Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-02
A DESPERATE CONDITION Now ConfrontS the Government
 Party in England TO RAISE POLlTlCA'. FUNDS  Dire Measures Are Being R' vr ed to by the
 Leaders, $
 s EVEN TO THE coNFt saG OF TITLES Unionists Confident 2 ,a7 ,s ,tory Are Already Preparing States s'Abinet Positions. Some Startling Changes Looked
 for-Some Queer People.
EVEN TO THE coHf Exc OF TITLES

London, June 1.-The decision arrived at by the cabinet to resolutely continue the government bills in the house of com mons until autumn, no matter how small the liberal majority be, is chiefly due to the desperate position of the party through it's unpreparedness for gen eral election. The latest report of the executive committee of the liberal fed eration shows that there are still from sixty to seventy constituencies that have hitherto been contested by the liberals that are without suitable candidates. There are plenty of men offering to stand, but they would require the aid of the party purse and they lack the local in- fiuence or general reputation that would give their candidacy a chance of success. Adrain upon the funds of the party Is inevitable. and the wealther liberals are again subscribing freely.
 The baronetcies conferred on Messrs. Brunner, Dale and Dunn, and the knight hoods conferred on Messrs. Furness, Leese and Pullar, all of whom are com mercial magnates, have their first req son in the large sums each had contrib uted to the support of the party. The weakness of the liberals does not lie so much in scarcity of money as in the lack of good men to make a fight in the constituencies. This weakness threatens to overwhelm the party in disaster at the elections, which are believed by many to be close at hand. The members of the government think that delay will enable them to better consolidate their forces. The business of the house of commons has been so arranged for after the Whitsuntide holidays that the local veto bill, the stumbling stone in the path way of the government. will be thrown back until the end of July. If the sup porterS of the local veto measure persist in putting it in the front rank a general party conference will be summoned to decide upon the course to be followed
 The Unionists are eager to force the dissolution of the house. They talk of moving a vote of want of confidence in the government as soon as the house re- SumeS business, but the impatience of the rank and file is controlled by the Headers, who, continuing confident of the defeat of the government on the To- cal veto bill are willing to wait until July before they attempt. to overthrow the ministry,
 The l 5erals will enter the electoral campaign expecting to be defeated. The unioniStS, who feel assured of ma jority in the next house, are already discussing the composition of the next cabinet. It is almost certain that there will be startling changes from the last unionist ministry. The members of the 1dlltOil CiQD dic Qcdd Scl dSdillSl lile Rt Hon. George J. Goschen again hold ing the office of chancellor of the ex- chequer, and insist that Sir Michael Hicks Beach be appointed to the post.
 MT. Goschen's old colleagues want him to go to the house of lords, but political burial does not suit him. He declares that he is not rich enough to take a peerage. Hitherto it has been supposed that he was among the wealthiest mem bers of the liberal unionist party It transpires that the income from the firm of Fruhling & GoSchen is distributed among numerous proprietors. MT. Cos chen is also required to provide for large family, and consequently he does not feel able to maintain the dignity of a peerage.
 Mr. Joseph Chamberlain tho leader of the liberal unionists, also aims to be- come chancellor of the exchequer. The conservatives desire that he should take the post of secretary of state for war. They want man in that office who is strong enough to tackle the question of the Duke of Cambridge's retention of the commandership-in-ch of her majesty's forces.
 It is a mistake to suppose that the cons ServatiVeS favor the Duke of Cambridge. The old tories have old time notions on this subject, but the younger conserva- tives, reflecting the feeling of the army, strongly resent the dukes continuance in the post. They would abolish the posi- tion, thus depriving the Duke of Con- naught or other members of the royal family of the chance of claiming the hereditary right to the chief command of the army.
 Nazrula Khan the second son of the ameer of Afghanistan, who Is now visit ing England. is not social success When he makes visits, accompanied by some of the members of his suite, he be- comes a social anxiety. The natives of the party live in barbaric style at the Westminster house.
 They sleep on mattresses placed on the floor and cover themselves with rugs, declining to use the more comfortable beds. The English officials who are supervising the party had to correct their habit of pocketing the silver plate from the table of their entertainers a habit which occasioned considerable more or less adverse comment during their Stay in India, but which, 1t appears, they were then allowed to follow if they could escape the observant eyes of their hosts.
 According to the Afghan idea this plate was intended as a present to Nag rulla Khan and his followers, therefore they felt themselves to be at liberty to appropriate it to their own use. Nag rulla Khan can use a knife and fork in eating. but he prefers 10 use his fingers, disdaininr to- use the teble implements of civilization. A pipe bearer attends Ndzrulla Khan, and a t every opportuni-