The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-20
GLADSTONES OBSTACLES
DIFFERENT FACTIONS OF HIS
P<RTY QUARRELLINg.
Despite II All, the Grand Old Man Ia
Apparent Serenity Holds TO His
Cause Straight Ahead.

| LONDON. August 19.-Few English
| Prime Ministers have encountered such
| difficulties among their political friends
| as Mr.. Gladstone has encountered and
! overcome since the Home Rule Bill went
into the committee stage. Almost every
| paragraph mas been made the subject of
/ domestic quarrels by the Government
majority. In the committee stage Mr..
| Gladstone was worried day and night
by the requests, demands and threats Of
the divided Nationalists With the pas
sage OF the financial clauses, the para
graphs concerning Irish representation
at Westminster and similar thorny parts
OF the bill in committee the great Liberal
public supposed that the old mans time
Of trial was over. and that the bill would
be carried through the final reading
without further strain upon his over
taxed energies. The great Liberal pub
lic however, was comparatively unac-
quainted with the deplorable factious-
ness which has grown steadily with the
progress Of the bill through the House
of Commons. Recently the situation OF
the Government has been critical, and
only by Mr. Gladstone's Incompatible
tactical skill and by his dauntless per-
slstence in pressing forward towards the
Home Rule goal has 1t been saved from
going TO pieces.
Uniontst obstruction has been far
less threatening difficulty than the innu-
merable jealousies and heart burnings In
the Liberal ranks. Each Gladstonan
group whose support of the Home Rule
bill was secured through promises or
special legislation. opened out on the
Prime Minister as soon as IL felt that the
bill was virtually through the House
and therefore, their part OF the bargain
had been fulfilled. Demands that the
Governments pledges and assurances he
realized without delay multiplied on
every side. The Welsh members went
so far as 10 send Gladstone a sort OF
uitimatum TO the effect that unless Neisu
disestablishment should De the UeN'
measure proposed by the Government,
thew would slip from under at the LAST
moment and leave Home Rule and the
ministry I'm the lurch.
The Scotch Liberal members, after
marty conference. made known thelr ue-
mands to the premier In similar al
though somewhat less menacing
manner. The English Radicals, who
under the leadership or the IN
calcuIable Labouchere. have been
regarded with growing apprehen-
sion ever since the beginning or the
Home Rule fight insist that the Parish
councils bill must be passed at the au-
tumn session OF Parliament, even though
ali other government business go 20 the
wall. OF all the malcontents, the welsh
threaten most vigorously and are most
keenlv feared. as the withdrawal OF their
thirty votes would leave Gladstone WIN
a majority OF hardly ten. and would rem
der Impossible the continued existence
OF the government. This open revolt
has been deferred for the time being by
dlssensions among themselves as Wen
as by the appealing remonstrances OK
the Liberal whips. The scotchmen nave
heen placated by a letter from Mr. Glad
stone 10 the effect that their demands
shaIl be duly considered when the time
for determining the course of government
business shall come. Mr.. Gladstone mas
also promised privately that ne
will have appointed a select paflla-
mentary committee 10 consider that nm
ancIal relations OF Scotland towards the
rest OF the United Kingdom. This prom
Use was a trump card. as the Scotchmeh
complain almost increasingly that they
nav too much and get too little IN the
national economy. To the prolesl.hB
Radicals Mr.. Gladstone has sal' neteiy
"Wait" This advice is not grateful 10
Iabouchere, and before starting Tor
Marienbad 10 enjoy a vacation ana take
the waters he expresses his displeasufe
,n a manifesto to his constituents. IN
mis- manifesto he condemns the leglsia-
tive pIan Of applying the closure releht-
lessly I'm the final stages OF the Home
Rule bill and the estimates, ana adFo-
Gates the dropping Of the Home huie
bill until 1894 in order that the autumn
session may be devoted to the New CAS-
tie programme. ..,.o,
Despite the yelling Of this quarrelsome
pack at his heels, Mr.. Gladstone IN APP
parent serenity holds 10 his COURSE
straight ahead, and Keeps 70 hiihseh
whatever yexation and misgivings MS
dtversified following causes him. lie
plans now that the final vote on the
whole bin shall be taken on August 5lst'
Joseph Chamberlain, leader OF the Lid
eraI IJnionists declares confidently
that the House will be kept sitting uii
November, when the government wiz
be forced 10 prorogation. or more prop
ably dissolution. Mr.. Chamberlain mas
abandoned his proposed trip with Mrs.
Chamberlain TO America IN Seplehlper
in order that he may be mere 10 nsnl
i'm the last ditch. He intends 10 ihoNe
some time during the fall vote Oh ceh-
sure. ana 10 challenge the government
to dissolve parliament.
DIR. Gallagher Fsigned Insanity
The false report that Or. Thonas Cal
laqher. the Irish-Amercan agitator hdu
been released from Portland prison IN
consequence OF mental arrangement n"'
caused the publication OF CONSIDER iDie
medical literature concerning MS coiiui-
tion aud conduct since conVictloh' lie mas
been examined repeatedly by experts sihce
1883 with view TO testing MS sanity. Ut
Blandford, Sir ]. X. Bennett ana Ut
Tuke. after making careful examinations
agreed that Gallagher was merely simu-
lating mental and physical Illness Inc
prisoners knowledge OF medicine, they |
saia enables him TO do this with excep- |
tional cleverness. Sir James Bennett |
nrivate report. made ip 1883, stated that |
he found Gallagher dining or chicken and /
potatoes. for he had feigned stomach trou-
BILE so well that the prison officials had |
concluded he was unable 70 digest ordl-
nary prison fare. The latest report, made |
by Or. Tuke, says that at last Gallagher |
was induced 10 give up his stimulation or |
and go to work with the other |
prisoners. He Is now. says Dr. Tuke, |
healthy and industrious.
IndIa's silver Policy.
Since the India counsel sold drafts one
fourth OF a penny below the minimum |
rate OF sixteen pence, Indian exchange |
has declined sharply. yet the movements |
OF the exchanges have hardly affected the
price OF silver In London An important |
fact I'm connection with the silver crisis /
and one which increases the distrust or |
the recommendations OF the Lord Hers
chell committee. Is that the closing OF me |