New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

may mean The future Irish University was TO
have triumphant word to itself. Liberals were 10
be defed to picture how the past would have issued
from their principles aud which parts they wonlu
repudate in the future. These same Liberals swereto
be mpaled"; and while they were compass'onateiy
excused from enjoying the thrill of this torture Were
warned that their friends and acquaintance.
though thew might pity the victims pangs couid
scarcely avoid admiring the skill of the accom-
plished operator But II turns ont that nobody was
impaed unless il be The Times the point of the
Joke which has turned against itself. Not one Of
these subjects did Lord Beaconsheld discuss. Nor
did he speed any arrow at Mr.. Lowe, whom The
Standard held mp to him as tempting game, nor aim
any thrust telling or other, at Mr.. Bnght,
nor expatate on the progress made IN
the execution of the Treaty of Berlin;
nor say word about Bulgaria, Servia,
Montenegro OF Roumania. Still less did he turn on
the calumuiators OF that Treaty, and confute
them by justifabe reference to the close connec-
tion between his own work in Berlin and that OF
Prince Bismarck in Vienna possibly because no
such connection conld he traced even by the mag
inative genius of Lord Deaconsield. And none Of
those ample explanations forcshadowed. ana IN
deed rather sternly demanded bv The Stdnddrdwl
respect 10 the reforms IN ASIA Minor, were vouch-
safed. The country, so much Of 1t as reads the
Tory organ. was led 10 believe that il would now
understand beyond All dOuOi Nllat IL IL INC Nd"-
met proposes to do order TO compel the Sultan to
apprehend the nature of the obligation he assumed
in the Convention of June 4. One condition on
which the favor Of the country promised to
the Prime Minister was that he should announce
that Turkey has given practical guarantees for
good government in Asia Minor. But Asia Minor
is not mentioned; nav, you may read Lord Beacons-
ned's speech from end to end without finding any
evidence that he ever heard OF such country as
Turkey, or such pctentate as the Sutan-that Sui
tan whom last year he pronounced glowing
panegyric. In a word the Ministerial orgaus
which trusted to what they believed TO be pure
founts of inspiration. discovered that they had
been tricked as il were, by mediums of the spirit
rapping kind. Lord Beaconsfeld preferred To keep
his plans to himself. The papers publicly thrown
over Bnt not even to Lord Beaconshcld Is IT per-
mittcd TO engage such adventures with impunitv.
In the articles in which his speech discussed this
morning an accent of modification Sharpens the
expression Of what all otherreSpects righteous
indignation in behalf of an outraged public.
suggestion Is put forth in one quarter which if
well founded, may part excuse the secrecy prac-
tised-a suggestion that the Cabinet are al skies
and the chief questions pending, and that
no clear policy is announced because none can be
agreed on There are means of knowing whe her
this suggestion be well OF i'll founded but 1t is
plausible enough. Such state of fittings has occurred
before and may occur again. Suhscrvient as most OF
Lord reaconsGeds collie lgues have proved. they do
not always yield without a struggle. Some OF
them may well be alarmed as they look down the
slope they are invited TO descend. They may
hang back, naturally enough. But it happens, un-
luckily. that the most prudent Ministers are not
the strongest Ministers. II Lord Salisbury Lord
Cairns and Lord Cmnhrook are az one with thelr
CHIEF. rs il generally believed the disSeniients
must go with them, or 20 out. Aud thus far
they have shown 40 disposition 10 20 out
Nor is any one OF tnem long Is lie
remains. az liberty TO warn his couutrymen against
projects which he deems dISa, ,trous. Whatever
mad scheme may be meditdted IN Asia Minor, he
cannot hi his voice against II in public. Whatever
projects of supremacy in Central ASIA he has on
foot he must be party to them. Whatever stress
of insult De put upon a friendly Power, la that oo
nc must JON. He must look ON while Russia with
draws her Ambassador, while France assumes con-
trol in Egypt, while Austria and Germany form
fresh compact, which, whether indirectly and
contmgcndy useful TO England, or not. Is settled
without the cooperation or knowledge of England
lie must not voice for Greece. Aud, finally,
he must acQuiesce IN the resolve, which seems TO
be the one resolve 10 which Lord Beaconsteld ad
heres through good and through evil report-the re-
solve 10 defer 10 the latest possible date
the dissolution of Parliament. In that,
in nothing else the Cabinet are UNANIMOUS.
ii is the safe inference from the speech of yes
terday il s. al any rate the inference which
body draws The country is TO have no chance OF
expressing au opinion on its own affairs TIL the
legal limit of this Parliament has expired. To
taunts he is Indifferent and to every challenge
he tums deaf lie isin power, and hc means 10
stay in power. He can rely on this Parliament TO
support him. and as il is doubtful whether new
Parliament might not turn hun ont, he holds on
with this. Tins IL not thought to he very high
viewed mind. hut Lord BeacOusiield might answer
that tO high-nindod views he makes no pretence.
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