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BALFOUR CABINET HOLDS ON.
PREMIER CONFERS WITH KING
ON DEFEAT IN THE HOUSE.
No Decision Reaohed-Balfour Wants to
Stay. but Some OF His Party Urge I'm
mediate Resignation-A Vote May he
Called for Monday on the Same Issue.

No Decision Reconsideration Wants To
Stay. but Some OF His Party Urge I'm
mediate Resgnation--A Vote May He
Called for Monday On tho Same Issue.
Special Cable Dsspoiehss to II, sun.
LONDON, July hiking Edward gave
an audience to Prime Minister Balfour
this evening. They conferred for half an
hour. presumably about the Premiere
defeat In the House Of Commons last night
on the Irish Land Commission amendment.
The Cabinet met to-day and remained
in session for two hours. What action
was taken on the Governments defeat
has not been announced.
In the House OF Lords to-day Earl spen-
Ger, the Liberal leader, asked for informa-
ton regarding the Governments position
in view Of last nights vote. which, be said
could not be caleda snap division. as the
division was upon an important matter
and was taken between IL and IL O'Clock,
after Government whip had been sent out,
The Marquis Of IAnsdowne. in reply
said he did not see why the House OF Lords
should not proceed to transact the ordinary
business Of the day. He could not antici-
pate the statement Mr.. Balfour had prom
ised to make on NJ onday.
LONDON, July 22.-The Standard says
that the Cabinet has not decided the ques-
ton OF its resignation. It has determined
to ASCERTAIN the general feeling OF the party
by inquiries. II 1t finds that It's defeat IN
the House OF Commons Ii regarded to have
been effected by snap division. and II
the Unionist members Of the House are
willing to attend the sessions In their full
strength. Prime Minister Bslfour will again
propose the Irish Land Commission vote
on which the Government was defeated.
The Epress says that Mr.. Balfour has re-
solved upon the unusual expedient Of a
plebiscite because of dissension IN the
Cabinet and also In the ranks OF the Y monist
party. He personally favors retaining
office. but an important section OF his fol-
lowers favors en- immediate resignation.
There is powerful group OF Conservatives
outside the Cabinet which regards the posi-
ton as insupportable They have refused
to sign a round robin urging Mr.. Balfour to
hold on.
The Daily Mail says that Mr.. Balfour
will announce on Monday that he sees no
reason for the immediate resignation Of
the Government. It Is believed that the
Government will then. except In tho most
improbable event Of another defeat, wind
up the business of the session and prorogue
Parliament until late in the autumn, when
it will be dissolved. A general election
will take place in October,
1t is now known that the division in which
the Government was defeated. although not
a snap one, was skilfully engineered plot
similar to that the Conservatives employed
to Dust the Liberals ten years ago The
apathy Of some Of the Unionists con-
tributed to the success Of the plot. Nothing
can be stated with certainly regarding the
course the Government will take until MIR,
Balfour's announcement in the House Of
Commons on Monday.