The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-21
GLADSTONE A GALLANT
COUNT VASAu ATTACKS THE PRE-
MIER'S PRIVATE CHARACTER.
quil-Coerclon the Cry-Interest In Rus
sian Anhis Rsvived-England's In
fluene0 1t Rome.

LONDON, May 10.-Pariamentary circles
are greatly excited over the attack ON the
private character Of Mr.. Gladstone, Sir
Charles Dixie. colonial secretary, and the Mar.
quis of Harrington, secretary of war, made
In the letters sent to The Paris Nouvelle
Revue by Count Paul vasai. Advance
sheets of these letters have been supplied to
number of the English papers. The counts
letters give number Of scandals against the
three gentlemen named. Some Of these
scandals are old, but many Of them ara new.
It will, perhaps, be n VS. to most American
readers that Mr.. Gladstone is vulnerable to
gossip concerning women But Count Paul
Vasai refers circumstantially to the premier
as having been engaged in q not very credit
able intrigue with lovely woman described
as Laura B. who is known to many, and
who is described in the counts letter
as woman who has contracted
some very respectable debts in Paris society.
Concerning the same subject Count Paul
Vasai says among other things: 81 cannot
tell you whethar the relations of the grand
old man with Mrs Langtry have ever really
stepped beyond the bounds of q certain senti-
mentalism, but I can tell you that he has
not ceased to pay his court to women He
has passion for billet doux, and even from
his seat in parliament he sends notes to one
Of his beautiful assistants, which, often
handed to discreet messengers under tho eye
of MrA Gladstone, are suppressed
It is rumored that Steps win be taken to
suppress the publication OF Count Vasai's
letters in the English paperx
The Parnellites view the Gituatioa tran
quilly il not wsh satisfaction. Tho national
league has reached proportions beyond its
most sanguine hopes, and it is now
impossible that anything which Spencer
may attempt can hamper the league. The
accompaniment to coercion Of such remedial
bills as the local government and land pur
chase measures, has been . calamity. These
bills have been Dead Sea fruit because it has
been impossible to get them beyond their in
fancy in the present moribund parliament.
The Parnellites, after much deliberation.
have virtually decided upon their pro-
gram. The Tories must be exterminated
in Ulster by . combination with the Wings,
and partition Of seats between them and
the ParnellitA. In England Irishmen will
vote the true ticket, excspt in such rare
cases as those Of Cover, Labouchere and
Thompson. Of Durham, and Storey, Of Sum.
derland. The determination Of irish.
Orangemen will remove the great obstacle Of
the Tory party to examining Irish demands
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England the Irish vote, turning over forty
or fifty seats, will prevent the Liberals from
obtaining that sweeping majority which
the Parnellites now consider ono of the
greatest dangers Of their future cause
The interest in the Russian dispute has sud-
denly revived The public are again in
famed by the czar's lavish bestowal of decor
ations and Russias delay in accepting the
recent agreement The Tories arc further
enraged because the Afghan papers stop
short at Penjdeh, thus preventing another
debate before Whitsuntide. Things arc
certainly looking worse daily for the gov
ernment credit in this matter. Altogether
the session promises TO close in violent
storm, instead of the cslm usually preced-
ing the death of a parliament.
Catholic circles are keeuly excited over
the struggle at Rome between Irish and
English influence over the election Of an
archbishop for Dublin. The chances Of
Dr.. Walsh are decreasing, and it is probable
that there will be q compromise, and that a
neutral prelate will be appointed, and the
right Of succession conceded to DR.. Walsh. |
II this is done it will be declared that Eng
land has more influence at Rome than the |
Irish people, and the result must harm the
interests Of the church, which were already |
gravely compromised by the attitude Of sew
eral bishops during the land struygla