New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-16
EDITORS AND POLITICIANS.
CURRENT TOPICS IN LONDON.

"A
,prsr AcIrAToRs AND THE BoRRs-A LECTURE
,ya. MCCARTHY WILL NOT DEIIvER-EDMUND
x.rtss NEW JOURNALISTIC VENTURE.
yynew THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRiBUNhI
- T1oS,,oY March at has long been the fashion
10 saw here that the American press is personal anu
eyep abusive. 1 do not myself remember ever 10
have seen All American paper which was noI con'
hucted en- the principles Of the strictest decorum'
and have often admired the spirit OF good breeag
which governed every auSiOn to private lie IN
America and of Christian charity which presided
over every reference to political opponent. But
the English are the last people in the word 10 ais
cover the transparent and vitreOus nature Vi tne
fortress from which they launch tnelr4hIouuue"
accusations against others. Mr.. troude' however,
has told us that the English nation is the most con-
scsntious in the world in judging the faults OF IT'S
nsirhbors There are signs OF late, that 1t IS begn-
ming TO be dissatisfied with some of its own; ana
esneoiallv with the tone of some Of It's
nevspapers There does at times, seem W
Ia reason for this discomfort FROM
SINGLE number of weekly journal which IS sup
poSed TO circulate in what Is called society CUT
lecr number Of examples of this modern poi'VehesS'
This ia the first Lord Granville is reputed among
diplomatsts and wel-nfOrmed persons 10 Oo
at once very idle in his Office, very ignorant very
anxious for popularity and by no meansVery SIN.
cereD This leads up to the remark that spite u
thsae characteristics nobody could have suppOseu
he was 40 interruptions to do certain thlns
he has done for the sake OF his party. An0 'i'e
which CABS all his previous iniqultles IS the repeating
IN the British Ambassador in ST. PeterspurE sUao-
ment made TO him by the Russian Ambassador IN
Iondon This statement refers to declaration by
the ,r,ner Russian Ambassador, Count SchouvaIoif,
and of Count schouvalOf the same journal observes
that he was sent here to lie to the English Govern
nant and that in pursuance of his instructions, he
did lie 10 IT, If Lord Granville, we are further told
had had the spirit of a gentleman In him. ne wouu
have done something which for the want OF that
spirit he has failed to do
Chiealry to an enemy used to be thought COM
mendable The following is the latest sample OF IT,
from the same journal: 1.-The truth is that the
Beers are set of brutal lous, of simple and prim-
Tive kind who often use Old Testament language
INT who have never scrupled to rob the natives by
force of their lands and their liberty" In the same
naner an article IN The Standard is mildly summed
m as "a mean and currish attempt OF the
scribe to turn his back upon himself in order not to
offend too mortally his Tory Generators" mat
nobody may miss the point of this, the Editor OF the
paper named in the next sentence, and he's ADVISED
either to abide by the party whose club he does not
scruple to belong to or 50 over to the enemy openly
like an honest man.
Newt the reader learns that no important election
ts compMte now without "snarling" letter from
Mr.. FRIGHT. who however cannot be taken seriously.
In his last snarl" "he only wanted to say spite
full thing as effectively as might be- and he trusted
TO the average ignorance the part OF electors not
TO look too closely into the meaning OF his venom
In an account Of some recent proceedings III the
House occurs this passage: " Mr.. Alderman Fowler
did what he could with risings to order and display
of gorgeous walstcoat to bring back dignity to the
House and tried to get the brave Premier to stick to
his guns and finish the combat that night. Butthe
brave Premier wanted to 90 to bed"
Mr. Gladstone is favored with frequent notices in
fbis sheet, of which this is one: Everyone who |
compares the dignity and courtesy of Beelzebub |
the leader of the Pandemoniacal House. with the |
peeyish tone of the right honorable gentleman who
fills the same high Office in England, must admire
the superior qualifications of the fallen angel to
those of the iluStrious mortal" Bat this. and many
other decacies which might be given If space were
not too valuable is nothing 10 tho following &C
count of the Prime Minister'S recent accident; The
first party of the season was given at mari |
borough House last night 1t only little music
Among the guests were the Duke and Duchess OF
Edinburgh. the Duke of Cambridge and Mr.. Glad |
stone. who dined so well that be tumbled down |
when he got home" 1t is impossible to go beyond |
that, and some time must elapse and fresh set OF
favorable circumstances arise before the writer OF
that sentence can hope TO surpass himself IN sheer
brutality.
Standards account seems to be one Aylward for
merlv Editor of The Irish WitneSg have heard of
him before. Some months ago officer of rank in
the English Army told me that this was acting
IA a medium of communication between the Home
Rulers and the Beers You will see" said my
friend. THAT the Beers will rise just when the
IRISH troubles at home become formidable There is
"a complete understanding between Aylward and the
Irish leaders in Dublin and in Parliament" AS this
amounts to an accusation Of treason against Messrs
Parnell & Co., let hope the officer was Tnlsin-
formed It would be invdious TO doubt the hearty
loyalty of gentlemen who take such an active inter
est in Parliamentary proceedings. correspondent
SAYS Awkward ought not to be called renegade be-
cause he engaged in the service of the Transvaal
Government before the insurreotion, so losing his
stains "a n British subject; which seems very
doubtful proposition in law. He is further described
ns man with yeritable genius for irregular war
fare and known to very high personages once con-
nected with the Colonial Office-which LORD Car
nnrvOn may OF may not confirm. These PARTICULARS
Go not much help matters. If the Boers set any
value on the support of those who have hitnerto
heen their advocates in England-which perhaps
fbev no longer do-the sooner they dismiss Mr.
Awkward from their councils the better. There
is at present in England q strong feeling OF
admiration for the Beers and of sincere regret that
anv collision with them should have occurred and
n disposition to do whatever be done honorably
to put an end to the fighting and to their just
grievances. This feeling will not be strengthened
by the knowledge that an Irish elnissary Is an I'M
portant parsonage ia the Boer camp
Mr. Parnell used to pass for man OF decided
eleverness. but he is daily doing what he can to
prove himself what his French friends would call
TnaIadYo His last exploit is to telegraph Mr. John
Dewey in these words: You are reported to have
4,Iao IN fl,