New-York tribune., 1885-07-27
NOTES FROM LONDON.

| OF Parliament. Mr. Gladstone Is master in tho
Commons, and keeps his unruly Radicals In toler.
ably good order. In the Lords there Is nobody who
feels strongly tempted to rouse Lord Salisbury's
wrath or to invite display at bis own expense Of
the Prime Minister'S power Of invective. On both
sides the most anxious courtesy is shown. Mr..
Gladstone speaks for near an hour in tone of
measured consideration for his opponents. He re-
news his pledge Of support everything that they
will allow him to support II he dissents
from Lord Salisbury he dissents with difidence.
He doubts whether 1t is quite prudent to dispense
with those valuable and equitable" provisions
OF the Irish Crimes Act he himself meant to ask
Parliament to reenact, but he mildly suggests that
tho present Government will have assistance from
quarter on which the late Ministry could not
count and be bids them godspced in their career.
He promises for his followers and himself to dis
charge the new Goyernment-this is Mr.. Glad
stones own phrase-from all unnecessary debates
and speeches. so far as he can by persuasion, or,
what is more important, by good example. And
trusting that Her Majesty's Government are going
to act upon the principle of trust in the people,
going to MAINTAIN the undoubted interests of the
Empire in calm and wise but at the same time
perfectly firm spirit. he heartily wishes them
cess IN their endeavors
THIS is charming but 1t is as was saying. con-
fined to Parliament. The secret of it all is no
secret Mr. Gladstone has convinced himself that
Lord Salisbury has other desire than to get
through the essential business Of the session, ad-
journ as soon possible, and dissolve and 20 to
the country at the earliest date which will be the
middle of November. Bat the Radicals none
the less sore and angry. II there be one Radical
who has in him a tsuch Of that sweet reasonable
ness wherewith Mr. Matthew Arnold wonid
have affairs conducted, it Is Mr. John
Morley. Yet Mr. John Morley is overfowIng
with bitterness He spoke last night in White
chapel, and 1t is distressing to have to say that
his language was congonal to the savage locality
in which 1t was uttered. The present Ministry, he
declared, had obtained tho goods of Office under
false pretences They are people who, according to
the proverb, should not have short memorles-that
is, they are liars. They are raging insects whose
voices have been stied By handful of the Official
dust of Downing Street. Their attitude in respect
to Ireland is unexamped IN the annals of political
profigacy. And 80 on.
IL this sort of thing is said by Mr. John Morley
at the very outset Of a campaign which is to last
four months, what may We not expect by the time
November arrives from Radicals who neItber
philosophical nor kindly in temper, as Mr.. John
Morley certainly is. The truth perhaps Is that the
Liberals have begrn to dodbt whether they are 80
absolutely certain as they have hitherto thought
polls IN November Wakefield and Woodstock and
County Down have given them something to think
Of Mr. Morley is frank enough about it. He
warned his hearers yesterday that il the Liberals
are to come back with majority over the coali-
tion that has overthrown them, "we shall abso-
utely need and we cannot spare fifty ont of the
sixty metropolitan seats" Then what has become
of the brag about tho safe IN ,jority of 1907
Where has all that swagger gone to, and gone 50
early in the coltestf Mr. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Schnadhorst understood to count on
four-hfths of the new two millions sure TO exc
cute the bchest of the caucus. What has happened
to disturb this convictonf It hard to say, but
what is plain is that conflict Is impending in
which the Liberals are already preparing to put
forth their full strength. II is not 10 be the holiday
parade (which they have talked They believe still
in victory, but no longer in victory to be won
without great efforts They have renounced tho
idea of defeating aud discre lifting the Conservative
Ministry in the House Of Commons. The work is
TO be done the stump an it is to be done in the
spirit of which Mr.. John Morley yesterday gave a
specimen.
Perhaps the best proof Of the seriousness with
which the Radicals now regard the situation is a
negative proof You will look in vain through Mr..
Morlev's passionate harangue for the word Radical
lie is a Liberal his friends are Liberals tfe whole
INTO Radical and Wing has ceased to exist Mr..
Morley has sat at the feet of Lord Rosebery. lie
has profted By the pleading of his friends for
cord. He is walking under the same umbrella with
Mr.. Gladstone, and from under its spreading
shadow you hear once more and from thsunaccus-
toned voice. how blessed it is to dwell together in
unity.
Mrs. Langtry wound up her six months season at
tha prin fora
OF Peril which she then played for the eighty
sixth time IN London. The fact is remarkable.
"Peril" Is a play which managers thought too
stale to attract audience in the metropolis. But
you see what Mrs Langtry has done with it, The |
part OF Laiy OrmoRd her and her rendering of
il suited the public. Her success has been great |
enough to retrieve the failure of The Princess |
George" and to make up for all
the early mistakes of management. The |
theatre has been filled nightly since Peril" was
put on. People who found pleasure in saying that |
only Mrs. Langtry's beauty attracted the public
have had to find pleasure in other form of dis
paragemsnt. Mrs. Langtry not less beautiful |
in "The Princess George" than in Peril" but the |
public declined to go and see her. The truth is she
has acted Lady Ormoad with power which got |
hold Of her audience She has drawn crowded |
houses during period when not than two |
other theatres in London were believed to be doing
well On tho last night the Prince of |
Wales present. and the boxes and stalls |
had many fashionable and distinguished occu-
pant. Applause and recalls were the order Of the
evening; flowers filed tne stage and the audience |
clamored vainy for a speech. And so Mrs. Lang |
try's first London season, which began with de-
traction and savage criticism and joyful predictions
of total failure from enemies, has ended a pro-
Ionged and undoub'ed success. For this change
Mrs. Langtry is indebted solely to her courage
and capacity, and to the good will of discerning
public.
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