owner OF the BOsphore EgyDtiel
which was recently suppressed by th'
| Khediye for the Virulence Of its attael
upon him and England. The protests o
France secured the rehabilitation of thu
paper, and it is now a "worse conspirator'
than eyer. Boreli Beg publicly holds ire
guent levees with all Europeans hostile Il
England. To add to the general confusion
there is war in Tewfik's harem. The vice
queen Of the barem is actively interfering
against the political movement organized
to oppose the addition of an English palac
to the encourage OF the Khedive.
EGYPTIAN FINANCES.
A Cairo correspondent of the Cologn
Gazette, referring to Egyptian finances AM
| the load Of S45 900, 900 recently guarantees
by the powers to settle the debts of tn
country, states that the sum will be foun,
insufficient by at least S, 100000. Engiisl
financial houses interested in Egyptial
monetary affairs have been advised b.
their Cairo agents that the loan will fal
short of the actual necessities of the cas-
by sum equal to $l5,000,000.
CONSERVATIVE ELECTION PROSPECTS,.
The spirits of the Conservatives ar
eheered by the latest repofs OF their cleo
ton agents who are fnf ing candidate
throughout the provinces among the prom
Using young men belonging to Wing fam
lilies of great influence. These agents ais
, report that large sums of money are bein
readily subscribed to defray Conservativ
expenses in the coming campaign by ger
tlemen who hitherto have been stron
supporters OF the Liberal party. All thes
reports go to show that there really exist
in the country districts of England stron
feeling OF detestaticn against q weak fol
eign policy and an active desire to assis
! the Tories in any attempt they may max
to restore Eng nd's prestige among FOL
; eign powers. TIE Conservative suceessio
is undoubtedly now thoroughly comPsc
and tits gaining adhesions from the Liz
, eral ranks both IN the towns and the eour
try. The Tory chances are further il
creased by the growing distinctness of di
ference between the electoral cries Cd tn
Liberals and Radicals.
THE RKg. lfR. STURGEON
. has produced a profound sensation by a
J article over his signature in to-day's issu
of the Monthly Rerieag. In this the gres
preacher naTrates in detail the story OF tn
death last year of Justice Williams in
= brothel and the disclosures throughout i
1 | the recent Jeffries case. He makes thes
+ examples from high official life the basi
9 | of fuh-aavored denunciation OF Englis
immortality. and he GAYS: 'Sodom, in il
most putrid days, could scarce excee