New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-04
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON.

lord DERBY N TROUBLB-POBTlCALP PENSIONERS OF THE
ENGLISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RULE IN ENGLAND
AND THE UNITED STATES OTSPRoPORTlON OF POPLAR
REPRESENTATIVES, IN ENGLAED-ELECTORAL STATS
TICS-SEw PUBLICATIONS
From Our Special Correspondent
LONDON. March y, 1864
A bear with a sore head may be considered happy
aud amiabe creature compared with Lord Derby
this morning. 1t is not enough that he sees defeat
and failure Ovelhangng his Reform bill, but the
wicked Liberals are choosing just this moment TO
hiring swarm Of singing exposures Of his biunders
to settle on his head. His government had to begin
the week by defending its appointment TO the bench
at Dover of Mr.. Churchward. man twice convicted
before the House of Commons Of bribery and Of trad
ing in public offices for political ends. Mr.. 7. 4.
Taylor Member for Leicester dragged the branded
form of Lord Derby's Justice before the House in a
speech which was of the most mastery pieces of
gentlcmanly playing that the House has heard for
many a day And last night an Irish member, Mr..
O'Reilly, brought forward some specimens Of the
poetic plights of Mr. Robert Young, To whom Lord
Derby granted literary pension of $40 year, the
recital oHwhich made the House roar with laughter
by consent of Parliament the Queen has power to
allocate 81 800 year in pensions which, it is under
stood 10 be distributed among old and poor literary
or scientific men. Now, there is in Ireland certain
Robert Young who describes himself as an "agicul-
Mr.. Young began life as a mailer, which is to his
credit and he left nails TO write bad verses which is
TO his dscredit. Lord Derby had hardly got seated
In his ministerial chair before petition from this
man and his friends asking for pension was laid
before him, and, unfortunately without a glance at
the poems, which alone could enttle him to it, the
pension was granted. When Youngs name appeared
on the pension-st the question began TO he asked
on all sides: WHO is Young" His works were
sought for the first time, hut sought III vain. All
that could be learned was that the Earl of Ennis
killan had subscribed for large number of copies
of Y6ungs books and then consigned them to the
flames. But MIR. OReilly managed finally 10 obtain
COPY, Nhlch ne nIoueht uo"h 10 Ihe no''of 3I
Commons last night. IL seems that Young regards
himself having three great missions IN life,
i, TO excite fury against the Catholics III the breasts
OF Orangemen: ., 10 SupeTsede Thomas Moore III the
affections of Ireland: and 8. to obtain Government
patronage. From the preface 10 his poems il is plain
that he expected blind world ooppose him IN these
matters IT, he writes. "a Moore. the author of
seditOns and hcentOus songs has been considered
deserving of pension by our present Whig-Radcal
Administration the humble man who eXerts ms tai
ents IN writing loyal and constitutional pieces must
surely have some claim on the patronage of those
whose cause he advocates although he cannot make
pretenslons 10 the expansive and highly cultivated
genius of the celebrated Irish bard. Should he be
assaed by critics OF the ROnish or Radical school
who scuple not IN the present day at attempting 10
blacken by caumny every man. no matter how emf
nent for virtue who has the manliness 10 speak or
write on behalf of the Protestant religion he tells
incln DetOltIanu that ne uospscS tncr nallgnHA,
and can afford to treat their lucubraons with silent
contempt"
IL was ludicrous the extreme to the sheepiSh
look OF the Cabinet OF the great POetPIeInier while
br Olteilly was reading this extract, interrupted at
the end OF every phrase by the explosive laughter of
the House: The Spea ker also gave specimens of the
verses. Mr. Young, having decided that the best
way 10 take the taste OF Moore lOf whose writings he
repeatedly declares his disapprova ont of the Irish
mouth IL 10 put something soIulder into the same
part OF the poets ballads, gives the world such work
as the following in which the reader will recall the
tnON eIlent OF the " Exile of Erin:
In Munster assasSins in league are Invited
The laws 10 resist and confusion create,
Bk priests ~ seditiOn 10 outrage excited.
10 bring back the horrors OF dark Mighty eight"
Oh, Erin my country inspires the following:
f" Thus Inaddened by Jesuit's poisonous chalce,
IRE P0pesluen no longer cOntentcd remain
IjnI D.g0try, fierce persecution, aud malice,
iml0lne Their dark bOsOms aud over them reign
"Jhc Scripture that tells Of eternal salvation
= M man, erflng man. iHtcligiOn rcueNs.
The prclatcs Of Rome, TO their nOcks' riipatOu
Withhold OF pcryci them 10 suit their own yh,ws".
10 is the writer Of such trash az this that Lord
Derby has hOnored I've might said Mr.. ORcilIy,