New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
NEWS TOPICS ABROAD.
PHASES OF ANGLo-IRlsH POLITICS.
THE o'poNHELL-" TINES" LIBEL sUIT-AMERIcAN
BISHOPS LroNIzED IN LoNDoN-MR. GLAD
STONES OPPOSITION TO coPYRIGnT-A
GOOD RECEPTION FOR THE AMERI-
CAN DeCHEsa-MR. LOWELL.
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Copyright; 1888. By TIE Ne~-York TrtoumA
London, July 3-The Irish Archbishops and
Bishops have made public series of resolutions re-
latng to land reform. This is subject on which
they arc not handicapped by the Papal rescript,
they deal with it freely. The substance Of their
doctrine is in the last resolution Unless say they,
Parliament at once applies some really effective
for the prosection of Irish tenants from OPP
prcssvc exactions and arbitrary evictons, most dis
astrous consequences will ensue both to the people
and to public order. The Bishop of Limerick
who in his much-criticised comment the rcscript
proclaimed himself land rcformer, proves himself
as good as his word or better. lie, too signs this
manifesto
The Tories are rejoicing over the election OF hlr.
Lowthcr for the Isle of Thanet not without reason
If they had lost Tlianet the defeat Nigh well have
been n disaster. The Liberals did not expect to
win the seat but hoped TO reduce the Tory major
ity This they have done, though the reduction
Is slight Both sides as usual, make too much OF
The matter Home Rule will not be won nor lost at
byc-elec;ions Respectable. if not imposing is
the best Ihrasc The Times find for Mr..
Lowther's majority.
Mr.. O'Donnelrs action against " The Times
has been opened on a scale which looks as If 1t
might last q month The written pleadings are OF
enormous length. The most important of all the
various alleged libcs set forth is that which ac-
cording to legal innuendo implies that Mr.. ODon-
nell and other Parncllitcs accomplices OF the
Invincib,es in planning the Phoenix Park murders
Mr. O'Donncll's sole counsel is Mr.. Ruegg,
barrister not widely known to fame who belongs
to the Junior bar. The Times" is defended fg
the Attorney neral Sir Henry James, and three
other counsel Mr. Ruegr's opening of the case
is we'll spoken Of. docs he seem embarrassed
by the formidable array of opponents All Men
day was occupied with his speech and with the
unfinished evidence Of Mr.. Lucy, formerly Editor
of The Daily News" whom the plaintiff called
20 prove that Mr.. ODonncll not of the Par
nellite leaders and therefore included in all the
attacks of The Times" upon those leaders
rather imagine that Mr.. Parnel himself will tcst1-
fy to the contrary. 1t was notorious long before
Mr. O'Donncll quilted politics that his relations
with the party were strained. The theory has
even been started that this ,cton has been brought
in collusion with Tho. Times. of which there
IS not particle of evidence nor is it even
plausible. The defendants. however. expect, it IS
said, to produce some evidence not vet made public
respecting what they called "Parnellsm and
Crime"
Mr.. O'Donnclrs case came to-day to an abrupt
conclusion his counsel contcnting himself with
purely technical proof. The Attorney-General
opened for the defence in speech which much
enhances public curiosity about what is coming
Prior to the formal opening of the Pan-Anclican
Conference the American Bishops are having in
company with their English and Colonial Epis-
,opal brethren, what may be called good time.
They have been at various meetings, and heard
from an English friend that the Bishop Of Spring
field made the best speech he ever heard; they
have been to Canterbury where solemn service
was held other entertainments less SOLEMN follow
ing: they have attended great function in West
minister Abbey where the Archbishop of Canter-
bury preached the sermon and they have been
loni.cd in other ways. Louisa, Lady Ashburton,
yesterday afternoon asked smart party 10 Kent
House expressly to meet the American Bishops.
The spacious ard splendid rooms of Kent House
were filed by company which included the
American Minister and Mrs. Phelps, Mr.. White,
Mr. and Mrs. William Story and ether Americans
and many of the English elamNnt. but no Bishops
or almost none. 1t was said that they had been
summoned to Windsor, or, perhaps had gone with
out being summoned. The Conference opened to-
lay at Lambeth Palace.
British printers who want to print American
BOOKS have appealed to Mr. Gladstone to help them
defeat the Am, rican Copyright bill. My SYM
pathic, are entirely with YOU" replies the Home
my power to promote your purpose" lie thinks
however that his advocacy might tend to stimu-
late the jealousies and susccptbitics of American
protection. / think it might. "Wc sec,n adds
Mr. Gladstone parties in America now wagng
anew the controversy Of Protection and Free
Trade How clearly he dscerns the real issue,
which tho Democrats seek to obscure! As pol
ticians, therefore" concludes this eminent free
trader, let us leave the case in the hands of the
great American people But that is no reason
why you should not make your case known, and
perhaps our Government will argue with the
American Government" Perhaps they will Mr..
Gladstoncs distinction between what may be done
against protection in America by British poti-
clans and by BritoDs as missionaries of the gospel
Of free trade is extremely characteristic Of him.
The attempt in either case is to empty American
pockets and fill British.
The Amer can Duchess Is tho name which L'ndon
has already bestowed on His Grace of Marl-
borough's bride There is great curiosity about
her. her appearance, her fortune, her family her
future and her relations to her husbands family.
On the latter point all doubts put at rest by
the Dowagcr Duchess of Marlborough, who APP
proved OF the match from the first. and who
announces that they will come TO her house in
Grosvcnor Square for the first week or two Of
their stay in London. That disposes Of the
social question. The position of the Dukes mother
is such that her support will insure the new
Duchess a good reception. ANY body with
f80,O00 year will have a good reception in
London" growlcd one elderly cync. That is not
quite so, as at least one recent example shows.
But lady who enters London society backed by
the Marlborough family which includes the
Dowager Duchess. and Lady Curzon and Lady
Randolph Churchill has little to fear The Amcri-
.an has bought Earl Brownlow's mansion in Callion
House Terrace, which She and her husband will
presently occupy. Three weeks CT the London
season will remain after their arrival and the
marriage is said to have been hurried for che
sake Of these three weeks The Morning POST