New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
TTE NEWS IN LONDON.
psrAsps NEW vIcERoY TO SERVE oNhh
ONE YEAR.
=, ,xos FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE oFFl0h'-
/ mr. CHARLES RussELDs DINNER AND THE
& sr,R 1T cAusEp-BRrT1sH SCHEMES In
} AyR1cA-THE ECONOMICAL PEERS
personal AND LITERARY

AyRIcA-THE ECONOMICAL fhANe
personal AND LITERARY
my CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNE
. -, 900 Ry The Hssc Torh Triease: 4,
rnnTnr lime 1.-The Lord Les@H'n
ssmporarily settled by the Earl Of L0O' noau n
cen,anes Lord Salisbury could nna neD ,,,,
the Conservative ranks 10 take tne poa .ha
with Lord Hartingtons ssslsssnoe 90 ss :, ,,,ich
Earl OF Zetiand for q year, al tno CIV ..,n a..I
--.a ., a. sxnrsted that the Govcrnmene VII. ee>'i
With local government, including Sne A.u -
s.ran.r The Earl OF Zstland has . handsome
- h.;o,t ,vit, but not much orams' ana is
go 90 .no,t Ike Lord Londonderry "hen
S...,.u .La aspntstisn respecting Nloeroy,
Tasa S.I,.hu,v saye q very guarded reply. saying
A.. - r,oulS consult hts colleagues Inc Con
s.-,'..,,.s ar. NOT cantent TO let the matter De
ss,,,.S a. this wsy for they now propose TO raise
a a;scu.sion on the Irish votes Inere s ieei-
inr al,nos, amounting 70 enthusiasm, ehaS aooh-
,ion would cheek Nationalist and tsreeulafis'
onin,on. which, 10 is now suggeste separate
,ronys az Dublin encourages. The Earl OF 1e%
land ,s a 5oh YerbShireman and can well anord
20 meet she necessary expenses which always are
needed beyond the 5000 pounds salary gwen 70
the vicUvy
I,,d Randolph Churchill is much disturbed at
Oh. tnsersnce drawn from his presence at sir
ChsrJes Russelrs dinner, where he met mr. Psrneh
and Mr.. Gladstone, that he has now lean'ng
,,~syd the Home Rule party. He ent the editors
of the various papers note stating that ne dlned
at Sir Charles Russell's as an old friend to meet
Mr Gladstone and Mrs Gladstone He had met
ths before and will continue to do so, in social
rsv. He had no idea that he would sit with MIR
PsrneIl and be "boomed' in connection with It.
n is well known that he and Sir Charles Russell
often meet socially and at the race meetings Hav-
fns recently conducted Q bitter controversy, from
the ultra. Conservative point Of view, with Mr..
Chamberlain he is naturally anxious that the peo-
n,. Of Birmingham should not mistake his attitude
nm the Great question Of the bour. The stand
a,ds lsts him down with q gentle warning to be
more careful IN the choice Of his companions. de
Is about 10 disappear from politics, starting on
fishing excursion TO Norway, which VIII Keep MIN
away till the end of July.
The inquiry respecting the Sultan does not give
mach public satisfaction. II is generally admit
ted that the ship could not have been saved. but
the Investigation has not been conducted with the
same rgor which would have been observed nad
not Royal Duke been implicated.
Mr.. Bridges's refusal TO grant a summons against
the Duke of Cambridge for assaulung Mr. Slns'
the newspaper reporter, is also much canVasseo-
Mr.. Simss witnesses showed strong case ana IL
was apparent to everybody but the magistrate that
the Duke lost his temper and acted with un-
violence. 1t is expected that Mr. La
bouchere and other Radicals will make capital cut
OF the subject in Parliament
The great Indian cause celebre' Of DIR. Crsw.
ford n not unlikely 10 cost Lord Resy the Gcv
ernorship Of Bombay. The relations between
Lord Crues and Lord Reay are greatly straiped
Though Lord Reay is a strong Glsdstonian, many
Radicals condemn him for his conduct in the
Crawford case, especially for keeping confessedly
corrupt magistrates in Office.
Mr. Gladstone starts on Tuesday for q trip
through the South and West OF England. He
viii make few speeches in Cornwall and re-
turn TO Hswsrden TO celebrate his golden wed.
ding He will not come back TO Parliament this
session, unless something important arises He
Is none the worse for being knocked down by the
Gao, and the cabman declares that he is the
sgilest old gentleman for his age" he ever saw,
for no sooner was he bowled over than he picked
himself up and ran after the cab 70 get the
number. Mr.. Gladstone was present at the preSen-
tation Of the citys freedom 10 Lord Duferin L.
was noticed how well he was received by his po.
htieal opponents
Sir Hercules Robinson's speech On South African
affairs, wherein he advocated strong spread
eagle policy, is not only likely TO provoke de-
bate raised by the Radicals but to lad TO pressure
being put on the Government 70 decline sending
him back to Capetown. Sir Hercules's plan would
certainly end the terGversstions which have char
acterized British policy for years past, but would
involve further annexations. The Radicals are
IA mo "A dats ~ Topd Gal
bgrys recent declaration respecting the Portuguese
claims and the protested combination Of trading
companies, which win give England control Of
Central Africa and the South Congo State It
would almost seem that Lord Salisbury intends a |
great coup in Africa as the first step townrd |
annexation His remarks about the aband onment |
OF the missionaries on the East Ceast have cold
biooded ring, which Is encousag ging 10 Germany. |
though disheartening to tAS missionary societies
The rfusal Of the Government 70 refer thu |
Scotch Local Government bin TO committee Of |
Scotch members arose, not slcne from q fear OF |
clauses for free education being introduced, but |
the proceeding would have formed a precedent |
for the reference of the future Irish Local Gov |
ernment bin to q purely Irish COMMITTEES.
Ths agitation against Lord Lytton for leaving |
Psris and avoiding the ceremonies connected with
the Exhibition is purely partisan and very hol-
low. On the principle Of any stick to beat
DOC, II affords the Radicals weapon for ssssil-
Ing she Government But beyond this, Lord
Iytos Is specially Objectionable to the Radicals,
becsuse they regard him as the real author Of
The last Afghan war. Though Mr.. Gladstone
largely shares his snpporters aatipsthy, he never
thsless administered them sharp rebuke the other
cay on their methods of stack.
Who shall accuse the House Of Lords Of
essssyagspee7 One Of their select committees,
having previously reduced the number Of house
maids from ten to four. has now confirmed the
scheme of the Lord Great Chamberlain, for lower
wages for these remaining four. thereby saving
NE eoantry twenty-seyen pounds four sbiiiings
iE year Hitherto public complaint has not been
against the salaries OF the hoHsemaids, but the
etosmons naxmenfa 70 the Rlank Rod Yeomen. the |