New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22

AIRY PROCEEDINGS TAME-A FLOOD OF ORA
TORY IN THE CoUNTRY-PRIMRosE DAX
STORY OF THE QUEENS WREATH
MR. CoNKLING ADMIRED IN
LoNDoN-MATrHEw ARNOLD.
CABLE To THE TRIBUNE
copyright. 1885, Bp zns Yese. York TrtssSe.
LONDON, April 2l.-The rumor of Mr.. Phelps's
nomlnation for Chief Justice has reached London
and is most unwelcome. We all, Americans and
English, prefer to keep him here. Then came o
dispatch to the effect that the Irish we're opposing
him. THAT settles it," cried one too triumphant
Rrton, your President dare not offend the Irish,
hey are your masters" Everybody asks: Is
It true that Mr. Phelps will not return to his Le-
cation ?" Everywhere you hear regrets expressed.
A letter came yesterday which i forthwith asked
leave TO quote. The writer is the wife Of an ex-
Cabinet Minister one of the best known and most
admirable women in London, and leader Of So
ciety Her cordial assent must be my justification
for the introduction Of two ladies upon the scene.
She writes: l hope Mr.. Phelps is not to be kept
in America by any appointment OF course, this is
selfish WISH but have very seldom met anybody
so sympathetic and charming as Mrs Phelps, and,
though your couDtrywomen are celebrated for their
powers Of fascination, do not believe she could be
improved upon. ] should miss her very much for
feel as though she were old friend7 1t Is true,
as this lady says that the wish to keep MIR. Phelps
In London is a selfish wish, the more so as the next
Republican President might not reappont him
Minister, while the country would have the benefit
Of his services on the Supreme Bench for life; but
can only tell you what is said, thought and de-
Sred here.
The proceedings Of the French Chamber are al
most enough to supply pretext for the Boulan-
gists. That august body of men on Thursday be-
fore it adjourned had passed three contradictory
votes 1t declared its confidence in the Floquet
Ministry by 200 majority then by / 25 majority it
goted for immediate revision Of the Constitution,
which NJ. Floquet had just declared inexpedient;
finally it ordered that NJ. Floquet's declaration, as
embodied in his speech, be printed and placarded
all over France; and day the discussion on the
revision begins. Such Parliament it is which
brings Parliamentary government into contempt
and makes so many Frenchmen think that even
General Boulanger could hardly draw them lower
yet. Outside of the Chamber Boulangism seems to
rrow but slowly. The real difficulties of that move
ment are to come
The Queen leaves Florence at o'clock on Sun
day evening and is due in Berlin OH Tuesday
morning. Whether she will find the Emperor
alive is doubtful The bulletins, now issued twice
daily, vary daily; but can hear of no medical
authority who doubts that the end is steadily
approaching. So much depends on obscure acci-
dents that it is impossible to say how long the
struggle may last; whether hours only, or some
days or even weeks. Only the most sangune
believe that the days can be MANY.
The departure of the Duke and Duchess Of
Rutland for Berlin signifies perhaps, less than the
journey of the Duke Of Portland. The Duke Of
Rutland goes as Minister in attendance on the
Sovereign. The Duke of Portland is Master of the
Horse, and one of the great officers of the Royal
Household. His appearance at Berlin looks as If
the Queen meant her visit to be surrounded with
some circumstances Of state and splendor There
is, perhaps, no more magnificent parsonage than
the Duke of Portland, especially when he wears
his uniform.
Parliament has occupied--it would be mpos-
Bble to say amused-itself during the
whole week with the debate on
the Local Government BILL which began the week
before There plenty Of people to make
speeches, few to listen. Then, after six nights Of
talk the bill read second time without
division-proof enough how holl,w the debate has
been. There have been important speeches. Mr..
Chamberlain's for one, perhaps Mr.. Stansfelds
also; but the principle Of the bill had been ac-
accepted by the Opposition The chief gain to
them has been in the consumption Of time.
The debate in the country on general politics
meanwhile has been carried on at a prodigious
length. Few weeks have greater food Of
oratory. Nh. Goschen. Mr. Chamberlain, Mr..
John Morley, Sir George Trevelyan Sir William
Harcourt and many lesser lights have made elab
crate speeches, all excellent in their way, all
capable Of being left unread by distant nations.
Affairs in Ireland are taking their usual course.
Neither Mr. Dillon's arrest nor any other Incl
dent occasions excitement in London save among
the Irish members in the House, who multiply
questions in vain far as the English public is
concerned The English public or majority OF
Inr~s IL I'D Inn
for the present. accepts in logical spirit the re-
suits and incidents of Coercion. That spirit is
rare in this country. Perhaps the increase Of
certain sentences on appeal surprised people as
much anything. Questions Of course were
asked in the House Of Commons. and Home-Rule
papers protest This grievance, however, is di-
minished by the fact that other sentences have
been diminished and some of those increased have
been ameoratcd- Father McFadden's, for exam
pie, by making him frstclass misdemeanant.
Mr. Chamberain's withdrawal from the National
Liberal Club, Of which he was ice-president, has
given rise to gossip. He is going into the Cabi-
net cry the political wiseacres. This guess was
strengthened by his Birmingham speech, but most
Of all by his question, Where are the Liberal
party ?" followed by his redistribution Of the
electorate into Unionists and Parnellites. This
has angered even so kindly natured an opponent
as Mr. Morley, who quoted against him yesterday
at Rawtenstall the line, which he attributed to
Lord Byron, lie knew not what to say and
10 he swore." But for all that, Mr.. Chamberlain
IS not going into the Cabinet. Nor has Lord Ran
dolph Churchilrs Birmingham speech, overflow
ing as IL with friendliness to the Ministry,
been followed by his re-entry into that charmed
circle For the moment he is occupied at New
market, where on Tuesday he won an Important
race with an unknown colt which started at
Z to /. AT Croydon yesterday he was fortunate
enough to lose two races.
Primrose Day was perhaps more generally OBJ
served than ever before More people wore more
primroses than last year. though / believe the
price of this precious floral product was never so
high Lord Beaconsfelds statue in Parliament