New-York tribune., 1878-04-03
not do much good by relating again familiar

not do much good by relating again familiar
story.
The brutal murder of the Earl OF Lei
trim, an old man, whose feebleness shouio
have protected him, shows tnat the sho'-
gun still settles Irish agrarian disputes
Occurring in Ulster, where landlords ana
tenants live invariably on good terms
the crime and It's provOcatiOn disclose
n state of things which calls for speedy legls-
Iative interference. Although Mr.. Gladstone
act did much good, it is generally cohceueu
that some other measures are necessary ~
place land tenure in Ireland Oh an equitapie
basis.
II must be a sad business 20 be scape-
goat And Doorkeeper Polk must feel IL aii
the more keenly when he hears Mr.. harrison
wildly demanding his removal, so as TO snow
that the Democratic party can do just a nttle
reform from the inside. Mr.. Harrison
showed what sort of reformer he was III
saving that he voted for Mr.. Polk in the eau
Gus and in the House, and went into the IN
vestigation determined to save him, ii posi-
BILE. 1t must be hard to be looked down upon
by man of this moral altitude, and the
Doorkeeper is entitled to sympathy.
Mr.. Scott Lord furnished sensation to the
Vanderbilt trial of more startling kind than
the contestant has provided of late. 1t was
In the shape of long affidavit setting forth
the counsel's reasons for believing that the
witnesses, who are expected to prove the perso-
nation of Cornelius j. Vanderbilt by man
hired to give that gentleman worse reputa-
ton than he already enjoyed, have been tam
percd with or hindered in some way from
appearing. The Surrogate considered the
charges to be so serious that he has allowed
the contestant weeks grace.
At last the blockade of the commerce Of
New-York seems broken. Even the Aldermen
show an unexpected Difference to the opinion
| of the merchants and actually manifest an IN
| terest in the prosperity OF the CITY, Inc
earnest report of the Law Committee OF that
body in favor of allowing the use of the Belt
Railroad for freight cars at night, has been
adopted, in q full meeting of the Board, by
handsome vote of 10 10 3. The resolutions
of the committee provide that the tracks OF the
road may be so employed between the hours of
| in the evening and in the morning during
and half-past in the morning during the
Winter. The resolutions also limit the num-
Der of cars which shall be attached to sin
| gle engine, and the speed of the engine, and
prescribe that loading and unloading shall al
WAYS take place on the dock, or in ware
house. 1t may be that this result will not be
greeted with popular rejoicing New-York is
! too great q city to be enriched or ruined IN
day, and this action will not necessarily
make our fortunes at once. But it has removed
serious obstacle to the growth of our COM
merce, and its good effects must soon be seen.
| Lord Beaconsfeld has managed to reor-
ganze his Ministry by transfers and pro-
motions, so as to change 1T as little
as possible. Lord Salisbury, the new
Foreign Minister, has lost prestige as Il
! diplomatist, but he is thoroughly con-
versant with the Eastern question: and
will 60 to greater lengths to defend British
"interests" than his cautious and high-mlnded
predecessor. Lord Staplehurst will conduct
the routine work Of the India Office with sat
isfaction to his chief, who appreciates the
blind devotion of that sturdy cOnserva-
tive. The Hon. Frederick A. Stanley may
infuse new life into the War Office, where, at
this critical moment administrative ability Is
of the first importance. The promotion of Mr..
Stanley, who is a brother of the Earl OF
Derby, will likewise serve to m0llify any i'll
feeling which might arise from the latters resig-
nation. In shelving Sir Charles Adderly by
means Of a peerage, and placing ViscOunt San
don at the head of the Board of Trade, Lord
Beaconsfeld has also secured an able and more
energetic colleague. These changes will occasion
four elections, and thus afford the Liberals an
opportunity to test the temper OF the people.
The probability of general election within
a year may, however, deter the Opposition from
wasting its energies at this opportunity.
The Assembly has passed, By an almost
unanimous vote, q bill purportmg to define
method for reducing salaries i'll all the cities
of the State, but which is, in reality, calcu-
lated for the latitude of New-York. 1t places
in the hands of the Board of Estimate and
ApportIOnment the power OF regulating
all public salaries, fees and percentages
which are provided for in whole or i'll
part by tax, and of regulating also the
number of officers and employees. 1t forbids
the payment from the Treasury to any officer of
a salary OF allowance of more than $4,000 a
year, and to any subordinate except the deputy
of head of a department, or the chief-engi-
neer of department or the superintendent of
police of more than $5,00Oa year; and provides
that the successors of judicial officers, who are
now in Office and whose salaries cannot be re-
duced during their terms, shall not receive
more than $4,000. 1t prescrbes total re-
duction of at least $2,O0O,000 in the taxes of
1879 and subsequent years, from the taxes of