Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
QUEEN VICTORIA'S SPEECH
The Cabinet Gives 1t Serious
Consideration.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY REELECTED
The Leader of the Dissidents
In the Commons.
Mr.. Chamberlain Formally Accepted for
This Position--Tbe English Cabinet
Gives Deliberate Consideration to tho
Queens Speech.

LONDON, Feb. 5.--The cabinet sat for
nearly three hours yesterday, shaping the
speech from the throne, with which mar
lament will be opened on Tuesday. The
unusual length of time spent over the
document is attributed to difference of
opinion as to whether any reference should
be made To the coming session as bringing
the present parliament toward the close of
It's career. 1t was finally determined that
nothing should be said on that subject.
The Queen, i'll privy council at Osborne
House Tomorrow will formally consider
and approve the drai of the speech. To-
day MIR. Balfour, first ord of the treasury,
had interviews with Messrs. Hadge and
Milvain, members of parliament, who will
respectively move and second the address
to the Queen, and communicated the
speech to them. according to custom,
in order to enable them to prepare for
the occasion. The speech opens with a
reference to the sympathy of the nation
for the royal family over its recent be-
reayement; alludes to the death of the
Khedive as not altering British relations
with Egypt; refers to the continued pros
perity OF the country. and says there is no
reason to fear that England will be ulti-
mately affected by foreign tariff legisla-
ton, and congratuates the country upon
the prospect Of an early settlement of the
Behring sea dispute and upon the pacific
aspect of foreign affairs generally, The
speech mentions the Irish local govern
ment and education bills as adding COM
pleteness to a series of measures tor sccur-
ing order in and the welfare Of Ireland.
Other measures announced are n small
holdings bill. a district councils BILL and
bills to reform the India council
And ;n Scottish private legislation.
This last measure has import
ance beyond its application to
Scotland as affirming and extending the
principle of local government. II pro-
poses to remove Scotch private bills from
the consideration of house of commons
committees to judicial committees sitting
in certain districts IN Scotland. The Arch.
bishop Of Canterbury has Il clergy disci-
pine bill which the government will sup
port. This constitutes the business of the
session. The leaders of the opposition do
not intend to move any amendments to
the address. Mr.. Gladstone will not APP
pear in the house of commons in the first
week of the session. lie has delegated to
Sir William Vernon IIarconrt the task of
questioning the government as to its in
tentions i'll regard to the dissolution of
parliament. II the reply is indefinite
ir. Gladstone will make the question the
subject OF great party fight
DIssIDENTs HOLD MEETING.
A meeting of dissidents will be held at
DevOnshre on Monday, at which Mr.
I Chamberlain will be formally accepted as
leader in the house of commons. In the
I evening the Duke Of Devonshire will give
dinner to few adherents. No political
section in the whole country is in more
dismal condition than are the dissidents.
= The prospect of their extinction in the
coming elections is increasing. The local
conservatives Of Worcestershire, which is
now represented by dissidcnts, have de-
clared for purely conservative candidates,
rejecting the claims of Austin Chamber
lain, who wanted to stand for one of the
constituencies. The conservatives in other
constituencies are showing fight against
dissidents nominated by The party man
ayers.
JUSTIN Mccarthy REFLECTED.
At a meeting in Dublin to-day of the
Mcyarthyite section of the Irish parlia-
mentary party Mr.. Justin Mccarthy was
reelected chairman. Messrs. Sexton,
Dillon. 0Brien, 4. NJ. Healy, Sheehy,
Abraham, Arthur and Z. T. OCunnor
were to-day elected Il committee to advise
Mr.. Mccarthy. Yesterday evening a re
port, which was accepted as probable,
gave to MIR. Sexton the right of succession
TO the chairmanship of the Irish party.
There is not yet, however, anything like
unaninlity as to who should follow Mr..
Mccarthy. The reputation of Mr. Sexton
as an able administrator was immensely en-
HANGED during his tenure of the mayoralty
of Dublin, and the sagacty, tact and even
ness of temper he has displayed in recent
feuds mark him as the coming leader.