New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25

mands are limited to protection of the French bond
holders. and prevention of the direct annexation
of Egypt by England, both of which points Mr..
Gladstone yields.
THE RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Assertions and denials respecting an expedition
10 Khartoum which is TumOred to be preparing,
have been freely exchanged during the week, and
Ministerial reserve, usual, has remained mpene-
trable but the truth probably is that arrangements
arc quietly making to dispatch force in July,
though the Government hope that events will rem
der the movement needless. The force will march
from Massowah via Kassala to the Nile, if Admiral
Hewetts mission TO Abyssinia succeeds; and if
that mission does not succeed, the route will be
from Suakim to Berber. Every effort is making in
the meantime to obtain message from General
Gordon. Mr.. Gladstone describes the news from
DOngola and other points as reassuring, but the
story OF a messengers entering Khartoum is mere
expression of the Mudir of Dongola's belief.
EPISODES OF HOME POLITICS.
Political incidents at home are sufficiently inter
estng to divert some attention from Egypt. The
Franchise Bill is once offering field on which
side with partisan conflicts that are purely English.
The majority of 1875 against Mr.. Brodrick's motion
to exclude Ireland from the benefits of the Fran
chlse Bill is decisive of a question which had been
already decided.
More wonderful was Lord Randolph Churchills
sudden temperance in the character of an oppo-
nent of the leaders of his own party, TO whom he
had been ostensiby and even ostentatiously recon-
ciled last week. Lord Randolph Churchilrs dec
araton in favor of extending the Franchise Bill to
Ireland took the Tories by surprise 1t is under
stood to have been the fulflment of bargain with
Mr. Parnell. Sundry Tories voted with Lord Ran
doph Churchill and even more abstained from the
division The Standard thundeTed against this fresh
deserton, but this did not prevent Lord Randolph
Churchill from again speaking yesterday in behalf
of the Government and opposing Mr..
Stanleys amendment to postpone the OPP
Grafton of the measure till Redistribution
Bill can be passed lie finally voted, however, for
the amendment against which he had just spoken.
Nobody knows what had happened between the
speech and the vote. The amendment was defeated
by nearly hundred majority.
The Franchise Bill is making some apparent
progress but the real dangers yet TO come. Lord
Randolph Churchills somersaults are amusing to
everybody, except the Tories, whom he upsets
Ii they continue, Tory discipline will be thing of
the past.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN's SPEECH.
Mr. Chamberain's powerful speech on Tuesday
on the Merchant Shipping Bill is intended as an ap-
peal to the country against the shipowners Mr..
Chamberain's friends say that he regards the bill
as 50 seriously weakened by the concessions as
hardly to be worth carrying. he is satisfied that
it cannot even in tins shape be carried this year,
as the shipowners are still bitterly opposing it.
Hence, Mr.. Chamberlain has resumed his Old
aggressive tone
THE MANCHESTER CANAL.
The success of the Manchester ship canal scheme
before the Lords Committee surprises nobody
more than it does the promoters. The contest has
already cost nearly million dollars and will be
renewed in the other House, while the condition
that the five millions sterling of capital shall be
subscribed aud issued is serious obstacle since
the standing orders of the House forbid the pay
Wcnt OF interest. One creQulOOS LONDON paper re-
ports nevertheless that the whole amount was
subscribed yesterday This is obvious nonsense.
Mr.. FORSTER AND THE CAUCUS
Mr. Forster's reply to the ccnsure Of the Bradford
caucus is a vigorous assertion of his right to free
dom OF judgment and refusal to yield to dctatOn.
1t is a convincing restatement of his position Oh
the Egyptian question His letter is approved by
the leading Liberal journals throughout the
country, The Daily Ners excepted, which wells its
animosity to Mr. Forster in decorous silence.
Az OBNOXIOUS MEASURE.
The adverse report of the committee as expected,
kills the Parks and Railway Bill, to which public
opinion had grown steadily more hostile. The pro-
noters of the bill threaten to renew the proposal
the next year and the opponents of the measure
continue to extend their organization.
CONGREss AND THE ART BILL.
The Paris correspondent Of Tie Daily Mere trans
mits a letter from Minister Morton to Premier |
Ferry denying the statement telegraphed in Tues
days Times that the House of Representatives re-
jectcd amid applause the bill to reduce duties on
works Of art Minister Morton afirms that Mr.. |
Hurds report in favor of the measure was ap-
plauded and implies that the vote refusing TO con-
slider the bill was not decisive. Further eIplana-
tion from America is therefore desirable since the
first account excited general surprise that major