The New York herald., 1870-03-09

immense abilitv ar debster. lacking brains them-
selves, especially IN the hereditary cnamosr' sns
us Ssv We 70 % nad and
We ina Lord Cairns recognized - sss Se,c. sn~
champion OF sristocratic oonservaus~ ss1 S"r ~.
powerful defamation. apt reasoning ana ingenious
and forcible arguments
And here am naturally prompted 70 remsr6 upon
the significance of the fact. tnat While L0ra Carns.
| q seimade man, leads and guides tho House Of
leads and guides the English natlon Ilme was when
1t was nearly impossible for any one VINO was NOT
gain admission the Cabinet or snare In tho re-
sponsibty OF the public administration. Titles and
wealth were tine only avenues TO p0Wer-bigoted
conservative tendencies the only recommendation 70
| position. Win the downfall OF Wellington however,
cies OF British politics. Democracy began sensibly
To ITSELF ana since that time radical opinions
have been growing STRENGTHENING and extending
with q rapidlty that has carried dismay into the
hearts OF the antiquaed artst0cracy, especially
tnat rapidly has been greatly accelerated OF late
only Mr. Gladstone AZ the head0l OF the strongest
administrations OF late tunes, plebean Mr.. Dlsraeli
Wn nearly s s woe q ne . Engsn ,n
but MI. John Bright. whose notions upon the ballot
and american Institutions caused him IN tho good
old Palmeistonan days to be Kissing and reprOach
to oiciism one OF the guarding spirits Of the Minis
Try, and not improbable Premier distant date.
nesses belhlnk themselves OF these things as tney
SET anxiouSly looking down upon Tho assembled
representatives. OF tine people wondering whether Or
not the to them sacred rights OF property are to be
inlrnged oy the bulls about to be introduced.
When at length hve O'Clock SOUNDS sonorous from
dangerous Big ben, and Mr.. Gladstone springs up
from the treasury Bench In MIS- swift ana impa-
tent manner to begin his task the House presents
he woa 81 IS s.a
learned aud wealthy and innuental IN England Is
gathered here within four narrow walls. Benches
and seats are crowded TO Inconvenience. ana h0ns
oraDle gentlemen are wedged and packed together
thick as the leaves IN VailOmbrOsa- All faces are
tentlon are concentrated IN one focus, and that
spot aud focus is Mr. Gladstone, who has the des-
tiny Of Ireland and perhaps the peace OF the empire
at present in Ms keeping. Just as he RISES, and be-
fore be has time 10 start on upon his dicult nighs
OF oratory, there rings through the house cheer
that warns the heart and makes the nerves dance
cheer which causes the cars OF whose hears to tin
gle which can be raised only by Anglo-Sax0n lungs
and ROBUST county gentlemen trained TO held sports
ana the lusty career OF fox hounds.
Calmly and in measured and almost solemn tones
the right honorable gentleman begins nts oration
There Is hush and great silence and all listeners
are charmed. Such powers OF speech sucn ready COM
mand OF language, such easy and dgnined rhetoric
and sucn gifts OF mpaSslOned el0quence have been
gwen to no other politician OF the present genera
tion with the one single exception OF John Bright
Full clear mellifuous, his voice rings out penetra
ting the remotest regions OF the chamber and caus-
ing all who listen to feel how persuasive ls
cultivated elocution and musical intona'
| tlon. For space he Is eloquent and I'M
pressive, but when ne comes the details OF his
measure his voice becomes more buslnesake aud
colloqulai and he gets RID somewhat OF ms orator.,
interest OF highly educated and fasdous audience
for upwards OF three hours, but Mr.. Gladstone
For fully that period he Keeps the attention OF a
rvited leads captive their feelings ana charms their
brcus details, he breaksaway from commonplace,
and scars aoft into noble sentiment ana swelling
period, the assembiage cheering With that intensity
which, IN its fullest volume sounds like the breaking
OF neavy waves upon the shore.
THE SPEECH.
Taken as whole the Grafton was not equal,
IN f.f tnola aKonk IN IuAr
best efforts. 1t lacked the impassoned fcrvor Of
his famous reform speeches In 1865, and was
U Of I Ses speecn
upon the Irish Church last year. The perora-
tion, however, was equal IN its way to anything
which the Prime Minister mas achieved. Voice, eye,
gesture were all IN perfect accord with his 6enti-
ments; ana ne SWEET along in his rhetorical course
impressive and magnificent as Roman triumph,
ending with flourish that had Ia II something OF
grandeur and OF scholarly inspiration.
WHAT THE SPEECH CONTAINED.
Noble lords and princes OF the blood chuckled
with inward hawkeyelike chuckng as the sDeech
proceeded. Hungry radicals turned uneaslly on
their seats and looked at each other with frantic
dsmay as proposition after proposition was re-
veaed scarcely could the Peers conceal their salts
faction that the democratic government, whom they
bili which contained nothing revolutionary. The
divine rights" Of property were, after all, to be
respected; and they reolced still less hardly could
what they considered TO be the miserable mouse
which the oincial mountain had given forth. Wild
what ministry would do that had for one OF its
moving spirits democratic John Bright; and great,
vanced ana extreme liberals Heartily they hao
cherished tne hope Of good things, put they found
not vet dead. Tho Carendons ana Dc Greys and
Argyles aud Cavendshes had proved too strong for
them and III the bitterness OF their feelings many Of
their thoughts turned to Mr.. Bright whose radical
lsm they are Deginning to think Is being leavened
Dy his aristocratic bedlollows OF the Cabinet.
What the essential propositions OF the bill have
"a N qlrea0v communicated to OV telegraph.
They are extremely simple and can be explained In
couple OF sentences. Briefly, the bi may be de-
spect 10 the tenure OF land. For many years past
certain customs prevailed In Ireland by which
their mutual relationships The best known or these
Is what Is called tue Ulster tenant right which se-
cures the farmers COMPENSATION LOT improvements ,t
proprietor These customs II Is the intention OF the
bill To perDetuate by giving them the force ana sta
bnity OF law and by creating special Judicial tri-
buna for the trial and adjustment OF dlnerences be-
tween landlord and tenant. The Irish demanded
perpetulty OF tenure, and MI. Gladstone has given
WHAT WILL. THEY DO WITH FTP
is the question that is beginning to arise on every
side. Comparatively easy 1t is 70 foretel what Par
lament will do with It, but 1t is not 20 easy TO pre-
dict what action will be taken upon the matter BY
that the bill VIII pass. So moderate is it in its pro-
visions, little does 1t interfere with what are
called the rights OF properly, 20 entirely free Is II
that the conservatives 1t II believed, win unite with
the Ministry and the elder wings and inscrlDe the
measure on the statute book. At ell events, II this
combination Is effected the bill Will be SAFE But
spite OF the most promising OF assurances It is very
difficult to say what course may be adopted Dy BEN
jamin Dlsraeli. lie loves Ofiice and hates the wings
TOO heartily not to take full advantage OF any golden
opportunity that may present ITSELF This ne u sure
ass N Hs snssF 81 sEa aSs. pa
hate the dill with . cruel hatred, ana are
almost speechess with indignation tnat such .
scheme as It embraces should have been pro-
pounded. Pledged at the huStlnga to support
none but revolutionary measure, bounded
on BY constituents whose hatrsa OF the Saxon Is
as deeply rooted as n ID impaoable, the majority
Of the Irish representatives who were such close
allies with the government In the con2enal work Of
pulling down the Established Church last session,
VIII this year be found to be their btserest and most
unreenting f0es Furious SIR John Gray, who s one
OF the leaders OF the party and the proprietor OF per-
haps the most influential ne wspaper OF Dublin, un.
able his feelings rushed int0 the lobby AZ
soon as Mr.. Gladstone sat,down and telegraphed to
the Irish capltal-"The bill cannot must not shall
not pass ~ Eight days will be sufcient to set Ire
land aDaze the matter, and II the conservatives
love the qualification Of political revenge better than
htaftx thAtr