The Irish standard., 1886-07-24
SATURDAY, JULY 2t, 1856.
AGENTS. rOlS THE IRISH STANDARD
The following gentlemen are autho-
rized agents for THE IRISH STANDARD
in thaiY resnnntiVH localities
Rn'S|IGN ED.

The Liberal Cabinet have placed Their
res;iynations i'll the hands Of tie luean
This course was decided upon only at
ter MIXTURE consideration OF The posi-
bilities and probabilities OF the political
future The election exeitenent has
subsi(led, and Lord Salisbury viii nn-
loubteily be entrusted with the iorna-
Sicn OF a new ministry. The Cons;srys.
lives themselves freely confess that they
are numerically weaker Shan what they
expected, and accordingly it is pro
pable that d coalition government WILL
be formed III fact, the Tories have al
ready made t,yertures 10 the Un'ouiats
IN this direction. They naturally fear
TO accept the reins OF power without
sozne assurance that the latter will not
en'tse tbeir downfall on some question
al revenue like tllat which turned out
MT, Gladstone a year ago, on some pro
position OF aGyrarinn reform. like that
which shattered the last 'iozy Cabinet.
The only thing il common with the
Iory and Unionisj parties, as they now
sxisS is their opposition Il, Mr. Glad
stones Home Rule measure. Ii they
you'd stand together they must secure a
broader base for joint action than this,
rs undoubtedly tila first question to be
albisratea upon is the one affecting the
Iyisll people, and upon this point, &C
cori!iug to the utterauces Of both par
ties. there is as much difference as be-
tween day and night, and it might be
remarked that they differ widely be-
sween themselves. s,eli-intecest is the
pradomjnating characteristic of the
HeEes, and consequently they propose
So bUy the Unionists by q lavish distri~
BUTTON Of place and patronage. In fur
SheSallee OF this time ut-of- mind Tory
policy they propose to give the Unlon-
lists four seats in the Cabinet, although
hhesr strength in ratio as compared with
The Conservatives will be OILY az TO 4.
Besides this, it is slated that Lord
Harrington has been offered the leader
ship in The British House of Commons,
but his lordship LAS not committed him
self 30 far as to preclude the possibility
OF him returning to lis first love. This
is the price the Liberal <lissidents are to
reeeive for their Sreachery, end it is just
possible that they Will accept it. We
fail &c observe whether Judas Chamber
lain will receive his twenty pieces OF
silver or not. But even under this new
order Of things it is probable that the
success Mr.. Gladstope's opponents have
scored will be short-lived and fruitful OF
iatormina'le perple5ities arising out of
The Home Rule question.
A sad circumstance III connection
with the Cabinet meeting held Tuesday
III Mr. Gladstone's Office in Downing
street was the statement by the old po-
itical war-horse, referring to his stay
ing powers, that he would be unable to
hight much longer IN the face OF an en-
Uttered Parliament, but he would do
his best, although he urged his follow
ers to rely On other leaders. This, Of
course, does not necessarily mean that
Mr.. Gladstone will go out OF political
4 life, but simply that he can no longer
stand the strain which is Of necessity in
3yolved III leading great political
party. Millions Of people devoutly
hope: that he may be spared many years
To- give the world the benefit Of his
Iepinons on the great political questions
sief the Sd1al . si..