New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-07
TOPICS IN LONDON.
po1Ir,c.1. PLANS AND PASSIONS.

HOUSE, GUSPowDRR PLdIT.
rRoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, March 1S.-Everything has been saio
chat ought to be SAID about the murder OF the
Emperor of Russia; said in the newspapers ana III
both Houses of Parliament; and well said. MI
GIadstones speech a model OF what such
speeches ought to be- and one or two OF the
chief leading articles might be mentioned with
hardly less praise. The Court has shown perfectly
decorous grief 1t could hardly do less for the mur-
dered father of the Queens dsughter-in-law' ihe
drawing room that was to have been held to-nay
was put of. Court mourning was put on by 'he
mai ority of the English people. OF whatever rank III
life the assassination was deplored. aud an inter
horror and detestaton Of ASSASSINATION has been ex-
preesed with all sincerity. There remains. never
thslesa a section of society which went mas
some wears ago with hatred OF Russia, ana
which remains mad. and has not the decency TO hide
Its JOY at the death of a monarch whom 1t ma1Rneo
during his life. Extremes meet. While the rufians
in Chicago and New.York who call themselves so
c,alsts were yelling with delight at the brutal muir
der Of n benehceut sogereiRn. certain drawing
rooms in London echoed with similar sentiments.
The expression OF them here perhaps less savage
in form but the ferocty of hatred tile same III
both cases. Not much Of this feeling has found It's
way into print. But you will find some evidence OF
II In one of the weekly papers which has copious
news about society. and is supposed to number more
than ono scion Of the arlstOc-acy among It's con-
tributors 1t speaks of the " miserable tragedy
rs Inevitable; wonders at the surprise expresSed
excuses his murder oy describing Alexander ~
''more vicious in practice than any modern SOW
eregnn; refers ptuousy TO his personality ~
.uarsoxicalr aud adds that "his murler bi couplc
of bows serves for a concluding paradox" lhen ~
dweils on the seventies OF his reign; eulsrges once
.ha hnrro nf H.
Ed,ct of Emancipation as all act which owed ''s
inception TO terror The administrative haishness
which this Emperor, like his predecessors aud his
successor WINS forced 10 tolerate, II ascrbcs To h'
and his Individual will HIS vaciilaiing trucu-
lepoe caused all the illS Aud 1t winds up bv IN
vokng pity for the victims OF this ruirr-pre
eminently for "those Ten thousand men torn by
shot and shell when Plevns Was taken"
should I've 10th TO say that this shrek OF hdeonS
exultation over the death Of political foe indicated
the real feeling OF any great number 81 EnrhSh
mon aud women. l do not believe u does. But II
indicates the feeling of a certain uumber perhaps
should say of certain sci. 1t Is the natural result
of the Jneoism Of late years; of the R'lsS"ph"hla
which seized upon society: OF The doctIue oi suS'
picion ami hate which Lord Brac"usiied aud his
satellites and parasites preached during 1875 ami
tbehco to the end of that Munster, rcigr. There
bers what they were. aud bow unEngl'sh and
uu-human was tie temper that then bore sway. II
il in the quarters where the dregs Of 1t still exist
that such language as have quoted L. used and III
those only that IL be used without cxelt-
ing adherence aud disgust One hears OF
ladies who say they will not to
Court because they will not put mourn
ing for a Russian. That, pcrhtpS Is jnN
IS good q symptom OF the feeling anu describing 40
the sereechng OF a society Journal. aud A. COOL
measure of it. In such matter one would "a her
underrate than exsggerate the symptoms. IL rs bad
enough that they should exist al all The clio Les
Question is heard of iu prvae life als' vel IL
court life. AT great party the other evening u
was remarked that many Indies spts'red N color
as usual They were not Obliged appear Ia black.
certainly, and the time for getting Aew dresses niae
had been rather short But asain, the sam remark
was heard that they wouli not wear mourning tor
Tho Emperor OF Russia unleSs Obliged TO- and oui
of the precincts of the Court 1t s at the option Of
every body to exchange black for pea and pms.
If they be 50 minded. The pea-greeu aud Dlhk iadr
however. would surely have coutrivcd to get black
gowns in time If It had beeq auybody but a Russian
for whom they asked to'express regret.
THE NOkTHcOTE MA>IFEsTO
The result of sir 81 afford N0rthcotcs manifesto.
rather the policy which dictated II, has been curt
ous The House on Monday refused to vote mr.
geucy the requisite three TO on" not being forth
coming. rhe Torres, Mr.. Newdcgate excepted,
voted in the negative. The majority OF the irlsh'
az IL not sure of themselves or OF their new aiis.
nbstaIned. Only eleven Parn ies were to he found
In tue minority. But the iniuenc. OF Lord Ran
dolph Churchill or OF some other negotiation wa~
soon sa6sE Mr. 0Dounell himself, WHO had motion
dowf~fD the way OF supply. proved ancnabe To
Tory persuasion. and his colleagues followed suit
They took themselves out of the way. The
word had gone forth that Mr. Glalstonr's
demand for urgency was to be proved
needless. the political logicians who undertook
this agreeable task omitted To consider one thing;
tina, n urgency had not been asked Tor. O0struct
vould certainly have run not. Urgency ceased TO
be necesssry.becausa il suited the Tories an1 Par
pelties TO make a point. "a thew Thought. against
Mr. Gladstone lie would be delighted Il they
would 60 on making points OF that knL III be has
passion it IL tor getting through business and the
chuckle of pleasure which his opponents indulge In
Is nothing TO the sincere delight with which the
Prime Minister sees the machinery OF legislation
once more in unobstructed motion. The needed
votes for money are taken rapidly-even the Irish
votes have not been resisted beyond the point OF
deoency. SO good-natured is MIR. Gladstone
that when questioned last night about
further means of putting down obstruction
be answered, in substance. that he
remembered there had been sush a thing as OBJ
struction IN times past but he began to hope he
oever should hear any more Of It. Yet nobody
knows better than be that it had brought the great
vpending departments To tho verge of bankruptcy.
The Treasury overlooking; the cash balances
IF the bank were redundant. but for want of vote
authorizing the of all tha money there was
teai danger that more than ooe Government Office
would have TO suspend paw ment. That il at end;
but he would be q sangune man who should pre-
sict that obstruction, which by delay OF ordinary