, 1880-04-11

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AFTER THE BATTLE IN ENGLAND.
Nothing but the unprecedented majority
which the English Liberals have gained in
the recent elections could warrant the BELIEF
that they can long retain power under tht
present franchise. The majority is composed
Of the most dissimilar elements ,-Conserva-
tive Liberals like Mr.. Lowe and Mr. Walter,
| of the London Times; aristocratic Wings
like Earl Granville and the Marquis Of Hart
ington; men who were intense Radicals in
early life, but who have become more con.
servatiye with advancing years, such as John
| Bright, Vernon HarcQurt, and Sir Charles
| W. .Dilke; then there are Republicans. Social
Democrats, Home-Rulers, moderate and
Parnellite,-etc. =
! It gratifying to note, however, that the
| Conservative Liberals and. aristocratic
| Wings are by no means numerous, and that
| the party can not only carry measures with
out their aid, but against them; that the
| Radical wing Of the party has been largely
reinforced bynew men Of great talents, and
that the eccentric members Of the partyi the
| and Dr.. Keneally have been left out in the
cold. Among the new members ara such men
| as Arthur Arnold, whose recent work on
1and-law reform has attracted much at
tention; Prof. Thorold Rogers, who lost his
chair as Professor of Political Economy at
Cambridge fur his too liberal theories; Mr..
Assheton Dixie, brother Of Sir Charles and
proprietor Of the London Dispatch; Prof.
J. Boyd kinnear, whose articles in the
F0rtnlGhtty RculelD on the Irish land ques~
ton may be said to have gone to the very
root Of the question: Prof. Boyce, and others.
Sir Charles Dixie, and Peter Taylor, pro-
prietor of the London World, will be rein
forced in their opposition to Royal grants by,
in addition to several of those named, Brad
laugh the Socialist, and Labouchere the jour
nalist. The labor representatives. Burt and
MacDonneli, will receive several accessions
from the tenant-farmer candidates elected, and
the Hon, Auberon Herbert will have at least
one aristocratc Radical to keep him company,
in the person Of Lord Ramsey, who has been
elected by the Irish vote in Liverpool.
Sir Wilfred Lawson and the cold-water men
will doubtless not be over glad to see rein
foreement OF the liquor element in the House.
Three members Of the Bass family will have
seats in the Liberal benches, and Scotland
sends two Majoribankses, members OF the Gel
ebrated brewing firm Of Aeux d. Co., to the
same side. Alsopp has gono down with his
party in England; and Ireland, with perfect
impartiality, retired Guinness, the Tory
brewer, and Murphy, the Whis distiller.
Mr. Parnell will come back to the House
with about sifty-fve followers instead Of
seven, and the character as we'll as number
of the party has been greatly improved.
Composed mostly Of young men Of his own
age, this may be called the party OF enthusi-
asm. The journalistic profession is very
largely represented, O'Donnell, Finnegan,
and Sullivan Of the Nation being, the, most |
distinguished members, while the magazill-
lists will be represented by O'Connor Power
and Mr.. McCoan, contributor to FrGze,'s,
and authors by the versatile and prolific Justin
Mccarthy, the slow but brilliant 4. II. !
Sullivan, and the caustic O'Connor, biogra-
pher of Lord Beaconsfe1d- The House
will lose its wit and ::alr. Parnen stanch |
supporter in Major O'Gorman, the fattest and |
jolliest member Of the last Parliament. The |
Tories must obtain another clown instead Of |
Jenny Lowther, unless some older member |
might be induced to vacate his seat and let
the. young man in.
On the whole, the personnel Of the House
has been greatly improved; the journalistic
and literary element between whom and 1fr.
Gladstone there exists such strong sympathy
will Bio largely represented; the Jingo ele-
ment among the Liberals has been almost
completely routed; the men Of advanced
ideas. of broad and liberal principles, and
Of varied information have come to the front;
and the discontented few like Lowe and
Walter may retire to obseurity-or the Peer
age. The successful party at the elections
will work peaceablo revolution in En-
gland. The franchise will bo extended
30 as to correspond nearly, If not entire
y, with universal suffrage; representation
for the future will be based ON population.
md seats will be distributed accordingly; a
change III the Land laws Of Great
Britain and Ireland is Inevitable; elective
County Boards will supersede the aristocratic
md abnormal Grand-Jury system, and En-
gland will attend severely to her own busl-
less, and allow the Colonies to attend to
heirs.