New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
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London, May 11.-DifHculty IN finding sac
cessor to the Marquis of Londonderry has raised
the interesting question of sending Royal Prince
to keep court in Dublin. The idea is to divide
the duties putting all ceremonial matters into the
hands OF the Prince and giving executive powers
to the Chief Secretary who is to be elevated to
principal Secretary Of State The name Of the
Duke of Connaught has been suggested, the Prince
Of Wales being OF necessity compelled to be nearer
the Engi capital II the scheme should be
taken up by the Governme nt--which is more than
doubtful-the thing would not be difficult, since.
the Duke OF Connaught could be sent TO Dublin
as the commander Of the forces, in succession TO
his Bombay command. But probability points TO
a different issue The matter has now been dis
cussed for a couple Of days, and at the House OF
Commons the main result has been TO show how
very little Importance is attached, on either
side of the House, to the maintenance OF
the Lord Leutenancy. In its present form
the post has so long gone begging among the
arstocracy that the idea that scion OF royalty
will agree TO take IL is treated with 1ncreduhty
But that some new departure is necessary appears
TO be o point on which majority, or at all
events, o very considerable and influential MI
lists are at one. Some Conservatives are in favor
of abandoning the search for qualified candidate
for the post among the members Of the House or
Lords and of letting the rd-Lieutennncy pass in
TO commission until the whole scheme Of Irish local
government hns been matured by the Governments
The views OF another section Of Ministcrlahsts
may be found in a question which Mr.. henease
intends 10 ask on Neutrality-suspicious. the Govern
ment will consider the eXpediency OF introducing
a bill TO abolish the office Of VicerOy and transfer
the administrative duties Of the Lord-Lieutenant
and the Chief Secretary to u Secretary OF State
for Ireland This question represents the sug-
grstion Of The Times" which recalls the fact
that II supported the proposal Of Lord John Rus
sell in this sense in $50. The Times thinks
that the maintenance OF separate court for
Ireland fnvors the propagation of Partlcularist
and Nationalist views, so that the abolition Of
the Lord Lieutennncy would be dig at Home
Rule II the Government cannot find a new Vice
roy-and Lord Brownlow, the Duke Of Aber-
corn, and the Marquis Of Ormonde have refused
with others-it seems certain that the once must
so into commission
The Parnell Commission has again fallen into
dull stage and we are confronted by the pros
pect Of a long line OF clerical and other Wit
nessrs called 10 testify the conditions OF their
several districts In contradiction OF the evidence
u the ma gistrates and policemen. 1t is Just pos
sible that the Bench will interfere To prevent tho
execution OF this intention, or, at any rate, 10
insist that the evidence be compressed. IL Is
explained that the check given TO the evil
dence OF Archbishop Wnlsh WAS due to the
fact that he was speaking at secondhand and
not OF matters which he had himself personally
dealt with. Irishmen were very sore about this
and some Of them at any rate, taking pattern from
Mr. Healy proposed 10 abandon the defence and
let the court do what il liked. But the cross
examination Of Archbishop Walsh gave them
some comfort. " The Timcss' counsel was so
anxious TO destroy the Archbishop altogether as
a witness that he took him over much OF the
ground which had been forbidden 70 the other
side, with the result that the Archbishop got in
q good deal, IL not all, OF what he wanted to
say Since then there has been less reason for
complaint and Bishop Galway has given most
useful testimony on matters in his own knowledge.
So far as one can judge at this period, " The
Times" makes little Roadway, and Mr.. Parnell
himself has bad personal triumph far beyond
that which his best friends could have hoped
for. You may have heard that Sir Charles RuSselrs
fee, as leading counsel, is 10 be 10000 guneas-
o very moderate figure, considering that the case
has been occupying almost his whole time for the
best part of year, that it will continue for
three months longer az least, and that he can
command the very best and most highly paid
work ut the English Bar. His annual income
must greatly exceed TO-, 900 guincaS.
Meantime the possible result Of the Commission
does not seem 70 affect in any way the new
enthusiasm for Mr. Parnel The National Lib
pral Club brought upon itself a new, II smaller,
secession, by eleoting Mr.. Parncll life member
d.. NJ iNyaF-
pool shipowner, has shaken its dust of his feet
and complains bitterly, In the hypOcrucal stylO
Of the worst Tory prints, that such an honor
should be done 20 man who adj
mltted that he had deceived the House
Of Commons. II Mr. Sinclair wanted 70 cut
himself adrift from the National Liberal Club,
he need hardly have waited for such an excuse
rs this, which has not even the merit of being
accurate. Happily he stands practically alone
and the new secession will not run up to half
dozen Per contra, the GladstoniaDs relnaln
urrepentant. The Manchester Reform Club pro-
poses 70 entertain Mr.. Parnell, and the Edin.
burgh City Council persists in Offering him its
freedom The Lord Provost, Unionlst, recently
had the audacty to assure Lord Salisbury that
the City Council was with him ON the Irish
question, and now, TO the disgust Of the local
Tories AVA Unionists, it Is found that the pro-
posal TO give Mr.. Parnel the freedom of the
city is carried in the Council by 25 to l3.
Parliament has been strangely uninteresting
this week The debate on Monday on the prosecu'
ton of Mr. Conybeare and Professor Harrison
was, however, remarkable for the language OF
the Chief Secretary, who told Sir Horace Davey
the most distinguished lawyer of our time, that he
was absolutely wrong in his law, that 1t was
90 and ThYt nc hal
hotter try il in Bow Street, and, further, that 1t
-. - orIrnn In all cnnntries TO give o man breAd