Evening star., 1885-06-06
I'd EDITION
--latest IGleglanS to The Star.
The Irish Members Again Adopt Oh
structive Tactics.

4 StructiVe 1acttcS.
| NO NEW LIGHT THROWN ON THE POLITICAL
| SITUATION BY GLADSTONE'S STATEMENTS
| SIR PETER LUMsDENs INDIsCREET UTTER
| ANCEs-THE CABINET DISsENSIONS OVER TUE
| IRISH CRIMES ACT-GENKRAL GOSSIP.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAE = =.
LONDON, June 6.-The reassemb bling of par
| lament failed to throw the expected light upon
| the various aspects of the political situation.
| Gladstone's reply and ChurchilPs challenge to
| the formers statement of March 13, about a
! sacred covenant with Russia that troops should
| not advance, was made with much difficulty
| and received in silence. Gladstone's statement
| in commons was made without consultation
with Lord Granville. and Granville's subse-
quent dispatch to St. Petersburg was sent
without Gladstone's knowledge. The Russian
dispatches which Gladstone interpreted as q
pledge not to advance almost every body else
here reads as a refusal to withdraw. It can be
imagined. therefore, what satisfaction the ex-
planation gave.
LUMSDENS INDIsCRETIONS.
Lumsden arrived this afternoon: He will GER
tainly meet with severe reception from the
government on account of his extraordinary
indiscretion at VIENNA. In passing through
OF the Times and Standard, and expressed to
them with tie utmost freedom his own
views of the situation, and the recent
action of the government. He said the
as well as odious to the Afghans by allowing
ished He said the Gladstone cabinet made a
great mistake in allowing the evacuation
Gi ana h19ted 9t that f
He expressed bitter disapproval Of the govern
ment policy, and complained that no attention
therefore he had asked to be recalled. f6ese
si5lsai so@s chosen io% on post as vRsrs @ Si.sss
ali the suspicion That Vas felt s about his reports.
The l'aH Nal Gazette said yesterday: "If the
slightest discipline is to be preserved In our dipo
matte service Lumsden should be caShiered on
his arrival" Naturally the conservatives are
preparing a warm welcome for him.
THE CABINET D1ssENs1oNs.
As TO Irish matters, the cabinet is still unable
to agree, and the air is thick with rumors. 1t
Is stated that at yesterdays cabinet meeting
Mr.. Chamberlain and Sir Charles Dixie placed
their conditional designations in Gladstone's
hands, to be used if coercion is decided upon.
After the meeting Mr.. Chamberlain did
not enter the house for some time. When he
did he sat talking with friends on the radical
benches below the gangway, instead of taking
his seat on the ministerial bench. This gave
rise to the rumor that he had actually resigned.
IRISH MEMBERS PREPARING FOR OBSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Gladstone announced that he would state
the terms OF the compromise bill which is to
replace the crimes act. but which he will
come up after the Crofters' bill next
Thursday. The Irish, members are there
S f at the srsatess poasSie W
further cOerclve measures. John Morley, ad-
dressing public meeting last night, spoke
strongly against the Introduction of such a bill.
1t is certain the struggle will be long and bitter
a final decision will be reached by the cabinet
council on Monday.
SPECIMEN OF OBSTRUCTION.
Last nights proceedings in the commons fur
nished good specimen of the Irish tactics. An
Irishman had the floor, demanding an inquiry
into alleged unjust convictions for agrarian
crimes. After he had spoken for two hours, the
house gradually emptied. The government had
arranged to introduce an important measure
of supply and the budget resolutions
after midnight. Every one supposing
from the great interest the Irish party
exhibited in about the above inquiry they
would occupy the house till that hour. After
wards Mr.. Parnell entered and seeing that few
members. except his party, were present, and
called off these, and in spite of the strenuous
efforts of the ministerial wings, the house was
counted out at eight. This the Irish members
regard as great stroke of diplomatic Obstruc-
tion.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Surprise is expressed at the election Of Burne
Jones as an associate of the Royal academy.
Doubt is felt whether he will accept.
Reynolds NetospdDer has received letter
literary men, thanking them for being the only
English paper which appeared in mourning for
Hugo death.
Swinburne will have an article on the work
OF Hugo in the Nineteenth Century for July.
Richard Lescide, Hugos private secretary, is
about to publish a volume OF the formers table
talk. 1t will take Is years to publish all his
works, plays and correspondence left in manu-
script.