Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-25
The Unexpected Liberal Vic
tory in Wisbech.
But 1t Will Not Alter the Con-
servatives' Plans.
Government Leader Smith About to
Retire from Public Life.
Coming Changes in the British Cabinet
Salisbury's Denunciation of the
Irish Clericals = ParDelPs
Utter Loss of Power.
Associated Press Dispatches.

LONDON, July 24.-The Liberal victory
in the Wisbech division is a surprise to
both sides. The Gladstone candidate
was opposed by powerful local trade in
terests, and it was hardly calculated
that he would do any more than reduce
the conservative majority to such
minimum as would justify recon
test at the coming election.
Amongst the strongest of the Conserv-
ative forces were the publican and
brewer interests, long dominant in the
constituency. These were thrown in
full strength against the Gladstonian
candidate whose victory is therefore all
the more significant, but neither this
nor the results of any of the bye elec-
ti0ns will alter the determination of the
government to try to complete its
scheme of irish legislation before dis
solving parliament.
EECoNsTRuCMoN OF THE CABINET.
The recons,ruction OF the cabinet de-
pends upon Smiths health. He has
been i'll enough to render it improbable
that he will ever reappear as minister.
Unless he improves he will withdraw
from public life wholly on taking the
peerage. The Duke of Rutland, who
has long been an invalid, will also re-
tire. Matthews, Rome secretary, will
get the judgeship. The new cabinet,
with Chamberlain, Gorst and Harting-
ton as members, who will add further
Liberal element to government legisla-
lation, must have time to settle into
working cohesion before risking the dis
solution of parliament.
SALISBURY CREATES SURPRISE.
The reason OF Salisbury's recent de-
nouncement of the action of the Irish
priests, against Parnell, as clerical
conspiracy, has been the subject of keen
surprise. The McCarthyites have
shown no intention to obstruct the
governments Irish legislation recently,
but the ministers, besides recognizing
the essential agreement between the
McCarthyites and the Liberals, have
private information in the nature OF
communications between the Liberal
leaders and the Irish bishops, uniting
them in common action against the
government.
THE BISHOPS SWAY IN IRELAND.
To counteract the policy now sup
ported by every bishop except O'Dwyer,
of Limerick, Lord Salisbury recently
renewed his overtures to the vatican to
intervene, and asked the pope to promise
to pronounce on the eve of the general
election decisive word against episco-
pal interference. To the pope's refusal
is due Salsbury's allusion to the clerical
conspiracy and to the abolition of litter
ate voters, and his threat to reduce
Irish representation. The conservatives
now see that the bishops hold supreme
sway in Ireland, and that Parnell's de-
cadence began on the day the priests
deserted him.
PARNELL's UTTER LOSS OF POWER.
No more striking proof of the utter
loss of Parnell's strength could be given
than in the character OF the delegates
surrounding him at yesterdays conven-
ton at Dublin, 1t was a meeting for
which careful preparation had been
making for long time, yet hardly a
man of any local or general prominence
could be got to attend.
Campbell, M. P, is no longer Par
nell's secretary, Mrs. Parnell undertak-
ing the active secretarial duties.
THEOLOGICAL Chickering'S.
Among the closing incidents of the
Congregational council was the proposed
union with the Baptists. The proposal
excited discussion in both communions.
DIR. Goodwin's vindication of Congrega-
tional orthodoxy aroused DR.. Parker's
ire. When interviewed, Parker said he
would rather not speak on the subject at
large; that his wife had written letter
which fBirly represented his own
thought. His wife's letter excels in
strong language. She compares DR..
Goodwin to a theological corpse that
had lain in the grave for 200 years and
been dragged out stinking, with the
grave clothes not too gracefully draped
round him, and much more OF this style
of criticism. Parker adds that he was
in a bed of sickness ten days, yet dele
gates preaching in the temple, failed to
remember him in their prayers, thus
exemplifying, their unholy Calvanism,
and that they were go much concerned
about their own orthodoxy as to neglect
the simplest decencies of civilization.