New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09


feeling on this head everywhere. and 1t will break
ou' IN ev'ry town" G. VS..
POLITICAL CONDITION OF GREAT BRITAIN
THE PROGRESS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES
TowARD RECOVERY - INFLUENCE OF HIS
ILLNESS ON THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
ENGLISH REPUBL1CANISM - HEALTH OF
JOHN BHIGHT RESTORED-MR. SCUDAMORE
LIABLE TO A CRIMINAL ACTION FOR TAM
rERiNG WITH THE TELEGRAPH.
IRON TIM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIIB TRIBCNBl
LONDON, Dec 21.-The recovery of the Prince
OF Wales appears to be only question OF time
But bulletin day ia issued by his physicians. and
the space given him by the papers has shrunk from ten
columns a day ten lines. The most ultraLoyalism is
longer able 10 stretch the Princes story to more than
half a column. The Jealous anti-Republican jour
nasm Is persuaded at last that nothing more can be
made out Of the Princes Illness. Even the sermons
have been brief The Times published but one, and the
outcome that was sufficiently amazing to put every
body else 10 silence All that the leading journal can
suggest Ivy way of future for the King that is to
be is that be should be model country gentleman And
there TO 10 a kind Of expectation that the Prince
will not much change modify his course OF life
that no should not all his companions of evil
repute but Of them not give up the turf but 20
to fewer and If he cannot make up his mind to
forsakc HuTngham that his pigeon shooting pastimes
should be- lcss frequent
II would Dc curious IL il were not tedious to point out
the changes that have from day TO day in public
feeling and trace the course OF the excitement which
wrought into parOxysm last week only TO expire
this week in total indifference. But will content myself
with narratug my experience in the Of two ac-
quaintanccS. both OF whom may fairly be called repre-
sentative mon. Both experiences were before the favor
able turn which occurred in the fever Both my friends
Englshmen and both lova One of them, during the
worst OF the illness, pretty sharply attacked my sRept
csm, and heartily maintained both the genuineness and
of tho NJ
their most eXtravagant form. Two days aflerward he
in 10 say that he could stand 1t no longer; that the
newspaper had grown too bad to endure The other cx
planned The cxaggeraton and dishonesty Of the reporting
and der-WIng the London press in stronger words
than have ycnturod to The why all that
IS so Disgusting" sad he "is because the men who
loyal. and have not had time 10 learn
how TO pretend to he"
One effect Of the Princes conyalescence has been 10
put OFF the carly meeting Of Parliament which was all
but decided The date had been fixed for jan 23-
some three weeks earlier than usual The posponemont
is both a bunder and misfortune bunder, because
If shows everybody that the controlling authOritics-that
j. the Cabinet and leading members of Parliament-are
not willing 20 give 70 the public service time which they
were ready devote TO the claims Of royalty mis-
fortune because the eXgonces of the public service
ereat-flr greater than be met within the limits OF
the ordinary session. II. everybody last week ex
pectcd the Prince of Wales had died, an early session
would have been called expressly 10 settle Regency
blll, and to make other arrangements for the security
convenience aud profit Of the rcignng family. With the
first ~ h probable recovery the Cabinet abandon
the early date and things viii take their usual course
Country gentlemen cannot be expected 10 quit |
their country homes in January, and fore |
20 three weeks of country sports merely to |
insure the passing OF a few measures which |
concern only millions Of people. They |
knocked OF work last year, usual, in the middle Of
the summer leaving many bills Of the utmost import
unpa @cd, solely for want OF time to pass them.
Bills for the regulation of mines. involving the lives Of
hundreds Of thousands of local government acts,
shipping acts, every description of legislation social
and commercial questons-abOve all, the Ballot bill
killed by the impatience Of members to get away
from London. The session was VIGOROUSLY barren. II
viii VIGOROUSLY he crowded next year with these and
similar measures There is to be great struggle Oh
Education in addition and there is stil the Ballot for
which everything else must give way. Three weeks
gained at beginning would have been the salvation
of much, ana the Improvement of ALL important meas
urcs 1t is not to be.
Prof Scdgwick Of Oxford ADDS his testimony to all the
rest about be true the Of last
week. Tie writes brief note in behalf" as he says
of small and at present dcspiscd sect, to which he
bcloncs-hat Of the English Republicans He denies |
that is commonly said, the voice Of the country has
pronounced against him and his comrades. What 1t
really expressed, thinks Prof Sedgwck was " loving
admiration OF who has more to develop purity
and goodness in English and women than any liy- |
ing Euglishwoman-the Queen" The general sympathy |
of the public sprung from the fact that 1t was her son
who was thought TO be dying. &" But" adds he' The
Prince of Wales recOver and we become practical men
of business The question Of Monarchy or Republic -
not to settled by the personal character of the Mon
arch" Sooner later 1t may be the M0narchlsts ana
not the Republicans who will be the most anxious To
maintain the aiunatiye of that proposition have no
desire take any part in spreading the common scan
dals and complaints about the Prince of Wales but 1t
fhat is l1Kp Y
and have found their way pretty often into print Pos
sy they are to with the Princes restoration 10
active pursuits. But if they do not cease we shall some
day hear monarchical journals eXcaimng against the
injustice who advocate Republic on the ground
that the personal character OF the regnng KING Il not
all that could he desired
Among many evidences of public interest in Mr..
Brlght's restored health, perhaps has been more
pleasing to him than letter of congratulaton from
number of tcnantfamers in Ulster They referred eSpe
cav 10 the services he had rendered them by the user
ton of the purchasing clauses In the Irish Land Dill MI
Brichts answer very cordial aud 1t may he noticed
that he speaks of the Irish Land act as one Of much
holiness" and as "honesty intended by the Govern
ment which framed it. and by the Parliament which
nassed IT, to do Justice to the tenanfarmer5 OF Ireland
lie expresses his satisfaction at learning that large
number OF tenants bought parts OF the Waterford
estate in the County OF Londonderry and his hope that
Tho ncrrnt NAV be 80 successful 40 be repeated in
| every county III Ireland
The subscription in the StafOrdshre Potteres for
testimonial 10 Mr. Bright has amounted TO nearly $1,000
The committee have decided to offer him an ebony cab-
NET containing examples Of the best art workmanship IN
! nottcry from the Minton, Copeland, and Wedgwood
establishments II Mr.. Bright cares half - much Tor
ceramic art as Mr. Gladstone who is great amateur
and even connosseur nothing could delight him more
| than this gift
| A correspondent has brought out the fact that Mr.
scudamorc I'm recently nterctpting Geographic dis