New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28
my CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.l



ce,yr,sht 1872: By Tns Tribune A"0cta"sn.
Inndon Aug. 27.-Thc contest at Newcastle has
been watched with al interest not exceeded oy
any manifested during the general election. Inc
circumstances were peculiar, and the ISSUE "'lch-
ever way il went, was sure to be slgnlncaht. Az
,he general election Mr.. Morley saved from
defeat only by sacrificing his colleague. AS IL
uas hs stood second on the poll. the Unionist
candidate leading him by majority OF 5000
The task before him to make I'D this tre-
mendous leeway and add whatever was possi-
hi. in the way of majority. The most sanguine
expeotation in Ministerial circles was that he
might win by a hundred or So. That would have
teen q considerable victory in view Of the pre-
liminary process Of working of the adverse ma
iority of 5000. His position was worse than at
the general election. seeing that the Unlonists,
who were now thoroughly organized and buoyed
I'D with success, had the alliance OF the laoor
party banded together to give lesson TO tho
Minister who declined to adopt their views on
the hours of labor On remarkably heavy poll
Mr. Morley's majority is 1880.
The fact that it was the Chief Secretary for
Ireland. the standard bearer Of Home Rule, VINO
was fighting for the seat, makes the significance
Of this majority unmistakable and important. In
order that there might be no mistake on ohls heao
"Ihe Times" at considerable pains TO SET IL
right In advance. In leading article last WedneS-
day il declared the struggle to be "real TRIAL OF
strength. from which the Unonists may well hope
to emerge victorious and in which victory on thelr
mart would be of great significance and of great
,mnortance The Unonists Of Newcastle 1t con-
tnued. are bound to strain every nerve to repeat
As nearly as possible tomorrow their great achleVe
m.nt Of last month They then returned Union
ist over Mr. Morleys head by crushing majority
They have now to give their Unionist member
rnionist colleague That is the broad issue upon
which they have to decide. Other questions and
other considerations will doubt enter and enter
N deeree which it is difficult to appraise, into
the contest But the cardinal problem on which
the electors will have to pronounce Is neither
the adoption of an eight-hours day nor the re-
yiyal Of protection under bastard shapes, but the
ore problem of Home Rule" II IS true this SOL
emn Injunction and deliberate judgment were pup
hshed before the election was decided, ana AT
time when the Unionists hoped to emerge Vlceo-
rious. but that does not alter the facts nor ui-
minisb the weight of this unimpeachable testimony
to the political significance of the event.
With that charming freedom from preJudice
that marks an enterprisng news agency, one mas
telegraphed to Hawarden with genial inquiry as
10 whether IL is true that Mr.. Gladstone intends
retiring from the Premiership in the Spring Inc
Premier Qravely replies that the rumor is entlreiy
croundlcss There nevertheless a consioeraole
number Of people, chiefly on tn. Conservative
side. who comfort themselves with the assurance
that such conclusion is inevitable with grim
particularity they fix Easter as the date OF MI
Gladstone's brea kdown and ask each other whac
will happen as 10 the leadership Of the party ana
the destinies Of Home Rule. 1t is foreseen thau
struggle for Eliiah's mantle will take place DE-
tween Lord Rosebery and Sir William harcourt'
Lord Eoscbery is heavily handicapped by MS peer
age The Radicals determined never again to have
a Premier in the House of Lords Mr.. Laoouchcre
has already openly declared in favor OF Sir VIII
lam Harcourt
Meanwhile Mr.. Gladstone, po sibly unconsclou'
Certainly regardless, of thee forecasts and mach-
nations, is at IIawarden taking what serves MN
for rest after the exhaustive labors OF formnT a
Ministry His rest takes the form OF preparing ah
address TO be delivered next month, when he pre-
sides over a section of the Oriental Congress- ana
of another TO 30 delivered at oxford in OCTOBER
when new O. iversity term begins This Is
in addition TO the general direction of the Govern
rent. with respect to which through the recess he
holds an autocrirtic position. He has not yet ap-
proached an arrangement of the Ministerial pro-
sramme for the next session. or Of the drafting OF
Home Rule or other measure. In the meantime
he las taken prominent part in the fete gwen IN
his grounds nj Hawarden which resulted III the
raising of over Gl 900 for the building OF a new
yillare institute Forty thousand people paid Tor
admission TO the fete, the principal attraction De-
ing the sight Of the golden wedding presents OF the
lord and lady of the castle
There is a cloud in the East no bigger Just now
than a mans hand, but which mas uncomiort
able "reminiscences of what WAS known as the fehI-
deh incident. The restless Russians, ever creep
ing on toward Central Asia, have pushed 1orward
into the Pamirs, aid there encountered the AIshah
troops The Amecr has reported the incident to
the Indian Government and claimed assistance
1t may be all a mistake. 1t probably VIII bc so
described and dealt with upon receipt OF the rep
resantations from the British Government, but IL
may drag on as the Pcnjdeh incident did. At DeSt
il is an uncomfortable Inauguration oil Lori Rose
bery's Foreign Secretaryship.
Mr. Iabouchere's statement OF the reasons 1or
his exclusion from Office, full summary oil which
WIS tclegrayhcd TO you last week, appeared In
.Truth. on Wednesday. and has been eagerly
discussed. The Liberal papers ignore it. but
aIbe Tines and other ant-Gladstone Journals
seize the opportunity to make mischief. Mr.
Jaboucbere's narrative in Truth" was de-
liboratcly designed TO draw from Mr.. Gladstone
statement on the subject This came forth
promptly Mr. Gladstone has written disni-
fed letter 10 Mr.. Labouchere, which will be
printed in next weeks Truth / have been
privileged to see it, together with Mr.. Laboucheres
reply Mr. Gladstone, without categorically dc
nying Mr.. Laboucherc's statement that the Queen
personally vetoed his inclusion in the Ministry
takes ON himself the full responsibility for the
arrangement of the Ministry. In a characteristic
sentence he acknowledges the value of Mr..
Iabouchere's services to the party. but says
there are circumstances neither impugning his