New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-24

been good deal TAXED OF IN private. ana has luI-
nished tOpieas all things do sooner or later-for
newspaper discussion. 1t will 10 nothing, al
though Lord Stanley's position is very peculiar one
1t has been appositely remarked that he joined
party, as most men choose profession, with view
merely TO the fact that career offers certain ad
vantages over another for getting on Hthere is a
living in the family the young asprant goes INTO the
church. II his uncle is judge, he takes TO the law
and so on. Lord Stanley was born into great loly
family and i'll almost the same isense may De saiu ~
have been bossf into the Tory party or late years
he has shown marked divergence nom What We
considered sound Tory views. lie has more 'nah
once betrayed tendency TO independent acuoh'
from which il is believed that nothing but
the strongest pressure-ot circumstances anu lIonl
his ossociates-has withheld him. If he was not
ever quite ready to cut loose from his party he has
heen more than once disposed to vote against it on
snecial onestions. The Irish Church furnishes the
last and most signal instance. On disestablishment
he is at complete variance with the orthodox opinion
which the party last enforces upon all heges OF the
party Out of the House. he did not conceal his con-
yiction that there was strong case Tor dlsendOw-
ment In the House, he refused absolutely TO say q
single word in opposition to Mr. Gladstones measure.
Ii was thought he might show 80 much respect for
his known opinions as to abstain from voting but
the screw was too strong even for the heir of Earl
Derby 10 resist. llndRlne lHaJ CeIldIu ScuSo VI
humiliation must have come over him as he marched
obedicntly into the lobby among the He and
Mr.. Disraeli are, indeed, the only two of first
rate ability on the Tory side of the House Both
known to be skeptical at best Indifferent, on the
questions which the party regards cardinal Yet
both follow their party for the sake of leading it,
Both are compelled to cOnoede a real leadership
to such men as Mr.. Claiborne Hardy. The
spectacle is not gratifying to one who re-
CARDS intellectual supremacy and would
like to see it reinforced by little moral courage or
sustained by genuine unselfshness. Perhaps it is
asking too much of Lord Stanley that he should have
party with which he has hardly one point of intel
ectual cOntact-hardly one political conviction in
common His father is still the most trusted-and
the least trustworthy chief of that party The odium
of political recantaton, or of an abandonment
of party is heavily visited upon the most pure and
most conscientious statesman. In Lord Stanleys
case, it would fall upon him in family as well as in
other social relations. He man so cold-blooded,
so wholly without enthusiasts, that one is tempted
to say he is also without sympathes and that other
considerations keep him for the present i'll line with
his party.
In this state of uncertainty about their leaders, the
Tories are reported to have held kind Of indigna
ton meeting at the Carlton oconsdeT the situation
They resolved that the process of their education
was so far as they chose to ntrust it to Mr. Dsrae
complete They nailed their flag to the mast on the
Irish Church then they caused Mr. DisTaeli to be
notified of their resolve adding polite express
sOns of their dissatisfaction at the vagueness of his
speech moving the rejection of the bill, and
their expectation that no would in future
keep step to the music of the party. Then tho Carl
ton Committee, suppose by way of soothing his
feelings voted that Mr. Disracl together with Lord
bo oJ IN 10
be hung in the club Under the influence of one or
the other communication, Mr.. Disraeli has called a
meeting of the party for next Monday to agree on
the amendments to be offered in Committee to the
Irish Church bill. am assured On all hands that
the Lords will not venture to reject the bill, but in
tend to make it weak they dare and then allow
it TO pass.
The accusation against Mr. Hale has found its way
from the Spanish into the English papers. The Pal
Mall Gazette of this afternoon has the following par
agaph:
ain the Spanish Cores a Deputy has been calling for
American Minister, the Hon John r Hale The docu
ments relate to the introduction Of goods for commerce
tes of Finance and OF state said they ignorant of
the documents IN question: but wond nstue inquIries
Cling and whether true or not its announcement at inns
Government and the American Minister The matter
will doubt excite considerable attention ~ Washing
now a su6iect OF warm discussion Mr. Hale was for
long time Senator from New Hampshire and was one Of
TO bis present position by President Lincoln. He was
one OF the Foreign Ministers impugned with Mr. Motley
by travelling American for aninadvers0ns against Pres
dent Johnson but his explanations were considered sat
isfactOry."
paragraph in an American paper has been shown
me- stating that Mr.. Bandmann has married a Miss
NIilly Palmer. formerly ballet-grl" 1t is no re-
proach to the lady thus mentioned that she was for
merly If The fact be sol member Of a balettroupe;
but the paragraph is obviously meant as sheer
The truth simply is that Miss Palmer began at the
of her profession appearing on the stage
when still almost a child. She worked her way up
steadily and, for some years before Mr.. Bandmann
married her, she had recognized position as one OF
the leading actresses on the London stage This IS
so we'll known that it would be unnecessary to state
it except for the paragraph which, by suppressing
the fact implies a denial Of it. 1t poor BUSH
ness to be attacking an estimable woman i'll that
way.
THE PRESS ON SPAIN AND AMERICA.
LONDON. April 10.-The Morning Post has an
elaborate editorial article to-day the Cuban ques-
ton The writer says 1t is asserted that President
Grant has longing eye on Cuba, and is not unwil'
ling to distract the attention of the American people
from their internal affairs by foreign war. The
issue of a conflict between the United States and
Spain cannot be doubtful unless England and France
interfere A blow at Cuba would be blow at all
the West Indies, and the acquisition OF Cuba might
be followed by the acquisition Of Jamaica and Mar
tiniouen &C. &c. The Post goes on to quote the re-
cent acquisitions of territory by the United States in
proof of her desire to acquire pecemea all the posses
sions of the European Powers in America. 1t would
he natural to begin with Cuba. belonging tothe weak
est of the three Powers holding possessicns in the
West Indies 1t may be that France and England
will determine whether. in the event of the execn-