New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
GLADSTONE'S LAST RESORT.
Ck,:rRE BY SECTIONS ON THE PARISH
COUNCILS BILL.

TAKE A RECESS on JANUARY so-TnE
xlNIsrryS Y1N %SCr VI pIiEMM\-
DISTRESS AMONG IOSDON'S
PooR MRS NAY
pRICKs CASE.
ttsyvyfehf: 1893; Nv TAs f'n.i'h Ire")
London. Dec 3o-After the Cabinet council
x..,erdav the Government whips intimated tn the
Conservatives the Ministry'a desire to arrange
comnron,se on the issue Of the Parish Counrfs
bill. with view to ending the Parliamentary
session about January - Tn" negotiations were
opene1 with Arthur j. Bafour. Unionist leader.
and Joseph Chambcrlai,. his hrst heut'h""''
hut neither of them showed much inclination ID
make terms unless the Government wo"'d gram
concessions altering the popular character OF the
MEASURE The difference between the Min's'ry
and the Opposition In this case centres on whht
appeara to be a trivial question concerning '"'
constitution of the Poor Law Boards ana thei1
control by the Parish Councils.
The negotiations with the rnionisf leaders
failed mainly. however. because IN" op'"'''""
mean to wreck the whole bill by "bstr"''''"' ""'
so embarraas the Government busin"fs ior ''e
next session as to foredoom II to failure. "''ee
all other means have proved vain. MT. "'a'''o"e
10 now determined to checkmaf" this pa" "'
apply,ne the closure by sections ~ ne d'd III '"c
c..s NJ the Home Rule bill. There II SIN
ch.rcc ,hat Mr. Balfour. when informed of tins
d.c,s,on. may reconsider his frs, plan. II n"
asreement is obtained before the meeting ot '"'
House on Monday. MIR. Gisdat"n" Will ann"""'e
his Intentions. Doubtless the Conservatives "''
crv ont against the so-called tyranny of the ''"'
eminent IN shutting OF full discussion OF '"e
remaining nifty clauses of the bill. Thc f'"'''
moreover will hnd In the ci"sur" pr"e'r'""'
another excuse for rejecting or amending 'hc ""'
debated c,au.er: bu, as the extensive Ministerial
nroeramme OF the coming session must he car
r,ed out before the dnfoIuion. no other c""r'- !"
on.n ~ Mr.. C,adstoHe than the summary dis
rn.,, m the Partsh Councils bill In the Commons
nd the transfer OF the whole burden o. us r.
lection 10 the shoulders 81 the Peers
Tho Ministers propose to prorogue Parham"n'
on january 20. and to resume w"rF on r"p'"'''
z As the third quarter of the nhah''h' E'"'
closed to-day II In now possible I" "'ah"
fairly accurate estimate az To the budget rr
the three quarters complete to-"a'' 'he IT,
ceip.s are f3960O.Oo0. against iSo*""" III '"e
corresponding period ~ lss? The next quarter
uil, rive 10 the Exchcqucr IN" b"n"n' ~ IN"
~rro,cr mar, of the income tax SIN remaining
To b. collected. Taking the most iaVorab'"
view ~ tn" receipts IN the next quarter n"
financial year at more than f?"."o"."" That
m.ans a deficit of some II. 80 mn" according {"
Sir william Vernon Harronr'- estimates IN me
Is., buds., An ANALYSIS - the sources ~
revenue shows that both customs AMI rx'''"
recclp,s are iwindi.ng. nor dos tn" i"pf"-.'"n
or hibit IN. alixht~at symptom ~ RELIEF win
each passing month the duln'ss - trad" be-
comes more Encouraging Will" IN" r"|"nie
{. thus waning the expenditures ~ the Govern
mon, incr.,.. tn. utter badness and hope
I.ssncs. Of IN. situation. together with ~" 'a''
that Mr. Giadstone's Cabinet "n'"red ONO"
pledged T." radical tax reforms In the 'n'"r'"'
~ the workingmen. keep alive tn" reports IN"
the Ministers prefer n dissolution :" FACING 'h"
Necessity Of imposing the new taxes
The di.tr.ss among the po"r 81 London ~
shown by the WORK. kh"us~ returns f'r IN" h"h-
davs ON Christmas Day los VO names were IN
the relief roll. This numh~r exceeds th f"'''i
of Chdhtmaa lss3 by nute than i'.",
Henry Labouchere I"'r~u"s without cessation
his campaign against the GovernIn"hts plan 81
continuirg z tn. iio.oO0 annual in"'m~ drawn by
Duke Alfrv-d IL Saxe-C e-Coburg-t;"tha ns I'hk" %:
f.tinburTh lie has canvasscd the Radical m"'n-
hers of the House Of Commons for sixnatur"r 10
his pr.t.st against IN. grant. This protest VIII
re- presented to Sir. Gladstone. 1Iair'u' h"i"s
hostility TO Mr Gladstone IL h"c"n'nx n'"1"
evident daily. IIe has not forgiven tn" fr"'n"r
for excluding him from ofYIre. Both IN the i"h'v
and In the press ne hinta at ih~ ndvi~abihty ~
Mr. GiadstOn~'s retirement from ruhIi' hie'
These suGEentions. however. may" Iounn u" .,no %
In the Government rnnks ON tn" contrary. th~y
are resented generally. Although MI GIads'on"
In falling phyaio ally. the Liberals i@ei m"r"
ke~nly than ever tina, they hay" nob,d, T." 'mk"
his place and they dread the 1tS'rxaniza'i"n
which would follow his disappcarnnr~ from 20
nti"aI life.
Adviccs from Bombay ar" I" r." "h"r' 'hn'
an import duty Of 20 Is'r cent II about I" -"
i,npsmed on silver. Dealers are Sa,h 10 . ran
Offering a premium I" banks tak'ns IN" iisk IN
the imposition ~ the duty. Inquiries ~ 'h"
India once elected no positive Information. ~
the officials were extremely rru'"n' w, n'" ,.', ''
impression was mad. that ~" duty hal yet i''''
decided on h, the Government. London h"ai-
~r~ do no, b~li",. that tn" duty would '' "i-
frctive. a. "muxxIin. would a~ I"n- %, - a.. an
enormous scale In spite "f az """''S ~ INV
Indian Government 10 pr"r"n ~
Tn. Admiralty plan for rnlarging III" navy ~
stiil In "mbry" All that II known p'''''.h
In that M extraordinary grant VIII bc h.inand"n
a. once. M II the country w"r" "h IN" hii''k "'
war The admiralty Lords Will meet IN. Nh"'
and ease the tank ~ the chan"'il"r ~ IN" rN-
cf~a,-r by Iisiribuing the expenditures over
a number ~ years. A hx"l annual SUN u l"
cover armamsnts and equipments ~ all Kinds.
but the coat - tie ships y to appear ~ IN"
budget only after they shall hay" ben armed
and mns" ready for service. "Th" Army n'i'i
Nav, Ga."ti"" suggcsts ~ 3" rmhn'n' 'In'tf'n-
ton committee consisting II thr"" nhnlrni'.
three comma ndrrs and thr" captains. Win
chief constr,rtor and director ~ naval ofh'-
nance ~ advisory nMInls'rs. Til" ""ininiit'"
would report annually :" Parliament on w"
,,rorrcss ~ home and foreign na,ai roistructi"n.
The sugK~stinn ir said tn rInanat" from 10"
Admiralty sir Edward james Reel. " j.. who
speaks with authority on naval matters" 'hiI
,ndnv I'm AN interview on the experience ~ the
warshit, Resolution IN n storn In III" Bay ~
Nisray: I'VE do not npprrh"nd any aIrcial p"rls
for bnttIrahipS ~ ~" is"r.'"'i"n 'y". IN"
UesnI,tion WAS handled badly. ih" is no: nm
scaworthy and there IL nothing risky nLout her
construction"
The project to create a Methodist Epi"copn:"
has encountered yo much OpI,nritI"n nm"hG the
Younger ,niniatrrr that II must bc aba nd"ncd.
The conspicuois Methodist lender. Dr. KGE. VIII"
is a Conrsrvativr IN politics. and III" Rev. Price
Huxh~a who is mn ardent Radical. agree thGt
EnSish M~thodism would bc benefited under
a higher governing order of clergy: yet rr.