New-York tribune., 1868-04-23
From Our OEu Correspondent
InNnnE Aurii 1919

LosDos April IS, 1868
In recent letter hinted that on the closing night
of the Mcguire debate Mr. Disraeli spoke under in
huence stronger than mere excitement. The charge
which at that time was lnot even hnted at in any
English journal, is now made openly with reference
to his speech on the Sd of April, when the debate
ended on the Irish church | cannot say whether
the evidence Of excessive stimulus was stronger than
before Perhaps the second oiiense thought less
pardonabe than the first. Mr. Gladstone may be sup
posed to have referred to this when he described
parts of the Premiers speech due to the influence
Of heated maginatoiF-a phrase to which the House
responded with significant laughter. The Pail Mall
most Impacabe of fcensors-calls it post prandia'
The Star printed a bacchanalan peroratiOn as the ac-
tual utterance of the Minister before it had
been dressed into decency by charitable
reporters The London Reriac thinks no preliminary
potations could have maintained their influence
through a speech of two hours and q half; and,
only at the end did the orator appear TO become
muddled. 1t suggests that while he appeared TO be
drinking water during his speech, he was, IN fact,
drinking gin or whisky. The story was all through
the clubs next day. told without any IFS, and without
any affcctaton of conceament. club Is the last
place where any excessive nicely on point Of morals
Is TO be looked for but the verdict was decisive that
the public would not stand that sort OF thing" in a
Prime Minister of to-day Lord blelbourneis known
10 be the last of the swearing Premlers Unless Dir.
Disraeli take heed to his steps, he may come to be
known as the last of the drinking Ministers. Pitt
and his three bottles of port are quite gone out oil
fashion at the Treasury
Renorts are plenty that Dsrae means to resign
not Tor any such cause above but believe none
of them He may probably continue to remain f0r
another wear but if he went out now, whence could
come the Parliament that would restore himl lie has
struggled too long for office TO abandon III tlll he Is
forced to. The splendid victory OF the Liberals on
the Irish Church does not as until within year II
must hayedOne, insure their Immediate return 10
power. They are not even IN hurry TO return
Half the party seems t b GUtenS Sew PARLIAMENT % come
With the Irish Church question looming up, tney
are not anxious to find themselves IN a position
which would compel them To do something more than
affirm as a theory that the Church ought TO cease
TO exist Once in Office the Liberals must bring for
ward a measure, and upon the details OF measure
or ev en- upon the general scope OF D they are lar
less unanimous than upon Mr.. GladstOnos resolu-
tOns Nor all the Radicals eager LOT onice Il! the
moment Liberal Ministry to-day means a ministry
largely made up of the old wings, the men OF ha;i
conyictions and uncertain minds, not wholly radical
not wholly arstOcTatic. But ministry OF next year
must come up TO the level OF HOUSEHOLDER farila-
mcnt >, = al;.;ool nho,o,,nuo
Latest Is the eulogy on Mr. Bright in the columns of
a Tory organ which has discovered that ne is lrb-
une OF the People, whose mission even us opponents
view with respect and hose honorable warfare they
rejoice to meet lt is signhcant iact lha the great
Radical has become lion IN society, nuci run aiter
and Haftered the guest whom other guests at dinner
parties are invited to meet Now III England social
forces are political forces A.,
The third and fourth volumes OF kinglakes ln-
vosIon of the Crmear are once more promised Tor
this month. They were announced for Christmas
year before last again for last December and again
for February Mr. Kinglakes patience IN revision Is
sometIng wonderful These volumes come no fur
ther down than the battle Of BaakIava which is told
at even greater length than the Alma IN the second
volume. Ii has ceased To DE TOPIC OF contIo-
veIsy i'm military circles down 20 TINS day. and the
recent death of Lord Cardigan gave new start 10
the discussion of an event in which 50 prominent an
actor bore 80 doubtful part. MI,
Anew book ON America is presently to be published