Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. REFORMS IN IRELAND. Much Hoped From The
 New Ministry. SCOTCH EARL FOR VIcEROY. The Senate Makes Dakota
 A State. INDUSTRY IN 4 FAIR WAY. Pastor Downs Seeks Legal
 Redress.
 
INDUSTRY IN A FAIR WAY.
Pastor Downs Seeks Legal
 Redress.


A Scotch Earl whe Is Warm
 Personal Friend Of Gladstone
 Growing Confidence In The Com
 cilfatory Attitude Of The New Gov.
 ernment.
 LONDON, Feb 5-The Earl of Aberdeen has been appointed Viceroy of Ireland and Lord Wolverton postmaster general. All the other minor offices in MT. Gladstone's new cabinet were completed to-day. Lord Aber- deen, the Scotchman who is to. be iceroy of the Irish, is only thirty-nine years old and is q member of the celebrated Gordon family which has furnished so many leaders and he roes to Great Britain. He is much more popular in Ireland than Lord Northbrooke, certain to get that office. Aberdeen has been warm personal friend of MT. Glad stone. It will be remembered that immedi- ately after Mir. Gladstones defeat, when he had resigned the premiership and was near being in disgrace with the people as he ever came to being in his life, and when the leaders of his party were deserting him, Lord Aberdeen conspicuously showed his confidence and friendship by offering the
  dence near London for the rest of the season and went out of his way to give further proofs that he still regarded MT. Gladstone as the only recognized leader of the Liberals. These marks of loyalty are being recalled ROW and commented upon, in connection with the announcement of Aberdeen's being made minister, as showing that the grand old man does not forget his friends. Aber- deen is high commissioner in the Scottish church and president of the Roy al Geographical society. Lord Vol verton, who becomes postmaster general, is better known as banker than as politi- clan, being a member of the old firm of Mills, Glyn, Currie & Co. He has, however, taken great deal of interest in political dis cussions, though generally more influential in club politics, as it is called, than by req son of any activity in the House of Lords. He is regarded as likely to prove eminent ly safe business minister.
 Now that the ministry is complete Mr. Gladstone's formal statement of policy is looked for with increasing interest. It is supposed that this will be forthcoming when the House meets on Monday. The main points of it have doubtless been correctly outlined in the semi-official extracts from the Midlothian manifesto which will be presented tomorrow, and which indicates 6 design to introduce a thoroughly satisfactory Irish land purchase scheme to be followed by more or less ex- tensive concessions in regard to local selfgov- ernment. MT. Morley's appointment as chief secretary of Ireland continues to in spire confidence in the concliatory attitude of the new government, and the inquiry which he is to establish to the condition of the people in that unhappy isle is anticipated to be the first genuine investi- gation that has ever been attempted, inas- much as the element of sympathy will enter into the conclusions to be arrived at. Nor ley has enough home rule in his theories to be willing to report in favor of fully as great liberty for the people as the circum stances are found to warrant. Frede- rick Harrison, the leader of the positive school of philosophy in England, said day or two since in a public speech that land ownership as it existed in Ireland is a crime against nature. As Harrison is Morley's bosom friend, this remark is quite naturally being quoted as likely to represent in some degree the new chief secretarys own views, and upon this supposition many hopes of land reform are founded among those who have that matter at heart.