New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
THE WEEK IN LONDON.
.,.po.cgING ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIA-
MENT.


,oxnoS. Aug. 1s.-The session OF Parliament
-;u nrobably close next Saturday. The Govern
mani will be able to show considerable legislative
,...t II is probably true that this is the most
-.arct;ve session since the last year of Mr. Glad
,ton.,s first Ministry. The new rules OF procedure
,oxo hardly influenced the result They have been
ns.ful but far from thoroughly effective.
The disgraceful scene in the House of Commons
,... Monday night bears witness 10 this. The Par
..utss did not hesitate to attack in the cosrsest
fashion the personal character of the Grown attor-
nay at Dublin while Lord Spencer was said to have
nermitted the execution of an innocent man. ana
AR Treyelyan was declared by Mr. Parnell himself
to bs almost as bad as Mr. Forster Ali this was
.uo,~sd as coming within the exercise of free
speech 1t IS not surprising to hear that an attempt
will he made to strengthen the rules and to cripple
this new style of Parliamentary discussion
CONCESSIONS TO IRELAND.
English statesmen do not look for gratitude from
trelapd. otherwise the Parnellites might find cause
for moderate attacks only. This week the Govern
ment made substantial concessions to Irish de-
mauds against their own better judgment. Inc
hundred thousand pounds set apart under the
Tramways act to encourage emigration has been
divided and one-half of 1t is to aid an experiment
in emigraton-the pet hobby Of the Parnelhte party
The enormous difficulties which the Government
foresee in moving families from one part OF Ireland
TO another and resettling them make the success
Of tbe experiment doubtful. In another matter
Mr.. Parnell has been considered, and to the
great disgust of Irish Conservatives. the Irish Regis
tration bill being pushed forward in the closing
days of the session.
Meanwhile Parnelite candidate is seeking to
succeed the late Ministerial member for Sligo. The
Government have thrown up the sponge. and the
fight lies between the Tory and the Parnellite can
didates.
THE LORDS AND THE COMMONS.
The Lords have been busy in watering down the
Governments Tenant Right bills. In this Lord
Salisbury has been ably seconded by the Duke of
Argyll The Peers are severely criticised for al
lowing their personal interests to influence them in
regard to these bills The Commons will certainly
strike out the amendment, and the Peers will sub
NIT with sr.lnevitable loss of prestige. Otherwise
vrangle will ensue and the session will be pro-
longed.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
The difficulty with France as to Madagascar is
not settled. The Government fOrseeing the excite
ment of public feeling here and consequent awk-
wardness to France, properly decline to publish
the recent dispatches. Mr.. Gladstone will. how
ever make a statement during the week, and NJ
waddington's instructions being conciaiory mat
ters will probably speedily be arranged. France
ha. too much on hand to desire to increase her
responsibilities.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
The news this morning shows that the Tonquln
business promises serious possibilities. Hue is to
be bombarded at once and a French protectorate
proclaimed in Anam. The French hope that the
Chinese will accept an accomplished fact, but will
70 on in any case War with China consequently
is more than likely. 1t is significant that the
French Minister has been recalled from Pekn.
A CANAL PROJECT.
The Sultan has received very favorsbly the sug
gestons of an English company for cutting ship
canal from the Mediterranean by the valley of the
Jordan to the Red Sea. The execution of the pro-
iect would render the Porte independent OF the Suez
Canal and be very important in regard to tho Sui
tans eastern dominons
ROYALTY AT THE HORSE GUARDS.
The Duke of Connaught's appointment to o brig
ade In India is regarded another step on the way
10 the Duke of Cambridge's chair at the Horse
Guards. The Queen Is determined 10 keep the su-
preme direction of the army In the hands of the
Royal family.
THE STAGE.
Mrs. Langtry has appeared in Manchester and
played Juliaaa in "The Honeymoon" Galatea and
Rosaind with equal success if one may trust the
local critics. The London theatres at the dullsst
1t is stated here that Miss Ellen Terry will have
$1,000 a week during her tour Of the United
States
Hawcs and Craven are producing wonderful
scenery for Miss Mary Anderson's production of
"insomar" at the Lyceum Theatre.
AN OLD SCANDAL.
The Athen9um publishes several pages of letters
some Of them new, bearing on the scandals sur
"unding the names of Lord Byron and his wife and
sister Tho letters have great interest for America.
iney show conclusively that Lady Byron through
OUT her life was on terms Of affection with Mrs
Leigh, and that she left Lord Byron because they
could not agree, and because during the prolonged
'uness IN which the poet showed signs of serious
"eatai arrangement she believed herself to be the
cause of irritation to him.
FORGERY.
Inc Shapiro manuscript of Deuteronomy, which