New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-13
LORD SALISBURY ANXIOUS.
ANOTHER EXPLANATION ABOUT THE BRIT
IsH LEGATION AT WASHINGTON
x,eurYNe r.zr RING IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL
THE BISHOP OF LINoohN-THE oBR1EN
CONTROVERSY PLUcKY ANTIco4
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rn,aon Feb 12-Lord Salisbury. whose con-
,.;amos seems uneasy, offers still another ex-
,,lonaon respecting the British Legation at Wash
snoton When he described the report of Sir
JuIian Pauncefote's appointment as unauthorized,
h. did not mean to imply that 1t was. as l said.
practically settled, and that the announcement Of
it was merely premature do not suppose he
meant to imply it. or meant the world to infer IT.;
nor did say So He wished to come as near de-
pying the statement as he could with due regard
20 the truth. He does not deny that Sir Julian
Pauncefote will be the next British Minister to
Washington.
/ use Lord Salisbury's name in this matter be-
cause il is he who is finally responsible The
present explanation comes however. not directly
from him. but from the Foreign Office Both
Lord Salisbury and the permanent clerks under
him are nervously anxious it should not be sup
posed that they will have anything to say on this
subject to the Cleveland Administration. They
are going to wait, they say till Mr.. Blaine's first
dispatch arrives before announcing anybody as
British Minister Sir Julian Pauncefote is. none
the less overwhelmed with congratulations on his
coming promotion.
Public opinion has proved TOO strong for the
ring in the County Council. They, after putting
through their slate for Aldermen, meant to make
Mr.. Firth permanent chairman. The slate has
been broken, and Lord RoseLery chosen almost
unanimously. So lately as Sunday this was be-
lieved to be impossible by those who knew what
the Progessives, as the extreme men call them
selves had arranged Lord Rosebery will never
do" said of them; he is a gentleman
But as he is also able, acute and firm, with
abundant force Of character, he may even keep
order in what thus far has been, say those who
1ad A. oo7fh fho hear
garden. Sir John Lubbock is vice-chairman. Mr.
Firth is to be consoled with deputy chairman
ship and q salary.
Tho Bishop of Lincoln, whose trial began to-
day, is prosecuted for what is commonly called
Ritualism. Conservation and the administration
Of the Lords Supper are in this country regu-
lated by law. They are to be done in a certain
manner, and not otherwise The Bishop is ac-
cused of having done them otherwise, hence the
proceedings. The Archbishop of Canterbury holds
a court in Lambeth Palace for the trial Of his
suffragan. Not for goo years has similar
court been held. 1t is the Church Association
which prosecutes. Both parties appear by coan-
sell The Bishop appeared this morning In per-
son, also attended by his chaplains. Still higher
state surrounded the Archbishop who came with
his chaplains and four Bishops, those of London,
Manchester, Oxford, and Salisbury. silver
mitre was borne before him. Ladies were present.
Prayer was offered. Then tho Bishop of Lincoln
read a protest against the Jurisdiction Of the
court. based on legal grounds This will be
argued out month hence by eminent counsel
Meantime there is, I apprehend. nobody who
does NOT respect the personal Character. piety
and learning Of DR.. King. the incrininated Bishop.
The contest between him and his opponents IS
but one other incident in the struggle between
those who would Romanize the Church of Eng
land and the Protestant party, who regard
what they call Papistical rites with adherence.
Tho Bishop of Lincoln unluckily takes the Paps-
teal view He uses, according to the Indictment,
altar lights, the mixed chalce the eastward posi-
ton, and the sign Of the cross, and does other
acts which in the sight Of his opponents are
denominations Not a few zealots will accept
bis prosecution as an invitation to 60 and do like
wise.
The squabble about Mr.. oBriens treatment
proceeds. To q low ebb indeed are politics re-
duced when parties can find no better issue than
this on which to divide. The literature of the
subject is immense Most of it, indeed, is to be
found in Gladstonian and other Home Rule journals.
Mr.. Balfour has replied to their attacks in
letter much too long, and otherwise inferior TO
his usual manner. lie, however, denies ex-
pIicitly enough most of the charges made by Mr..
OBrien's friends II you believe Mr. Balfour,
who, of course, gets most Of his facts from the
prison officials, no great harm has been done TO
Mr. OBricn's delicate constitution. Mr.. o'Brien
himself has said that no more violence was used
than was necessary if compliance with the prison
rules was to be enforced. The Mayor Of
Clonmel declares he does not believe Mr. Bal
four. declares all his statements SO many lies
and quibbles, and challenges him to order sworn
inquiry. Meetings are held in England by the
dozen, in which these matters arc solemnly dis
cussed and resolutions passed The very latest
grievance is the removal of Mr. O'Brien TO another
JAIL compelling him against his protest to travel
in second-class railway carriage. He is to be
tried on another charge, and seems likely to
spend most OF the next Session in prison.
Spoiled by the weather, is the epitaph on
Sundays Hyde Park demonstration against CO.
ercion. There were, however, hundreds, IL not
thousands, who marched all the way from the
East End in a binding snowstorm, only TO find
that the orators whom they came TO hear had
stayed ut home. passed one of these professions
in Oxford-st, trudging sturdly on with banners
and bands, good-humored and tremendously in
earnest.
It is a bold experiment TO put 9 The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" in the regular evening bill at
the Haymarl<et 1t was tried on Saturday night
with the house not quite full. and with a company
which as whole cannot be said to deal with
ShalSespearc's comedy in Shakespearean spirit
Mr. Beerbohm Tree himself is a brilliant excep-
ton. His Falstaff. though much criticised when
first seen some weeks since in the afternoon. is
remarkable performance Mr. Tree has few
natural gifts for the part, but plays it with
such righteousness and such conviction that 1t is
perhaps the best piece of acting he has yet done.
G.. VS..
WAR AND RUMoRs OF WAR IN CENTRAL ASIA
Berlin, Feb. 12.-The Boerse agttatcd to-day by
Moscow adyices to the effect that Russian troops han
been ordered to march upon Charsgra, upon kerk ana
from Mev to Pendieb TO reinforce the frontier posts
ST. Petersburg kilograms state that the Governments
purpose Is TO rctaate upon the Ameer. who ls cxecl