PREMIER AND CHANCELLOR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2337, 19 June 1868, Page 3

PREMIER AND CHANCELLOR.

{Echoes from the Clubs.)

Caims: So affairs are pretty well settled, I suppjse. You, Stanley, and I form a triumvirate. lam a believer in triumvirates. Disiaeli: I rather believe in the Dictator or Inperator; but a triumvirate is often a conreuent concession. The thing will work. Cairns: Not a doubt. Poor Chelmsford wept vhen you gave him his dismissal. Dis'aeli: Yes, on the grand maternal bosom of his beloved Morning Herald. But tears were Ms strong point at the Bar, ami you may firgive him for being lachrymose when he maces his final exit,

Cains: What in the world shall 1 do with Malmabury ? Of course he'll want to behave is if he led the Peers; and, sitting on the wiolsack, I shall have no chance of piuchiig him when he begins to make a fool of himielf.

Disrali: Poor old "If Possible!" He's a good felow—the best ever produced by the race of Harris. Don't be hard upon him. Cairn: Not I. At the same time, I should like to discover some wty to prevent his making those delicious blunders at which journaiits will laugh. You and I never make sich blunders.

Disraili: Speak for yourself. lam to any tat my taste for epigram occasionally leads mi into mistakes which I can't help laughin; at afterwards. "Ape and angel" is one casein point; " educating the Tories" is another.

Cairn? Yes, the idea of educating a Tory is almos'too good. Teach Newdegate tolerance, orllanners common sense. Well, being a lawyer you see, I manage to avoid these little ernrs.

Disraei: To tell you the truth, I don't think thy matter much in my case. il The wondrou boy who wrote Ahoy" is supposed capable if any absurdity. They look upon my beinrFirst Minister as a good joke-but not likel to last.

Cairns They may find it serious and permanent. By the way, I felicitate you on the plan youiave adopted with those recalcitrant Judges. The new proposal will work well. I suspect 3ockburn is already exclaiming, '■ Sorry lipoke!" Disraek What should you have done if had to write to you instead of Chelmsfod ?

Cairosfient him back his letter, endorsed, "Pray consider this." But Chelmsford couldn't ally a flea. Bisrael He might drown it in his tears. He's Walple's only rival in that line. Cainisißouverie's speech was delightful. Disraeli Very. He'd like to be back at the Poor Iw Board. I could Bee Gladstone wince wha he described the Liberals as a rabble—wh leaders that couldn't lead, and followers tut wouldn't follow, It was very hard on th people's William.

Cairns: t was so. But the Liberals have a flatterinaauction, which they just now use pretty free'. They say thev permit you to be Premierjust as a precedent for Gladstone: when you ave had a few weeks of it, you are to be tmed out, and he is to come in. Disraeli: A charming scheme. One of their reßoltionß, no doubt drawn up by Russell ant Coleridge, and agreed to at a Carlton Galens caucus. Let them try it. They'll flndhey're dealing with a different man from tfc Earl.

Cairns; he was not afraid of them. Disraeli :No, or of anything in the world. But he was 10 chivalrous to meet Russells and GladstOM on equal terms. He cared nothing for flee, and he detested strategy. Ido care for dee: and lam more than a match for tbwhole conclave in strategy. Cairns: Tit I believe. But if they pass a vote of wanof confidence ?

Disraeli: liardly think they dare propose it. I hope thr will, however ; quern Deus vult perdere, yi know. Assuming that they are so foolish,rill they get a majority in the present Housl Cairns: I m scarcely judge. Disraeli: Brink not. Bright, Love, Roe-

buck, Horsman would be dead against them —and that represents a large following. But if they beat me, I wouldn't resign. Cairns: No ? Disraeli: Certainly not. I should announce an appeal to tlie country—which, by the terms of the Reform Act, must be deferred to 1669, Cairns: And then ? Disraeli: Well, then. Do you imagine the now House will be in a hurry to destroy its creator ? Cairns: I can't say. We are in a rather iconoclastic state. I wouldn't answer for the safety of the Creator of the universe if Swinburne could get at him. By the way, you'll probably have to make a bishop shortly. Who's your man ? Disraeli: I have not decided. But Tdon't mind telling you. in the strictest confidence, that it will be either Maconochie or Colenso.