New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-20
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
4 oBxET VICTORY FOR HONESTY IN THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WD RESULT AT aovAs-rHn fARNfhH COMMITS
SpoN-rHE sACKvILLE AsFAIH-DasoUs-
mon or THE COPYRIGHT SrLL-onD
MAsrERs ON vIEw-MR srAE
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NOR or THE corYRioHT SiLL-ohD
MAsrrRs ON vrEw-MR STAN.
LEY -MR IRVING.
Tpr cAsLs TO TEE Tsrsuxn.l
e,ryyich; |; 1880 BY The Ee'o York rrossss.
y~,aor Ian. 1s.-The municipal elections In
rnndon prove clearly. how strong is the revolt
s,.inst both the vestries and the Metropolitan
Hoarl Of Works Roughly speaking, it is municipal
reform that has triumphed over municipal jobbery,
portics having been put aside. The press COM
mains that the vote except in the city itself, was
NOT q large one. That only makes the defeat OF
ths rsscak moro decisive. The rascals polled
svery man they had, and are beaten. They are
but an insignificant minority in the new Council
So timi6 are the English about novelties that few
stxons men came forward, and there were few
attractive personalities to call out the voters
The nav Council will not be brilliant, and may
fnot be wise. but it is pure. The City Of London
uroper rightly takes the lead. It elects only two
man who. out of i1s have National reputation.
lEir John Labbock is at the head of the poll with
ever 5000 votes Lord Rosebery is q few hun
dreds behind him, and each has moro Than twice
the number of the two other successful candidates
r ord Rosebery is named as the probable chairman
There are other interesting If not eminent per-
senarties. Mr. Firth has long led the movement
,sr reform; Mr.. Besl is Of ths same party, and
Ar John Lloyd IS . third. Dowager Lady Sand
hurst "a one of Mr. Gladstones most ardent sup
rortersr and Miss Golden is o daughter Of the
ereat Free-Trader Legal doubts exist whether
snv woman is eligible. No party no faction, can
xav it has no representative. Even the Socialists
have their man, John Burns, the champion of dis
order coming in at the head of the poll in Batter
sea Mr. Augustus Harris, of Drury Lane Thea
trsr who is anything but Socialist, is in similar
portion for the Strand, and Mr.. Wren, well
known crammer, win look after education MP.
Conybesre has the unique distinction of being de-
lfeated in two districts Mr.. Dobbs, to whom Lon
don owes much for his successful attack on some
F.. Of the many abuses pracsised oy the water conn
pauies, is ungratefully left in the minority Inc
press OF all shades proclsims this frsc experiment.
toward self-governmcnt by London success
The result In the counties proper is curious. Inc
very men whose control the Radicals sought to de-
stroy are chosen by the people, landlords. country
gentlemen and peers. Sir Wilfrid Lawson. how
ever is beaten by brewer, specimen OF local
option he viii not ike.
The Liberal triumph at Govan was confidently
predicted by the knowing both sides sr
William Pearce held the seat on personal grounds
as the largest employer of labor In the borough
Sir John Fender who stood liberal Union1st,
polled nearly as many votes as Sir William, but
nearly a thousand electors who would not oppose
Sir william came joyfuly to the polls to support
their principles in the pei ton Of Mr. Wilson, another
large employer The victory is none the less
damaging blow to the Government and fuii OF
encouragement to the Gladstcnians, who are
5ubilant-
The ParneIl Commission reopens with more sem
sskions than one Both Mr. OByien and Mr..
ikHodEdok, SUMMONED month since before the
tribunal for contempt, were let off with lecture
sksom the Bench Mr.. O'Brien, who appeared in
person, made impression on both Court ana
public. He did mot defend the language he had
nsed-he called the judges old women, for one
fhfng-but pleaded provocation. Serious business
followed quickly. Mr. Parnelrs friends in the
prexs had been urging the plaintiffs TO produce at
once the evidence, IL they had any connecting MIR.
PsrneIl or the League directly with crime.
The response TO this challenge came
IN the shape of Delaney's startling evidence.
Delaney beyond question one of the Invinci-
bles, and is enjoying penal servitude for life for
his share In their proceedings. He swore that
the Invincibies got money for murder from the
League iteelf, through Mr.. Patrick Egsn, Byrne
and lyman. They were. he said, cooperating
closely with each other This evidence, like other
evidence given during the week, has had serious
effect on public opinion but, says The Specta-
".
Delaney win have little moral weight unless con-
ermed."
Lord Salisbury has enough Of the woman in
him to and pleasure in the last word This quality
is was which governed his conduct in the publiea-
tion of the Saclxville correspondence. He refused
20 allow Mr. Phelps's note to appear till he had
Lord Sackville had taken time to frame an answer
nbe three letters appeared this week and have
heen discussed all along the line by the English
press Public interest In the matter is no longer
keen. John Bull always slow to think any view
but his own worth considering, long since made
mn his mind that Lord Sackville had been shsbbily
treated Mr.. Phelps's firm, strong statement Of
the case makes little impression on him. Nor,
on the other hand, does he approve Lord Sack
x5Ile's petulant tone Lord Salisbury is his man.
Lord Salisbury, usually contemptuous of public
opinion, now defers to popular prejudice. lie
has expressed in diplomatic phrase the general
djscontent Of the English with Mr.. Bayards treat
msnt of Lord Sackville, and is rewarded with ap-
plause even from the Gladstonian press. II you
tyuss the English press generally, everybody con-
cerned has been wrong except Lord Salisbury
Yet Lord Salisbury's reply to Mr. Phelps Is by
aiplomafists themselves regarded as clever
piece of diplomatic special pleading The right
OF every Government to dismiss any foreign Min
ister accredited to that Government cannot be
beriously disputed nor does Mr.. Pheipss propo-
pition 60 beyond assertion of that right Lord
Balishury's quotation from Lord Palmcrston
touches only the question of the manner in which
that right shall be exercised. The Tines
coolv says the British Government has exhibited
no official resentment Yet it has kept the Brit
tsh Legation at Washington vacant expressly in
order TO signify it's official resentment. 1t has
not merely neglected TO appoint successor TO
Lord Saekyille, but IL has prevented Mr. Ed
warsses, the First Secretary from returning to his
post and taking up his duties In regular course
IS Charge d'Afaires. Sundry American papers
in outlying parts OF the Republic say they do not
care whether they have British Minister at
Washington or not. Let us hope this Indifference
Is only assumed They win hardly like to avow
that questions of delicacy, Of dignity, OF honor,
srs no more 70 them than 70 tribe on the Congo.