New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
BEACONSFIELD'S APPEAL.

A LETTER TO THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
his VIEWS OF THE sITUATIoN-coMMENTs OF THE
| PREss-THE LIBERALS PREPARING FOR ELEc-
| TIoN.
The Earl of BeacOnsfeld has written a
letter to the Duke of Marlborough in which
he presents his views of the situation in
Great Britain. The Liberal leaders had q
consultation yesterday. Mr.. Forster has al
ready issued his address, and other Liberals
will issue their addresses without delay.
THE APPEAL 70 THE COUNTRY,
THE ELECTION wRITs TO BE ISSUED on THE 24ru
-BEACONsFIELDs LETTER TD THE DUKE Oh
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF LIBERALS.
LONDON, Tuesday. March 8, 1850.
The Marquis of Harrington had long in
erview with Earl Granville to-day to decide upon the
course to be adopted Tbs wrts for the election
will probably be issued the 24th instant. the day
after the House OF Commons separates Ii - believed
that many the elections will be oy tie first week
| in April
The announcement Of the dissolution OF Parliament in
the House G.; Commons yesterday complete sur
prize. As the decision was made known there
was grand the elegrap ph oice IN the central
lobby OF the House. and IN very few seconds II was
filled. and Ministers, Ministers and other members
flowed from the House to find that The only means
| Of communicating at with their friends In
l
Of earlier comers. who had the telegraph
Office and its precincts entirely in their pos
session Cabinet Minister was just as anxious In the
first rush the To his constituents as
the obscure representative of tie most obscure
borough, but he had hard at first ior tee-
graph FORM and then for the attention OF the telegraph
| clerk.
The Right Hon. William i. Forster, Liberal member
for Bradford has issued electoral address condemn
ing the foreign policy the Government, and declaring
! .oIII
union with Ireland
Sir stafford Northcotes address to tho electors OF
North Devon will be Immediately. in the form Of
a manifesto to the policy of the Government LORD
Harrington and Mr.. Gladstone will issue formal mani
festoes to Northeast Lancashire and Midlothian respec'
lively Each will deal at length with the policy OF tho
Ministers frop ali Opposition point Of view. The Right
Hon. r. AsshetOn-CrOss's address to the electors OK
Southwest Lancashire also expected to be " the char
acter OF manifesto while that Of the Hon John Bright
will be exceedingly brlef All are expected 10 appear
within the next tnree DAYS. -
Mr. William Shaw, the head OF the Home Rulers, will
proceed at to Dublin wnere conference or the
Home Rulers will be held aud manifesto to the Irsh
constituencies will be issued. The first public speech or
a Minister Will be made the occasion or the south
wark Conservative banquet TO Mr. Edward CLARKE the
newly elected member on the I6th inst. when OF
the leading Cabinet Ministers. rrObahy Mr. Cross or Sir
! Stafford NorhcOe, will be present.
EARL BEAcoNsyIELDs LETTER.
The following is tho full text of Lord Beaconstelds
letter TO the Duke OF Marlborough,
! 10 DowNIyG-sT., March 8, 1880
me measures respectlu the state OF Ireland which
Her Maiestys Government have anxlOusy considered
idi S vonr odyice ant ant bority are now about 10
he submitted for ROYAL assent; and il at length IN tho
power Ministers to advise the Queen 70 recnr 10 tbo
sense OF her people The arts Of aoaors wlleh repre-,
sented that England. instead 81 being generous aud
! sympathzing friend. indifferent 70 the dangers
by measures at once liberal and prudent,
which Parliament amSst unanlmoGsy .anet0nfd; ,
During the of the present Admins tratop tue
improvement OF Ireland and the content OF our ieoM-
oonrymcn that island have much occupied the care
OF tine MINISTRY ar they may reuenol WIN %
that in this period they nave solved one OF tne os
people by establishing system OF puDhc education
open to all classes and all eteeds o,rco,
Nevertheless danger IN its ultimate results seafceV
disastrous than pestilence or famine aud when now
that Country. portion OF the population is attempt
ing 10 sever the constitutional tie which unles
has favored eS the bower and prosperity OF both
It's TO hoped that all Of light ana leading VIII
nation depends on the unity OF feeling vhich should per-
wade the United Kindom anh It's widespread depcnden-
Tie first duty of an Engish Minister snonld ee TO
consolidate the coopeIation which rendeIs iTe7islIbe
acommunity educated as our own II an ePu"' 'o'eoi
And vet there are some who challenge the expediency
| OF the imperial character OF this realm. Having az
| tempted aud failed 10 enfeebe our colonies ny tAeir
policy of deconpostion. they may perhaps now recOg-
nlzc IN the d-ntegration ~ the United Kingdom mode
which Will Nc, only accomplish, but pIecIp'aie 'her
Thc immediate dissolution OF Parliament viii afford
| an opportunity to|bc Nat0a to decide upon course
which will materially nduence lis future fortunes and
| shape its destiny.
| Rarely in this country. has there been an occasion
more critical. The o EnS aud ana the peace Ot
Eirope will largely deuend on ibe verdci % me eouh-
try. Her Majesty = present Ministers nave Ihherto
bren enabled that peace necessity 10 the
welfare all civilized countries aud 80 peculiarly the
interest OF oar own but this nen 'be bes-ng eannot
he obtained the passive principle OF nouncrierence.
Peace rests presence, not ID TIE tscendcncy,
| of Eugaud IN the councils Of Europe. Lven
! al this moment the doubt supposed 10 bs
| Usepsrabe from Il popular C.ecuOn. 10
doe, nor diminish certainly arrcsta her iutdence, and IL
! main re isul not delaying an Appeal TO me ma
tonal voice Whatever may be s consequence TO Her
Maestys present advisers may return 10 es,nnsier
Parliament not unworthy o. the power OF Lngand ana
| resolved 10 maIn;ain IT.
71e YiHcsslyS: Tie letter stars from the question
! Of Trcaud but ends with statement and appeal on
momento,i snsidcra lions % foreign policy. II ~ per-
b,usonl, too IN genous in the skill with which the main
| point :, eradually approached"
The Dd'y Nc'cs says: Lord B"acoasbeids letlera "a
an appeal to the English coh-tutIci J.. 10 saN 10"
least disappointing. There y outline or policy.
There Is nothing distinctive IN 10 rs pofhai nahi'
festO except the peculiar phIasCOlOsy ci ao ircsent