New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-27
IRELAND'sG GOOD
pRIGM OF THE RUMoRs OF A NEW CON-
sERvATIyE POLICY.

nh. BnIsaT's CONDITION THE. ATroRNEy.eENi
xAAL AND SIR CHARLES RUSSELL MR.
GLADSTONE AND TILE PARNELL BAN
QUIET GOSSIP ABOUT COUNT
HERBERT BIsMARcK's VISIT.
ts1 CABLE TO THE rnBUsEl
Oopr{gAt; 1859: BY The Nese York Tribune
London, March 2e.--The sudden alteration for
The worse in Mr.. Brights condition was due 20
damp and to a change from one room to another.
The exposure brought on shivering fit, from the
consequences Of which he has been suffering for
two days He has but a slender reserve OF
strength, and this afternoons kilograms from
Rochdsle are alarming. His family have been
summoned, and his physician remained with him
all last night. One dispatch says that the end
Is near.
There seems 20 be no reason for much excite
ment over the Birmingham announcement of
new Government policy with reference to Ire
land. What The Birmingham Post says is
said with some flourish but on examination 1t
contains little that Is new The germ OF u al
may be found In Mr.. Chamberlains last speech IN
the House of Commons and in Lord Saiisburys
lsst platform speech at Watford. The Ministry
have definitely resolved, declares this Birmingham
paper, which is Unionist, to deal with the Irish
land question next year and 70 introduce an Irish
Local Government scheme the year following. The
tenants are first to be turned into owners!
An things else will then be possible, for the bottom
wiN have dropped out Of Irish discomfort The
Irish demand for Home Rule viii cease to be Of
the evolutionary kind. 1t is MIR. Chamberlain's
Round Table scheme over again Lord Sahs-
bury has announced himseh as ready for Land
Aeform. without pinning himself to details. You
have only to put these two things together to dis
cover the origin Of this new portent.
q The Ghdstoniars, Of course, hike 1t no oeteer
than they liked Mr. ParneiPs new departure
They could not afford to assail the Irish leader for
proposinS to deaa with Home Rule as an open
question. Il is easy to assail MIR. Chamberlain,
and that is what their London organ does, with
IL usual lack Of fairness and political good sense
Lard Harrington they insist, Is against the seheme
but do they suppose that Lord Salisbury is in
position to announce policy which Lord Harting-
ton opposesp
: The Attorney Generals mistake about the Pgott
9ettsr has considerably impaired the effect OF his
triumph of last week. All Saturday the Tories
were jubilant They well knew that the chief
stress OF the attack on the Government lay In the
sttack on the Attorney General. 1t had failed,
and things looked better for the Ministry on that
ons day than for o long time past On Sunday
morning came Mr. George Iewis's letter pointing
out that Sir Richard was wrong In
saying that he bad handed to Sir Charles Russell
Pigott's letter about breaking down in cross
examination five days before Pgott entered the
box. There could be no doubt that Mr.. Lewis
spoke by tAe card. He had the shorthand writer's
notes before him. The Attorney General spoke
from recolhcion--a curious piece OF carelessneSs.
His letter to- The Tines did not help matters,
and the whole case came up again last night
in the House Of Commons.
- 1gle alnze 6sx khsxies Rsssezl apssnss'ss y
'atyshidt, he did the Attorney General more good
fhsn harm. He dwelt on this mistake, of course.
Int he entirely dissoeiated himself from the
accusation Of dishonorable conduct. All he
charges is what he calls the unfair conduct Of
the ease.s BY this he is understood TO refer
obisfiy 80 the Attorney Generals refusal to come
cAylier to the forged letters.
Mr.. Gladstone, it is said, has promised to pre-
xide at the PsrnelI banquet on April IL. The
uramise Ia L believe, conditional, but there Is
no doubt that it win be kept, IL practicable.
The Liberal leaders policy is not only to unite
the Irish and English parties for all practical
political purposes, but to make this union visible,
conspicuous and striking. Were this view not
paramount. there are more reasons than one which
might lead him TO hesitate before Offering this
public homage to Mr. Parnen The banquet win
he given in the largest procurable hall, Or per-
haps thestxe, in London.
Mr. Gladstone has gone to Scotland, against
the strong protest Of his DOCTOR Sir Andrew Clark,
and OF many friends. They dread the effect
of the probable exposure and the risk Of taking
cold followed by temporary loss Of voice, II
nothing worse. But no protests could keep him
from attending the funeral Of his brother, Sir
Thomas, to whom, in spite Of lifelong political
sntagonism, he was deeply attached
Count Herbert Bismsrcks visit to London
uives rise to the usual crop of rumors and guesses
here, and all over Enrope. He is said 70 have
come TO settle the Samoa and Zanzibar questions
BIZ scms fresh agreement with England. to settle
tae de4ails of the German Emperors visit next
summer, and to settle many other things. The
truth Is, I believe. that Count Herbert's chief
object was 70 see some Of his many personal
frjends He Will, however, improve the occasion
a. salk politics with Lord Salisbury and others
Hs went irst 20 the German Embassy, then to
spsnd Sunday with Lord RosebcSy at The Dur
dams. then back. to london. The dinner given
last night In Berkely Square, by Lord and Lady
Rossbcy was not as has been said. TO Count
Herbert The French Ambassador ana sisdame
waddinsSon, Lord and Lady Herschell, and Others
vsn their guests. U. W. O.
cHYEAMRN THREATENING FOREIGNERS.
Gan Francisco, March 26-The Occidental ana
Oriental steamer Arstc arrived late lsst night bring
ing Hong Kong news 70 February % and Yokohama
sdxfoes to March IL. In shanting the snuforeign
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