New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-04

would be spared slightly exhibition OF Jealous,
Of failure. and snarhng az victor"us op1oneht mE,
Gladstone has ben the hero OF the session What eon
ayenge or console or indemnify MI Dsraeli for thia
We might sympathze wifh The Tory chef were IL h9t
that public interests sacrificed to the ignOmny OF LIS
personal hatreds.
Asked whether he considered this to be vIliica-
ton Of Mr. Disrael Mr. Lawson said be did not.
But Lord Coeridge, who as Lord Chlef-Jusiice. Is
trying the case nterposrd with the remark that to
bim il sfemed the strongest possible vilihcaton
Of a distinguished man 4; followed later, as was ad-
mtted by the strongest possible praise Of him when
be was in power Next were read ARTICLES of the
most extravagant audation of Mr. Gladstone, pro-
posing even, If | recOect rightly. that some great
national festival should be established 10 his honor
and named for him. That was whilehe was IN ONCE
When he out of Office, lie became violent mar
row aud unfair aud made veuomous common
taries on India and her relation 10 England, which
seem inspired by the very spirit OF demagogism'"
and encouraged the Gar 10 slaughter IN the name
OF Heaven" Later appeared disDatch from Con-
stantinope charging Mr.. Gladstone with secretly
trying to stir up the Greeks against Turkey. Mr.
Gladstone took the trouble deny this charge cate
goricaly to which The Telegraph responded not
by Withdrawing the accusation but by an editorial
statement implying that they disbelieved Mr. Glad
stones DENIAL but that inasmUoh as circumstances
obi ged their correspondent ~ leave his charge un-
proved by documents. and honor forbade him to
subsantate IL by personal testimony they with
drew the statement rather than prolong The Discus
sion or diminish the completeness Of the satisiac-
tlon which, under tho peculiar aspects Of the affair,
Mr. Gladstone has technical rfghf 10 ask" 1t is
only just TO Mr. Lawson to say that IN tho Witness
box. he appeared ashamed OF this shah0nees, and
attributed it to the hurry of writing at night. lie
immediately reminded. however, that after the
- l.. toHa ttI
defended his refusal to MAKE a complete and honor
able retraction
Mr.. Bright came in for tho same sort OF attention
When the Liberals were IN power Mr. Bright was
praised with heartness. When they ont he
was likencd TO a woman who LAYS ASIDE shame and
retains no remaining virtue except from habit, AM
the words seulle aud vuigar were applied 10 bun.
In the police court hearing Nj LaNs0n "a Il this was
in retaliation for some remark ol Mr. Bugts on The
7el,groph. TIN, he now denied. and further AZ
hrmrd that he did not consider the language
abusive.
GEoGEArHY IL CoUW.
As for the rafting" of The DGily Tc'enaph, that
is q matter OF public notorlcty and Mr. Lawson does
not Try 10 deny H. l}ut ne explains that hr deserted
the boral and went over the Tor, party because
be dinolod from Mr. Gladstone on the Eastern qu s-
tlon.- Mr. La ouchcrc. therefore proposed 90 x
Mr.. Lawson some questions 10 see whether hc knew
anything about tho Eastern question. Mr. Lawson.
sim IA the wIiucs--buX and on oath. sand hc would
not 20 INTO such controversy, hut the Lord Chief
JIsure SAID: " Nh LAWSON oncol thc slaIc mrnt- ~
Mr. Labonchere Is that the articles were printed
without Your conviction gong with them. must
say that under the circumstances Mr. Labouchcre
has perfect rsht t. ask tue question" MI Lawson
ih,D sand he would answer ans question winch
the Loru Cnic'-Jusccr n,dcrcd p,ruucnt to the
issue, an tho7,upon eusucd this extraordinary dia-
iOEur:
Mr.. Lab,nclcrc Uo witncssi- Where 10 EpiFu.i
far ore. bar his ris.ip oc-lrd tnli va lr. AMI
sad-Put tno ga stou, ~. LabIncn 20.
NJ. LaboucDerc Go v.ta"ss'-Nh. rc l. Epirul-In
Greece.
kingdom Of Greceei 1 ask you tnai question. Nj Law.
Tue wiine.s-My Load. decline To- answer fnat; r.
II an attempt 90 ortnto laughter aud decline t. all
Tue Lord Ju-ticeYou bring 70 mon yogr~eif hy
say Ing % 81 your t1usruuuus views CHANGED Ser.
L1houcn.re has isnt 10 ask you ns wfiirr or ~ A
proprietor oi your paper, whether you know anything
Mr' LInouchcr,-wcl. Epiru- shall Doe taten 10 he n
Greece. lio Time-.l "prfe % fhc-say IA pause J.
decline to 90 on WIN luis.
Yr. Lib,ucnerr-ly L.rI. must 20 on wish ihcsc
Tue l. "a chictIn.ucc- IL declines TO- an.rrr
Mr. L,brucacrr-- rHrn my t,.c 30 10, 60 don't
know. no vnue-.i How iarb, tue Bo-rhur .pin ,hc
Dardanri e. ~ G-cdur fo su-atr
staniiHolc from T. .ytif-I ..,.t. Iutu.v.r
Iio~ fsrls Cousiinanop.e fiona Olr.sai-i decline 10
l. he nIr'k Sea north or sou,A % c.n''a.tuopc ~
You 4no~ ahrle The Ascnn ga d. g.. .ccl.u~ o
an.wrr
Cumran VA wi'u fr-afi 8" t-o bac- All decline 10
answer r.,
Wn,r~ IT. Mcr-n What part 81 Turkey II cor me %
DO ,ou mean 10 toll '.' la-t YOU do MT know Ia what
par oi lpft~Y 1rl' De = 40. '' p" never
DO sou An"~ ~n.rc iirr-' i- - 9'cae To- 10 answer
f..t.aH HHn H De- fF
four leanius rom bnu'" i'i4 .nio Aisna"'st "a
dDa't know. I n, ii.r o." 4u- WEE
The lid CuIcfJu,t.c. ere may he great many
thiu-s whcu ,ou auc" anh otn'is which y"u Go not
know. Way DO you n.t 80 So
NJ Iav.oa--lI were mae -Aul'd ~ "a oiurss
mignt lnaAr &C. rspir }ou suEa'-'- bur wHeI tnc-e
things put or ihr purpose o laughter dec iuo to
answer
L.wson rri4u,c' 90 Che 'srr CON in-t hr differed hom
SIR. Gladstone "u toe Ll-."rD qnr'iou.
rue Lord chef Jusucc-Nou have night 20 us. tie
wr Llsoucher-Aud 4 he VII not answer must take
% tuat ne does nor KNOW.
That is piuable exhibition l spoke q moment
ago Of MIR Lawson as ignorant ~; word winch
dare say You thought strong Wien yon read IT,
But what can b. SAID now lie begins By refusing
to 90 mo - controversy. The Judge Tel hun hc
must answer tine questions. and hc saws he will lie
blunders at the FIRST and sees thai he has hundcled
and that hs only chance is to decline 10 answer ~
all Mr. Laboucherr PRESS HIM Tho Judge presses
him. II IL to no purpose. He cannot answer them he
had sworn he opposed Mi Gladstone because he ali-
fered from HIM On the Eastern question. and be does
not know the elementary phical or political
facts of the Eastern question even of those qucs-
tions that are matters of curreut news. European
Ambass ldors are discussing with the Porte TO-DAY AZ
ConstantInoplc whether EpTns shall be coded 90
Greece. Mr. Lawson believes Epiras to be part of
Greece. Tbs Russian advance toward Mcry Is one
of the things about winch The Telegraph has lately
know that Merv Is not ~ Turkey. II "a only TOO OBJ
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