New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
OTHERS To FOLLOW SIR MICHAEL.
LONDON FILLED WITH GOSSIP ABOUT THE
NEW GOVERNMENT.
GBy The Associated Press1

CBy The Associated Press)
LONDON July 15.-The resignation of Sir Mi
chael Hicks-Beach caused intense surprise 1t
was generally taken to be almost more i'm
POI" ean Lord Salisbury's and was regarded
in -JESSIauarters as being directly due to the
more important voice which Mr.. Chamberlain
will have in the new Cabinet
John Redmond. leader Of the Irish party in
the House Of Commons. said to a representative
Of The Associated Press:
1T will have a more immediate and material
result than Lord Salisbury's retirement. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach was an excellent check on
Chamberlain, who is now practically all power
ful.
do not regard the general political situation
as being at all changed by Lord Salisbury's
disappearance from active life"
1t Is safe 10 say that Sir Michael Hicks-Reach
Is only the first Of several whose names have
inquired largely before the public In the last half
century who now will disappear from the poltI-
cal arena. Nothing absolutely definite is vet
settled, but the Unionist party expects shortly
10 near OF the resignation of Earl Halsbury
Lord High Chancellor; Lord James of Hereford
chancellor OF the Duchy of Lancaster, and Earl
Cadogan. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
FOR Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's place the Right
Hon. r. w. Hanbury now president of the
board OF Agriculture, is the favorite In the
psnolng reconstruction, which may not be COM
pieteu Tor some time TO come, Mr. Balfour much
70 the delight of the Unonists will remain the
reader IN the House of Commons and First
Lord Of the Treasury with Mr. Chamberlain
sun IN command of the colonies as his first
lieutenant. If Earl Halsbury on account of his
great age. fulnls predictions by retiring Baron
AiVerstone will succeed to the woolsack Sir
Richard HEM Collins becoming Lord Chief Jus-
tce, Sir II. B. Finlay succeeding him as Master
GU OF the Rolls Sir E. H. Carson. now Solicitor
General, becoming Attorney General and prob
ably Charles Alfred Cripps Attorney General
10 the Prince OF Wales succeeding to the Solicit
tor Generalship.
On one point the members of the House of
commons, who throughout the day anima tedly
discussed the new state of affairs, seemed prac-
tcally unanimous, and that was that Austen
chamberlain. Financial Secretary to the Treas
ury, would be promoted jority mentioning
him as likely to succeed Mr. Hanbury should the
latter take the Chancellorship of the Exchequer
Friends OF Mr.. Balfour also said he was certain
70 require the advice in his Cabinet councils of
his great friend, George Wyndham, now Chief
secretary for Ireland. There is no little gossip
concerning some change in the position OF Lord
Seorge Hamilton. now Secretary of State for
India, one we'll known member of the House
Of Commons saying he had heard that Lord
George Hamilton was among those who would
throw up their portfolios Lord Hamilton's
brother-in-law, the Marquis of Lansdowne is
regarded as certain to remain I'm the Foreign
Ohce, where he is carrying out lines laid down
by Lord Salisbury.
There is apparently no serious anticipation of
q general election, though in some quarters il
is thought the desire attributed to the King to
have new Parliament after bis coronation
might cause an appeal TO the country though
the new Premier not believed to see any
necessity therefor