New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-29


The Queen gave public breakfast in honor of the
Palace.
FENIAN MEETINGS.
DUBLIN, Monday, June 49, 1862
Large meetings were held yesterday in various
parts of Ireland by those who favor the proposition
to release the Fenian prisoners At the Cork meet
ing, there were 5000 people present. and at Dublin
1000. Similar meetings were held at Limerick,
Ennis. Mulligan and Drogheda, and in all cases able
speeches were made and resolutions passed looking
to the end in view.
EMIGRATION.
LIVERPOOL, Monday, June %, 1869.
According to the official report, $500 emgrants
have left the port for America last week.
THE AMERICAN QUESTION AGAIN.
tFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, June 11.-h the collision between Lords
and Commons on the Irish Church bill really comes
off one good result of it, among Others, will be the
swapping for the present of the American question.
The anticipation of il has already done good deal
toward that The regular morning leader of the Lon
don journals on Mr.. Sumner is superseded by the nee
essary leader on the Lords and what they will do We
are quite thrown in the background, and there hope
we shall stay. Mr.. Motley does not go to any public
dinner nor has he made any public speech since the
two very brief ones in Liverpool Barely one little
paragraph about his visit to Mr. Dickens at Gadshill
has crept into the papers. Nobody seems to know
what he is going to do, whether he is going TO do
anything nor whether he thinks the common inter
est of the two nations in Bacon and Shakespeare is
good reason for not pressing the Alabama claims. In
fact, the day of I" open diplomacy" seems to have
come to an end as sudden as its beginning-a thing
one is happy to record
Until within day or twot seemed certain that the
whole question would be once more brought up by Sir
Henry Bulwers motion next Tuesday the 18th. 1t is
not certain that it will not be- but efforts are making
to stife at any rate, postpone the disc ussion.
Although some six weeks have flown away since Mr..
Sumner became the object of so much petulant
animosity the feeling does not subsde into sober
ness The anger has moderated, but 1t has not dis
appeared. Probably it is better that more time
should be allowed forreturnng reason before Parlia
ment takes hold of the subject There are plenty of
people in Parliament who would be only too glad of
an opportunity to repeat the bitter things they used
to say in the days of the war; and to cry OUT Were
we not right in desiring TO that huge bullying
Republic split in twoi You see that as we foretod
she is now bullying asn So long as public opinion
keeps up to the boiling point or near It, these things
will surely be said In the debate of March, 1868,
they were not said because public opinion was then
Gladstone made the most hostile speech of that
debate His regard for America is greater now. per-
haps, than then, but his acquaintance with the
American question is imperfect, and he still betrays
occasionally dispositiont to protect or palate the
ofensos of the Government which let loose the Pro-
clamation and the Alabama. What would soften
his tone more than anything else would be his sense
of responsibility rs Prime Minister. With that TO
steady him it may be hoped he would not make a
very imprudent speech but it must be remembered
that Mr.. Gladstone has hitherto shown singular
want of tact on American questions.
The London papers are considerably obliged to
Mr. Goodwin Smith for supplying them with some
sort Of to the just accusation that no one OF
them has printed tho speech OF Mr.. Sumner. which
oil of them joined in misrepresenting. Mr.. Smiths
answer was better than none. still t was felt TO DC
very weak, so one of them has now produced sec
ond. The speech, it says was printed here in
form, and widely circulated" II is true
a pamphlet edition was printed in London. but 1t
was issued by an American, not by an English,
house. Upon seeing the statement that it had been
widely circulated" had the curiosity TO ask Mr.
Stevens how many copies he had disposed of. 1t was
published at sEilling-about 80 cents currency. Mr.
Stevens writes me that it certainly was widely ,
circulated in one sense inasmuch as he sent copy
TO nearly every town in Great Britain and Ireland
where paper is published. The country press had
les copies the London press 90 and 80 were sold.
In ALL there have been circulated just five less than
200 copies. OF leading articles which put INTO Mr..
Sumner mouth what he never dreamed of saying,
there have been who knows how many millions of
copies distributedf
THE CHURCH BILL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.
tFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, juno lion such an occasion rs Mon
day night it was natural that legislative
body, from which the substance of political power
has deuarted should make the most of the sem
blance which is still left to it. In this inferior de-
partment, the Lords are quite masters of their bust
ness and their demonstration against the Irish
Church bill has been as effectual as it well could be-
1t is not their fault altogether, that it cannot be
effectual at all Great exertons were made to secure
full attendance of Tory Peers. of whom one OF two
were, as Granville remarked. summoned from across
the Atlantic. The Liberal and doubtful Lords came
in scarcely less force When you add to these the n-
merous spectators of both sexes and all ranks filing
the Hobbies clustering about the steps Of the throne
and enliyening the Chamber by display OF wonder
full tolettes and charming faces in the open galleries
YOU may imagine a scene both brilliant and impress
siye 1t gained by contrast, for the House of Lords
Is seldom center of attraction. Most strangers see
it tenanted by a dozen or twenty langud gentlemen,
whose energy has given way under the oppressive
decorum of the place. On ordinary nights, this
great historical assembly has not even the shadow
of such dignity and power belonged TO it formerly
Bnt on Monday night the pageantry and the I'M
wonted excitement carried the mind back to days
when the Peers governed the Empire; tho not very
remote DAYS when their authority exceeded the au-
thOrity of the Crown and OF the Commons together
Lord Derby's appearance as Master of Ceremonies
was extremely clever A great machinery OF petl-
tions had been arranged and the number sent up
from the meetings held last week was large enough
10 be rather imposing. The meetings themselves had
been well managed though II Is surprising how NIUE
hall in fhe nroVincag haVg