New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
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1ovnoy. April l5-The Easter holidays WHO"
,.,ol,v = nolitical vacation resounded with me
c..so,vative demonstrations at Liverpool. where
,,eotiurs were held, nominally to celebrate 'n0
foundation of the Conservative Club, but Ieahy "
.roble the Conservative leaders to bring thcir hc"
.r.,,ro in Irish nolcy conspicuously before the
oonntry. The Marquis of Salisbury SIT S'a"oiu
Northcote, and practically the entire CohSeIN"'''0
marty. are now pledged to the support VI Nh
Smiths proposal of peasant prOprictorahp IN lre-
g., Vbev have carefully avoided nevertheless,
....nittinc themselves to details on which tne
.,.c+cability of the proposal entirely depeNuS'
xt the peasants but the landlords interests are 10
!, tho handspring of this policy, If 1t Is 10 oecoino
..,.fr, And with Lord Donouahmores com
-. .rosontine gigantic claims for compensation
heavy drafts are impending over the brl''Sh 'dA-
,ore, IN whom devolves. in the Landlords
yiew the double duty of reimbursing them Tor tner
mast losses and supplying funds for the pur-
- of tbeir estates at a high valuation.
Tbcse features are intended to De ueN'i-
oped gradually, the Conservatives hoping hrS' 10
,nduce the House of Commons TO adopt MT Sihi'HS
,ooolntion which was framed in general terms with
view of detaching Liberal support
s.1IsBURY's EVOLUTIONARY DOCTRINE REVIVED
The Marouis of Sasbury's declaration regarding
tbe new function of the House of Lords, In cohse-
ouence of the expected adoption Of the Closure by
,he Eonse of Commons attracts singuarly little at
tention. This declaration amounts pTactlcaiIy 10
the Affirmation of the preTogative OF the Lords 10
iudge whether the Closure be too stringently ap-
rlied and 10 reject every measure not IN the LORDS
view sufficiently debated by the House of Commons
The Marquis of Salisbury afjTls hat If the Com
mons under the Closure adequately to repre-
sent their constituency it will be the duty OF the
Lords to determine when popular opinion becomes
so osntagonlstc to the Commons as to compel the
Ministry to resign, or dissolve Parliament ms
is the same revolutionary doctrine winch Salisbury
last year vainly cndeavored to induce the Conserva-
tiyes to adopt. The Conservatives at Liverpool
offered DO important suggestions toward the restora-
ton Of order in Ireland.
PROFESSOR GOODWIN SMITHS VIEWS.
The most remarkable contributions to the dis
eussion this week have been three letters from
Professor GolAwin Smith, affirming the hearty
repugnance OF Americans to seeing their country
used as a basis for Irish war Of assassination,
das,ardly outrage and journalism Of murder. He
replies to-day to criticisms, reaflirmlng the feast
bGty Of securing convictions by judicial com
missions, and declining to let questions affecting
tie pablic order life, property aud the integrity
of the Empire be decided by the public opinion
Of Parnell and Captain Moonlight"
PARNEIL's TEMPORARY RELEASE.
The excitement about ParnelPs release, which
amounted TO an agitation on Monday through a
wholly maadroit management which permitted
the belief to spread of an unconditional Iteration
has entirely subsidcd. The reported negotiations
Of dPanell with certain Radicals are not uufounded
but there has been nothing to compromise the
Government Mr. Parnels appearance and
statements entirely contradict the current
fahrications respecting his harsh treat
nent while in prison There has been nothing fresh
THIS week touching the Irish-American suspects and
Tie topic has ceased to be discussed.
THE CASE OF DIR. LAMsON
The Lamson documents, which were published to-
dsy, strengthen the impression Of the frivolousness
Of the grounds of his alleged insanity They elicit
Strong protests against granting the request for a
hesh respite Ihe Daily Neps plumpy declares
That the President had no right to neddlc in the af
fair
NEW CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY.
The third and fourth volumes of Lecky's History
Of England in the Eighteenth Century, published
Today, cover the period of the American Revolu-
non Lecky's treatment Of the events leading TO
We Declaration of independence shows a manifest
ei'r at impartiality. tie occupies position about
midway between Lord Mahon and Bancroft. lie
considers the principle which inspired resistance to
tle samp Act to be the same which led lIampden
10 refuse ship money, but brands the resistance to
we yea duty as a conspiracy. He neither approves
hot condemns ex phcitly the Boston Port bill and
o'hef coercive measures of ~, though he de-
Shoes English government In America, from
'ne time of Charles TOwnshends Chaucellorship of
"e Exchequer as series of deplorable blunders.
nevertheless he discusses most of the early revOlu-
'0Aay acts from the standpoint of their illegality
He praises Hutchinson, stigmatizes Otis as a dem4-
tosue' recognizes Samuel Adans's place as one of
ule chef authors Of the Revolution, and estimates
Washington Justly and Franklin uuiustly He adj