New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-11

roxnox Nav lO--Whether the two speeches,
r,osdav and Wednesday, by Mr. Parnell and Mr.
gladstone. have much affected English opinion or
S.od;eed ths political situation is hard to say.
srbere is no independent paper to consult nor are
- many persons in London who keep their
minds in condition Of complete impartiality.
put everybody admits the cieverness OF the concep
.;on bv which the delivery of these speeches was
.ryanred. An invitation from the Eighty Club
% Mr. Parnell is itself a political event. That
olnh contains the fine flower of the more youthful
Gladstonian Liberalism. The dinner given to the
Irish leader was far more numerously attended
than usual One man of great eminence. Mr. John
Morley. was present, and a dozen others of some
aistinction / asked member of the club how
Mr. Parnell was received Most cordially an
sxered he; we had made up our minds to give
him a good reception, and we did, This sounds
.s IL II had been an effort 1t was at any rate
a successful effort lie did not impress
tho clnb as good speaker. His speech reads well,
but IL was delivered with that hesltating indifier-
ence or codness Of manner Characteristic of Mr.
parnell He has truly English way of stammer-
inc ont sentences which may affect the fate OF the
Empire.
So much of this discourse as related to Lord
Caruarvon was listened to with but moderate in-
terest What people wanted to know was, what
line Mr.. Parnell would take about the Papal cir
eular There, too he was thought disappointing
To sav that he as an Irish Protestant would leave
the Irish Catolics to fight it out between them'
sounded like abdicating his leadership OF the
Irish Catholics The explanation lis that MI
psrnell who is the most calculating of men, had
mot vet information enough from Ireland TO en-
able him to speak decisively
What he said of the Plan of Campaign was
the surprise Of the evening. There was no want
Of frankness here. Mr. Parnells dislike OF the
Plan has long been an open secret Ills unre-
served admission of this dislike, his disclosure
of the conditions which he had imposed, ana MS
avowal of It's evil political influence in England,
have none the less angered his colleagues Some
of them say that Mr.. Parnell has given in to the
Pope Many are the mutterings which are heard.
Some find their way into the Parnellite prints
But they signify little. These gentlemen have
srumbled against Mr. Parnell before now, but
always ended by obeying his wishes. They will
do so now. Mr.. Parnen thinks that the Plan Of
Campaign has done its work and may be laid
aside. That will dispose of one part of the con-
troyersv with the Pope. OF the other more I'M
portant Papal censure that on Boycotting, he
saws nothing. The National League never could
have established its ascendancy Without Boy
cotting To abandon it now would be to ABANDON
the League, which is the last thing Mr. Parneii
proposes to do. But nothing can be gained, ne
thinks. by public discussion of this practice The
watchword for the moment is Parhamcntary
policy of full union with the Liberals
Mr. Gladstone is far more outspoken than MIR.
Parnen or than he himself has ever been before
Not even in Nottingham did the Liberal leader
denounce the Government the magistrates and
the police or vndcate opposition to legal authof-
ty. in such terms as he used yesterday III Memorial
Hall He has cast in his lot with those VINO pro-
claim their allegiance to law higher than statute
law He has harassed, he declares ana ne means
10 continue to harass the Government III ehlorc-
ing the Crimes act other acts IN manner
which he thinks unjust He goes much 1urther
Than Mr.. Parnell in approval Oh the flah Vi
Campaign. He complains-lt is the Key TO hiS
whole speech-that English politics IN prlhcipie
and in detail are decided by the question whether
Ireland shall have Home Rule or not; condition
of things, he adds so extravagant that the good
sense of the country ought TO rebel against such
a system. True, retort the Tories, but it is you
not we, who are responsible for IT. Ana tneir
chief organ describes Mr.. Gladstone as saying
IN effect that people are bound only to obey
the law when it peases them. When 1t ceases
to please them. they are to follow Mr. Gladstone's
example, call the State domineering, and resist
by counsel or by act the law which they dlsnKe.
1t is theory, says " The Standard" which can
only end in anarchy.
The strained relations between different secuons
Of London society continue to occupy attention.
Not much need be said about purely political assem-
blies like those Of the Womens Liberal Federation
at the Royal Institute But it was noticed last
in Ar
hngton-st showed almost as great preponderance
of Unionists over Liberals Lady Hayter's on
Saturday of Home Rule Liberals over Unionists
and Tories. Lady Hayter's dinner before the re-
ception included not single Unionist, and Lady
Salsbury's dinner not single Liberal. Very
few Liberals were to be seen among the very num-
erous company which crowded the drawing-room
of the Prime Minister'S wife Whether this was
because they had not been asked. or because they
would not come, is open to conjecture.
Sir George and Lady Treveyan gave dinner
and party after in the same evening. Both Of
these appear to have been confined to Home
Rulers.
Mrs. Burnett has won complete victory over
Mr. Seebohm, who against her protest drama
tized her charming novel, " Little Lord Fauntle-
row." into much less charming play English
law has hitherto been supposed to permit such
liberties being taken with a published book, un
less previously turned into play by the author
Mr. Justice Sterling has now decided in accord
ance with equity the novel technical point raised
by Mrs Burnett, that Mr. Seebohm's play con
tanned many passages copied from her book. HI
is therefore enjoined from printing or otherwise
multiplying copies Of the play on the ground thai
such copies are infringement of the copyright ol
the book He is ordered TO state on oath wha
copies exist cancel all passages copied or coloraby
altered from the novel and submit them for the
plaintiffs examination when cancelled, and pay
the costs of the action. This righteous decision
unless overrued which is unlikely, will 90 far to
ward securing the protection of published book.
against dramatic pirates. G. w. S.
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Railway has finally been decided upon. The Pacin,