New-York tribune., 1886-07-29
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
,orp saIIsBuRY's MMIsTRy-PosfTIoH OF
LORD HARRINGTON.
,.,,v sxrwxEx CIR MIcHARL HicKs'sEAcA AND
Iosp RANDOLPH cHuEoHiLI-ras kAM
or cAsNARvoN AND Rohn
1uLx-scoTcH CROFT.

,.>,v ynlv 2s.-It 10 now four dsys since LUrd
e.,,,hury kissed hantA on accepting once ~ tirss
80 AZ the Treasury and Prime Minister ana yes
lin practically without Cabinet he de-
nc ....,dsv at the CarltonClub his ioe6ectual
-. .. ;nJnca Lord Hartin Rton 70 join him. LORD
e.,;,hnrv. with the Queens approval. proposed 70
So,S Warrington that no should form oovero-
-, ard offered to serve under him. Lord hsr|
tnston declined everything. but PLEDGED ms '"ue-
..ndeut support of the Conservative ministry. %
inch n public but 1t s not rash 70 sAy tnas 'ner0
q. more behind. The understanding between .no
tvo leaders is for all practical purposes co"p,o'
and Lord Hartington's support ls secuIeu on O'-o.
than Irish questioBa While the present @s'c0%'n,
,.s,a and while Mr.. Gladstone continues W 'oeu
tbe Liberals, the Uniousts Will ree'ss y" &''oup''
60 ex pei the Conservative MINISTRY on suo '.0u1
The nav Premier in return agrees 70 snomlt sli
,-;.h ond o.her important measures for LorG Hart
,n,,on,s approval before they are Introduces Id
par,iament Lord Harting gton is. therefore, aroi'er
Of the Conservative fortunes
Lord saii.bury's Ministry will iass 20 lons ." uo
makes his policy square With Lord hsr''neSou
x,.vs He would undoubtedly have preie1tou W
~. Lord Harrington either his colleague or DIS
eaief His failure to persuade tne latter 20 scceos
.;thsr positop is only the beginning OF his dim-
.nItie. Yesterdays meeting Of the Conservatives
=. ths Carlton Club bad practical party value I'D
th.t the Prime Minister obtained indemnity for tue
mast and some security for the future. his party
recognised the binding force o. tho existing agree.
roent between him and Lord harrington anu
s.,.,ad ira ahsoluts confidence In him es leader.
This last might seem matter Oh course ou' 70
not There have been some mutterinas among the
Tor;sa especially With reference TO Lord Sails
hu,v,s attitude toward the Unionists-
In lord Salisbury's mind now the Irish question
Z. nnnarmost His first difficulty 10 that the Tories
have n man for Ireland " hose name inspires comb
ds,oe in their own party. To-day the Chief Secro-
eu,v.hip vas offered to Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
Who had four years experience In that omce IN
1s7A,78 IL In doubtful whether the Tories have q
he.t.r candidate but nobody would call Sir Michael
R,ck. Reach strong mao IL is understood. more
ov.r that # he accepts this Office he will be ex-
nected TO resign the leadership OF the House OF Com
mons which he is extremely reluctant 70 40
Should this combination succeed. Loro hanuo'pu
Churchill will become leader OF the House ana
Chancellor of the Exchequer; II not Loro han'
doph is likely to decline TO return 70 tue iouiSu
Ofice as be prefers the Forugn Secretarvship
pn,motiou in some shape be must have. LORD 10
de.,eivt's name has been mentioned for the for-
sign Office only because Lord salisbury has taken
Lord IddeseiQh's former consolation post OF First
ord of the treasury aud something must be found
for a veteran still popular respected aud trusted
The Earl of Carnarvon is also cAndi late Ills
.nuearsnce Yesterday at the Carlton CLUB possibly
surprised the party, and bis speech renewing DIS
allegiance surprised them moro. EuueI Loru
Carnaryon has ceased to be Home Ruler or the
new Government sre going to adopt an irsn pohcy
very different from what has been expected. Otner
cou,Lipat ations have been discussed aud Caolnets
enough have been formed in the newspapers to SUP
nly England for the rest OF the one anu
ell are the sheerest guess~crk.
Another question not less practical or pressing
,bon caLinet-naking vas started at the Carlton
Club yesterLay bv the Salisbury meeting. lne new
prem,srs pror osal that Parliament should proceed
70 business in August must haze been ihten"ed I"r
nnblic discussion Notwithstanding the INJUNCTION
of nrivacv Everyday heretofore assumed that
rothins bnt formal business would Do transacted in
August aud that Parliament would then adjourn
un,il October. Lord Sas6urys programme
amounts TO distinct challenge OF the Liberals aho
Psrnellites. Will they allow estimates to be voted
for the remainder of the financial year before Tue
Government declare their Irish policy Lord Sails
bury clearly relies ON is alliance with LORD HART
ipgton to put tue Government IN funds ami MAKE
them independent of Parliament for SIX monthS'
The majority thus obtained would be ample uniess
the pDosi. ion resorts to obstruction ana demanus
that the Miu,stry should disclose their pOlcy De-
fore obtaining the necessary supply. TINS is ad-
mi edly within the Constitutional right OF the
Opposition. The Ministry may meet it by answer
ing that they intend to main ain the Union and
uphold the law in Ireland. The Parnellites would
have ope strong lnducement to acquiesce-the
theory that an August session implies that no at
tempt will be made to obtain from Parliament Iur-
ther powers for enforcing the law IN lreianu' 10
other words. no Coercion. The only thing certain
is that the Tories appear both confident ana con-
fd,ne and their faith in the future rivals that OF
the Parnellitea Mir. Dillon's speech Yesterday IN
Dublin indicates that the Parnclites cherish hopes
that the Torres may yet concede Home hule ID an
Acceptable torn. he remarked that the irlsn Woulu
not reject the concession but would thank ME- Glad
stone for it, not Lord Salisbury. IL. on the other
hand, the Tories attempt Coercion. the Irish will
retort by fresh war on the landlords. including
refusal to pay rents.
The TREE crofter trouble Is probably less serious
than it seems The crofters have admittedly driven
tenant with violence from farm 70 which bis
legal tito 10 not disputed because they ~ant 70 &C.
eupy it themselves In small lots The police dis
patched to renstate the tenant retreated, Judging
that they were not strong enough 70 attack Tue
armed body Of crofters woo held the farm. ship
Of war was eent to the island with force of mar
mes VINO arc expoctoo 10 uSAo en"hS "VAA N a. A'"'S.
anSs Ia offered. The Government have acted
promptly and with decision. The erofters nave no
choice but to submit and carry their grievances II
they have any. 70 Parliament
discussion on the new Extradition Treaty con-
tinuss in moderate tone Objections 70 surrender
political offenders are not less decided here than IN
America. but IL is pointed out that Americana can
have no fear that the right Of surrender will bs
abused, sincs the discretion rests with them.
The unveiling Of the Fswcett Memorial yesterday
gives the Tories an opportunity TO reaftirn their
support Of the claim Of women to the Parliamen-
tarv franchise. 1As Staaaard observes that woman
IN politics has now be coma thing OF course:
fawcett would have been considerably surprised.
lad he lived 70 see Of his favorse crochsts 3D.
rocsted BY Tories on the admitted Erourd that
women would largely increase the Tory strength