New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
LONDoRS NEW GOVERNMENT.
LORD RosEBERY ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH AMERIcA-sIn
RICHARD wEBsTER's DEFENCE
rnr CABLE TO THE rEnBUSx.r

tHt CABLE 10 THE THiBUNEI
Copyright; 1889: By The Ee,e- York TFibuns.>
London, March 23.-London is at list under its
own County Council The provisional existence
Of that body ceased on Thursday, and it assumed
that afternoon its fun municipal authority. Lord
Rosebery improved the occasion to make speech
slilfully adapted to impress upon the hitherto
sluggish mind Of the citizens the vastness of the
change thus completed. He set forth not less
clearly the variety and importance Of the work
which the Council has managed to get through
while stin In its provisional state. He vindicated
against some rather impatient criticism the ehnr-
scter Of the Council as q whole, and declared HIM
SELF ready to abide by the result Of comparison
between the Council as deliberative body ana
the House Of Commons-no very high standard IN
the present state Of things. He gave his col
leagues some useful hints and some delicate advice
and he hit upon happy phrase IN defining wnat
their policy should be. 1t is to be policy Oh
daring caution" 1t will perhaps, need all OF
Lord Rosebery's caution to put she curb on the
daring Of some of his more Radical colleagues
There has been and is much curiosity TO knoW
whom the President win appoint as Minister 70
Eingland, but there are no signs OF excitement OF
of uncomfortable impatence among the Engnsh'
The discussion has brought mp the SacKVllie IN
otdent again There are clearly still people IN
England who have not entirely digested wnat
they caIl the aaffront" then put upon them'
That is the fault of their Digestion end ther
comments are merely dyspeptc. heard to-oay
that the date Of Sir Julian Pauncefotes saiiihs
had been purposely put of 10 the middle OF next
month, in order that the appointment Oh Oh
American Minister might precede his departure
Nothing Is cess likely. The Queens pieaSarS we
taken on Sir Julian's appointments pctof9 r"''-
dent Harrison became President
The Attorney5Gencral OF Eogland has Deon on
the whole for some little time past the pest aouse
man m ENGLAND. The charges against MIN may
no surnrnarixef: The Attorney General sinneo 10
s.,sv,0 ss ny,vase counsel for The Times
yvbile the chief law officer of the Grown; sinneo
I'm his general cof.uct Of the before the Co'n-
mission sinhed particularly in putting Pgott into
the box an a witness, knowing him TO be nnwortny
NJ belief: snned in vouohing for the genuineness OF
ths letters ad in advising the appointmenb Oh the
Commission on the strength OF that oehel in
Attoynev-G General has dealt with these and other
matters in q speech which viii long oe mem
orable. He showed that he had, as every A''or-
ney4General has always had, and has oi'en eAef-
cised the right 10 appear private COUNSEL IN any
case in which he thought fit 10 accept oret. il1
denied absolutely having ever voucnea ior
the genuineness of the letters Ihcre "ps
mot. he said, the shadow Of a foundation Tor tne
suggestion that the Government had acted on ma
ouipim or adyice in proposing or CONSTITUTING tne
Commission lie was charged with having adopt
ed in court tactics OF surprise, with conceanns
the names OF witnesses. seted, rephea or
Richard. s.under the direction Of the Bench ana
With their full knowledge and approval; ana
shis charge is a nfargc against the Court nos
against mes
Hc was charged with putting Pigott into the
box, knowing him to be unworthy OF credlt
and Picotts letter was referred 70 as proof.
There was nothing, be replied In the ietter 70
suggest that Pigott did not believe the etters
to be genuine.
lastly comes The Times's" withdrawal Of the
LISTERS and its apology. . / framed it" said Sir
R{chard. IF were TO do IL again. should
nTyase e as nearly as possible in the same terms
went to the extreme verge Of my duty. II
erred. erred in saying too much, not too httle.'
donbt whether on this point Sir Richayd carried
the House or will carry the public with him.
Put he has. imagine, professional opinion on his
side. He a,,ted purely and entirely as lawyer
wd,h reference to the conduct Of a case In court
not To public opinion outside. Whatever may Dc
Thought ON this one point there can be no douOt
as IN the speech as a whole. IL was worthy Oh tne
great DAYS of the Bar and, rs an argumentatlVe
and oratorical effort, was worthy Of the House
whore a. was delivered. Sir Richard Webster has
done nothing in public equal to this. There was
NO lae. of feryor or Of dramatic cnect. Ii does
No. silence all criticism on Sir Richards handling
NJ tbo ease before the Commission, norr WIS 10
meant 10. But this speech is vindicaton on III
tbose points which touched his honor, whe1her
nrofessional or personeL w. W. d.