Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-16
SALISBURY'S PORTFOLIOS
FOUR SEATS OFFERED TO THE
LIBERAL UNIONISTs.


Ratio of the Lesser Ofices-Pariia-
ment Disposed to Follow GIadstons's
Lead, hut Coercion to be Resisted to
the Bitter End.
LONDON, July 15.-The net gain by the
Tories and Unionists combined in the
elections so far amounts to 45 seats over
and above their holdings in the last
House of Commons.
DIVIDING THE sPoIL5.
Lord Salisbury has offered to give the
Liberal Unionists four seats in the Cabi-
net and an equal ratio of lesser offices.
He will permit Lord Harrington to be
leader in the House OF Commons and to
select what office he chooses, except
ing that of Premier. Lord Sails.
bury proposes to again unite
the Premiership with the office OF
Foreign Secretary. The Conservative
newspapers predict that the first fight
will arise over obstructive tactics by the
Gladstonians and ParnelIites. Ministe-
rial circles deny the charge and affirm
that Mr.. Gladstone is desirous OF EXTEND
ing the speakers powers of cloCure. Mr..
Parnell is disposed to follow the lead OF
Mr.. Gladstone, but II Lord salisbury pros
poses coercion every means will be res
sorted to to prOtract the opposition.
Mr.. Gladstone has postponed the meet
ing Of the Cabiuetuntil Tuesday TO enable
all the Ministers to be present.
THE STANDARD APPROVES THE PLAN.
LONDON, July 16, 8 A. M.-The Standard
says that, considering the relative
strength OF the parties, the Marquis OF
Salisbury is the natural head of the new
government. 1t adds: "All Conservatives
who prize the triumph which the COnser.
vatives and Liberal Unionists won togeth-
er will wish to see the Marquis OF Hart.
ington prominent member of the new
government, and will also desire to have
the Unionists fairly and fully represented
Unless the Marquis of Salisbury addueea
conclusive reasons against this policy
we are sure IL is one the country will
best understand. 1t will commend itself
to the common sense OF the electors. Ii
Lord HartingtOn's followers are willing,
we are perfectly sure that there viii be
no insuperable difficulties in the way Of
such an amicabie arrangement.
THE TOTAL VOTE.
The total vote thus far is Conserva,
tive and Unionist / 400, 1858, GladstOnian
1882, ,1lS.
Copies of a telegram from Mr.. Sexton
addressed to the NatiOnalists of Belfast
have been placarded throughout that city,
IN IL mTs CtAIOu says IudJ the NAbiOndllSlh
have earned the gratitude of the country
bv their admirable self-control despite
repeated and deliberate prOvocatiOns, and
ne implores them to continue in this wise
course and to remain as much as possible
within doors, especially after nightfall.
UNITED IRELAND's RAGE.
DUBLIN, July 15.-The United Ireland
comments today on the British political
situation in somewhat raging style.l
Among other things it says: "The trick
sters, soreheads and mountebanks who
are about 10 assume of1ice in the present
tremendous crisis in English history have
in common but one dominating impulse
to grab at the emoluments Of power. This
is indeed a groCesque sacrifice. 1t is as
il a rascal imbrued himself in the vest
ments Of a priest for the purpose of
robbing the altar"
In another paragraph the paper says
"Gladstone's opponents deliberately con-
cocted the Belfast tragedies for political
purposes. Murder, particular or whole
sale, will not stop them any
more than it did lreland's enemies here.
tofore. The Marquis Of Salisbury. Joseph
Chamberlain ana Lord Randolph Churchill
are as unscrupulous as Pitt, Glare and
Castlereagh, but they are punier. The
ISLANDERS of the Times and Lord Harting-
ton are as infamous as those OF Lord
CORVALLIS or Gen. Ross. The Belfast
Orangemen have been selected to gOad
the Irish people into violence in order to
secure pretext for coercion with view
10 stifle Irelsnd's demand until Gladstone
shall be dead" Uuited Ireland suggests
clappng every Ulster magistrate into
jail and letting the soldiers deal with the
rIotous Orangemen untettered.
PHILADELPHIA SENDS ST 800.
PHILADELPHIA, july l5.-The Treas.
urer Of the Municipal Council OF the Irish
National League Of Philadelphia has this
day RENTED TO the National Treasurer,
DIR. O'Reilly, at Detroit, Mich, 81, 800, for
the parliamentary fund, making a total Of
S., 800 since July 3.