New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
.r,,r, DISCUSSING TIE IRISH NICERoY
.E5gr Atty,
rns ULSTER TORIES AND THEIR PLAN Foh
axsuNE COURT AT DUBLIN-LoRD HART1NG-
TON AND THE LAND oUESTIoN-THE
SUGAR BoUNTTEs BILL-A SCENE
IN THE. PARK-GAMBLING
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oopyrigh; 1889: BY The Ee'0 FORK ITfoa'HS'
s London. MAY 1s.-The unofficial Tories are
greatly exercised about the Irish Vlcefoy"iS
They are smitten with the idea Of It's abolition or
transformation, and II they had their way, taey
wouId discuss the matter In the House OF Oom-
mons forthwith But the Government dlscourages
the idea. and to stave it of, they promise care
fully 10 consider the subject They are NOT IN
q position to act at once or soon Inc NhoeroyaHs
must oe considered In connection WIN the gen.
eral subject of Irish self-government ana this Is
not to be handled until the year after neSs loSI,
when, IL the Government are wrecked they WIN
have had about five years OF ONCE All tnelr
plans have been carefully laid 70 this end, ana 10
begin tinkering at the Viceroyalty now would oe
very awkward, though 1t could haroly De Iatal
This view has been very forcibly put 70 the sup
porters OF the Government, and yet they stick to
their idea. The Ulster Tory members especially
are desperstely set upon the matter and they have
drawn 70 their aid the Irish Peers. A general
meeting is TO be held on the question at the Mar
, ouis OF waterford's London house on Tuesday
next and # Is quite expected that, as a result,
much pressure will be placed on the Government
70 act forthwith. The difficulty OF finding sue
oessor to Lord Londonderry continues and gives
strength TO the demand for immediate action, since
there objections to putting the post indefinitely
into commission. .
You will ask what the Ulster party aim at
First and foremost they find an opportunity Of
embarrassing the Home Rulers. The destruction
Of the existing arrangements is TO forge another
link in the chain of Union and to add to the diff
Guilty Of drafting satisfactory Home-Rule bill
This aim Of course is not avowed, and perhaps IL
Is really less important than the other This last
is found in the notion that the Viceroyalty keeps
the Royal family out OF Ireland. and that II the
former were abolished or transformed, the Irish
might count upon living more or less continuously
In the sunshine of Royalty. There is no doubt
that the Prince Of Wales sympathizes with Irish
aspirations in this regard. 1t is reported that he
has written letter to one of the most active
members of Parliament saying that there would
be no sort Of difficulty in finding Royal Prince
ready and willing to go TO Ireland. He hints.
indeed. that the Queen might not be willing, but
that even this objection might be overcome Nat
urally the letter gives the Ustermen great hopes.
They do not themselves precisely know as yet
what they want. and the talk OF aboishing the
pinchbeck Court'of Dublin is little misleading.
What they would like above all things to see is
q real court, with Prince and Princess COM
rnissioned TO act for the Crown and entirely dis
sociated from the executive government. The
Prince would form sort of rallying point for all
the loyalist forces in Ireland, and, IL he wrre
) man of saat md asasscity, - syoasd add
enormously 10 the strength of these forces
OF course, he woald be something Of sports
man, and would spend freely and live hand
somely. Thus he might hit the Imagination OF
Ireland, and while restoring something OF the old
sayety and chivalfy OF the Irish people, carry
on very effective propaganda In the highest
interests Of Union. The idea Is attractive and IL
its chief defect is that IT is founded too much
upon the study OF Charles Lever, so much may
be forgiven. But in so far as the scheme is a
mere cloak for extinguishing the spirit of Nation
slism in Ireland it will be resolutely opposed IL
it ever takes shape A strange thing it is to
see United Ireland standing up for the Lord
as the outward and visible sign of
the great postulate that Ireland is nation.
The more thorough going partisans OF the Gov
srnment persist in saying that the Sugar Bounties
bill will be passed. They base their calculation
upon the suppostion that speculation in sugar
must shortly over. reach itself and result in a
return to something like the old prices. This
was the idea underlying the unfortunate sally
Of Mr. Smith in the House on Tuesday, when
he said that he had not only noticed d rise in
price, but that prices for delivery in the autumn
were decidedly lower But it will hardly save
the Government. II the mere talk of excluding
sugar has sent up prices, one may well ask what
the passing of n bill for that purpose would do
and Of COURSE as everybody knows, the bill being
intended above all things for the benefit Of
the native sugar redneries, 1t must, TO do them
any service, increase prices. Any permanent
addition to the cost Of sugar is, however, impos-
sible and the Government which is responsible |
in however remote degree for such a rise is
certainly doomed. / repeat that you will not be
troubled TO consider the question Of the most
favored Nation" clause In connection with this
Lord Granville has very kindly pointc' out TO
you way of making an effective - st, IL IL |
shosld happen that your sugar comes 70 be boy
eottod here.
Lord Harrington is following Mr.. Chamberlain
With such speed his native caution viii per-
nit The suggestions lie made Ct Bury the other
night. that the leaders Of all political parties
should 20 into q conference TO arrange the basis
II . final settlement Of the Irish lnnd question: is
II course the idea OF the Member for West BIZ
bingham, who has been pressing IL FORWARD for
he last six months. In Lord Hartingtons mouth
i has some significance. Lord harrington is the
ION Of a great Irish landlord. The question Is
asked il he is prepared to recommend
Mr. Chamberlain's scheme Of an Irish Land Bank.
nth all 1t involves TO Irish landlords generally
4 so. and IL he can get their assent, the financial
question, which is the crux in any attempt 70
ieal with Irish land, will be overcome. lHe
Liberal leaders who have had experience OF con-
Ierences with Mr.. Chamberlain hold aloof pend
&c further proposals. and Mr.. Parnell declares that
ae will only go into conference II all the per-
lonAi charges made against him are Withdrawn
3 London is very full Just now, and the season
i in fun swing. Birds of passage from the United
States TO Paris crowd the big hotels, and II Is
clear that the Paris Exhibition will not De