New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-20
po1ITIcs SOCIETY AND LITERATURE.

"reminiscences by the late Thomas Carlyle.
POLITICS, SOCIETY AND LITERATURE.
INCIDENTS OF The IRISH srRUaGLE-THE BARONESS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ABOUT TO RETURN
TO LONDON PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT
LAW SUIT.
lBY CABLE TO THE rRIBUNE.I
LONDON Saturday. Feb. 10, 1881.
Another week OF much excitement in Parliament,
witnessing renewed attempts at obstruction and cul-
mnating last night in repeated scandalous scenes
proyoked by the Parnellites and rivalling in con-
tempt for decency the worst incidents OF this ses'
sion. These scenes occurred so late at night that
the newspapers give little idea Of what really hap
pened Tho most reckless of the Home Rulers in
cluding Dawson, Finigan. Parnell, Metge, Daily
OConnor and Biggar, We'd with each other in oety-
ing the Chair insulting Mr Forster, Mr.. Gladstone
and other Ministers and the House generally. This
evaporation was due partly to the Speakers new
rules, under which the Parnellites saw their last
chance of obstruction disappear. modification
of the rule presented at the close of Fridays
sitting. while obviating the timid criticisms
which the Radicals and Tories Joined in
Offering, insures o speedy close to the
discussion, and will enable tho chairman to put the
amendment to the House vote of three to one
will then oblige him to report the bill on Monday
night.
PARNELL's RETURN.
Mr. Parnell's temperance in the House is under
stood to be due to ths reluctance of the Government
to avail themselves of evidence believed to be in
their possession, and which is deemed sufficient to
warrant bis arrest on q grave charge.
THE INTERVIEWS WITH VICTOR HUGO.
Victor Hugo's friends admit regretfully the sub
stantial truth of the reports of the Parnel inter
views. 1t is Victor Hugo's intention presently to
issue manifesto favoripg Home Rule. Friends
say that it is OF characteristic of NJ Hugo to de-
eide on political matters from purely sentimental
motives and after hearing only one side. He was
never known to study the Irish question or to show
any interest in tenants grievances till Mr.. Parnell
appeared. Mr. Parnelps conduct in taking advan-
tage of the old name political dotage excitcs indg
nation among Victor Hugos friends
- CATHOLICS DISSATISFIED.
The indignation of the Catholics is no less at Mr.
Parneps seeking the alliance of NJ. RochefOrt and
other notorious communists and atheists. The
leading Catholic organs, which were heretofore dis
posed to befrend Mr.. Parnell, now repudiate him.
Teleerams from Rome represent the Pope as angry,
and Dublin dispatches affirm the same thing of the
Irish Bishops Parnelrs friends complain of his
want of tact in associating himself cOnspcuously
with men with whom it is impossible for Irish
Catholics as body to act for any common purpose.
FRENCH SYMPATHY LOST.
The French Conservatives and Liberals, whose
sympathy with Ireland ParneIl hoped to turn to
account are alike alenated. Everybody agrees
that the French campaign was failure. Mr. Parnell
having enlisted only M. Rochefort. the most dis
credited politician in all France, and Victor Hugo
whose influence is exclusively literary Parnen
capped the climax of bis folly by wantonly insulting
Gambetta The Parnell organs in Dublin slur oveG
the French incident and suppress details. This re-
sort to silence is the most significant comment.
THE ENGLISH RADICALS ALIENArED.
Parnelps manifesto is regarded by the English Rad
icals as formally relinquishing all claims to their
support They consider his attack on Parliament
elected by household suffrage equally absurd and
offensive, and regard bis ayowed intention to aban-
don Parliamentary opposition as a confession of the
failure of his Parliamentary campaign. No Rad
ieal inside the Liberal ranks viii assist Parnell in
his proposed appeal from Parliament to the unrvpre-
sented minority of the people. John Morley himself
in The Pol Mall Gazette while formally throwing
Parnel overheard says that the possibility Of the
success Of such scheme is destroyed by Parnelps
ayowal in the same manifesto that he will rely on
the Irshin America for his main support The Spec
tator declares that Parncl utterly misunderstands
the temper OF the British democracy that the
lower classes do NOT intend to surrender Ireland,
nor spproye of appeals to America, tolerate OBJ
strucIiop John Morley and The Spectator agree that
Parnel might have secured their help to modify the
Coercion bill had not his obstructive policy killed
their sympathy.
PARsEIL SHARPLY AssAIIrp.
Amanifesto Of Mr.. Shaw, the Home Rule member
for the County Cork in answer to Parpell. tends
stu more strongly to disiusegrate the Home Rule
party In sttsckirg ParusIl he is more outspoken
than ever. and charges him With leading his party
70 hopeless defeat being apable either to fight or
retreat with credit Hatharges him also with af-
fording the Government plausible excuse for ooer
'eion, with demoralzing the Nation and making re-
form impossible, he describes Parnell as mopersl
that blusten about physical force and sinks off at
the first hint Of danger, leaving the poor people
whom he fooled helpless in the hands of an