New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24

for libel the truth may now be given III evidence
And he ought not to have nCluded all the press III
his censure. There is at least one Jonrnai "ni'I
takes a merciful view of the Gurneys ohenSe p'u
reserves oil its rigOrs for their presumptuouS po'
ecutOT.
There have been from time to time a goou many
explanations of the Queens aversion Hoiu PuVi'o
duties, but the most curious OF all appears no" 81
n medical ionrual of authority. 1--WE are not re-
yeallng medical secrets, says thatpaper, but SIMPLY
stating what is well known to all Her Majesty
inner circle that the presence of crowd or the sue
cassion of persons who are presented at Court pro-
duces ON her nervous system the gddiness ana ohei
svmptoms common to landsmen at sea-" Iha' 70
very delicate way of putting the tact II ~ D0
Whether Her Maiestys subjects Will THINK tne S'"'T
,nent complimentary TO them, is another queSI'on'
il Certaiply an odd sort of sovereign tnaV O""nov
meet its Ieges without an attack OF haus0" anu
among all the excuses that have been naue W 'lo
English aristOcraov for the dislike OF their queen
TO receive them, this is the one they mignt DC eA
,,actad 10 lka 1east Medical authority calls fatigue
OF the nervous system which is perhaps as polite
mama as any other. During the present season, how
ever the trouble seems have been rather less than
formerly, the Queen having held various levees and
festivities of sort or anOther-but by no means
on such scale as TO content the rapacity OF the Lon
don tradespeOple, G' s.
THE CLAIMS oUEsTIoN-MEssRs. GLADSTONE AND
BULwER.
LONDON July l0-Mr. GladstOne's eagerness TO get
rid of Sir Henry Bulwer's motion was evident enough
from his speech but the true of his eagerness
was not evident. No doubt he was sincere in ex-
pressing desire that nothing might to impede
the resumption of negotiations the Alabama ones
ton at some future time That is good reason for
saying no more on the matter just now especially
the press has lately exhausted every method of mis-
representation Under the influence of Mr.. Bright,
it is natural enough that Mr.. Gladstone should show
more good will and more intelligence on American
subjects than formerly Still, there is another and
perhaps pressing for his wish to silence
Sir Henry Bulwer. Sir HenTy's speech would have
been keen criticism the conduct of the negOtia
tons by Lord Stanley, and by Lord Clarendon. The
treaty. as finally signed was the act of Mr.. Glad
stones government and Mr. Gladstone did not care
to have it attacked. More than that 1t is
no secret that Sir Henry Bulwers views
approach more nearly to the American view
than those of most English statesmen. Such
a statement as he prepared to make would have
broken the force of the apparent unanimity with
which Mr.. Summers statement has been resented.
Now good many people over here really believe
that America has been frightened out of her first
faith in Sumner by the roaring of the British lion.
The London papers tell them so; why should they
not believed And it would be pity if Sir Henry or
ANYBODY else should help yOu to get back little of
the courage which has oOzed away in these late
months. There are vulnerable points enough on the
English side, and Sir Henry Bulwer would have
forced unwilling people to see them. He had
scheme of his own for settlement, and he would
probably have forced the Government to express
some opinion on that For the sake of what Sir
Henry himself would have said, regret the suppress
sion of the debate yet cannot help thinking enough
IL 4 H., 1,v1 IN
make an ugly record and to increase the exaspera-
ton which may in time die natural death G. W. S.
TINKERING THE CHURCH BILL.
LONDON, July 13.-The work of the Lords last
night was purely cd oapdRdIm. At any rate, it must
be aseIbed to that to the baser motive Of fear.
Whether fear fattery the motive il is equal
" bound to fail of its end 1t has become known
that Mr. Gladstone means to fight for his bill. lie
will not accept the Lords amendments, any con
siderable part of them Amounting they do t
partial reGstabhshment and almost complete re6n
dowment Of the Irish Church, the acceptance o
them would make the bill useless as an administra
tive measure, and worse than useless as a measur
of statesmanlike pacifcation for Ireland-ts res
and only important object. The Lords have in fac
paid slight respect TO the pledge by which they bOun
themselves in consentlng to the second reading
That act committed them to the principles of the bill
In dealing with its details they have contriveC
to leave the principles out of sight
DiseStabshment and disendOwment lie buried
under the heap of amendments adopted anG
almost avowedly intended to crush the life out OF
the bill The Lords however, went far in theil
zeal that they overshOt the mark Their object be
came too plain. Details which they hoped would
cover up their purpose became ineligible TO the
people. All over England and Ireland the doub
about the honesty of the Lords and the scope of the
amendments has grown into the certainty that they
meant TO baulk the purpose of the country. Mr.
Gladstone discouraged public meetings, but within
the last week his authority has proved too weak tC
prevent them. The press has done Its duty well
throughout. Mr.. Gladstone has equally done his
and has made no secret of his resolution with respect
TO the work of the Lords. Putting all things to-
gether. the more prudent among them came to the
conclusion that they had gone too far Last night
was simply a feeble effort to retrace their steps
They would not relax their grasp on the plumber
they had seized for the Church, but they tried to
tighten their hold by Offering a share TO their vic
tins. That is the meaning of Lord StanhOpe's
amendment to provide residences for the Roman
Catholic parish priests and Presbyterian ministers
as we'll for the clergy and preates of the EpscO-
pal Church. Twice over and more than twice the
Lords have refused to do it. The Government is
against it. The Catholics themselves don't ask for
It. AS one part of the scheme for Concurrent En-
dowment, it is odiOus to the people. Yet it is the
last effort of childish tmkeungn by the Lords to
relieve themselves from their false position If the
Governmentreject it. as they surely will the Tories
hope TO make little party capital against them in
Ireland. They treat it set-oif to the impossible
provisions they have grated on the bill for the
enTiching of their own church. 1t had the support
of Earl Russell, who in these days seems never to
support anything but impracticable measures Lord
Westbury was for it of course 1t is part Of the