New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-01
NEW WORK DAILY lTHIBUNK FRIDAY. SEPTEhBER l. 1871
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
ENGLISH GOSSIP.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND TIE SHORT HOUR
MOvEMENT-HOUsE OF COMMONS AND THE
wORKfNGMEN-sOCIALP PROBLEMS.
tPR0N An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The short time movement
ought to make way here seeing that the House Of Lords
has struck for shorter hourrefusng to pass tho Ballot
BILL 40 IL would detain them too long from the grouse
moors We have in Neutrality-suspicious. 10 700 engineers
STRIKE In favor of nine hours daily work. The House
of Lords the average does not work moro than SIX
hours The Newcastle engineers ought to pass resolu-
ton thanking their Lordshps for Industrious testimony I'm
favor of the principle. and claiming them a. sort
Of outdoor partisana At tins time the Commons vo
tins Of overtime The usual rule Is that opposed motions
do not after IL o'clock at night Now NJ Glad
that opposed business brought
forward after O'Clock" in tho morning; and the late
stngs to o'clock have extended to o'cock 30 that
there 10 scarcely time to sleep between sitting Of
the house and another Mr. Gladstone for months past
never have had time to say . word to any human
being unconnected with Parliamentary businoes ALI his
waking hours must be given to bills; and II any one
should puncture the Premier there would rickle out OF
the wound an act Of Parliament. II population Of
Newcastle engineers were to wait upon the House OF
Commons they would ind honorable members-those Of
them who happen to DO awake-Quite prepared to join
any short time movement.
new feature has been introduced in the House Of
Commons which gives incurable ofenss to all who are
concerned with the feature, or rather under It, namely,
the exclusion from the Hobbies Of the House Of all work.
ngmen who to be admitted to and confer, or
consult with members The working class could not as
class be singled out for exclusion-sO every one not
member Is handed to the police to whom such per
give their card ut end Of corridor, and the
police take in the card and II the member gets II
which he may do hours AFTER not at ahis visitor mas
to remain waiting so away in despair This was the
nrst act Reformed Parliament elected by Universal
Suffrage member Of Parliament has thus declared
himself sacred kind Of animal upon whom no workman
may look after he passes Charng Cross on his way to the
House. The other night two wellknown leaders OF the
working clss attended at the House, accompanied Dy
Mr.. E. Marsden Latham, the President OF the Labor
Representation League Though their business was with
Mr. Glyn they seized by tho shoulders In his abb
and thrust outside. Their friend, the President,
refused 60 the House again Mr. Gyn's request
and declined to meet him at Mr.. GladstOnes where
meeting was offered him. And there are workingmen
making commotion about 10000 being voted to the
Princess Louise. e15ooo annuity to Prince Arthur,
and silent upon this outrage put their own order
at the House OF Commons. When Percval, Prime
Minister assassnated In the lobby Of the House, the
workingmen not refused an entrance, which right
entrance has continued through all Tory Parlamens,
until the present Government came into power The end
Of this yet Mr. Speaker makes the orders for ex
cuson Of visitors from the obbies but without the con"
nivance OF members this could not be done. 1t would
right to vote against the best member Of the House at
the election who does not engage to protest against
this I'm precedented "insolence Of Office"
Government has got itself into real difficulty with Its
raid on the Phoenix Park meeting in Dublin. Mr. Jacob
Bright indignant and telling speech against
them saying that neither Lord Spencer nor the Marquis
of Harrington would be where they are had 1t not been
for the accident Of brh and oonrasted how the Gov
eminent welcomed 10000 persons In the Park-f they
to applaud the Royal visitors-and beat down with
bludgeOns members Of political meeting, and sent
hundred Of them MANNED and wounded, Into the nos
ptals Mr. Dowse, the Irsh solictorGeneral, replied
bitterly that the Marquis Of Harrington been born
plain Jacob Bright no would have the race against
Jacob Bright" which nobody believes. Mr. Gladstone
in his anxiety and need to defend his Irish Government
made reactiOnary speech against the right OF public
meeting-settng up impossible distinction that meet
ngs for discussion legalmeetngs for demonstra
ton of members convinced by dscussOn) were not
We must right Of public meeting put into act
Of Parliament. 1t shabby policy OF Mr.. Smyth,
NJ p. and the Fenan sympathizers to go and hold
meeting denounce alien Princes" under the windows
where Royal party lodging ss to turn their
| visit into annoyance This was unbecomng hos
pitabe people, But since they choose to do it, it would
have been far better the Princes to have taken tho
thing Is OF the "Irish ways" and listened to the
speeches their wndsws Tho question OF the right
the to SUPPRESS the meeting was far from
clear Lord Spencer would have shown tact and taste
by not medding with the thing this occasion, but
have made policy known for the future-f meetings in
the Park to be prevented The "suck up" notions
of young Peers In Ocecost us more boodshed, n-wi,
and confusion than the whole House Of Lords worth
There is no reason to suppose that the Government
means III to the Irish people. In LoadOn Mr. Gladstone
would never have permitted the attack q" Lord Spencer
which he has defend In other respects the Gov
eminent 20 further to consult and promote the improve
ment the people than any Government we ever had.
One Of the of the week is the publication
of second volume Respecting the Condition Of the In
dustrial Glasses Abroad" suggestion was made to
the late Lord Clarendon that Her Mestys Secretaries
of Embassy and Legation abroad might send home
ports Of the condition of the artisan and prospects Of
tgrans should venture out into the countries where
our Embassies were stationed. One volume pub.
shed before Lord Carendons DEATH and he asked the
suggester Of these reports what II any, improvement
might be introduced into them. The answer given was
that in three respects at least additional particulars
might be furnished; for instance; The prospects and
conditions of health for those coming out there from
Great Britain the nature Of the quarters where artisans
would have to live; the purchasing power Of money In
such places, compared with the expenditure Of the
same amount home For instance. II artisan earn.
ing "a week in England would be tempted by offer
Of a6 abroad and IT, owing to the high rent and gen.
era dearness Of provisions and clothing In the country
to which he went all his 80 should be consumed in living
we'll as he lived in England he would gain nothing In
money by his change. In this book Of Industrial
Reports tables given showing the comparative pur
chasing power Of wages earned in different countries
abroad Nearly 100 countries and districts are reported
FROM and the interest Of the facts communicated very
great This series has been named Blue Books for the
People," and they well answer to the title. The same
kind Of information collected before. No Gov
eminent has supplied such Information. Had Trades