The daily critic., 1890-07-05

NEWS AND GOSSIP in THE GREAT
BRITISH METROPOLIS.
Balfour May Succeed - tho Leadership
IN the House Of Mtcbaei
uavitt's New Venture


LoNpoN, July 5.-The apathy dis.
played by the Tories in Parliament Is
explained by The leaders Of the party,
and due 10 the fact that nearly one
third of them have no intention Of
seeking re election, and are therefore
Indifferent 10 The needs OF the party or
tie wishes Of their constituents This
Is particularly true Of many of the
younger members, who. now that the
novelty Of their position has worn off
have become restive under the party
lash and find IL irksOme 10 apply them
selves TO the dry routine Of politics.
Z he retirement of Mr.. William Henry
Smith from the government leadership
in the House Of Commons and his ele-
vatiOn TO the peerage are no longer mat
ters Of speculation and conjecture 10
Is announced that the change will be
made within q verv short time, Mr..
Smith assuming the title Of Niscount
Walton The question of the sue.
Cession to the leadership In the House
Is still debatahle. If Lord Salisbury
can have his own way in the matter Mr..
Balfour will be assigned TO the RESPONSE
bic position, but there are others whose
wishes must be consulted In the interest
Of harmony on the government benches,
which Is especially desirable. not 10 say
absolutely essential. Just now, and the
distinction may fall upon other
shoulders.
. he miners candidate for the seat for
Middurham, made vacant bv the death
Of Mr. William Crawford few davs
ago, is Mr. Wilson, who is an ardent
supporter Of Mr.. Gladstone. IL is prob
able that the socialists will be induced
to refrain from putting M a candidate
Of their own, in which case they will
support Mr.. Wilson
Mr. Michael Davitt's newspaper. the
Weekly Labor World, will shortly make
its appearance IL Is announced that
the first number will contain extracts
from the diary Of the forger and per.
iurer, Pigott, which were suppressed
during the trial before the Parnell
Commission, and fresh and startling
revelations touching the methods OF the
Itmfs In its pursuit Of evidence against
the Irish party.
The magistrate sitting at the Thames
Police Court has before him a case re-
VulllHk Hlul W lusVCNlt separately,
i 600 pictures which are alleged to be
indecent, with the object Of rejecting all
that are not strictly classical The pic.
lures are photographs taken from life,
and form a collection which was seized
at the instance Of the Society for the
Suppression Of Vice.
Mr. +. c. Burnaud's new book bur.
lesquing Mr. Stanley's I'm Darkest
Africa" has made an immense hit.
Thousands Of copies have already been
sold, and the demand for the work Is
unahatcd
II Is believed Ia Madrid that the Con
seryalives have the best cha ce OF sue.
cess IN the formation Of a new Spanish
Cabinet, but even they will have great
difficulty In constructing @ ministry. A
short time ago the sum Of II, 900 marks
was stolen from five Chinese officers.
who are studying In Berlin. Every
effort was made 10 detect the thief, bat
without success. and the losers had
about given up hope of recovering the
money, The matter was brought to the
notice Of the Emperor. ana he has
made good the loss 10 the officers from
his personal funds.