Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25
Is DISSOLUTION LIKELY
Gossip I'm the London Clubs on the BY G.
Election for wisbech.
cable letter from London sent last night

Gossip In the London Clubs on the By G.
Election for Wisbech.
A cable letter from London sent last night
says:
The talk over the wi.bech election in the
Conservative and liberal clubs tonight treats
1t as likely to precipitate the dissolution Of par
lament Private ministerial utterances. how
ever, deride the notion that the bye-election
viii change the line decided upon. The period
for the reconstruction of the cabinet depends
upon Mr.. Smiths health. He has been III
enough to render il improbable that he will
ever reappear - q minister. Unless he i'm
proves he will withdraw from public lie wholly
on taking the peerags. The Duke OF Rutland,
who has long been an invalid, will also retire.
Mt; Mathews, the home secretary, will get a
ludgeship. new cabinet with Mr. Chamber
lain, Si- J.E.Gorst and Lord Harrington as men,
pers, who will add further liberal element to
government legislation, must have time to settle
into working cohesion before risking dissolu-
ton Of parliament
suRPRIsH roR BOTH SIDES.
Ihs liberal victory in the Wisbech division 10
surprise to both sides. The Gladstone candi-
date was opposed by powerful local trade inter
ests and II was hardly calculated that he would
DO any more than reduce the conservative ma
recontest At the coming election Among the
elements OF the conservative strength were the
publican and brewer interests, long dominant
In the constituency. These were thrown in
thelr full strength against the Gladstonite,
whose victory is therefore all the more signiti-
cant. But neither this nor the results Of any Of
the bye-elections will alter the determination Of
the government to try to complete its scheme
OF Irish legislation before dissolving psrlia-
ment Certain influential conservatives in
ax,A u a
headquarters are pressing Lord Salisbury to
remodel the cabinet and TO dissolve parliament
at once. They plead that the strength of the
oiladstonlan reaction is growing constantly and
that another years delay will probably result
in an overwhelming liberia. majority. These
Ion OF the officials of the electoral executive,
have not shaken Lord Salisbury and Mr.. BAL
four In their resolve 10 face another session.
COMMENT ON SALISBURY.
The reasons for Lord Salisbury's recent de-
nunciation Of the action Of the Irish priests
against Mr.. Parnell as a clerical conspiracy
have been the subject of keen surmise. The
McCarthyltes have shown no intention to OBJ
struct the government Irish legislation re-
Gently. On the contrary they have aided Mr..
Balfour on every reasonable proposal. But the
ministers. besides recognizing an essential
agreement and the closest political utilization
between the McCarthyites and the liberals,
nave private information on the nature of
communications that have passed between the
liberal leaders and the Irish bishops, uniting
them in common action against the govern
ment. To counteract the policy now supported
by every bishop, except DIR. Dwyer of Linn
erick, Lord Salisbury recently renewed over
lures to the Natican to intervene. and asked
| the pope to pronounce on the eve of the gen.
eral election decisive word against episcopal
interference. The pope's refusal prompted the
premier allusion to a clerical conspiracy and
70 the abolition of the illiterate voter and his
threat to reduce the Irish representation. The
conservatives now see that the bishops hold su-
preme sway in Ireland, aud that Mr.. Parnell'
decadence began on the day the priests de-
serted him.
Loss OF PARNELLs STRENGTH.
No more striking proof Of the utter loss of
Mr.. Parnells strength could be given than in
the character OF the delegates surrounding him
at yesterdays convention in Dublin. 1t was q
meeting for which careful preparation had
been making for long time. Yet hardly any
men OF local or general prominence could be
got to attend. The Times, which has hitherto
predicted Parnells ultimate success. says that
yesterdays convention proves the impotence
OF the Parnellites and shows that the tenants of
the settled districts are no longer with him.
Plots dependent upon the existence Of Q flow OF
dollars from America are now paralyzed- So
low have the Parnellite fortunes fallen that a
paltry American donation of fl25 was received
by the convention with cheers. Mr. Campbell.
NJ. P, is no longer Mr.. Parnelrs secretary. Mrs.
ParneL undertaking the active secretarial du-
ties.