New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-17
TOPICS IN LONDON.

TOPICS IN LONDON.
INTEREST IN THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION-sCENEs
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY IRISH MEM
BERs-TIIE MONETARY CONFERENCE.-THE OF
LORD BEACONsFIELDs EFFECTS.
IBY TRIBUNE.l
LONDON, July 15.-The English newspapers have
ceased publishing long dispatches about the at
tempted assasslnation but the Presidents progress
is still watched from this side with profound solic
tude. Bulletins are transmitted twice and thrice
daily. The calls at tho American Legation are still
numerous, though confidence of ultimate recovery
Las taken the place of anxiety.
DIsOEDERLY IRISH MEMBERS
No week during this session has witnessed more
outrageous conduct the part of the Irish men,
bers. Not content with series of studied insults to
Secretary Forster the Land Leaguersagain resorted
to systematic obstruction, and when Mr.. Gladstone,
on Thursday night, announced the resolve of the
Government to take a vote the emigration clause
that night, the Irish fury found vent in spiteful
abuse of Mr.. Gladstone. This brought forth n stern
rebuke from Mr. Bright, followed by fresh brutal-
ties against Secretary Forster, ending with a
ten minutes speech from Mr.. Gladstone. which
those who heard it say was never surpassed for glow
ing indignation. If the Parnell faction cared for
anything, they might take warning from the united
sentiment of the House. enforced by declaration
OF their most radical and nearly last friend among
the English members Mr. Ceilings, who denounced
the proceedings of Messrs. Biggar Healy and O'Coo
nor exceeding all bounds and heartily supported
the Government. This renewal of Irish obstruction
Lord Randolph Churchill aiding, has upset calcula-
tions about the speedy passage of the bill in the
House of Commons, and confirms the belief that
there is chance of this session ending much before
September. MIR. Gladstone now hopes that the
bill will get through tho committee on
wednesday, assuming that the Irish defeat
is 50 complete and ignoninious that further
nagging from that quarter is Improbable Messrs.
Healy and Biggar narrowly escaped naming a
third time, involving sUspens lon for the remainder
Of the session.
THE EMIGRATION CLAUSE.
The Land League journals profess to explain their
hos'lhty to the emigration clause the ground
that the English arc seeking to depopulatc Ireland.
The Irish members privately consider that the lini
taton OF the sum expended to 81 100000 renders
the clause almost imperative
REVOLUTIONARY REPORTS DrvouNcrp.
Tie most radical of the Irish iourrals denouncc
Che stories sent by cable to a Ncw-York Fenian or
gan % an imminent rebellion as brazenly audacious
lying.
SPEECH BY Mr.. REDpATII.
Mr.. Redpath mildly observed at a recent meeting
that If arrested no English nobleman could cross
the Mississippi without risk of being shot or of being
he'd as hostage for his release The menace was
apparently taken seriously by the multitude pres
cat. Thus is Irish agitation fonented.
CALLING FOR PROTECTION.
Declarations of various degrees of importance in
favor of protection appear almost daily. Christo
pher sykes, member of Parliament for Yorkshire
ana an intimate friend of the Prince of Wales
Speaking yesterday at the meeting of the Acricpl-
'nlai Society avowed himself Protectionist. and
said that What England now wanted was NOT Froe
irNie p"t iair trade; that it impossible for her
10 flourish without restriction of foreign compet
ton. Admitting tho Importance of cbean
food he urged fair wages and steady
employment as equally important but unobtainabIo
under the existing system. Lord Sandon. a promi-
nent member of tie last Government, vehementlv
inyciShed against the present policy of suffering
foreign bounties and other interference with trodo
without retaliating. The Morniag Post. now n Con-
servative organ doubts whether free trade doctrine
nas not been pressed TOO far and whether it is not
Imperative to resort to rcaatory duties as n means
u oN'or,ihg concessions from foreign States The
@""'~Ts hee'eV III an elaborate article warns foreign
producers that they may find two of the bost
markets OF the world, England and India rroot;
saiiy closed by prohibitory duties adding that ;f
puohc opinion continues to move in the present d;
hon the experiment will certainly be made ona :.
Will probably become the duty of the Conso,,,o.:.
party TO show the people how to secure this rosu,.
is understood that this article was published Will,
'he sanction of the leading Conservatives.
There is every probability that the Anglo rrono,,
iar'd Commission will prove abortive The Frono,,
proposals, called ga tariff for discussion ara 70
garded by the English Commissioners as inadmsoi
Die' counter proposals. which will be submitted
Snort'y' are not expected to be acceptable 70 tho
Trehch negotlators. NJ. Barthelemy St. Hila,re. the
rrench Foreign Minister, told corresponf,ent yos
teroay that he regretted the probability Of Epg,ib
reprisals, and admitted that thew wopa sor;ons,,.
snJure French interests, but Thought IT. most mn
akely that new Chamber would modify tho tie