New-York tribune., 1883-06-17

House. The question. he said, whether Mr.. OKelly
cared little or cared much for the opinion of the
House of Commons, was not perhaps. one upon
which its character and dignity would in the main
ultimately depend. The House laughed. Mr..
O'Key tried his best to look the contempt he felt,
with no great He did manage to be. so far
as language went, abrupt and contumeious and to
avoid the expressions of civilty which the gentle
men of this assembly are wont to use when dealing
with the House as body. But the main point was
that Mr.. O'Key should expressly lorego his menace
of murder tc Mr.. McCoan. And this he did. 1t may
soothe his unsatisded spirit of revenge 10 reflect
that be was the instrument of wasting part of two
nights, and of still further detractipg in far as
an individual member may, from the dignity of the
assembly lie affects to despise.
1t is announced with more or less authority that
Lord Dufierin is to receive some special mark of
honor on account of his services in Egypt and at
Constantiuople Forthwith the extreme radical be-
gins series of sniis and captious protests. The
treme radical was opposed to the Egyptian war,
tains lingering affection for Arab, and does not
like to more honors offered to those concerned in
establishing order IN the country of the felah. He
is opposed, also, to giving OF titles. rib
bons or stars to anybody. The English Ambasss-
dor to Turkey is already Earl of Dufferin; what
good will it do him to be made Marquis He is
already Knight of st. Patrick, Knight Commander
of the Bath, Grand Cross of st. Michael and St.
George and Privy Councillor. If you wish. in ad-
dressing him, to indicate all his dignties (which
body ever dOes), you would have to call him the
Right Honorable the Earl of Dutferin, K p, X c. b.
G. C. NJ. g., P. c. The radical thinks that with all
these Lord Dufferin has his full share of the pha-
bet and perhaps he has. Is he to be X. g., q
knight of the Garter as welli They say not. Lord
Hauowby's death left a garter vacant. which is,
believe still vacant, but is said to be reserved fer
another Perhaps you will know all about il before
this letter reach you. Meantime, all can say
is that Lord Dnfferin is thought here to have de-
served any reward the Government have at their
disposal, and that to pass him over entirely woud
be regarded slight to brilliant and successful
diplomats. Ribbons and titles may be the most
vaueless things in the world intrinscally, but
Europe in general has not yet been educated up to
the point of regarding them in that light They
no more out of fashion here than the honorable dis
tlnctions of Judge and Colonel certain States
of the great Republic
General Foster stayed over in London one day in
order to attend the Home Dinner at the Devonshre
Club, over which Mr.. Chamberlain presided. The
seal of secrecy lies on all that is said and done on
such occasions bat l hope there is no harm in
peating what has already been stated in the London
papers, that General Foster was among tho speak
ers. will venture to add that he was extremely
we'll reccived-the reference by two speakers to his
country being warmly cheered-and that his brief
and pointed and very diplomatic speech made the
best impression on his audience. Gw.s.