New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF CLARENDON

LONDON, Monday, June ~, 1870.
The Earl of Clarendon died quite suddenly
Yesterday He was FRUSTRATED by excessive i'o, 80 !,
had for long time boon subject TO Violeh' a''e
CONT but the immediate cause OF MS oea'h Voc .'
rhea when first attacked his lordship pad no
,o the disease. which. operating on deDlaVeU 60
soon became dangerous, and within three ""s iyen
.tod FATALLY state ball which was TO have ooo" So
nv the Prince OF Wales has been postlonO ,h. porl
suepcn of the melancholy event. III Is oc I,oo tor
Granville will exchange the Department VI
that Of Foreign Affairs - Tar, Granville in feel
In the House of Lords, tonight, Ear vi ~ " To-,
Al 'iIo noed the death Of Lord Clarendon lie
- tIe deceased for his ability sagaclty' eAPciien0'
- moderation His brilliant VIII, MS CONVERSATIONS
,yers and his eoneiliatOry temper were known 70 ~"
10 had a1narked influence with the queen W'h Az POI
ESQ.,, and with foreign courts and their REPRESENTATIVES,
ri Granville said he believed he would best hohor '
bas of the deceased by not moving the customary au
,ournmcnt of the House. The Duke of Richmond .ne
E,rl Of Derby and Earl COwley followed "'h Siihiii
eulogies.
The Earl of Clarendon entered the British DIP
Iouac service at an carly age and was aiterWaru ei
eared in various official positions In ls4I nc Oeoano
ID ;utepanf Of Ireland. During his administration
that country suffered terribly The potato crop ialeu'
apd thousands pershed from want of adequate measures
ON the mart OF the Government TO arrest the rVags Vi
the famine which followed During the first years OF MS
v,.croyalty ireland was also agitated by the reVou-
uouary movement for national independence Inc WORK
OF repression unscrupuously carried out py bolu
Clarendon. His first acts were to substitute INC
World a paper published in Dublin by an INFAMOUS
character named Birch, TO distribute part OF INC
natrouage at his control among the Venal pat
riots and establish an elaborate spy system
throughout the country When the leaders OF the move
fen into the hands Of the Government, ne secured
their conviction by of packed juries and took all
other requisite 10 maintain British authority
iu Ireland He held the yceroyaty for hve years, ana
was in 1858 appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs
entered Office when England was committed to the war
against Russia, which Invested the position Of Foreign
Secretary with special Importance. He retained TINS
Office ul 1855, with the exception of the brief nterVa
caused by the fall of Lord Aberdeens ministry
and the reorganization of the administration
with Lord Pamerston Premier Lord Clarendon rep
resented his Government at the ming Of the treaty OF
peace Paris in the Spring OF 1885, In 1864 he joined
Lord PalmerstOn's second government and was again
appointed Secretary Of State for Foreign Affairs retr
ug with his colleagues I'm june 1866. On the accession
Of Mr.. Gladstone to power in 1868 he was again ap
pointed Foreign Secretary and held that position no to
his death He showed in his official career an aptitude
for adapting lie views to the uctuatng foreign policy
Of his country.
His course in regard to the relations OF England with
III, country was not marked by any remarkable incident
Tie traditions Of the Foreign Office in respect to the Ala
bama claims apparently ned his line of action and
he oustnateiy held to the views of his predecessor
THE STRIKE IN CORK BECOMING GENERAL-MEN
AND WOMEN IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF IN
DUsTRY REFUSING TO wORK-FATAL BOILER
EXPLOSION. -.
LONDON, Monday, June q, 1870.
The strike in Cork is no longer confined to
the ourneymen tail0rs but has become general Labor
er in all departments industry leaving threaten
to quit work The steamship works are abandoned the
fouudery men have left their shops, and the lOckmen
have stopped work the workwomen stay at home
and the newsboys refuse to sell papers. There have
been no scenes violence to-day, but the situation
dangerous and the excitement and anxiety are intense
boiler exploded to-day in the Firwood Mills, neal
Manchester Two men were dreadfully sealded one OF
whom has Died.
The House OF Lords today occupied with the
Irish Land bill An amendneEt offered by the Marquis
Clanrcarde requiring the tenant or landlord to fur
evidence of improvements claimed or contested
carried. The Felony bill was passed, and the House
adjourned.
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. ]. B. Smith, member
for Stockport notice that he should resolve
exactng ability to write a qualification for voter
The House then went into Committee the Education
bin. Mr.. Dixon moved amendment prescribing that
scholars who dcolae religious shall receive secular
teaching. The amendment rejected. Mr.. Dixon
moved that religious and secular teaching be given
in separate This also rejected Other points
having been acted upon, the Committee reported prog
ress and the House adjourned.
The election for member Of the Commons for
Bristol TO FIJI the vacancy oeeasoned by election OF
Mr. Robinson has undoubtedly resulted In the
Mr. Kirkman d. HOdgson NiberaD, although the result
has not yet been officially announced notwithstanding
the large Liberal majority usually cast in Bristol the
Tories threaten 10 contest the election the ground Of
fraud and corruption Tie nominations were made OF
Friday amid much confusion and some violence.