New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06

WITH SOME ACCOUNT or "THE DIRTY
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all the elements of crisis which may al'">' '0
called chronic The predictions Of resignation OF
dissolution. or both, which have flown al over tue
couprry. may be neglected. The state OF things IL
crove encuch without them; grave that Prince
Albert were he alive might repeat without giving
50 ,nurh offence as before his memorable remark
that Parliamentary institutions are on Their trial-
The Vouse of Commons has been In session lor SIX
weeks The Speaker who for twelve years pre-
,-di over IL has resigned. new Speaker is IN the
chair: Of course inexperienced. The record OF the
SIX weeks as well under Sir llenly Brand rs under
MI Arthur Peel is a record Of systematic obS'rne-
NON in part Irish in part Radical III greater part
Conservative.
The pretext is Egypt. The Government is carry
inq on a war in Egypt for the Red Sea lttorai Is
stiD Egyptian in pursuance of policy Whlch NH
listers profess to think consistent, bat when tne
impartial observer regards as undergoing pretty
f-couept changes in obedience TO popular pressure
At critical moment n new departure Is announced
General Grahams second victory over Nsl4h
hardly created greater excitement than Lord Hart
iogton's speech last Monday week. Mr. Gladstone.
If the usual sources Of information may be trusted
had held on TO the last 10 the a.teratiye deeara-
ton he had borrowed from Sir WIlird Lawson
Rescue and Retire The majority o. bis colleagues
seeing more clearly day by day tie imperative
necessity OF looking facts IN the lace had at last
voted down their chief. While agreeing Win nm
that any open contradiction Of past professions
WAS to be avoided they insisted on fresh declara-
ton which should nit the present facts OF the case
more closely. They resolved that. something
should be said TO give the world to understand
Lat England though reluctantly, had accepted
the obligation of staying in Egypt during period
not 10 be sharply defined, but not 10 end whue
there was an obvious reason for remaining.
Neither the Egyptians nor the interests OF tu-
ropean civilization were to be left out OF account
The capitalists themselves whom II Is the RUE 70
hold up to execratIOl as bondholders' were 10 oe
considered as having some rights which Govern
ments were bound TO respect The Law OF LIqulda-
tion would have TO be modified, no doubt, but
modification was not to mean conEscatlou Eng
land WAS 10 take care, on the one hand that taxa
ton did not become Intoerable L Che Egyptians
and Oh the other, that reasonable security should
stu be guaranteed for the payment OF reasonable
interest on the existing loans Then the Red sea
ports were not TO be abandoned but to be held AS
for Gordon and Khartoum, while no sanction
would be given to the appointment OF ZeOehr
Pacha as Governor General. attempt would he !
made TO agree with General Gordon upon some !
other settlement satisfactory 70 him and peTna- |
ncnt in its nature.
Now that declaration, though cautious, was really
OF nature to reassure the country, and even the
Conservatives. But the last thing the ConserVa-
tives wanted was to be reassured cont speak OF |
Sir stafford NOrthcote and the moderate men who !
believe they are following leader who steadily de-
cliues TO lead. | mean the militant Torres VINO |
look TO Lord Randolph Churchill and his allies a.
their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. They continued 10 force
the fighting The policy of pertmacious Obstruc- 4
ton which they began with the beginning Of the /
session. and 70 which Sir Stafford NorthcOte has !
been q consentng party, was persevered III Just ~
recklessly and Just as riotously as before. The |
Egyptian debate which Nh. Gladstone spoke OF ar
brought on every other night, became, II not il !
regular set form vet by dint of reiterated inter-
roratorcs a debate of every night. The battle OF /
Tamanieb had been fought III circumstances which /
reasonable men consider a complete vindcation o. /
the attack Oh Osnan Factions TOTyism none the less
Joined hands with Radical humantaTanlsh I'D /
violent deuuucaton of the massacre The fact /
that it was the British who came near being /
ama,sacred" by the Arabs did not the lcaS. /
deter critics Of these two classes. They nagsel 10
Ministers night alter night. The Irish joined I'D. /
always ready 10 help on row.
IN these circumstances Saturday sitting had /
been resolved on By Ministers the only means of I
getting supply voted in other vorls. of passing !
money votes which the public service required. /
Ii anything was ever clearly understood. it Wa /
understood that this Saturday sittiug-a disagree
able step unknown before at SO early q period "i /
III. sessiu-Was TO be devoted 90 this business I.
But there ale men who are bound b. no under /
era.ginr AID the two wing, OF tie opposition /
Thought they saw their chance. IL was resolved /
70 take advantage of the security INTO which The I
supposed existence of binding agreement had /
In ell The Ministry. I am told tlat the honor %.
planning the ambuscade belongs 70 Mr. Labgu-
clerc Between him and Lord Randolph Churchill /
exist eur Gus Ieation-uot an alliance, bat some
sort of sympathy which often leads them 10 agree
on a common plan OF action 10 be carried out with
every appearance Of independent purpose on both
sides People who don't ike them might say II
was a love of mischief. don't know that Nj. Lii
bouchere enjoy mischief for its own sake, but he Is
a man vino provides himself AT any cost with in
telleciual excitement, and the cost is sometime
heavy; to others Lord Randolph Of course ready
for any move which may disconcert the Ministry
and promote the one purpose which, amid many
eccentrcities he faithful that OF strength
euiug his ascellanCy over hls own party.
Mr. LaboucheIe then, made It his business -
draw up "a resolution 20 wOrded to catch votes
from both sides Of the House, and he phrased t
thus: That this House is Of opinion that the
necessity for the great loss of British and Arab life
OF account Of our military operations in the East
era Soudan has not been made apparent Notice
OF this was given privately, as well as publicly.
Other proposals stood the paper first, but Mr..
Lab0uchere and Lord Randolph between them AT
ranged that these should be got out of the way.
Even Mr.. Ashmead- Bartlett prevailed on to
drop his own amendment. The Fourth Party must
cred II all its magnificent multitude OF four Nh.
Bourke, sore with the memory Of the collapsed de-
bate on his amendment to the address came read
ily to the font. good attendance OF the Tory
rank and file secured, and the Tory leaders
when once present were allowed know what
wac going 10 happen. Below the gangway on the
Liberal side there was an equally significant
marshall n Of Inacontents Nh Richard, official
leader OF the Peace party: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Mr..