New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
LORD ALLSBURY'S ATTITUDE.
HIS IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION PROBABLE
coSsERyATIvE urTERANcES INDICATE THAT
THE VALIDITY OF Mr.. GLADSToNES MA
LoRITY WILL. NOT BE CHALLENGED

CONSERVATIVE UTTERANCES INDlChIh Ih"A l
THE VALIDITY OF Mr. GLADsToNES MA
JoRITY WILL NOT BE CHALLENGED
Copyront. 1892 Bv the N.u. York Assoe'otd Pr'"
London July o2-To inquiries addressed to ARers
Dourlas the chief Conservative whip. today as 10
Shether the Government. II defeated on vote OF
no confidence would persist In remaining III onoN'
he responded simply "Thc Government VIII "'' III
accordance with precedent and the consumuoh''
As the balance of precedents Is distinctly toward
immediate resignation on defeat. the WHIPS TPN
can no taken as opposed to the reports that Hiu
Salisbury will challenge the validity Of Mr. GLADSTONE
majority and fry TO govern with minority. sug
ces,ton 70 this effect has been discussed In the Ton
scrvative clubs since the character OF the GahSoha
majority became visible but on every sue II Has
been secuted improbable . -,
The whlp's reference to precedents recalls me
fact OF one single memorable" instance OF rr''''
Minister persistinR IN defyng majority. i'"' wac
Tcol who in 1894 returned from the polls suppor,e'
hr oeA Tories Against him Melbourne had majontN
as heterogeneous In its composition as Is Mr. 0i"d
stone,s II consisted of 100 British Whlgs i"
Radicals A Irish Rcpeaers and ~ IriSh VINES
Peel was defeated on the election of inc spcdNc O'
fen votes He refused to resign. ON inc Aou'rNN
in rcply TO the speech from the throne lie was W
feated by seven votes He Hill he'd on y" ''
measure OF educational reform affecting DisSen'eS ne
- s,oo,od hr 10 votes but he declined To 60.
IN the Irish Tthes bill a majority OF 81 was aEaI''
him Inf still he chung 10 Office lie aced TWO "lo'c
defcats on Irish questions decided by irish Vo'es b"
he resigned The fight lasted until the Government
had IN confront complete parilyzauoh oi W" al
rinstrat,c by the majority refusing to grant snPp7
The min result on meeting Of small group ~
Radicals nj the house Of Sir Wnllam Vernon harc"n'
vcetcrdav has been the introduction OF the first Ho
~ d,scord In the party. After the meeting severn
r,.mhers OF the House of Commons who lrld been
nresept appeared nj the National Liberal Cub, whcI
they announced that memorial would bc soht 10 M
Gladstone urging him to put the leading pE'R7 ol u'
Newcastle programme to the forefront ana HOMO
Rule In the background. Although the general iceH'
AT the club is distinctly In favor Of this corse Oi
Legislation vet the desire there 10 leave sr Gladstone
pnfettered Is stronger and the proposed Radical pro
test. rs likely to emlbarrass him. is disapprovel
The reserved attitude Of the Irish leaders is In con
trast with this premature activity Of The Radicals
Ncssrs Dillon and O'Ercn. and other MctarthNlie
chief, VIII not talk for the present: MI kcdmOId
nalut tans n similar reserve. sir charles DIM J.
nanOeuvng TO secure the leadership II the ne" LABOR
unrty hoping thrOngh them TO van Dack place anu
power. -, , -. e.. ,or- Ito,,.o =,
commons shows that lawyers are the most numerous.
holding l64 seats, while merchants hold %. Army ana
Navy officers SO. officers Of the auxiliary forces o.
journalists 35, manufacturers 81, peers sons ana
brothers 35, gentry and landowners ~ smp'wh"r-
10 brewers u. farmers 10. labor representatives -
and railway directors 30. while the remaining seats
are occupied by Of various other vocailons oi
classes Among adhcrcnts Of religious denpnhhtph,'
there are eight Quakcrs. twenty eight CongcgalonIl
isis twenty MethOdistS, twenty Unarans and eight
Baptists the bulk OF the others being either members
Of the Established Church or Catholics.