New-York tribune., 1873-09-06
BRITISH TOPICS.


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TO IREIAND
tyaow THE RRGurAR CORRESPONDENT OF r4E rRIBUSE.l
LONDON Aug 22.--The political eonundrum of the
aay is sti whether Mr.. BriVhts return TO the Cab
met has any meaning, and If 50 wbatf The pros
and cons thus far about balance each Other-at
last so far as the education question rs concerned
which IN the real bone of contention. Our last bit
of news OF hint toward an answer comes from
highly authoritative source the Executive Commit
tee Of the birmingham League. But Mr.
Gladstone highly authoritative when ne
spoke at the parish meeting Hawarden, and yet IT
is difficult TO reconcile the two utterances The Bir-
mingham people have certainly been trying TO find
cut on what terms Mr. Bright has taken Office Ihat
they think they have succeeded partly is proved Dy
the following resolution passed yesterday:
That tins Committee accepting the reconstruction OF
che Cabinet and Mr. Brghts accession TO once mmeul-
Atey after his condemnation OF the Eiementny Euuca
non Act of 1870 as ground OF that Ministers
are pepared So 70 modify their educational FpOlcy as 70
bring INTO harmony with Liberal principles and restore
the unity the Liberal party, recommends that unul
tAe result OF the Ministerial changes announced the
League while preserving It's electoral organization and
net relaxing its efforts legislative recognition
Of It's principles should suspend the action which It has
pursued with such satisfactory results IL the recent
elections
The action TO which they refer, and which pro-
dnced IN their opinion such satisfactory results con-
SISTED compelling all recent Liberal candidates TO
adopt the Leagues confession Of faith in defeat
ing them if they refused II happens that they
defeated equally when they accepted and a good
number of Tories are now members Of Parliament
IN consequence and are hope, grateful TO Birming-
ham for the merces they nave received. When.
therefore. Mr. Chamberlain and his comrades of the
League speak of satisfactory results, Ithey mean
that they have convinced the managers of the Lib
era party that they in earnest that they value
the principles of the League than the prin-
cples Of the party and that they perfectly ready
t. defeat and, If necessary, destroy the party IN
less II adopts the League programme and, finally.
that they have the power to destroy 1t. In that
sense. Mr.. Chamberlains congratulations are per
fectly wen founded
But unuckily, we are still left in the dark as TO
the grounds Of the Leagues belief that Ministers
are prepared 10 modify their educational policy.
The meeting Of the Committee private II is
stated, 10 be sure, that Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr..
Dale have bad interview with Mr.. Bright since
he took Office; but they are not at liberty to say
what occurred at that interview. So we are thrown
back on inferences, and certainly pretty strong in
ferences may be drawn from the fact that such
interview took place, and that in consequence of
what was said the League felt themselves safe in
passing the above resolution Add to that MIR. Glad
stones squeezableness IN points Of political doe
time and the presumption Of surrender looks more
like a question of time than anything else. But l
don't mean to speak positively and il seems that
Mr. Bright, who is one OF the two men who could
speak positively is not 70 issue his address make
his speech 70 mis- constituents until October. The
League still say they will oppose him If he does not
announce some sufficient concession by the Govern
ment Between this and that he viii be likely to
have gone a-tshing. and if he comes back in good
strength and spirits, advise the League 10 think
twice befOre they send him a challenge
Mr. Motley's convalescence continues, am happy
tn say, to show none but favorable symptoms. He
returned 10 London this week from his visit to Mr.
LevesOn-GOwer who left nothing undone TO make
- his guests stay delightful Lord and Lady Gran
vile we're of the party. When Mr.. Motley quilted
town he was still so weak that he had to be carried
down stairs TO his carriage. When 1 saw him this
afternoon al his hotel, he was Just in from walk
and had been driving in the morning beside. So IL
is pretty clear be is getting on WELL Tomorrow he
goes 70 Naworth Castle in Cumberland on a visit TO
Mr. Howard a brother of Earl Carlisle. his family
accompanying him. His physician says he may
make the journey, which is some seven hours by rail-
without risk and the railway authorities with much
poiteness have placed a saloon carriage lt his dis
posal From Naworth Castle Mr.. Motley viii 90 10
Scotland visiting Sir William Stirling Maxwell al
Keir and perhaps accepting some other Invitations.
Mr. Arch has returned from ms visit 20 Ireland
Il
Lsborers' Union at bennington. have seen 10 re-
port Of the speech. One London paper thinks it
worth while to publish couple of lines the effect
that Alr Arch's account was glowing and that he
fonnd the Irish laborers desirous 10 improve their
condition Surely he did not 20 to Ireland to satisfy
himself Of that remarkable facJi 1t lis added that
Mr. Arch complained of government espionage over
his movements. II il be true, let him take 1t as a
compliment but il is TO be remembered that Ireland
is still throttled by the Coercion Act and that the
powers Of magistrates and police very different
in Ireland from anything known in England II
must be said, also, that Mr. Arch seems TO have
fallen into the hands OF Mr.. Butt and the Home
Rule party 50 that political and semi-revolutlon-
arv character was soon given 70 his journey. l
don't suppose Mr. Arch would be frightened at the
notion Of talking politics but the object Of his tour
was supposed 10 be an examination INTO the condl-
ton Of the Irish abofer and the best way to get him
out OF it. Mr.. Butt thinks Home Rule the panacea
suited 10 the case Mr. Arch is not indifferent 10 the
political rights of the class whom be represents out
he has heretofore directed his main efforts to their
emanc patton from the quasi ser1dom under winch
they live the vindicatOn of their night 10 a larger
share in the profits of the land they cultivate ot
their right TO combine for that purpose and TO work
for whom they like. Not little of the feudal spirit
subsists even vet IN England aud among the labor
ers quite as strongly among the landowners An
Englishman who knows the Eastern Counties very
we'll and has lived there told me lately that It was
not uncommon for laboTers TO work on their OLD
farm at lower than they could get elsewhere
They do 50 simply because they have always worked
there and their fathers before them. and they viii
not cross hedge 10 improve their condition and add
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