New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-06

the measure when he had denounced its perni-
cious features and had expressed his Willingness
to accept very different plan, is only one or
many proofs of the shameless nature OF the IN
fluences behind this scheme. Fortunately, the
dram-shops are less powerful in the Senate
than in the Assembly, and the bill is not likely
to become law.
The extent of the lawlessness with which Mr..
Gladstone is contending in Ireland is shown by
a brief cable dispatch announcing that all thc
landlords in two counties are now under police
protection. 1t shows the utter heplessness OF
the landowners and explains the tone OF hope
lessness which pervades the Premiers closing
speech before the Easter recess. English LIB
erals cannot deny that the situation in Ireland
is not only disheartening but extremely critical.
Coercion has not succeeded; concession mas
fallen fiat. Heroic treatment has failed. ana
the only new remedy, the Conservative scheme
of peasant proprietOrship, is evidently nos
tlum patented for partisan purposes. Is there
any nope that q better day will ever dawn upon
the benighted islaud-the unhappest corner IN
the whole planet
The promptness with which two members of
the British Government have been questioned
in the Commons respecting the request made by
President Arthur for rerTieve in Inc Lamson
case shows how jealousy the rights of crlml-
nal jurisdiction are guarded in England. The
affdavits which have been published i'll tins
country amply Justify the intervention OF the
United States Government 1t would be pre-
posteroue to assume that they afford convnc-
ing proofs Of the prisoners mental nesponsl-
bilitv. They refer TO phase of the case which
was not considered during the trial. and con-
sequently form class of new evidence which
warranted our Government in suggesting
temporary stay of proceedings. When these
affidavits reach England we judge that the
Home Office will deem it eXpedicnt to prolong
the reprieve and to give this branch of the case
a most critical and exhaustive examination.
The precipitate haste with which the execution
of the sentence was originally ordered was
disgrace to English criminal practice beg
carly fortnight has now been allowed, but that
is a scant measure of time i'll which to deter
mine so nice a point rs this opium eaters men,
tai responsibility.
The resolution proposing amendments to the
State Constitution making the canals free,
after exhaustive debate extending over several
days, passed the Senate yesterday by a vote
of % to 10. No member was absent and
every member was recorded An analysis of
the vote shows that the negatives were
cast by repre-, entativcs of the following coun-
tes Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Aliegany, Che
mung, Steuben Clinton, Essex, Warren
Cayuga, Seneca, Tosa, Tompkins, Oswego
jefferson, Ontario, Schuyler, Wayne, Yates
Franklin, Lewis, st. Lawrence, Rensselaer,,
Washington, Broome, ChenangO and Delaware
The Senators speaking for all the rest OF the
sixty counties into which the State is divided
voted in the affirmative In other words,
the opposition to the remission of tolls
came almost without an exception from
the Senators whose districts are comparatively
remote from the great canal route. The vote
by which the resolution passed the Assembly
had precisely the same significance. The figures
in that body wcre-yeas, 7G; nays, A. The
resolution, having now been adopted by both
branches of the Legislature, will be submitted
to the people at the next general election, 10
be held in November of this year.