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Show TO RECONSTRUCT HIS CABINET. . I.erd Salisbury will Set Home Wild Ka-1 moie at Hest. London. Jan. 16 Special to Thk Times. I.ord Salisbury's intimation' that he proposes a re-construction of the cabinet has set at rest the wild ru-' mors that he intended to dissolve parliament parl-iament immediately and appeal to the country. There were some members of the cabinet who seriously believed that Lord Salisbury would be given a new lease of power, if he went to the country, while the liberals and the' Irish party are demoralized on account of the Parnell scandal. Lord Salis-' bury, uowover, refust'd to accept their, advice. Some of his followers credited, him with a high motive for not dissolve ing parliament at this juncture but others profess to believe that he sees the "old parliamentary hand" at work in the present policical complications. If, when the split' occurred between. Gladstone and Parnoll, an appeal was taken to tho country, there is a belief prevailing in well-informed circles: tbt Parnell would havo promptly re-1 tired not only from the leadership of the Irish party, but from parliament;' that in fact he would efface himself as much as possible. Then with Parnell out of the way the O'Shea scandall' could not be very well introduced in' the campaign. It is believed that in' any scheme of cabinet reconstruction which may bo devised places will be found for Sir John Gorst and Baron Henry DeWornis. Thiswould re-open two tinder-scerclaryships and for one of these Georeo Curgon will be chosen.' The home ofliee is mentioned as the scene of Sir John Gorst's future ministerial minis-terial labors, as Mr. Matthews is to be made a judge. |