The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-06
The Attorney General Declares Himself in
Favor of Allowing Irishmen to Deal
with Irish Questions on Irish Soil.
And Michael Davitt Thinks Gladstone
Capable Of Solving the Problem.
General Feeling of Regret Among English
Churchmen Over the Reported Illness of
the Pope-Niscellaneo News.
ENGLISH POLITICS.

ENGLISH POLITICS.
The New Government Completed and Ready
for Business.
LONDON, Feb 5-Mr. j. Ceilings, Liberal
member of Parliament for Ipswich, whose "three-
acres and a. cow" amendment to the address in
reply to the Queens speech caused the overthrow
of the Conservatives, has been appointed by Mr..
Gladstone secretary of the Local Government
Board. Mr.. j. Rieby, Liberal member from
Wisbeeh, Cambridgeshire, has been appointed
Solicitor general.
Sir WilliamV Vernon -Harcount, the new Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer in his address to the electors
soliciting a return to Parliament, states that he
will do all in his power to cooperate with the
new government in the work of solving the Irish
question in away that will maintain the union
and the supremacy of the crown.
John Morley's address to his constituents
makes no mention of the policy which he will
follow
Mr.. Trevelyan, in his address, refers to his
previous speeches, and says he hopes the govern
| ment will adopt such policy as he advocated.
He concurs with Mr.. Gladstone that coercive
measures in Ireland would be of no value
The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord-lieutenant Of
Aberdeenshire, has been appointed Viceroy of
Ireland.
The Office of Lord Privy Seal has not yet been
filed. 1t is reported that Earl Granville will
soon retire from the colonial secretaryship and
be appointed Lord Privy Seal; that Earl Rose
berry will be transferred to the colonial secretary
ship, and that Sir Charles Dixie will be ap-
pointed to the foreign secretaryship.
Baron Wolverton, x-Paymaster-general, has
been appointed Postmaster general The new
government is now completed All the minor
places are filled.
Mr. Charles RUSSELL Liberal member for
Hackney, the new Attorney general, in his ad-
dress requesting reelection by his constituents,
proclaims himself in favor If allowing Irshmen
to deal with Irish questions on Irish soil, while
at the same time he favors maintaining all
the safeguards of the supremacy of the crown
Michael Davitt speaking at Holloway. to-
night, said he believed Mr. Gladstone was the
only English statesman that had the courage
aud ability tp erapple with the Irish problem
and establish peacs between England and Ire
land.
The Dublin Freemans g Journal commenting on
Mr.. Giadstone's election address to his constit-
uents. says the Prime Minister explicitly recog-
nizes that no settlement of the land or education
questions in ireland is possible without Irish
self government.
The Dublin Express CONSERVATIVE Says ut
is nauseating to be confronted with such talk as
Mr.. Giadstones address contains about an in
quiry into the affairs of Ireland, when the Radi-
cal Ministers know that crime, boycotting and
breach of contracts are rampant in this coun-
try"
The Marquis of Salisbury to-day received a
deputation of unemployed work men, who called
to urge upon him the necessity existing fer gov
ernment help Lord Salisbury told the men that
he considered the question they presented more
serious than the Irish question. He, however
denounced the policy in vogue among foreign
governments of fostering industries by the grant
ing of bounties from the public treasury, calling
it a false political economy. Concerning the
land question, Lord Salisbury said the PROPOSE
tion to help the poor by furnishing land to re-
claim, was impracticable, for the reason that no
body would invest capital in the work of reclaim
ing bad lands SO long as the good lands of the
country do not pay. In conclusion. the ex-
Premier declared that statesmen and Parlia-
ment must confront the question of how best to
solve the problem Of relieving the present gen.
eral distress, which Vas growing while the popu-
lation was increasing and causing immigration.
The promotion of public works might be good
way.
Archbishop Croke approves of the scheme to
buy out the Irish landlords. The Archbishop
believes that the rental of the whole, of Ireland
is under f7000 900; further that as the
Irish tenantry will not accept the
scheme giving the landlords anything like
a twenty years purchase, that the estimate
he thinks 9l6O,OoO, 600 is too high. He believes
the present imperial expenditure in Ireland of
1000 600 is ample to meet the interest on con-
soils required to purchase the lands. The Irish
leaders do not ask for confscaton-only fair
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