New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16

elated the ConservatI> erals "er" hoo
unprepared for il. Mr. I.fi ~ 'he late
Member, though a popular IN HIS
seat by the majority IL
has been transferred TO the ConscI "
a majority of 3-nOt much, hut II " D
is the result of a squarcly fought blttc i
unusually large poll There is some talk OF
recount but as shown in one case AT the
General Election. recount does not always lead
20 a reversal of the earliest return. At Lchheld
q majority of was. on a recount. appre-
tisbly increased the beaten candidate having tIle
additional satisfaction of paying the costs. Mih-
istcrialists comfort themselves with the assurance
that the effect Of this early disaster Will ne TO
draw closer the bonds Of the majority. The in
stinct Of self-preservaton will, they say. keep
the small band together. For the irish Members
the lesson is evident, and may be expec'ca 10 oo
eAicacous II bv cautious criticism or any at
tempt TO force Mr.. Gladstones hand they po't-
pone the carrying of a IIomc-Rule bill over 70
+bs next session the chances Of its being adlri
70 the statute book within the next seven years
will be practically dead. Whatever is TO be done
MUST he accomplished at the next session, oelor"
the majority. beginning at forty ard aireanF
reduced TO thirty-eight, moro nearly approaches
the vanishing point
Tho astutc politicians who are pulling the
strings Of the Uganda business arc not ahnihl-
lated By the general indspositon OF the punnc 10
relapse into the old jingo fever. Inc frSt move
which described Mr.. Gladstone as trailing the BTU
ish flag in the dust by policy of scuttle having
failed they are trying to work the MISSIONARY
and antislavery influences They succeede1 IN IN
ducnc the Church Missionary Society TO lSs'e Il
manifesto intimating that in the case OF m out
break the blood of the missionaries in Uganda
will he ON the head of Mr.. Gladstone. II is now
arranged with the Anti-Slavcrv Society 10 wait
on Lord Rosebery at the Foreign Office and lay be-
fore him the consequences that will follow II MT
Gladstones Government persists in an atttu''c pre-
eerved by Lord Salisbury up to the day he handed
in the seals OF Office. This movement has beer re-
vived and will be persisted in, sine" those con-
cerned have reason to believe Lord RoSebery Is
not satisfied with the arrangements come 10. and
would have preferred TO send out 10 Uganda
British Resident 1t was, according to a report
current in high Conservative quarters. only after
long withstanding the otherwise unanimous opin-
ion of the Cabinet that Lord Rosebcrv yielded.
accepting the compromise finally decided upon
Without going into these details / am able un-
impeachable authority to confirm the general indi-
cation Of Lord Rosebery's position in this matter
1T is recognized on both sidcz of the political
camp that Mr. Morley made good move in ap-
pointing Justice Mathew TO the Presidency OF the
Royal Commission evicted tenants in Ireland.
Sir James is an lrStTnan. anu Il nephew OF
Mathew He has never taken an active part III
political lle but his friends well know he is
Liberal and a Home Ruler. So high is his rcpu-
tation on the bench, 80 unimpcachabe his integ
rity that no whisper of dissent breathes over this
ground. Justice Mathew raised to the bench
eleven Years ago. some surprise was expressed
al the time since lie was at the Junior bar, but
the selection was abundantly justified. Roman
Catholic, he is the third Judge OF bis faith APP
pointed since the Catholic emancipation. lie Is
married to a daughter OF a kenish County
vicar. 1t is understood that the Commission saz-
cited last night will promptly get TO work
TO be able to submit their report to the Cabinet
in time for the Ministers to meet Parliament with
definite proposals Oh the subject
No date has yet been fixed for the meeting
of Parliament. This will bc Of the earliest
matters settled at the Cabinet councils. series
of which begins on the Goth inst The usual
time for the opening of new session is the first
week in February. 1t is probable on this occa-
sion that it will be antedated by something like
three weeks The Ministers will require every
available day for the accomplishment Of Their
programme, in which tie llone-Rale bill Will
hold the first place
In 1856. when Mr. Gladstone first took in hand
the question of Home Rule, Parliament was
summoned to meet January IL, ana III Is
probaDe that date will not be passed before
the new Parliament is at work at Westminster
The result of the Cirencester election IS lkeN
rather 70 hasten the meeting of Parliament than
TO defer it.
A. the beginning of the week there were CIR
cnlatcd circumstantial reports oil tie uc''" VI
Mr. Gladstone on Sunday. peculiarly iaNoia"'o
day for the exercise Of Imagination IN thlS uiIoo-
tion. tie op1ortuu,''es for testin1 tn truth OF
lp
sto,e's colleagues in the Cabinet, at present resi-
dent in a country town, tells me that on MONDAY
houscmaid rushed into his study WIN 'ie p'i
,entous announcement that Mr.. Gladstone was
dead. The postman had just brought thc do,e|
ful news So far from being dead or dNihg MI
Gladstone maintains TO the full extent MS WIN
dcrful health and vitality Next FRIDAY ho
bas undertaken TO cut the sod Of a new railway
in connection with Sir Edward Watkins cNten
.iors Tho next day I've starts for Oxford. where
h. will deliver n lecture Mediacval lhi'"h-
tics with special reference 10 oNiCrd. lie VIII
quietly spend Sunday at his alma mater p'o
c,eding from Oxford TO London for the oaoi"e'
Council at which the programme for the new
session will be finally shaped
Comment has been offered in some quarters OH
+b. fac. that the Prince of Wales spent Wcdhes-
dav last at Newmarket watching the race Ior 'hc
Cesarewitch Stakes. Wednesday was tDc nay
when Lord Tennyson laid to rcst in west
minister Abbey :nd the nation stood IN mourn
ing attitude by his tomb 1t was originally re-
norted that the Prince of Wales would attend
m. funeral. but he was content to send wreath
bv one of his household staff, spending the day
AZ Newmarket supported by his illustrious rela-
tive. tho Duke OF Cambridge. Mr. Gladstone
had intended to be present at the funeral, and
was with difficulty deferred from incurrns tie
fatigue of journey TO London and attendance at