New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
VOL. XII. No. 1867.
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
r,rr,D rrp1 NC TOWARD FRANCE.

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a1r.o>, ro vpRr TRApE-THE IRISH AGlIAiioN'
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80 that tine British outcry against '',e
DL soizure of Tunis has suoSiue'''
T,,a Tories continue to plot against INC
Iand hill. The display of ConSerVa'''o
..roncth Of the Preston election astonlsheu 'iio
liberals British workmen are showing 'ncn
d;s,;Le for Free Trade. Much dlsSl's,
foct;on ia EXPRESSED in regard to the re''S'u
80, e .hn New Testament. Mr. Booth ana
Mr.. Mccullough continue 10 reap
Madame Albani is more popular than ever
LEADING TOPICS IN LONDON.
,rcvvr puAsrs OF BRITISH POLITICS WHAT Is
sam OF THE REVISED EDITION OF THE NE"
rysrAuENr-A NEW SOPRANO ON THE LoNpoN
srAGE-ALBANI ENJOYING POPULARITY.
IBr CABLE TO THE rRIBUsG'l
IoxnoN Nav 21.-The English outcry against
the French seizure of Tuns has necessarily ui'i"-
;sbed since the publication of the dispatches prov
;nv that the consent of England was pledged in adj
vance at Berlin by Lord Salisbury, The loudest
protests we're those of the Conservative Journals
which now take refuge in silence. but the general
feeling remains that France has committed an
act of wanton violence cloaked till the last
moment by false professions of innocence
Mr.. Gladstone's speech indicates that the Gov
ernment feels compelled to abstain from a
Diplomatic protest, their hands being tied by ther
predecessors conduct but it will be long before the
irritation created by the dupicy of the French pro-
ceedings subsidies Lord Salisbury suffers severely
partlv from the rashness of inviting the French to
undertake buccaneering enterprise and parity
from attempting to deny his pledge to NJ Wadding-
ton which it is now proved that he gave.
CoSsPIRING AGAINST THE LAND BILL.
1t is admitted that the Land bill, though the Sec
cond reading was passed by an unexpectedly heavy
majority, only now approaches its most serious di-
cuties Hundreds of amendments await discussion
in committee Many Tories privately aud some pub
hcy avow their intention to retard its progress by
every possible device, while avoiding the appear
ance of organized obstruction The Parnel-
ties, not daring openly to defeat the bill,
arc resortng to intrigue and stratagem to oppose IT.
The Government on the other hand ,perceiNing what
tactics their opponents adopt are more strongly In
cned than ever to insist upon carrying the essential
features of the bill through committee unmodiiied
The Irish members of Parliament are behaving as
badly as possible, and are attacking Mr.. Forster
personally with gross insults. The Parnelltes now
systematically put frivolous questions, and raise
debates by moving the adjournment of the House
twice or thrice each evening
TURBULENCE IN IRELAND.
The Land Leaguers at home are stirring up the
peasantry to acts of violence hence the increase of
arrests under the Coercion act There is reason TO
suppose that the Catholic priest just imprisoned
over whose case the Irish members raised such dis
turbance in Parliament yesterday, was nstigated by
the League TO provoke his own arrest in order TO
arouse the religious feelings of the peasants against
the Government.
THE CONSERVATIVES REBUKED.
The Standard considers that the Conservatives
committed gross error in tactics by opposing the
second reading of the Land bill. 1t rebukes Lord
salisbury's reckless attack. and is apparently dis
posed to support considerable measure of land
FORM Itexpresses undoubtedly the views of many
Conservative landlords.
THE LIBERALS AsTONIsHED.
The Preston election astOnishes both the Liberals
nud Tories. Itwas expected that Tory would be
elected, but nobody dreamed that he would be
turned by double the former majority. The local
journals say the result il due mainly to local causes,
especially to the sympathy of numerous workmcn
with the PrOtcctonist views of the Tory candidate.
FREE TRADE IN DIsFAvOR.
The signs of discomfort under Free Trade legisla-
tion increase, large classes of wOrkngmen manifest
ing disposition to retaate against the foreign
tariffs. The question excites fresh attention in con-
sequence Of the coming revision of the French Com
mercal treaties II is reported to be the intention
of the French to add Is per cent to the duties on
manufactures, but no responsible statesman yet be-
lieves it possible to form Protectlonist party here
now THE REVISED TESTAMENT IS RECEIVED.
The revised version of the New Testament pub |
lished on Tuesday awaited with keen interest |
and was received with an almost unbroken chorus |
Of disapproval. The public are astcundcd at the |
number and character of the changes in the author
lied text. The Bishop of Gloucester, in presenting
the work to the Convocstion announced that in the
Gospels the changes average nine to each five |
verses, and In the Epistles three changes to |
each verso. Elaborate criticisms appear in
most Of the daily papers, all condemna-
tory, and convicting the revisers of disreearlnr
their pledges to introduce the fewest alterations
possible. These articles quote scores of examples