Tue telegrams which we publish to-day (brow some light on the condition of affairs in London when Lord Salisbury wae forming his Ministry. Wo are now enabled to understand the dificulties be had to encounter, and we see the manner in which Lo overoame thew.
Having at Hor Mujesty's desire undertaken to form a Government he discovered that serious differences existed in his own Patty, and these bad to be removed. Sir Stafford Northcote hud lust the confidence of some of the Con. norvatives, and probably Lord Randolph Churchill had not gained the coufidence of a atill Inrger number, Sir Stafford was too slow for some; and Lord Randolph too fast for many old-fashioned Conservatives. These difficulties were got over by the former leader in the Lower House going to the Lords, and that Lord Randolph bud hia way may be inferred from more thin one thing. The format of the Minivtry proceeded success. fully, and offices have been found for all the members of the Fourth Party. Probably also Lord Sulisbury gave way on the question of the renewal of the Crimee Act in Ireland, But besides difiontties with his own Party Lord Salisbury fouud himself unable to aeoure n promise of even armed neutral Jity from the Opposition, daring the few months of life which remain to this Par Jiamont, No new or important legislation coald be undertaken by a House of Commons which must porforcedie within five mouths, All that Lord Salisbury could ask it to do was to pose the necessary votes—propared by the late Govert= weut—aud the few measures about! whioh the House bad already made up its wind, or which were unopposed. This is the usual course when Mivietry retires aa Mr, Gladstone's has just done. But on this vceasion it did of suit the Liberals, whose dissentious probably made it impossible for their chiots to give the pledges Lord Snlisbery required. We can understand Lord Hartington and the Whigs, however willing to refrain from embarrass ing the new Ministry, being afraid oppose the more virulent Radicals, or giving any pledges to Lord Salisbury. Tt avers us if he had th to proveed with the Redistr unless Lo bad a promise of fair play from his opponents. However that may be, la evident that the new Premier has had his way. Satisfactory pledges were no doubt obtained from the Liberal leaders, and the Ministry was completed. The appointment to office of Mr, Stanhope as President of the Board of Trade is certain to be satisfactory to the English public. He was Secretary to the Board from November 1875 to April 1878 and Under Seoretary for India from then till the fall of the Bewooustiold administration, Ho Las frequently been suggested as a leader of the Conservatives in the House of Commons. Mr, Edward Clarke, the new Attorney General, has been a member of the Bar since 1861, and is one of the few lawyers in the House of Commons who has shown any capacity for statesmanship. Mr. Gorat was the third member of the Fourth Party, was called to the Bar in 1865, after return from filling an appointment: in New Zealand.
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