, 1881-08-14

ttreads. The tone Of the Standard, tic lead
| Ing Conservative organ, toward Lord Sails
bury is remarkable. It attacks him more
| vigorously than tha Dttilu Nctcs. Hitherto
tho Standard has been lis organ.
| In his young daysaas Lord Robert Cecil:
| and when ut VARIANCE with his father, he was
| regular daily lcader-Writer on The Stand
nrd- lie renewed his friendly relations with
! the new cditors,iip Of the Standard. 1t first
advocated and announced his leadership ai
the Conservative psess.
| TIL: t'ONDrC"r OF THE W1IlGS
at this crisis is giving satisfaction. Mr..
t;nse1le1', Mr. Brand, and others in the no,,sc
of Commons DECLINED tO follow Il COURSE eil-
couragl1, tho Lords to resistance. Mr..
| Goscllcn stignatizcd The Tory opposition
III the Lower House us q slam. The Duke OF
Argyll lust night withdrew FROM Opposition
to the bill, aud Lord LallsAowne also gcll-
orally Supported the Government. To"tlay's
Cabinet Council, it Is understood, decided
neither 10 yield important points nor to dis
solve Parliament. Should the Lords rc-
main obstinate, it is believed tlerc.will be i
resort to All autumn sitting.
The Commons. last night debated all
economic question really amounting to a
discussion Of the principles Of
FEEL: Ti:AnE AND PROTECTION.
Mr. [1sitchie moved vague resolution,
ilouinalIy referring 10 the commercial treaty
with Frlnce. but i'll reality intended lis 4
basis OF agitation throughout the country III
favor Of what is termed 4 fair trade" The
supporters Of tue motion last night were all
Conservatives. Though proiess!n. sincere
beliefin free trade, they advocated rctall:t-
tory tariffs Oil imports which they dill not at
tempt to specify. Sir Charles Dilkc and
Mr.. Chamberlain, oil behalf of tile
Government, demanded plainly what
was meant by ''tair tratle.'' They twltted
Mr. Richie and his friends with discIailhiug
protection and ut the same time advocating
hostile tariffs amounting 10 it.. The debate
Was Il reconnaissance in force Of tic reel
proclt; party,-a sort OF trial Of strength and
preliminary counter to an organized move
ment.
People were inclined to be alarmed at the
beginning Of
THE CHICAGO FENI-AN C0NvENrlON,
but its ridiculous termination a,ltk the sQuab-
bling over spoiIs excited amusement Mr.
Dillon remains III scelusion since his release
from kiinanil:m Jail. lie, it appears,
quarrclcd with his colleagues aIl
the League, nainly OIL account
Of their complaccncc at his imprisonment.
1t is suspected that Dillon rarely ACTED lllr-
moniollsly with his colleagues, aud that lis
Imprisonment was llot ullWe1comc to some.
TNFo11.
The Government have indicated their line
regarding Tripoli by publishing old CORE:
re5pondencc respecting the rights Of Euro
pcalls. 1t is understood that the Govern
nlpnt Wf1I lake III action.
THE cAcKLE OF THE LORDS.
Mr.. Dlsracll sald Ill one OF his novels tllat
wien the Lorls accomplish anything they
cackle rs though thoy nat lald a'l
egg. their Lordships nave good fcas0n
to cackle =. JUST now. 1he stey they
have taken Ill throwing out the most
sweeping clauses OF tile Land DILL has not
only created great excitement III the political
world, bnt stirred the country 1rOhl END to
end. Men see that the battle between the
Democracy and the Ilutocracy Is at hanu,
and there IS I'LL uncoullortaole feciins abroad
that grave POLITICAL and perhaps constlttl-
tlonal, chanses are imminent: Nr Glad-
stone, who l'ad long interview tast night
with Lolu granville and Lord carllngtoru,
his Lleutenants IN the Lords, gave them llb-
efty 10 say tIat
HE WILL NOT YIELD 4 HAIRS nEEADTlI
III fhis struggle, anu that he. Will sclze the
opportunity OF caring the attcnflop OF tho
country to the fact that tue work OF all entire
session OF a vast majority Ut the peoples
representatives can be destroyed i'll
lew holiEs by the Upper lIoise.
Ihe birmingham eaucus-the headquarters
OF Borough Radleaism-llas already dis
patched swarm OF stump~speakcrs into the
midland counties and tho North to cry
"Down with tile oligarchy." Mr.. Bright,
shifting the battle, has written letters intended
for publication in which lie assails the
Lords with all the vetenence Of his early
and all tile acrinony Of his latter uays, and
the Democratic League, headed BY Mr..
Joseph Cowen, Of Newcastle, is sending out
tons Of that peculiar literature with which
THE ADVANCED RADICALS
flood the country in election times, at the
Carlton aud Reform Clubs tile bustle reminds
one Of the eve of a general election. To-day
the trains from Scotland fwllere the grouse
shooting, which opened on the 12th. is unust-
ally gooD brought nearly Il hundred mem
bcrs Of both uollses, who have been dragged
from the breezy lnoors Of Perth and Aberdeen
to participate in final struggle over the bill
nf ,,.h;ah sffar cr,uo months .,f 1ard ,u.,r}-