As idealized by Mr. Chevalier, the **costor"" has evidently taken a great hold on English society, and 'Teuniel's cartoon in Punch represents Mr, Gladstone driving donkey-barrow with Hibernia by his side, ith the legend, "Knocked em in the West-min-is-ter Road—t Who're yer gain' to meet, Bill? 'Aveyer bought the street, Bill?' Most of the papers seem ver Aoubtful as to how long possession of Downing St et will last, The Times of 4th August says We could wish that it were possible to forecast for the new Parliament a career marked by as much steadiness, discipline, and solid work as that of its predecessor, but the conditions of stability and permanence are conspicuously absent, During the past six years, Lord Salisbury's Ministry has been Supported with unflinching public spirit, and unwavering loyalty, by a majority. which, though ce two riganised. sections, has upheld with admirable constancy and devotion the great cause of the integrity of the Empire. Thus, the primary necessities of efficient and jive government have been supplied, capable and intelligent ad istration has never been thwarted or imperilled by a Parliamentary crisis, and a harvest of useful legislation has been reaped that may challenge comparison with the work of any Parliament of the present century. In the new House of Commons the situation is wholly changed. The most advanced and enlightened portions of the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, and Ulster, taken together, show a majority against Mr. Gladstone of over 50, which is changed into a majority of 40 in his favour by the votes of the Welsh and Irish constituencies, where incessant agitation and appeals to the ranconr and greed of the masses have generated a bastard form of particular-iam, "In these circumstances, Mr, Gladstone's apparent preponderance in Parliamentary sheng th, even assuming that he can depend upon the systematic help of his Irish allies, is devoid of all moral and intellectual weight. Moreover, there are ambitious rivalries, intense antipathies, and acute differences of opinion in'every division of the confederate
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