The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23

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Tho European Conference-" John BuIps''
Dread Of a Grand Diplomatic Farce.
We are assured by special cable telegram
from London, under date of yesterday, that
the British people have come to regard the
matter Of the European Conference.-The assem-
blage to maturity of elaboration or other
wise-with indifference. The politicians Of
the London clubs and lobby "whips" of the
Parliament scarcely mention 1t as matter Of
party calculation. The HERALD correspond
ent denies the report which has been circulated
asserting that the ministerial representatives
of the different Powers have initiated an agree
ment to the effect that no one of the Powers
which were signatory to the Treaty of Paris
has right to abrogate or annul that instru-
ment per Sc, or Of It's own action. As this is
the very essential the core, Of the point in dis
pute, we hesitated to credit the rumor when
1t reached us first by cable. The correctness
of our view is confirmed by the special tele-
gram despatch this morning, In which it is
affirmed that the Conference Is regarded as q
''stupendous farce" designed by Great Britain
with the intention of binding the English
people, under ministerial cover, to the
national humiliation which they have sus-
tanned at the hands Of Russia on the subject Of
the Black Sea navigation question. St.
Petersburg proclaims that the obliteration Of
the treaty is "fact accomplished"
The fact is that the diplomatic wiseacres Of
Europe have found out that the day Of govern
ment conferences Is past, and that the Euro
pean peoples have, just at the same moment
become convinced Of the truth that the art Of
governing nations is not hereditary with
class and cannot be transmitted according to
the rule of first entail in estate.
Premier Giadstone's Cabinet Dinculties-
Tory Organization for the Parliamentary
Campaign.
A special HERALD telegram, forwarded by
cable from London yesterday, makes patent
the fact that Mr.. Gladstone has very uneasy
seat as Prime Minister Of England. 1t is be-
coming more so every day. The members of
the great tory and powerful High Church party
of Great Britain feel cold In their continued
exclusion from the Treasury bench. They first
experience their loss of patronage sorely
Marriage jointures have to be paid as usual,
while the sinecure system Of transmission of
Office, under which the untitled offshoots of the
descendants of the Conqueror-''the valiant
warriors who never drew sword, and "noble
gentlemen who never kept their word multi-
ply towards positive pauperism during their
want of pl ice, is being steadily obliterated by
legislative action.
Avigorous attack will, consequently, be made
in the Gladstone Ministry when Parliament
meets in February. The system of management
of the army and navy will be directly impugned
In the House Of Commons and Slapped and
mined by aristocratic inuendo and the infe-
rences of class jealousy and ingratitude in the
Lords. Premier Gladstone is preparing to
meet the enemy. Like prudent man, as he
is, he has commenced to 'sset the house In
order" at home. He will reorganize, and, II
necessary, reconstruct, his Cabinet. The
Right Honorable the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, Mr.. Childers, will, it is almost certain,
retire from the Ministry. He will be
invaded by his own action. This will
produce an excitement in political cir
cles There will be new 'deal," new
First Lord, new appointments, fresh patronage,
and expectations of the s'great recompenses"
and ''great pay" which have been "always
scorned" by really ''great men," The Pre-
mier will thus gain an additional and new sup
port, taken from the seedy fringes Of the tory
party In Parliament, and will, it is thought,
be enabled to meet a most bitter first
attack of the hostile leaders successfully
Having accomplished this he will retire Mr.
Secretary at War Cardwell, and repeat his
plan of patronage agitation and hope at Horse
Guards.
Under this system the British Premier may
tide over very troublesome opposition to
the moment of the marriage of the Princess
Louise, and thence on to the recess the
summer, and the Queen in the Highlands
Where will the tory aristocrats be then, with
Mars, Neptune and Venus allied and arrayed
against them, and heather mythology called
to attest the wisdom of the British Church
reforms? Aud echo answers, where?
TIE REDEMPToRIsT, Father HeDning, at
the Church of st. Charles Borromeo, in
Brooklyn, yesterday gave one Of those
logical, practical, comprehensive, instruc-