New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-13
LONDON, Saturday. March II

| LONDON, Saturday. March II. 1871
| In the House of Commons last night, Mr.. Forster
devoted several hours TO defense OF the Education
BILL obtaining at the close large majority for the
bill The bill permitting marriage to deceased
! wife's sister also passed
1t is announced that the Conservatives are prepar-
ing resolution for introduction in the House of
Commons to rescind the first and second articles OF
the declaration of the Paris Congress of 1885, concern
ing neutral flags and privateering Mr. Dsraeli will
demand a division of the House upon the measure.
John Stuart Mill presided at meeting of the Work
| ingmen's Peace Society, in st. Jamess Hall. last
night, called for the purpose Of uttering protest
against extravagant army expenditures. Mr. Mill,
in his remarks in reference to the Government Army
bill praised the section providing for the abolition
of the system of purchasing commissions. He pre-
ferred to assmilate the army to that Of Switzerland
rather than that of Prussia.
BADGERING PRIME MINIsTER-THE BALLOT
AN IRISH INQUIsITIoN
| IPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
| LONDON Feb. 25.-Mr. Gladstone must be sincerely
thankful that the week has come to All end. He has
been in hot water all through; more than once it
reached the boiling point On Monday night came
Mr.. Fawcetts amendment to the University Tests
BILL proposing logical extension of the principle of
that bill so that the taking of Holy Orders shall
longer be condition of being Head or Fellow of
| College Mr. Gladstone refused his ecclesiastical
prejudices forbdding him to yield any more than he
is absolutely compelled to yield on this question. He
alleged that it was due to the Lords to send them
this year the same bill they rejected last year. Mr.
| Fawcett went to a division, and his amendment was
rejected by vote of 1872 to 1G0-a majority for the
Government so that it was hailed with cheers
| by Mr. Fawcetts Liberal supporters, and Mr.. Faw-
cett himself in tone of unmistakable significance
| ON the verge of triumph asked the Prime Minister
to consider seriously the meaning of victory OBJ
tanned over his own supporters by the help
of his enemies Mr.. Gladstone replied in
heat that his decision was irrevocable, and
that Mr.. Fawcett might take any course he saw fit
When the division lists came TO be examined 1T APP
peared that Mr. Gladstone's majority was composed
of 10 Conservatives, % Office holders, IL Roman
Catholic Irish Liberals, and of Liberals neither Ro-
man Catholic nor ofice-holders, SO. Mr.. Fawcetts
minority of 100 was, of course, wholly Liberal Not
even Mr. Gladstone could be deaf to the warning
| conveyed in these figures or to the even moro ex-
plict warning of the leading Liberal journal, re-
| minding him that his enormous Liberal majority
was not given him that he might display deference
to the House Of Lords. He talked says The Daily
Ners "of the irreyocable resolution of the Govern
ment and of considerations which outweighed the
obligations Of party But irrevocable resolutions
NAV be formed below rs well as above the gangway;
/
parage the binding force of party ties. Mr.. Glad
stone may fairly be asked to settle great questions
! with the Liberal party, and not with Lord SallB
| bury kind of understanding was arrived at in
consequence of these vigorous protests, Mr.. Glad
stone explaining on Thursday, though with i'll
| grace that he should not regard the question as
closed by the passage of the present bill, but that
the points raised by Mr.. Fawcett should be consid-
cred and perhaps dealt with in a separate measure.
Il f,x t1aY mani only
TO break out afresh l fear, before many days pass
and many times again before the session closes.
On the following night came Mr.. Treveyan's at
tack on the Government scheme Of army reform.
Mr. Treyelyan is the recognized leader of the Army
ReforneTs and he declared that no plan would have
| his sanction which left the Duke of Cambridge
sometimes disrespectfully chIistened the Royal
George-in permanent command, and that failed to
root ont antiGuaed sources of expeDditurethe sine
cure colonelcies army agents, and so on. Now the
essence of Mr. Cardwels plan is a compromise be-
tween the Court party, which wants the army to
| continue a mere appendage OF Royalty and the rest
of the nation which insists that it shall he an efec-
tive force. Mr. Trevelyans motion, which lie said in
advance he did not expect to pass is notice to all
whom it may concern that the present bill will not
be accented as a final measure. What befell the
Education bill last session likely to befall the
Army REORGANIZATION bill this session. The Educa-
ton bill was hailed on its first introduction a
happy solution that would satisfy everybody; an
enchanting delusion which survived a few days only
to he succeeded by attacks from all sides that re-
suited in very material alterations, and finally in the
extreme discomfort among great part of the
| Liberals when the BILL modified as it was, went
through.
On the same night Lord OranmOre, in the Lords,
| and Mr.. w. Johnston, in tho Commons, called for
explanations of that mlucky letter written some
time since by Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Dease, in which
he declared the independence of the Pope matter
Of concern to tho English Government. The debate
which followed did nothing to alay tho uneasiness
which that letter has produced among great bodies
| Of sincere Protestants. On Wednesday, the hard-
pressed Minister was allowed lttlo rest, for there
is only morning sitting and seldom any serious
work, but on Thursday Mr.. Gladstone had to endure
distinct defeat Tn response to a demand from Mr..
Fawcett, supported by the House, he had been COM
pelled TO promise a committee of inquiry into the
| financial administration of India. He now came
| down TO propose that there should be JOINT COM
mittee with tho obvious view OF getting on the COM
mittee the Indian officials in the LORDS, whose man
! apement was to be one subject OF inquiry. Inc
| Uouso ,Vould not stand it, and the feeling was 30
strong that Mr.. Disraeli thought 1t worth WINE 10
make himself the spokesman Of it, and in tho end
Mr. Gladstone was obliged to give way and agree TO
a committee of the Commons exclusively.
Lastly. and more irritating than all, was the set
sneeeb of Mr. Disraen yesterday evening on the
Conference, q speech filed with those apparently
| careless but really studied personalities in which
Mr. Disrael has no living rival 1t is the delight of
| the Conservative champion to chaf his successful
armament ON every conceivable topic Foreign affairs
! are neyer. to say tho least Mr. GladstOnes strong
noint and the undoubted mistakes he has made both