New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-04
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
TIE ARMY REGULATION PLAN.

and selling OF Offices" and the Act passed In the i9
sd An Act for the prevention of the sale and broker
age OF Offices all officers I'm Our Forces arc prohibited
from selling bargaining for the sale or any Commits
sion In our Forces, and from taking receiving any
the sr OF 81 any such snd OF
being cashiered. and Of divers other penalties put
penalties Of the said Acts purchases, sales. or ex
changes OF Commissions in Our Forces Tor such
made or be mado by Us in that behalf And Whereas
We think it eXpedent 10 put an end to all such reglla-
for money OF Commissions in Our Forces. and all dealings
relating to such sales purchases or sxchanges now,
IN this all resatEp e sas
acting under our authority regulating or fixing the
prices Mt which any Commissions In Our Forces may be
purchased sold or exchanged or in any way authorizing
the purchase or SALE or exchange for money Of any
snch Commissions, shall be Cancelled and determined
Given Our Court at Osborne this 20th day or July,
I'm the seth OF orr Reign. BY Hor Maesty's Command,
EDWARD CALDWELL.
THE LORDS REJONDER TO THE GOVERNMENT
VOTE OF CENsURE TO BE MOVED.
In the House of Lords, on July II, the Duke
second reading Of the Army bill for July 81 He wished
notion tiSS that tie bill be read second me no should
70 add tho following words: " That this House,
desires TO express its opinion that the inter-
position Of the Executive during the progress
Of measure submitted Parliament by Her Majesty,
in order attain by tho exercise OF the prerogaye
and without the aid of Parliament the principal object
included In that measure IL calculated to depreciate
ueuraize the independent action OF the Legislature
cheersl and IL strongly TO be condemned; and this
House asscnts to the second reading OF this bill only IN
order the officers of Her Maesty's Army the
compensation to which they entitled consequent on
tho abolition Of Purchase in the Army" tChoersJ
conversation then ensued to what day should be
fixed for the second reading. Lord Granville suggested
the 25th the 27h bat the Duke of Richmond, Lord
Cairns and the Marquis Salisbury persisted IN their
desire Tor the 9st Earl Granville then said he presumed
from the notice given by the noble duke that was tho
intention of the opposite side Of the House TO give the
bill second reading If this was the case the Govern
House. and would consent to the postponement. Tie
second reading was then fixed for the jlst OF July.
OPINIONS OF THE LONDON PRESS on THE ROYAL
WARRANT.
From TIE Times Of NJ Fist Juy
The Ministers of the Crown have carried
their point but at a most costly price The act they
wrench 70 the Constitution and must tend to damage
their reputation Mr. Gladstone dist dr t4a the aSnss
to sign Warrant revolving that which permit,
sa the the Ia % next ana purchase fs T viii anS mo-
longer exist. All will instinrtyely ask why this course
Of the session a. we'll as they did yesterday
the extent of the royal authority Tho reasons which,
delay aboshns the system OF Purchase were present
% their minds then az now Vet what qua ,hey I Sot
ishcd. They knew they had tie. power OF
sboshing it by the issue of Royal Warrant, The
resort to certain OF cfecting what they declare
must be effected Unfortunately they chose another
Of Purchase. or father, for the REORGANIZATION
OF the Army but the Abolition Of Purchase
came almost the whole Of It's substance Thoy knew
Of neI was danger That si bill YOU'D d. Go re-
sion. The possibility was always before them bnt they
morning the Lords agreed TO vote which We must al
ways dopore and which must by this dime be doplorsd
TO the conclusion that purchase must DO abolished,
and having failed TO secure the cooperation Of
faS on determined to fall back on tho Inherent DoSers d
1 GT and Of ops IL Gy sy es sa T
they need never have been asked to express IT, The
HOUSES and the significance Of the fact was at
once appreciated by some impulsive members below
has this ee. dStaa been ~ tat We need not tag
common sense and. Judged by this standard, Ministers
have gratutousy provoked rebuff for themselves, In
| hicted wound TO the authority OF Parliament, and
committed violation of usage unparalleled ia the eN-
lftom Tie TIM, orJrry22
Tho leaders of the Opposition in the Lords have re-
solved upon a ~ dgntrd and patriotic.
They will assent under protest. The Army Regulation
motion to read it second time will be accompanied
by an addition IN tho nature OF a " rider "
strongly condemns the interposition of the Execu:
tive in advising the Queen to attain BY the exercise of
discussion They viii the bill because they desire TO
give the officers OF the army Parliamentary security
all penalties arising out Of the payment OF over Rega-
mon Of but Ss sey pa On Se
against the violence that has been done to Tie authority
Every one will easily understand that this resolution,
of which the Duke OF Richmond gave notice yesterday
afternoon could not have been agreed upon without
much hesitation. The temptation to say that the
Ministers had REQUIRED to the prerogatve OF the Crown
Sf 'IG heE sS OF be @ To- eae themselves
they best could from the embarrassments they had
created must, minds. have been almost ire
stibe. 1t would been easy to yield to this line
Of consideration for the wrong that might be done 90
Others None but ignObe minds rejoice at the APP
OF ncn n the heller rs Of 5s
nation and IN after will declare that far
from being 70 pad hs LO r the fe r nSnGT
the masnanmiiy Of Their hsi s sIer cpgdg St
power in the days Of the tuarts but which had
y WS much SATISFACTION into constitutional fctoa has
been galvanized into forcble action MI Gladstone has
Constitution 70 CRAFTY P s own has party f aed
all parties obsolete. and allowed continue because it
50 to yae Of the s. S5 %
exercise OF the Royal prerogtye strikes this time tho
Of a but @ 0a NAV eaSGe Of the
the First Lord OF the Treasury is brought iortn Th9
its assumed privileges equally set at defiance
There are ways enough in which minister can
Of Royal prerogatve and which the IIonse OF
Commons ii approves the present exercise OF the pre-
rogatye, cannot with any decency, censure The Rad.
ical party acclams the exercise Of power against
which the men Of whom they proclaim themselves the
successors constant and vehement III their sIug
ges No doubt the House of Commons may, by resort
right OF refusing supplies defeat an attempt
10 exercise that prerogatve. But this right OF the
OF Commons to refuse supplies IL as obsolete as
the Royal prerogaive which MI Gladstone has revived
10 abuse II.
From Tn Pal Mol Gdzste
The open personal exercise Of wfullness tyranny in
government is much preferable To covert and cOnsttu-
tonnl means to the same end and the courage wmch
LED Mr.. Gladstone to his choice Is cOmmendaDle in
itself II Is convenient for those who desire that he who
ventures such courses should stand alone with the
responsibilities Already how though they con-
fer much distinction they bring little ease There Is an
extreme anxiety among Mr. Gladstones friends ana
apologists 20 make out that his warrant ia not the
exercise OF the royal prerogave but Of statutory pre-
rogative But all the anxiety in the world, however
natural and respectable will not do away with the fact