The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-22
The House OF Peers.

The incoming mail will doubtless bring Us
adviccs Of the final passage of the Irish Church
Bill by the Commons, 4 synopsis of which will
be found ON our fourth page. 1t now goes to
the House Of Lords. where the Ministerial or
Liberal party is in a minority. The two parties
stand numerically, it we remember rightly. about
100 conservatives or Tories 70 % Liberals.
These parties are headed by eloquent and
accomplished lcaders-LoRD CAIRNS being the
leader Of the Tories and LORD GRANVILLE of the
Liberals, each of whom is admirably fitted for
the prominent part hc is called on To- play in
the great debate will soon open in the house, and
to which the eyes Of all England and ireland
are already turned. y brief sketch of each Of
them will not b. ami-s. OF LORD C,IRNs, the
Spectator says
" AdrUit without any appearance OF cunning,
versatile without priding himself ON versatility,
politically unscrupuluus IN all save fidelity to his
PARTY anil hi- chief. possessed Of insight. If not
foresight, Lord Cairns may make Glndstonc's
ta-k almost intolcEbly hard. Ills clOqucnce Is
exactly suited to his almost irOnical position ~
leader Of a majority fighting with their hands
tel. in n losing cause, and is well fitted To-
charm men who. though willing to be convinced,
set cannot surrender their Judgments without
some plausible excuse for yielding To their prciu-
Dies. We should expect Lord Cairns, for cx-
ample, in this Irish matter, to let the bill for
discstabli-hmen Iass. after a lofty protest against
the nevertheless final verdict of The nation. but
O. fight the measure for discndowment hard"
His opponent, LORD GRANVILLE, the leader of
the Liberals, i equal TO tire emergency, and to
the conquest Of one Of tire most ready and artful
politicians that ever led a powerful party. Says
the same authority
With irresistible power behind him, certain,
it NAV be. Of ultimate success. Lord Granville
will stiI lie the leader Of q minority in the en-
barrs-ing position Of those who are suspected of
being false to the instructive ideas of their caste.
IL will not do TO bc weak Vet the slightest allusion
70 the force behind him will be construed into a
menace. To succeed in such a warfare the victor
should be a sSorI>man like the eastern hero,
who struck 80 deity aud with - keen n blade
that the victim only knew of his own death when
hs own triumphant spring shook the severed
head from lis shoulders. Lord Granville l. that
kind of dainty sword player. You Do not hear
what seems 70 bc much - you listen 10 him-an
argument or two which You think You could
have thought Of yourself, 4 story or two which,
laughablc A. they are. hit the very core Of the
subject. and that i all, except ala impression of
the weakness Of the other side. Nobody has
been wounded. nobody has been crushed. but
somehow the House l. Of opinion that the Liberal
Plan j. not 50 bad n it seemed, that it may, at
all events. hcarken 70 prudent suggestions. The
House never retreats under Lord G'rauyillc'S man
asrtncut II listens 10 the advice Of the N heart
friendly minority. H. juc- not prove hi- oprn-