New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-11

y.p,orc PHASES OF THE PARNELL" TIMES
-oNTRovERsY-THE IRISH LEADERS, COURSE
IN THE HoUsE-sIR MoRELL MAC
KFNZIE IN LoNDON-SARAH BERN
HARDTS GREAT TRIUMPH
Try c,nIh TO rRTRUSE.i
copyr,Oh,. 1883. BY The Ye,o York Trfbune.
London, July 10.-Mr. Parnclrs declaration
touching the new Home Rule bill is very i'm
portant though whether il is moro important than
the questions at issue between him and The
Times il is too soon to say. The Irish leader has
come out as an advocate Of what he calls " I'm
pcrial Federation His letter to Mr. Rhodes,
whether written Immediately after the conference
with Mr.. Gladstone or not, expresses the result
of many conferences There can be no doubt that
Mr. Parncll and Mr.. Gladstone working to-
gcther The latter has agreed to devise schcme
for retaining the Irish members in the House OF
Commons instead of excluding them. But that
is only one item in the new programme. Inc
federation idea has been Mr.. Gadstones under
living Thought in all his repeated references to
separate nationalitics within the United klngdom.
Unionists describe this a scheme for spllttng
The Empire into fragments in order 10 1cdcratc
the fragments Scotland is to have Iarliameht
Wales Parliament and Ireland fariiamehb
The House of Commons is to become merely an
English Parliament, and the new Imperial fara-
ment with Colonial delegates is to rise on the ruins
of the present Constitution. This vast scheme by
far the most revolutionary ever heard of in Eng
land. is given TO the world in a casual way. half
by letter and half by talk, with third half, as
the Irish would say, ekcd out by the guesses Of
Mr.. ParnelIs semi-confdants. The English take
it all with GOODNESS that is something more than
sceptical 1t may strengthen Irish Home Rule,
but it seems quite likely to frlghten away
friends by the disclosure of project so vast.
The Parnell-" Tines controversy wakes
hotter day by day. Language of eX-
treme violence is used on at least one side.
The Times" daily rcnews its challenge to the
Irish leader to test its chances in court of law
Mr. Parnell thus far shows no sign of accepting
this attractive proposal He prefers now as he
did year ago, a Parliamentary committee. Ho
asked Mr. Smith on Monday to grant him one.
Mr. Smith peremptorily refused committee OF
the House of Commons is not in MIR. Smiths
opinion. competent TO deal with the question
whether certain letters are not fCrgerles.
/ cannot see why not. Mr.. Smith would have done
better to content himself with what seems, on the
whole. sound suggestion to Mr.. Parnell, that he
should take The Times" into court. If his
action came before the Lord Chief Justice, he
would not have to complain of prejudice against
him on the bench Mr.. Parnelps motion will
be met with direct negative, but he will be
able TO bring on debate some future evening,
if not on Thursday The forms of the House OF
Commons permit that to be done by moving an
adjournment on matter of definite and urgent
public Importance Such a motion will be sup
ported by the whole body of Gadstonians. Mr..
Parner undertakes to repel, as he told the First
Lord of the Treasury, =" the foul, untruthful
charges made against me" by the Attorney-Gen-
eral He will have opportunity also to meet
all the various criticisms on his first speech
aH in, Tbn i'm
The air is full OF contradictions, denials and
explanations Mr. ODonncll, Mr.. Davitt. Mr..
ODonnelrs solicitor, The Times's' solicitors,
THE Times" itself editorially, Times edito-
rial writer under tho guse Of correspondent
signing himself Memo" and other correspondents
mailing from outside Of Printing House Square,
and other papers-indeed, every paper in the
country-take part in this chorus of expOstu-
lation.
The British public meantime nttle
puzzled. Men without partiality or partisan
feeling are few. but men with strong desire to
sec fair play are numerous. Most Of these. l
think, suspend their judgment. They do not
give full credit either to " The Times'sn charges
or to Mr. Parnells denials. They say that Mr..
Parnell, whether innocent or guilty, must either
confess or deny. If he did not deny, he would
have TO leave but they think him entitled to
the benefit of the doubt so long as The Times"
though declaring its readiness to prove its charges,
has not actually proved them.
Mr. T. p. O'Connor. I suppose, speaks for his
leader. He says to-day he would not trust a
London jury, whom he describes as partisan,
passionate and bgoted The Times" in his
opinion, prefers trying the cause in a court Of
law, because it would there have the liberty
10 poisoned daggers and explosive
bullets The conduct of the Attorney General
Dxrip OFx hat ha hoc
pected-that The Times has for once been inno-
GENTLY imposed upon. That period has passed.
We now," says Mr. O'Connor charge Mr.. John
Walter and Mr. G. E. Buckle with uttering for
geres, knowing them to be forgeries. We quite
willing to stand our trial this statement before
that court of law to which The Times is so fond
Of referring its assaiiants"
Sir Morell Mackenzie arrived last night in Lon
don, via Paris. He was much beset by inter
viewers in the French capital and some highly re-
markabe statements, purporting TO be his, have
appeared in print The Standard having
copied interview from the Paris edition Of The
New-YorlS Herald" is asked by Sir Morel to make
1t known that every particular published is abso-
lutely fiction, with the solitary exception of the
fact that he TO Paris in order to patient.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt won last night her
greatest triumph in London She triumphed in
spite of the play. From beginning TO end, the au-
dence either revolted against La Tosca' was
bored by it, The first act went well enoush, but
people wondered at the long talks on which NJ
Sardou thinks il necessary to lay the groundwork
of the plot The second act was unanimously
voted tiresome and useless. The third contains the
torture scene. The house was appalled, by the
cruelty Of it, and carried away by Madame Bern
hardts acting. She played it with immense en-
ergy and subtlety throughout Women sobbed,
hid their faces and closed their ears, and even men
showed emotion. When it was over some left the
theatre They had suppcd full of horrors but
they missed finer piece Of acting STILL which fol-
lo,.ad Altnnofhnr the evening WAS the most