New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-10

the Liberal leader in the House especially. The
Marquis of Harrington, in Lord Granyilles judg-
ment has shown a strength, straightiOrwardness,
a moderation and tact which fully justify
his choice az leader. This had to be
said with the rival candidate for that
post sitting near but Mr. Fors.ers proximity
occasoned Lord Granville no uueasiness. After
due tribute to Mr. Gladstone, and n polite allusion
to Mr. w. II. Smiths promotion to the Admiralty as
hopeful experiment." and n significant compli-
ment to Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Forster's turn came
"Mr Forster will leave his mark on the Parlia-
mentary history Of this country, though he has
qualities also somewhat resembling your Yorkshire
stubborn self-indcpcndence and tenacity, when
sometimes rub up even his best friends little the
wrong way, but which finally conciliate new feel
ings of regard and esteem" I'm certain sense this
is true enough but in political it is the want
of those qualities and the possession Of qualities dis
posing HIM tocompromise ortrim, which Mr. FOrster's
constituents have sometimes reproached him with.
Sir Stafford Northcote is mentioned as 4" that
highly cultivated gentleman" Mr. Clare Read, the
tenant farmer, and Mr.. Burt, worlingmen's repre-
sentative, get each good word, and the late Mr..
Ward Hunt has a kindly sentence dropped on his
grave. The Archbishop Of Canterbury is awarded
share of applause which he well deserves for his
Liberalism in respect TO the Burias Bill while Lord
Beaconsfed has to submit to little chaif," II l
may such word, on his obstinate silence in
the Upper Chamber. Lord Granville tells US
that he and his friends had heard of Lord Beacons-
fields elevation with mixed feelings OF satisfaction
and alarm with curiosity TO hear him, which he
disappointed until the Pgott case drew him out
and showed "how excellent it is 70 have a giants
strength of which we had read, but had not heard,
and how tyrannous it would have been for him to
have used IT.
Then followed the really important point Of the
specch-that which touched on the war aud the at
ttudc Of the Government. | omit all tho historical
retrospect, except the statement of Lord Grauye's
belief that the war could have been ayerted, had
not the English Government broken mp the Euro
pean concert by the mode in which they rejected
the Berlin memorandum. Coming to the present,
Lord Granville rcbukes, in dienifcd way, the
alarmis's who are for dragging England into the
war; processes his utter disbelief in the approach
OF danger to England in India, and declares FOR the
maintenance of that same strict neutrality to which
Sir Stafford NOrthcote has pledged himself and the
Government. But he makes no secret Of his own
sympatics, or rather Of his own antipathas. The
responsibility of the Turkish Government for
the atrocities perpetrated by It's troops IS
affirmed in language not less explicit than
Mr.. GadstonGs own. So plainly do they both
speak, that one almost wonders what sort Of
relations any future Government of which they
were ecmbers-and Lord Granville will be either
Prime Minister or Foreign Minister in the next Lib
eral Government-wCuld or could hold with Turkey.
THE Turks " said Lord Granville lat this moment
am afraid, are committing more wantoniy. more
neclessly, without excuse OF any sort, atrocities
surprising those which excited our INDIGNATION last
year. And again: q" Courage certainly remains to
the Turkish Governmental TO the Turkish soldiers,
but can any one sag that tuJh and integrity belong
TO the Turkish Goyemmentp As to the alleged
Russian atrocities Lord Granville says that, al
though some individual Cossacks may have been
guilty OF cruelty, | think there is no evidence to
show that the Russian Army Itself is not as humane
as any other army in Europe" And Mr. Forster,
who spoke aftcrward, says it Is impossible to exag-
gerate the afrocious cruelty with which the Turks
aye carrying on The war;
need not dotain you with anything Lord Gran
Vile had to say about the home affairs Of England
or the future Of the Liberal party. lie rdculed /
effectively enough Sir Stafford Northcotes idea
that the session had been productive. lie could |
point TO his own victory in the Lords on the |
Burials Bill He could refer TO the Agricultural
Franchise rs measure when Liberals rs = party, /
were now ready to support. But the most sanguilc /
partisal-and Lord Granville Is rather cool than /
sauguIne-could not hold out hopes of Immediate or
near accession to Office of probable agreement be-
tween the different sections Of the party IN respect
TO Disestablishment. The best counsel he has u !
offer is TO stick together not quarrel about minor
points, not insist on tests and not set up prema- |
tureV programme for the future The advice - |
not of q heroic kind, but IT IS perhaps rs good as
could be given in present circumstances. C. w. ).