New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-20
Mr. GLADSTONE'S MAJORITY
THE FINAL RETURNS WILL GIVE HIM
FORTY-TWO
ArrIrUD OF THE IRISH MEMBERS-DIFFICULrIE>
IN THE LIBERAL LEADERS WAY-MR
LABOUCHERE AS A CABINET
Feasibility.


London, July i9.-There have now been elected
66s members of the House of COMMONS cut Of
the $40 composing that body With the polling in
Tpperary which takes place to-day, and the
polling in the Orkney Islands, which takes place
next week, the contest will be over The parties
now stand Conservatives, 3l4 Opposition, 354
The two remaining districts are certain to return
supporters of Mr. Gladstone, the latter's ma
iritv in the next House will be f0rty-twO.
At the Liberal headquarters here some credit is
placed IN the report that the Conservatives rely
upon certain Parncllites, whom they assisted with
money in the elections. to move an amendment
counter to Mr.. Gladstone's :" no confidence mo-
ton as foreshadowed in the editorial in to-days
Standard" Tie Parneltcs Indignantly repudi
ate the report, and point to the declaration
Of John Redmond to the effect that the first duty
of all Home Rulers is to combine to oust Lord
Salisbury. The Liberals reply that John Red
mond has not the whp-hand Of his faction and
can only speak for himself
In the large Irish contingent at the
National Liberal Club one opinion prevails-that
corporations between the two sections of the
Irish party is certain until Mr.. Gladstone gets
into office The Parnellites will then vie with
the McCarthytes in squeezing Mr.. Gladstone on
the Home Rule bill. The Irish members generally
disapprove the Liberal programme of Civ
Home Rule. If the Liberals persist in introduce
ing the new measure the Irish members will not
oppose it, but they will refrain from supporting
it, that Mr.. Gladstone will find 1t impossible
10 carry the bill. The Liberals will get the
Irish vote for the franchise bill only by
promising such Home Rule as will satisfy the
Irish.
Several defeated Conservative candidates have
issued addresses, saying that the country will
be called upon for another contest. when they
trust that the results Of the present elections will
be reversed.
The final returns Of the elections are rather
disappointing to the Liberals, who had hoped un-
til yesterday evening TO CLEAN sufficient gains to
make their majority forty-cight. The Radical
leaders who are negotiating with Mr.. Gladstone To
give Cabinet post 10 Mr.. Labouchcre find him
steadily opposed to granting a Cabinet rank to
newspaper editor. If Mr.. LabOucherc should be
appointed, he must drop his editorial connection
with Truth Sir William Vernon lIarc0urt and
other influential advisers of Mr.. Gladstone,
thoroughly averee to having Mr.. Labouchere as
a colleague. They urge his newspaper relations
among ether objections, and they recall the fact
that years ago Mr. Gladstone obliged Robert
Lowe (now Lord Sherbroollel before entering the
Cabinet, to cease his connection with The Times.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach president Of the Board
n
tary of the Local Government Board, defeated
candidate for Parliament, will be nominated as
member for Bristol when Sir Michael Hicks
Beach vacates that seat
The following are the totals of the vote cast
at the recent elections: Unionsts, 2,l46,946;
Opposition, 2,41 1850
The Standard" says: Tie Government must
mee- the new Parliament. and leave it to Mr..
Gladstone to ask the House of Commons to vote
no confidence in the ministry; but it does not
follow that he will succeed in carrying such a
vote on The address. The Nationalists may move
amendment to his resolution that the House
refuses to withdraw confidence in Lord Salisbury
till it can repOsc confidence in Mr..
Gladstone and it cannot do this till il knows
the course Mr.. Gladstone intends TO pursue in
the event of lis succession 10 power such an
amendment would raise the whole question of the
particular measure of Home Rule Mr. Gladstone
is meditatn9, and it j. obvious that the Anti
Parnellites, quite much as the ParnelliteS,
would then be forced to compel him to make IN
the House the disclosures which he has SO far
refused to make to the country. This would be
natural, logical and legitimate piece of tactics,
and the Parnellitc, would be wanting in dcvO-
ton TO Mr.. Parnclls memory and in obedience 10
his counses if they do not adopt ii. They have
personal wrongs TO avenge, and cannot he eX-
pected to support Mr.. Gladstone until they know
something Of his plans.
If Mr. Gladstone refuses to be frank and can
did they can refuse to vote for him, and he will
bc beaten his own resolution, and will fail to
carry a vote If want of confidence, or will carry
it by 30 absurdly small a majority to make his
accession to Office anything but certain. If he
consented under the threats Of nominal adhercnts
to tell the House what sort of Irish Parliament
he wished tO create, he would Immediately find
himself in this practical dilemma Either the
plan would dssatisiy the Nationallsts or IL would
dssatisfy the moderate section of his English and
Scotch supporters. Tin is what renders II doubtful
whether Mr.. Gladstone can carry vote Tor want
Of confidence, II al all, by more than Ilght ma
jOrity. II would then remain fer the Government
70 decide whether to resign or t. continue I"
hold ohice til such a tme-ncccssary not remote
when il could rc-appcal 10 the country The
Government therefore, must stand It's ground ana
invite Mr.. Gladstone to do his wort. ,. oon
Returns have been received to-day from con-
tested districts follows
County Monaghan-SoIth Divi,ion-F. Dnscoll anti
paneile majority 39 In l39g NIn'' 7oa
&ire-ichaSd DlysoqnYaiqr Ii i,oI1 Dar%ip win
County Kcrry-North pivi'ionmThomaSS rgNicn
Gnu pnGli,G 2 moi59i,v III b9EEe "2 pr' In iss5
Nationalist unoppo~d I85G Nationalist unoppoSed;
NJ sexton wa, member Of the a, parlanen,, "Io ,ba
TO him were due many OF the amendments 10 =, @ 1le
IRISH Education b. which was passed BY the lloISe
vision Of Belfast in the last House. and stood for re-
election in that district He was deiS1led nr bt bn
viii SIT in the Parliament member for NOrih
KERR
london. July i9.-Returns from the following as
tricts show material change In the vote or In thc
political aititud, Of the successful candidates
County C0rk-Wcst DviiOn-J GllhOoy (antiPar-
nellitel.
Dnrharn--Middlc Divisi0n-J. Wilson liberal
Stafford shire IIandswOrth DlNsiOn-Sr H. NJ
Thompson Liberal UnOnist).
Derbyshire-High Peak Division-CaDtain sidebot'
tom Conservative. -
Cheshirc-Northwick Divison-J T. Brunner H.ib-
eral).
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ASSAULTED.
London. July 19.-Sir Prycc Bryce-Joncs. who con
tested the Montgomery District In Wales In the Con-