New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-19
BRITISH POLITICS.

LOVES ARTICLE On THE 10y or QUESTION:
IFRoN Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBuNE.l
LONDON. Dec. 30.--We hearing much of the
prospect of political changes and the time for the
assembling Of Parliament draws nearer forecast of
the future so far as il can DO forecast is interesting
There ~ a generally prevailing impression that
the Premier will retire at the commence
rnent of the session; that he has induced
the Queen to open Parliament in person in
order TO give fine dramatic hnislI-oi to
his career But the question which no one seems as
yet able TO decide is who is to succeed HIM. LORD
Dcrby's is the which is most suggested, While
many point 10 the Marquis of Salisbury, and have
seen it stated that tie Duke of Richmond, as LORD
President Of the Council is entitled by right to tho
commands of the Queen to form Cabinet. Who
ever is 10 be ord Beaconselds successor he is toer
ably certain 10 be q Peer and not n member OF the
Lower House. There is no one in the Lower House
who could command the following Of Lord Derby
either in the country the House of Lords wlilea
choice between Sir Stafford Norihcote and Lord
Salisbury would probably just now lay with Lord
Salisbury. lie is q strong Tory OF the oldest school
no doubt but he is far too good judge of what VIII
come within the possibilities of craftsmanship TO
attempt any retrcgrade legislation The chances
are, however. entirely in favor Of Lord Derby, who
Is understood covet the position and gossip points
ont Lord Salisbury the next occupant OF the For
eign Office. Another political changer OF some in-
port to the Government inasmuch it will seriously
weaken its debating power in the Lower House.
Mr. Hardy is 20 receive the solat;um of pacrage for
having conceded the leadership Of the House OF
Commons to Sir Stafford NOTthcOte. The ministerial
Marty in the House of Commons will lose their best
debater, and perhaps. though Mr.. Hardy never was
excessively popular their best "all-round" man.
Whether, when the Cabinet is reconstructed, some
other office will be found for him, have not heard,
but il is generally held to be extremely incOnvonien
for the head of either of what are termed the great
spending departments" to be in the Lords. The
Secretary for War is wanted in the House of Com
mons, and il Is quite possible that Mr.. Hardy may
be sent to another department rs well as another
House, and that Secretary ior War viii be APP
pointed.
Mr.. BRIGHT has once again shown how thin
skinned he is under the influences of hostile crit
cisrn. and he has bit back upon his opponent in
manner which will assuredly make that gentleman
winco. Mr. Hick, the Tory mcmber for Bolton,
Lancashire appears recently to have spoken freely
of MIR. BIightS political views l never saw
report Of the speech bu should think he must have
made some personal attack upon him. In replying
te gentleman who sent him a newspaper report OF
the speech Mr.. Bright speaks of 1T as being filled
with "Such misrepresentation of me as may he
picked UP in the columns or the CUTTERS of his party
a characteristic compliment to Tory newspapers.
Mr. Bright goes to says: lis curious to observe
how exactly the speeches of Tory members are adj
justed to the ignorance and passion of these whom
they address. 1t may be the natural level Of the
speakers, if not they succeed in reaching 1t with
difficulty and once at that level they seem incapable
of rising above it," Mr. Blight has before shown
opposition to defend himself with rUch weapons as
have quoted, but am by no ncau3 sre The Spectator
is not right when it scolds Mr. Bright severely
il does to-day. and while giving him credi, for un-
Outstanding to the fall the Gicmties Of impressive
speech asserts that he does Lot understand to the
ful the duties Of equally impressive silence.
IN TIE current number OF The fOCaiJbly Eericir,
Nj Lowe replies to an article which appeared in TIE
same periodical, written by Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, the ncwy -elect,d representative of BiiTniag
ham, on the subject OF the Liquor traffic. Tie
representative body of birmingham Liberals has
adopted III. Clamberlain's views, and NJ. CEaa;-
berlain has pledged himself to introduce bill into
Parliament for the adoption Of the Goihenbcrg sys-
TEN into Great Britain. 1t is therefore likely that
tie question Of licensing public houses will again
very shortly DC raised III The House of Commons.
The Gothonbcrg system OF licensing, may say for
the benefit of those WHO have not studied IT, is sim
ply described. 1t means Only that all the
hcelscd houses shall be acquired by the municipal
it's with ducculptpsaton to the present owners and
that they shall be SO conducted that no individual
derive any profit from them. Mr.. Lowe points ont
that the result of this wcll-mcant movement viii be
e. create t,ro parties-one the votaries Of cheap
beer and the ether claiming that the monopoly viii
De strained to The uttcTnos in order 20 Tighten tac
pressure upon The ra,cs-and he does not conceal his
opinion that any further legislation in the way OF
restrict iou Is not only unectcd hut absolutely mis-
ciueyous lie Gays we have to deal, not with
wrong that We can redress not with crime that ne
can punish bur with n vice. an evil habit, winch il
not within the reach of the law without an iutol-
cradle inioaG upon personal liberty" Tie
looks with hope for a removal OF existing
abuses to the new education system,
which, while inducing many to adopt an
increased civilization viii react upon those who
grow up with few opportunities Of learning. The
subject of pbc-hoTsc licenses is doubtless the most
critical which any Government can interfere with
Mr.. Gladstoues defeat al the polls III 1914 was in
large measure due to the restriction his Government
had placed upol the liquor ratc, and the year after
the present Home Secretary, in making some Of the
necessary ancudma6ts to that act, very nearly
burned his fingers in the opposite direction by
offending the party of good order. One thing Mr.
Chamberlain viii do will be to the support #
many who have hitherto voted with SIR WIiird
Lawson while he wIil gain over mary Of Che other
size by lis suggestion to compensate existing inter
ests and his proposals not 10 place further TeSIlc-
tons upon tie liberty of the subject.
The lines al length gives official notification Of the
fast that with the new year it is going to publish
weekly edition ut two pence containing all that IS
of special or permanent interest in the editions Of
the six previous days and printed in form suitable
for binding as an annual volume" by which as
sumo is meant that IN size it win bo something like
1Ec PaH NaH Gazette or The Saturday RTiGc. The
necessity for such an edition has been long felt