The New York herald., 1871-11-12

vet ii we except partial controversy ON the last
SUBJECT this work has not merely been accomplished
within three years. but has been complIshed with
delibcrati0n aud thoroughness Mr. Gladstone ex-
pressed confidence which We believe Will be Jusl-
ned, In the due recognition by the Irish at no uls-
tant date OF the efforts have made to satisfy their
just claims. IL Is an inevitable disadvantage In the
recorded In these days tnat the public apt 10 be-
come as impatient for results as Tor news. because
we can follow political transactions ten times as a
rapidly as our forefathers we expect their course 10
be propornonately accelerated. But two or three
years is very little space IN The history OF
OF dlscontant, and II We are conscious tnat we nave
acled justly towards Ireland II remains LOT
US to walt patiently for tne oosr result; ns;
dlscredlt upon the naval administration OF lne gov.
ernnent; out Mr. Gladstone may De c%onauena % tue
| mas already bestowed on the general changes the
\ government have introduced into our NAV ~ , auu
cnanss wpere pesy aey were Of no practical use
! TO concentrate meets instead OF scattering our
sps al over the wona wsre cdmmepded themselves
10 country tnat the resolution required W auopt
them IN the face OF long standing TRADITION scarcely
admission. now, at all events, the most poWerlui
afoat; and The testimony Mr. Gladstone quoIed
from the iorelgn officers TO the efficiency displayed
by our troops 10 she late man9uvres Is welcome
justification OF our revlvlng confidence In the
been dreamed OF three years a2o and,
aiter all allowances have been made. It IS
creditaole to the economical administration OF the
ministry that the estimates should be actually less
than In the year In when they took Office. Above
all, share Mr.. GlalistoneS cOnvlcu0n tnaI Tie
time win come when the services rendered TO the
army Dy MI. Cardwell VIII be more highly valued
than they have vet been In giving our substantial
support to ms measures last year we are satisfied
that they would prove far more valuable than ad-
critics could be expected 10 perceive; and we
entertain doubt that the reform of the army VIII
be regarded as not the least o the achieve.
menLs We owe to Mr. Gladstone's Ministry.
From the London Daily Newsl
Mr. GLADSTONE has dlsal pointed the quidnuncs.
His speech at Greenwich on Saturday was Simply
thar OF member OF Parliament addressing his
anu was IN no sense sna1 o sae
to the nation 1t contained no political revela-
uons, let out no Cabinet secrets and said nothing
equally have said. Some anticipatons OF the
speech which the pubic were asked TO receive as
hall authorized revelations were altogether beside
the marx. The fears Of disturbance ana Of failure
were eqdally vain. A bold experiment. the success
Of which depended almost equally on capricious
weather and more capflclous multitude, was JUS
TILED by the completcst success. The later autumn
OF an English year rarey brings more brll-
day afternoon has never brought together
more unanimous and enthusiastic multitude His
a party success. Mr. Gladstone seemed even to his
best friends TO be ven.urng much TO win out little.
His immense oratorlcal reputation was parliamen-
tary rather than popular, and he was going TO ad.
aress out0Edoor London, on one OF Its
1avorite spots. he had around hum
to be his neglect had been kteny felt,
and he had Close ut hand vast population
which mad been disappointed ana annoyed by the
closing of the dock yards and whose dlscontenr
mad been unscrupupusly worked upon by factlons
emissaries. An un.avoraoie reception mad been SO
confidently prophesed and so eiaooratey prepared
for that even those VINO most admired Mr. Glad
stones courage questioned ais discretion. But
courage, like wisdom is Justilied or all her chill
dren. Mr. Gladstone has handled the multitude on
Blackheath better tnan ne mas sometimes handled
the House OF Commons. He has proved himself
popular speaker of the first rank.
[From the Morning Post.]
Mr. G'adstone's speech on Backheath Will be
welcomed ny tue country both for what lie said
and Tor what ne did not say. 1t had been feared
by those wno remembered his hasty and much
critlcized utterances OF the early autumn that he
then seemed but TOO much disposed to tread. He
has happily 1orsaken them, and mas returned 10
S1''S'i 70 recall 0 expresslons which, IN nD' com.
government, we disapproved. We viii therefore
iorbear to contrast Whitby and wakefield with
with which the public wlll certainly receive the great
Grafton winch the Premier delivered on Satur.
day. He maintained the integrity Of that time
people of TINS country and while he pointed to
many Improvements, he dsco1raged nso rag, IN
Of revolution. He ava'ied nnma nimseI Of ths ms
Tsaa nat h0my Much to es
member OF the community will do well to
take TO heart. Mr. Gladstone reminded him OF the
millions OF taxation which nave nave oeen removed from
sures which have been successfully carried for
or or the iSi parliamentary franch,se, and educa-
tlon is oelng provided for his children.
quacks VINO would deude him with GIopan visions
OF the removal OF all evils from human LIE. These
pretended saviors are his enemies. II ne wishes TO
be saved he must save himself lt is the individual
man. the individual conscience and the individual
character on which much OF human happiness or
hearers turn their attention not to such empty Ge-
vices the points, but rather 10 checking the
position Of women and the promotion OF public
opinion.
From the London Standard.
Mr.. Gladstones BlackheaJn speech, though, in
our view. less Objectionable and certainly less Of
tenslve tnan most of his recent haraneues, cannot
but have been disappointing ana discouraglng to
his trends: and incline To think that, whatever
may have been its effect on Saturday evening, the
leeling OF uneasiness and dissatisfaction must nave
had time 10 consider 1t cooy critically, ana to
weigh aud perpend the real meaning OF tone
spologetc. % Never before did i'd Mr.. Gladstone %
speak OF adversarles who mad thwarted him as ne
spoke OF the House OF Lords on Saturday. Compare
that speech with his violent denunciations-re-
stra neo as they by the authority ana example
OF Lord Palmerston WHEN the Upper House refused
&c repeal the paper duty. Are we not forced to
think that Mr.. Gladstone feels tnat he Is too weak at
TINS moment to venture on new crusader
Look at his language about the army and navy2
lie takes credit Tor the reductions made In
the name Oh economy, which no one ever
Denied; he pretends TO have maintained
enclency though every military and naval olicer
knows 100 well 10 what an extent efficiency has
been sacrificed, though our army Is recruited WIN
boys who, under present regulations Will be dis.
charged as soon as they reach the age strength and
discipline OF true soldiers; ahd The fate OF the
Captain and the Megara bear witness TO The state OF
the ieet He tries TO throw on others the responsi-
bliiy OF closing one set Of dockyards with
increasing the strength OF the rest,
and OF dsmissals which nave cruelty affected
the working classes in his own constituency.
But there nothing Of his old spirit Of contempt
the alarfaists VINO insist on having real defensive
force, OF the old confidence In the wisdom aud good
fortune which would certainly preserve England,
under liberal administration, from requiring
the services OF soldiers and sailors. Was II that
addressing a Greenwich audience, the Prime Minis
ter had the tact 10 perceive that the doctrines OF
the Manchester school were not suited TO the vicin
ity Of the great naval hospital or Is 1t that he be-
gins atlast 10 perceive that the ianced influence OF
that scno0 Is deluslon and snare, and that tine
'autumn manuuvres'' OF 1871 are the only popular
ACT Of Mr.. Cardwell's administration
From the Daily Telegraph.l
or Mr.. Gladstone's good Will we need not sneak: