New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22
POLITICS AND SOCIETY.

LATEST PHAsEs OF The IRISH QUEsTIoN-PR0MINENT
MATTERS IN BRITISH PoLIrICs-rHE EXPECTED
MARRIAGE OF THR BARONESS BCRDETT- CoUIrs.
lBY CABLE TnE TRIBuNE.i
LONDON. saturay. Aug q. 1ss0
The chief subjects of public interest for the week
have been provided by Ireland. Religious riots,
aerarian Outrages, collisions between Catholics and
Protestants aud the Fenian movement, constitute
the chief items Fenianism aud agariansm-these
two sources of mischief-which were steadily dis
appearing, are now no longer in conflict. At one
tine the Land agitatOrs and the Fenians were at
variance, but 1t Is tactly admitted that there
is room for both. Irshmen continue TO drill in the
early morning The of arms Oh
the Juno aud the recent discovery of gun
powder in railway tunnel in Cork
disturbed the public mind. Touching the last
incident may mention what is not
published elsewhere, that more than two barrels OF
gnnpowder were found. The exact number is not
stated but hear from a railway official that there
were ght or ten.
The land agitation has assumed more demon
strative character, The rejection Of the Compensa-
ton bill seemed to produce little effect but the
Land League stirred the country by ordering great
meetings. the last of which will I've held tomorrow.
MIR Forster added fuel TO the fire by the foolish use
OF the word cowaIdce" applied to Mr.. Dillon, NJ.
T., which already recos upon himself MIR. Dillon is
taking a leading part the land agitation slngu-
larry enough Mr.. Parte is IN Ireland, marvellously
ouet and only enaaged III recruiting his health III
order to participate H.. the debates the Irish es
Inmates.
The most interesting circumstance connected
with Irish matters was the departure of Mr. Forster
for Dublin The Government attempted to mini
ze the Importance of the visit but Mr. Forster left
here suddenly Dublin kilograms an |
nounced the discovery of tho gunpowder at Cork
The chief subject upon which he viii inform his |
colleagues the expedicncy of remposinS the Coer-
con acts The Government is avcrse to such pro-
po.al Nh Forster is not the man to recommend |
such measures for slight cause. There is undoubt
edv str, Nc IMPRESSION that after Parliament rises
and when the rich harvest in Ireland has been gar
pered, the landlords VIII press for back rent |
Tins may lead to violence Throughout the country.
Some Irish officials anticipate that it wilt be impos-
SHE 70 pas, the winter without rcinpOsing the Co.
ercion acts The general feeling among members of
Parliament that there may be winter session OF
Parliament TO consider the state of Ireland aud
rass Coercion bills. The refusal of the Land
League 10 give evidence before the new Irish Land |
Commission has damaged that body in the eyes of |
lis English friends 1t is generally felt that valIi-
able opportunity will be lost if the Irish tena nts
reiuse to submit their case to the commission.
PARLIAMENTARY AND AFAHAN AFFAIRS
The Fourth party in the House of Commons Is |
,gain very energetic Their conduct is much dis
approved by staid Conservatives. The recent meet
Inc held az the Carlton CLUB respecting the iares and
Rabbits bill was intended to paralyze the ent usl-
ssm Of the Fourth party. Lord Randolph Churchill.
Sir Dr,mmond Wolf and Mr. Eldon Gorst had |
made themselves ridiculous in the eyes of the nat
ura leaders of the party, and capped their toiiles
by voting with such extremists as Mr..
Biggar, who is dctested by the Conserva-
tves Necessity makes strange bediellows; but |
the spectacle is unexamped of an aristocratlc |
Foarth party allying itself with the most unpopular
members of the Irish brigade. The cream of the |
Conservatives at the Carlton Club passed res
o!uton intended to muzze the over-active support
ers OF the party who SIT below the gangway. IL Is
evident from tie Carlton meeting that the Lords IN
tend to introduce important changes in the Hares |
and Rabbits bill.
The Burias bill will probably not pass. partly |
because OF the lateness of the session and |
also because Mr. Gladstone and some of bis |
High Church colleagues are not in accord
with the other members of the Cabinet. The de- |
bate on the Indian Budget in the House of Com |
mons was unusually interesting. 1t brought out
the remarkable fact that of the 100000
ls45 900 600 expended in the Afghan war IN excess
Of the estimates 4o,5OO 900 $27.5OO.O .OOOl had
already been provided by cash balances. The
Government is unable to discover where the money
came from, owing to the slovenly bookkeeping OF
the Indian Government Nothing can be decided
respecting the proportion of the expenses to be
PAID from the English exchequcr till the close Oh the
campaign 1t is expected that England will pay hail.
lhe Tories blame the Government for allowing
General Roberts to start from Cabul without
base The Government answer that the
movement was approved by General Stewart.
The fact liz that the Government ordered
General Roberts to march. leaving General Stewart
At Cabul. General Stewart absolutely declined
to remain there, but proposed to withdraw at the
sane time which was done. Ayoobs artillery is
known TO be twelve-p FOUNDER guns; General Phayre
takes with him twenty Founders 80 as to over
match Ayoob.
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