New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-19
NOTES FROM THE ENGLISH CAPITAL


NOTES FROM TEE ENGLISH CAPITAL
LIBERTY OF THE PREss-TEE CASE OF THE PAIL
MALL GAZETTE ~ PARLLAMENT-PRoF. TN
DuLs ACCOUNT or HIS TOUR ~ AMERICA
lFEoH rIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBrNE.l
LONDON, April 5.-There are plainly good
many people in THIS country VINO think the press has too
much liberty. An IRISH Judge has just sent Belfast
editor 20 prison for four months, and fined him So 80
beside for commenting the Judges sentence In two
decided criminal casesa stretch OF judicial authority
Tor which the late usurpaton by the Queens Bench in
The TeAbOrne-skipw0rth case gave the hint or gave
encour cement In neither Of those cases did the En-
gsh pres. think it worth while to make timely protest.
Nov come a knot Of Irish members Of Parliament with
IN Effort 20 make the House 81 Commons az terrible 20
newspapers as the English and Ish Courts try 70 be.
Tie FaI MaH Gazette some days ago accused the Ultra
Inontane members the House Of resortng 70 every
quibbe dsooyerable in the echnicaties Of the law Of
Parliament 70 delay defeat a measure Ike Mr.. Faw-
cett which cuts the ground from under their venal
agitation and their traffic In noisy diaiOyalty." Mr..
William Felix Lawrence Austin Munster member for
MaOw, called the attention Of the House on Thursday
night the charge and moved resolution 70 the effect
thar the article contained LDeOus reflections
bers OF the House, and breach OF privilege Mr..
Munster the spokesman OF the UtramOntane
brigade which is a body considerable in num-
bers Yet none Of them rose 20 support
him. and there pause which Indicated
thai the not In state OF very violent indg
nation no tae breach complained o. Then Mr.. DlsraeI
got uD and said that his part he did not who
the Ultramontaues were and he thought the House
ought 70 know before wasting It's valuable time
question Of this kind. Probably Mr. Disraei thought
by this little biz OF banter to get the House into good
humor and show the irish members they were making
themselves slightly ridiculous. But tue House rather
hEed the un. and the rshmen all the more furious
being made fun Of by the Conservative leader IN adj
oiti0n 90 being abused by a newspaper number OF
them got 90 their feet and found words-0f which they
have give them their credit any lackfOr their
wratl. Tie Attorney Gencral made matters by
legal har-sptt.ng. aud Mr. Bernal Osborne, who
il 10y means Ultram0utanist pronounced the
article insulting. but advised ms Irish colleagues 10
treat 10 with the contempt 70 deserved Finally Mr.
Gladstone. though declaring lac thought the matter
proper one TO be brought before the House, advised Mr.
Munster 20 drop IT, ana the feeling OF the House
plainly in agreement with Mr. Gladstone that Mr
Munster had no choice but 10 withdraw hrs motion
SEE e rejected. He chose the former.
Next day The PaH Han Ga-etc published a queer
apology. admitting that lis words rude. -chosen,
and capable OF miseousructIOn explaining also it
did mol mean that the utramOntane members could De
J"ugt With money but adding that nothing aforesaid
iuist De- taken ~ mpy that think the UltIam0ntaue
members have not resorted 70 parliamentary qmlnng
i the defeat OF 4r Fawcctts biz; or that there is no
noisy disoyalry Ireland influence elections; or
tha the votes of certain members are not al the dis.
i7sa. Of prost!y party whose ann Is NOT the good
o. ms Ills III the prosperity Of their own Church