New-York tribune., 1876-08-19

Chamberlain treated the House with marked re-
spect; his observations were full of personal mod
esty, yet the principles enunciated were uncompro-
missing and forcibly put Mr.. Chamberlain has
already made his mark in Parliament though his
warnings to the Government of the effect of their
conduct in producing agitation were unheeded. The
value of his prophecies in this respect are doubted
by The Times but The Times admits that the speech
was interesting" and by implication also admits
that it was effective, by devOting large
portion of its article to a reply to it, The Telegraph
predicts that Mr.. Chamberlain will take high rank
as parliamentary debater," and goes on to remark
that she forcshadowed what may come to pass, and
expressed opinions which surely not held by him
alone" 1t had been arranged for various reasons,
among them the state of Mr.. Chamberlain's health
that he should not take any part in the debates on
this bill in the present session; but the extraordi-
nary turn events have taken justified, and, as Mr.
Chamberlain with becoming modesty implied, de-
manded that he who had taken so great personal
part in the controversy should not remain silent.
The editorial chair at Edinburgh, rendered vacant
by the death of Mr. Russell has been filled by the
appointment of the Rev. DIR. Wallace, clergyman
of the Established Church of Scotland. Whether in
directing The Scotsman DR.. Wallace will prove
in every degree worthy successor to Mr. Russel ls
matter which the future alone can decide. Dr.
Walace's vigorous liberalism certainly will very
well ft in with the traditional policy of the leading
newspaper of Scotland, and if one may hazard q
conjecture upon such a subject there IS not much
probability that The Scotsman will lose any OF its
great influence in his hands. DR.. Wallace
was the Professor Of Divinity and Church
History Mt the University Of Edinburgh ;
he was the Minister of Old Grey Fuars
Church in Edinburgh, and to those who take any
interest in Scottish theology his name will he very
familiar He is the hero Of many fights in the General
Assembly, and may he said to he the leader OF the
Broad narty in the Church of Scotland. His rcscna-
ton of the professional chair and the pulpit are
sufficient indication of the striking Importance OF
the positon he hat now assumed and in the circum-
stance TIE Specict9r AN event of considerable
importance in the ecclesiastical history of Scotland.
As the pastor to n congregation containing the dte
of the Intellect E not the wealth of Edinburgh, as
professor and consequently coming directly III con-
tact With the future members of the Church of Scot
| land as leader Of the Broad Church party IN It's
! Asscmhly-a party Increasing yearly III courage,
| and even III numhcrs-aud aS lncOmpdTahlF
its first dcbaicr If not I'9 ,OUndcst scholar bT AZ
lace exercised great influence; ana tlat ne sh"ui',
| have given NJ such position Tor the inl"ISouIl
| and ANONYMOUS power with which every lpuVnal-t
OF honor end of good is content n clear PROOF
that lis chuT, II not comprehensive enough ara -
otherwise too weak Oycrtakr the spiritual ana IN
/ tcllcctual necessity of hi- country. church III
/ which q .oe and a Macleod could scarcely breathe:
! andAwhi"h a Wallace he'd to leave for position "i
greater freedom cannot he the church of The future
! Thai il what he Spectator thinks, and from the
paint which il views tbs event II l. probably Lot
/ alone Ia IFS Oplnlon