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Articulation
LONDON. Juno 21.-Political moteoroloRists
have this week had to chronicle series Of
violent storms, and men who do the forecast
ing business at Westminster prophesy tempests
OF cyclonio violence at IN early date Lord
Salisbury and his colleagues find themselves
ct the end OF the week weatherbeaten. be-
wildered, and RRsping for breath. Some Of
them have sustained serious damage to their
political persons, and the Ship OF State has be-
come so battered that wise mon doubt whether
II will be worth repairing. The vessel has
almost ceased to answer the holm. tho boilers
fail to generate the necessary quantity Of
steam, aud the machinery creaks and groans
for want OF the oil which the engineers are at
their wits end to supply.
We are also In a state OF political topsy tur-
veYdom. The Tory Standard has been abus-
!ng Secretary Matthews for mismanaging the
Homo Department and demoralizing the police
force. Tho Tory Erenim0 Ne,rs is daily howl
Ing for the resignation OF Postmaster General
Raikes because his tyranny is goading post
men and Biographies to mutiny. The Tory
81 Jdmes's Gazette tercely denounces Lord
Salisbury for Remembering the empire by
cedng HelRoand to Germany. and lastly, the
Liberal Unionist Cronlcle. whose gratifying
progress toward homo rule has been duly
noted here from time to time vehemently as
sails the home and foreign policy OF the Gov
erment. The Chronicle is even brutal in its
structures reminding the Tory placeholders
that they owe their salaries to the support OF
the Liberal Unionists whose cause they arc
betraying.
Gladstone has been In the thick OF the politi-
cal storm all tho week. He has remained In
the House OF Commons late into the night
cheering his men and hurting defiance at tho
troubled Tories with juvenile enjoyment. He
recorded his vote in the great division on
Thursday evening when the Government
saved their Publican Endowment bill by the
startling majority of four. and his sonorous
voice was heard distinctly amid tho cheers
with which the Liberals hailed tho announce
ment Of the Governments narrow escape.
MIR. Smith. misnamed the leader Of the
House, is already aged and exhausted by tho
fray. Goschen gets more bilious and irritable
every day. Balfour bites his nails night after
night, and is becoming physically moro at
tenuated than the Government majorities.
But in this same atmosphere. 80 enervating to
tho Tories. the Liberal leaders thrive vigor-
ously. 1t has become commonplace to speak
OF Gladstone's marvellous virility, but never
theless 1t never fails to strike one as marvel
lous. Smith is nearly thirty years Gladstone's
junior. but he looks an older man.
The Grand Old Man was moro than
20 years old and q famous statesman whom
Balfour was born, but the long lapse Of time
finds the old mans face tho fuller and roster
his stop the lighter and brisker his spirits tho
higher. and his energy the more superabun-
dant Attempts have been made by the Tory
newspaper who see nothing disRraceiul in
such defence, to attribute Thursday nights
collapse to the fact that large number OF their
mon preferred enjoying themselves at the As
cot races to performing their legislative duties
at Westminster This Is to some extent true
but the Government knew critical division
was to be taken that evening, and Issued an
urgent fveline whip to Its supporters to be in
their places early in the day. But, including
the Cnionsts, no fewer than 40 absented
themselves and this in itself speaks volumes
for lack of discipline. which sooner or later
proves MS disastrous in politics as in war. We're
the Government at all hopeful Of an appeal to
tho country Parliament would have been dis
solved long ago. Every day the Ministry is be-
coming more discredited and less anxious for
a general election. The only alternative is a
free use OF closure or gag, In order to force
the chief bills through Parliament The
Speaker Is not unwilling to assist the Govern
mont In This matter. but luckily he does not
occupy the Chair in committee. and Mr. Court
nov, Chairman OF the committee, although
Liberal unionist is a fair minded man. who Is
not likely to allow himself to be used as a Min
isterial tool.
Tie Liberal leaders arc not likely to take any
active Part In opposing the Anglo German
al. IA
fairly equitable settlement OF difficult dispute.
aud they think anyhow that they have already
enough sticks In hand wherewith to thrash tho
Government Tho Radicals will denounce and
oppose 1t, however. and curiously enough will
probably receive the support OF some Tories
and Uncnists whose imperialist instincts have
been outraged by tho cession OF tiny Heligo.
land. But the Ministry will not fail upon this
question The most important effect OF the
cession will be upon Engands foreign
relations. France and Russia regard 1t as
setting the seal to the adhesion OF England to
the Triple Alliance. II will immensely increase
the difficulty OF settling the Newfoundland
fishery dispute, and 1t may bring about tho
fall OF the French Ministry. which Is at present
under cloud for consenting to the British
scheme for tho conversion OF tho Egyptian
debt The question OF treaty right has already
arisen In regard to Zanzibar in the Chamber of
Deputies. This afternoon VI. Francois Delon-
ele. amid tho sympathetic cheers Of tho ma
jority OF tho Deputies, asked he Government
whether the Zan2ibar treaty OF 1862 did not
give France right TO interfere. The treaty
was signed by Monsieur Thouvenel on behalf
Of France and by Lord Cowloy for England.
Monsieur Ribot managed TO defer the debate
which, in any event, must he extremely cmbur-
RAISING. by declaring his inability to roply 10
the question until he has received officially the
text Of the Anglo-German agreement. Lord
Salisbury 10 fully prepared to argue tho matter
with Ribot, the British Premier coAtendlng
that in 1862 France had not annexed Tuns and
Madagascar. 80 that the agreement applies to a
state Of things which has long since ceased.
Tho situation In Servia has not improved.
The Radical Government having failed to iu-
duoe Austria to permit the importation OF
servian swine has pluckily but unwisely COM
menced retaliatory measures against Austrian
goods King Milan, fearing Kadical designs
against his dynasty, is quietly enlsting adher-