New-York tribune., 1883-11-04


multiply that the Paruelhtes have got enough of
Ulster.
THE EXPLOSIONS.
The Investigation of the explosions in the Undor-
gropnd Railway is not fully completed There is
no important clew to the actual perpetrator. hut
nobody doubts that it is another piece of Irish
malgnity, as stupid as it is brutal. As an attempt
TO create panic it failed conspicuously as the
Whitehall outrage. 1t is presumed that it was in
tended to block two points of the railway, which ls
the chief artery of traffic east and west: but the
means employed, the experts say, were ludicrously
clumsy and inadequate.
O'Donovan Rossais brag. again fOolishly cabled
and foolshy printed, provOkes equally foolish
threats published in to-nights Globe of personal re-
taliation.
Michael Davitt's speech in behalf of land robbery
is discussed by more than journal in connection
with the outrage which he pretends to deplOre.
SPEECHES OF THE WEEK
Numerous speeches have been made during the
week hut they have been of little real Importance
Lord Salisbury's excepted. He plainly informs the
Radicals of the Leeds conference type that the
Lords will not submit to their threat of sending
apoin ard again to the Upper House bin dealing
only with the county franchise. He intends him
self to insist upon seeing the whole plan of reform
including the scheme for the redistribution OF seats
before accepting any part of it, This declaration
strengthens the probability that the Ministry Will
persevere in its original programme to attempt to
pass the County and London Government bills at
the next session and to postpone the franchise
Lord Salisbury makes a mistake from his own
point of view in debating the question of the aboli-
tion Of the House of Lords. The Duke of Richmond
yesterday, at Aberdeen, fell into the same error
Sir Charles Dixie had an excellent recep-
ton In Scotland and spoke at great length
with a profusion of details but the inference from
all four speeches is against the shelving OF other
measures for the sake of the franchise alone. Mr..
Goscben's address before the Rosebery Club at
Edinburgh is far the most thoughtful and philo-
sophical contribution of the week. but is remote
from practical politics.
POLITICAL EPISODES.
Lord Randolph Churchill, lest affairs may be
growing too serious, enlivcns the situation by two
posing a rational plan in moderate form. and the
second commending with his tongue in his cheek,
Sir Stafford NOrthcote as candidate for Rector OF
the University of Edinburgh The Times and other
papers gravely discuss the question whether the
Fourth party" still exists. Sir Stafford Northcotes
election over Mr. 1revelyan was due to the vain OBJ
stnacy of Professor Blackie in persistng in hope
less caudidature.
The Conservative gains in the municipal
elections about which much is said, are more NOM
ina than real.
THE DICKENS LETTERS.
The publication of the Dickens letters in THE
TRIBUSE and their reproduction i'll The Times has
,ccasoned considerable discussion. Miss Hogarth
in letter to The Times has protested against the
appearance of the letters here as an infringement
npon her rights. Another writer the next day
pointed out that Miss Hogarth according to your
statement herself assisted in securing and arang-
ing the letters and apparently approved of further
disclosures The telegraph complains of the print
ing of strictly confidential letters to solicitor.
The Ddly Netos with its usual acrimOny on Ameri-
can subjects, roundly denounces the unauthorized
publication of private letters in the last degree
superhuous and impertinent. Mr., Sala more
mildly suggests that the inclusion of the lawyers
letters was a mistake.
Mr.. ARNoLD's LECTURE.
New-York dispatches describe Matthew Arnolds
reception at his first lecture less fully than Mr..
Irviugs debut, giviDga synopsis, which The Times
to-day makes the basis of ponderous and pontless
srtcle. The DaiIy AecSS dispatch says that The
TRIBUNE, regardless OF Mr. ArnOld's personal re-