The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-18

LONDON, July 17.-All the cabinet
ministers have been summoned to Lon
don for Thursday next. Mr.. Balfour
arrived in town yesterday, and pro-
ceeded to the Hatfield house to see Lord
Salisbury. The latter went to Windsor
to meet the duke OF Devonshire, who
has been staying at the castle for some
time. Here he had conference with
her majesty and returned to London
this evening, accompanied by the duke
Of Devonshire under excitement. It is
expected that some developments Of an
unwonted character are pending.
A number of members Of the Carlton
Club came into town to-day to watch
events. The political clubs generally
are crowded. "A rumor is rife that the
Carlton Club men state that a section
of the cabinet want Lord Salisbury to
resign forthwith in order to force Mr..
Gladstone to meet the house of COM
mons with full disclosure OF his home
rule and general policy, and SO precipi-
tate the crisis.
The Liberal leaders are prepared to
take Office Immediately or await the
defeat OF the government on the
amendment to the address. No tactics
that the present government can adopt
will force the hands OF Mr.. Gladstone.
II Lord Salisbury does not await
formative of expulsion, the Liberal
government policy, as outlined in the
10 a ha
to reveal nothing that the Conserva-
tives do not already know. II the Con-
servatives rely upon forcing Mr.. Glad
stone to declare himself fully on the
debate to the amendment, that depends
upon his pleasure.
The course that Mr.. Gladstone adopts
will not in the slightest be influenced
by the views Of the opposition, but
rather directed to battle them.
A conference OF Mr.. Gladstone and
his colleagues is expected to take place
on Thursday. The difficulties OF work.
ing the house with o majority depend
ent upon the Irish members are fully
appreciated at the Liberal headquarters.
II the American subscriptions freely
continue during the final crisis, the
home rule party will be wonderfully
heartened and strengthened. All sides
recognize the fact that the present
elections, costing as they have about
$500, ,000pounds, arc the only prelude to
more decisive electoral campaign,
when more money must be expected,
and the local organizations everywhere
must be maintained in full yigor. The
resources Of the unionists are mex
haustible as compared with those Of the
Liberals, though since last reverting to
the financial position OF the party, the
Associated Press correspondent has
learned that assurances have been OBJ
tanned by the liberal executive that
wealthy Gladstonians are ready to re-
spond to demands.
An analysis OF the latest returns
shows tho value OF the British vote on
which the Conservatives now rely as
the bulwark of the rejection Of home
rule. The number OF members thus far
returned is 652. This leaves only eigh-
teen results yet undeclared. England
has sent 294 Conservatives, 10S Liberals,
including members Of the labor party,
80 Unionists and one McCarthyite
(Tom o'Connor) Scotland sends in one
Conservative, so Liberals and 10 Union
lists. Wales sends 20 Conservatives and
26Liberak, andIreland II Conservatives,
5 Unionists, 64 McCarthyites and 8
Parnellites. The opposition COM
bined thus aggregates 342 and the
Unionists 80. OF the is
seats yet unreturned, seven Irish and
six British in the late Parliament were
held by the opposition and five by the
Unionists. As changes are unlikely,
the new Parliament will consist OF 355
Gladstoninns and 3l5 Unionists.
When Great Britain shows clear
majority for home rule, says the
Unionist press, 1t will come. 1t can
never be carried by Irish votes, and
especially when these votes are twenty
in excess of their fair proportion, ac-
cording to the relative population Of
the countries. The total number of
votes recorded up to date is as followa:
Opposition, 2,l99,594; Unionist, 2,004,-
292.