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Show Gladstone, . the Queen ami Granville. Gran-ville. Dublin, February 2. At a meeting of the League to-day Mr. Sexton, who presided,pre-dicted presided,pre-dicted that at the next election the Nationalists Nation-alists would combine with the Liberals and return eighty nine members to Parliament. Ireland, he said, was satisfied with the result of the temporary power of tre Conservatives, who had abolished coercion and introduced a land purchase measure, establishing the principle that the State should provide the money for the extinction of landlords. He advised Mr. Gladstone to avoid violence and disorder disor-der in Ireland by assisting the distressed peasants with government funds and protecting pro-tecting them from eviction until a bill has been passed to buy out landlords. He urged Irishmen to remain peaceful while there was a chance of Mr. Gladstone making efforts in behalf of Irish Nationalism. London, February 2. The rumors about the Gladstone Ministry being formed merely to make an extended inquiry into the possibility possi-bility of Home Rule are nonsense. The reason rea-son of the Queen's delay in summoning Gladstone has generally been stated to be her dread of Home Rule. Her Majesty's hesitation was caused by the fear of Granville Gran-ville again being Foreign Secretary at this critical moment of European pobtics. He will hot be, but the Foreign Secretary will most probably be Earl Rosebery, who is personally per-sonally on the best of terms with Bismarck and is by far the ablest man in the House of Lords, after Salisbury. The Queen spent the afternoon in tears before receiving Gladstone, Glad-stone, so great was her fear of the result of Granville's reappointment. Preparations are already making for Morley's re-election for Newcastle. He will probably go to Ireland to-morrow. He is regarded by all as extremely ex-tremely plucky to take the position of the-greatest the-greatest possible difficulty, which has been called "the grave of reputations," at the outset of his official career. It will be a very popular appointment among the Irish party. - " |