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THE Ida:AK-DIM 1,0111)
('.ITIIULI'' PROJECT.

M.tvo is now in a p•-ition to appreciate
bet b.r than he did Roan! nomtlis ::go the engineer-
ing difficulties which lie in the way of his well-in-
tentioned design to "level itpa ants- in the ecclesi-
astical policy of Ireland. i the last si' or seven
namtlis has been eng-,:,tai ia negotiations with
the Roman Catholic hielar,:hy on the subject
of the proposed charter to a Roman Catholic
University. The efforts, sincere we do not
doubt ..n both sides, to come to an
understanding have failed. The project, which
was the very essence nt tle• much-vaunted Irish
policy of the tfovernment leature on which,
to 11-.IOLordISTLEI:V.M.n : mite l tnet;►phut•, the
whole ease hinged ha Oki thrtut!,ll. The
cort-sisulenee bet% eeo Ca• I ntsit SE.•I:FT k
WA the two RiBllol%, II ifishop of
•oid Dr. Dr it . of Clonfert,
deputed by their brother prelates to re-
pres,•nt thew in their i.i•is;.ct ions with the
I:avernment, has this •! published. It
eh,"-s ,tith till tilt ot. either side,
to v. hicl. the other pia i : t • the negotiation is
unable to assent. Cl/111111:, • 41cellled est•eutial by

the Bishops are set :ethic "11"lly in Omissible by Tii v. ai't of political caricature is as fresh and
the Cult .• KTA..oil Ilishops, in their vivormis as ever. If we have no artists who
turn, will not for a t Liar 8,1 the limits- stand out as tsinspietiously as (;11.1tAy, RovviaNn-
tnire. tie which Lord ItiNists upon ~IN. and 11. 11. did to a former generation, it is
Copal iiiiiuence in the mitt. The seltm.ie hoe:mite the calieral excellence is higher, and for
is sent back to that 1;„ ',.• titt ~, that ;Cols' reason that our most celebrated draughtsmen
l'aradi-44-% which is its pi, .'1 , and from x hich are content to merge their fame with that of the
it ottglit never to have eince,o.tl into the world of periodical they adorn. But it often happens that
realities. The thing never litul any true existence. the heart and marrow of a great public subject is
It was still-born, or ra,iter an abortion. The pet before the country by the pictorial caricaturist
celebrated inscription Ott the tombstone of an infant with a froilmeas and a vitality which written
which tirew its first sit; last breath almost in cannot effect ; and the weekly car-
the same moment- -‘• It soon that I was done ttstua of our 'sat comic periodicals not un-
for, I e wider what I aa ; is gen for"-- applies to frequently bring " the situation" home to a
Lord Nilo o's unhappy b.uu a t , portion of the public to whom leading articles,
Beal staterimauship, and commonsense, speeches, rind reviews are (lonia?... The political
might have foreseen from the lari;inning the failure pictures in the current numbers of Punch and
of the ill-omened scheme. The Government de- Fun for example show the relative positions of
sired to satisfy the Irish Catholic Bishops. One, our two great party chiefs with a humour and

truth ft would be dillenlt to exceed. Mr.,
Dims= as the melodramatic desperado seedy to
blow rip the good ship Constitution he is com-
manding and steering, if Meows. Qt seareem and
BRIGHT effect a landing on its deck, is a model
of correct drawing and refined playfulness. The
profile--half frightened, half fierce—
and hie deperate clutching to the wheel, as be
scrambles towards the powder-magazine, are in
perfect contrast to the self-possession and deter-
mined confidence of the aggressors about to take
possession ; while the mere composition of the
picture entitles it to take rank as a work of art.
" The Modern Cotonou'," in this week's Fun,
again strikes us as one of the very best produc-
tions possible of its kind. It is full of point
and meaning. Mr. GLADRTONE makes the egg
stand, by cracking its end, to the delight of the
stout Spanish don, Joni( BRIGHT, and of the
elderly Spanish councillor Earl RIAMELL. The
other Spanish dons and councillors are Mr. Die-
BARU, Earl DERBY, and Lord MAYO. The exprel-
Mon of intense chagrin and discomfiture on the
PREMIKR'S face as he continues to fumble with
the egg he cannot settle into place ; the
bland superiority shown in Earl Ruseett's com-
placent smile at Lord DERBY, who is clenching his
fist behind Mr. Gtsoeroxo's back; the annoyance
and boredom of Earl MAYO, who is in the act of
failing with his egg, are all perfect in their way.
Those who wish to see the Mr. DINRAT.LI of to-
day cannot do better than study the admirable
likeness of him in this cartoon ; and the public
may be fairly congratulated on the abounding and
perennial excellence of its political caricature.

IT is generally understood that the debate on the
Suspensory Bill will be concluded to-morrow even-
ing. If the Government be beaten then and on
Monday as well, it is difficult to see how they
can continue in offic Mr. BAXTER'S amend-
ment, however, may act as a bridge to carry
them over one-half the difficulty. It is well
known that her MAJ EMT only left for
Scotland after receiving from the PERRIER an as-
surance that the way was perfectly clear for him,
and that there was no reason why her MAJESTY
should defer her journey. The Conservatives pro-
fess to treat lightly the threat of stopping the
supplies, in the event of an immediate dissolu-
tion. Mr. DISRAELI, they say, has supply
enough already. The House and the country are
becoming irritated by the uncertainty, and if such
a wanton proceeding as an election on the basis
of the old constituencies were really resorted to,
the result would probably be an increase of the
majority against the Government of thirty or forty.

THE New York papers spare no one. To keep
everything around them in a blaze of publicity is
their primary aim, and all distinctions are lost.
The Nem York Times of the 9th, says :—"The
" prayers before Congress of the Rev. Mr. Roy x-
" TON are far more sensible now than they used
"tobe in former times. They are neither political
" harangues, aor arguments for party schemes,
" but appeals to Heaven such as are becoming to a
" good Christian. Yesterday's prayer, of which the
" telegraph gives some of the points, is descry-
" ing of special commendation." This " special
" commendation" given to a particular prayer, the
use of the telegraph for " some of the points,"
and the contrast patronisingly instituted between
the rev. chaplain's present addresses to the
ALMIt:IITY and those which he offered in "former
" times," will make Englishmen wince. The cir-
cumstance avowedly tells nothing against the use
of fixed liturgical services.

FOREIGN NEWS.

(THIS DAT.)

CONTINENTAL POLICY OF THE
ENGLISH CABINET.

The Journal des Dibats of to-day contains a long
article on the subject of the German Customs
Parliament. It assumes the form, which is habi-
tual with the Dexter when it speaks officiously, of
a summary of its foreign correspondence. After
alluding to the danger to the peace of Europe
which was likely to arise if the majority of the
Customs Parliament forced their views of
the political unity of Germany on the
deputies from the south, it attributes to
the action of the English cabinet the moderation
displayed by the government of Berlin.

It is to the British gov, =meat (it says) that the initia-
tive of these proceedings is due ; and its intervention hes
certainly bee. effective, whether by reason of the intimacy
existing between the two courts and cabinets, or the
firmness of the language of Lord Loftus, the English
Ambassador at Berlin. There is no doubt about the in-
timacy of the two courts and cabinets ; it is barred on a
close family alliance, on the analogy of creeds and 0011113111-
nity of interests. Prussia is to-day England's beat ally
on the Continent, as England is Prussia's best ally.
The English are of opinion that PIUILIA, in accomplishing
what she did in DWl'', promoted at the same time the in•
tere•ta of England, although it was not without regret
that they viewed the misfortunes of Austria, which they
wish to see reconstituted, but without injury to Prussia
as she actually exists. These have been the representation.,
it seems, of Lord Loftus, who declared that hia government
was desirous of maintaining the stain quo, and that it
would do all inits powertoprevent its beingdiaturbed; that
if the disturbance proceeded from Prussia, that is to say,
from its attitude, its language, it. writing, or its acts, the
Britishgovernmentwould not onlydisapp uehconduct,
but would formally condemn it, reserving to itself the
right of supporting the adversaries of Prussia in order to
keep her within bounds ;—that if the disturbance origi-
nated with other powers than Prussia the latter might
rely on the most energetic aid of England, and
even on her effective support. We are assured
that Lord Loftus m►de these declarations to M. de
Bismarck some weeks before the opening of the session of
the German Customs Parliament, and in anticipation of
the ditticul i, a which might arise from the proceedings of
the body if the Prussian government did not rule
them. M. de Bismarck and Lord Loftus had no
difficulty, it is said, in coming to an understanding,
and their understanding has not a little contributed to the
excellent direction which hes been given to the Customs
par:Men-et from its first sitting.

The Dibats then refers to the proceedings of the
parliament, and adds that if the majority of that
body desires peace, and iersista in its resolution
to maii.tain the stotu quo, as there is reason to
believe it will, it will strengthen the hands of good
and peaceably-disposed government.. More cannot
be asked of it.