The evening world., 1894-03-05
ROSEBERY AT WORK.
And Many Cabinet Rumors in
Circulation in London.
lohn Morley Likely to Remain Chief
Secretary for ireland.
Majoribsnks Becomes a Peer, Caus-
ing q Fresh Complication.

LONDON, March queen Victoria,
Princess Beatrice and ex-Empress Fred
erick of Germany arrived in London at
| about noon from Windsor, and proceeded
to buckingham Palace.
Lord Rosebery throughout the morn
| ing has been comforting with the Cabinet
Ministers, and, as result, many pollt-
| ical rumors of an interesting nature are
| in circulation. one of these reports,
which seems to be founded on fact, is to
| the effect that the Rt Hon. John Morley
will retain his position as Chief Secre-
| tary for Ireland.
The Cabinet situation Is complicate ed
by the death of Baron Tweedmouth,
the father OF the Right Hon. Edward
Majoribanks, the Liberal Whip who
may be made IA Cabinet Minister, his
name being prominently mentioned in
connection with the office of Secretary
Of State for India. This would add an
other peer TO the Cabinet and still
| further enrage the Radicals. who have
already declared their intention to up
set the Government II Peer is made
Premier. one of the sisters of the new
Baron Tweedmouth Is the Countess OF
Aberdeen, wife of the Earl of Aberdeen,
|
1t is said to be definitely settled that
the Earl of Kimberley, Secretary OF
State for India and Lord President OF
the Council will become Secretary of
| State for Foreign Affairs. in succession
to Lord Rosebery.
The House of Lords met at 1.3O p. NJ.
to-day. There were many ladies' present
in the galleries.
The royal assent was given to the
| Local Government bill. The Queens
speech was then read and the House
adjourned.
MIR. Gladstone was busy with his Sec
retaries all the morning and received
many callers in addition. Among those
who conferred with the great Liberal
leader this morning We're Sir Henry Pom
sonby, the Queens private secretary
!, and Justin Mccarthy, the leader of the
Irish Nationalist party.
The Queens speech. proroguing Par
Lament, is purely formal. only fifteen
lines in length, and begins:
Upon this occasion, when your labors
have been unprecedented in amount and
duration, l regret that your release from
them will be little more than nominal"
The Queen then thanks the Commons
for the supplies granted, and concludes
with the remark that she anticipates
lasting advantages from the laws en-
acted.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chan
cellJr of the EXchequer, to-day assumed
:he Liberal leadership of the House OF
Commons, amid enthusiastic cheers from
the Liberal benches.
When the Speaker, the Rt. Hon. Ar
thur Wellesley Peel. and the members
of the House of Commons were sum
moned to the House of Lords in ordel
TO hear the Queens speech. Henry La
bouchere and few Radicals remaineC
behind.
Later, the Queens speech was read II
the House OF Commons and that body
adjourned.
Interest now seems to centre in tn,
. attitudG of the Painellite party. Th
position OF the McCarthyites is said Il
be settled They are to rely upon tn
Government to give proper attention Il
Irish legislation in due course Of time,
The followers OF Mr.. Labouchere seen
to have dwindled down to a very insig
nihcant number: in fact. 1t is claime'
! that the distinguished Radical now hai
only two followers The Parnellites
who, It Is said, would act with the Radi
Gals. are more numerous. but John Red
mond, their leader. adrotly refuses I
commit himself in any way and thu
remains master of the situation. TIL
: McCarthyites. IL Is claimed, are not in
position to enforce any demands.