The Brookhaven leader., 1889-03-07

| Sir John Macdonald, Charles Upper has
sailed from Havre, and will arrive In Can
ada in few days. 1t is now certain that
Immediately upon his arrival in Ottawa 1t
will be publiclyannounced that new Cab
met will be formed under his leadership.
Sir John Macdonald will, at the close OF
the present session Of Parliament, visit
England, be raised to the peerage by Her
Majesty, and receive the appointment OF
British Ambassador to Washington. Sir
Hector Langevin, it is also considered as
positive, will be appointed Canadian
High Commissioner to England.
A Cabinet Minister stated to corre-
spondcnt last evening that the report was
correct but that the announcement was
premature. The object of the govern
ment in contradicting the statement was
to throw the Opposition of the secret, ana
| to prevent any reference being mace In
| Parliament to the matter until Sir Charles
arrived at the capital. The intention OF
| the Premier to retire has been known 10
the Cabinet for some months, and the
whole matter of the change has been tpor-
| oughly discussed.
! Two leading French Canadian Minis
ters in the present Cabinet are Sir Hector
Langevin and Hon. J. A. Chaplain, be-
tween whom there exist great animosity.
| Sir Hector is good executive officer but
has no hold on his own Province, where
he came near being defeated at the last
general election. Hon. Mr.. Chapleau is the
| admitted leader of the Conservative party
in Quebec, and successfully carried the
! Conservative banner to victory through
the Riel agitation in that Province at the
| last general elections. When Sir Charles
! Upper was asked to assume the leader
ship Of the government, he made 1t a
| stipulation that Hon. j. A. Chapleau
should assist him. Sir Hector Langev1n
refused to accept portfolio in Topper
| Chapleau Government, and in order 70
overcome this difficulty it was decided
that Sir Hector should be appointed
Canadian High Commissioner to England
in the place of Sir Charles Tupper.
Her Majesty, through the Governor
General, has expressed her appreciation
of the services rendered England by Sir
| John Macdonald during his long and
eventful public career, and has sign1hed
her desire that he should be raised to the
peerage. He will be made Lord MacDon- =
| aid.
Hon. J. A. Chapleau will not return to
Canada until after the formation OF the
new Cabinet, and Sir Hector Langev1n
has his appointment as Canadian Com
missioner. This precaution is taken so
that Sir Hector's friends in Quebec will
not be able to accuse Mr.. Chapleau OF
crowding his enemies out of the new gov
ernment. The full personnel of the new
government has not yet been decided upon,
but it is more than probable that Mr..
Chapleau will be made Minister of Pub
lie Works, and that Mr.. Ross, NJ. r., OF
Sherbrooke, will receive the portfolio OF
! railways and canals, as the present Min
ister, Hon. J. II. Pope. is dying. Regard
ing the probable policy of this new ad-
ministration, it is impossible to speak
positively, but one thing is certain-sh
Charles Tupper is fully alive to the i'm
portance of an cary settlement of the
| fisheries question, and it is more than
| likely that one of his first public acts will
be to invite the new President OF the
United States to resume negotiations Tor
| the framing Of a new treaty.