New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
icy CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.J

Dec. -l-lnc I<usbou NuAASA "ioh
..,,ngal is becoming more acute. There are now
49,, charges against Major Serpa Pinto, that he
..,onIv attacked an African tribe in the Shire
s'ablsnds wluch was under English protection,
r,I.a MANY. insulted the English flag, and an
-.nnced bis intention of anneXing the whole
-, nm 10 Lake Nyassa. These charges are
's..ained oy evidence. The Portuguese deny
~ and allege that Major Serpa Pinto acted in
"a defence Lord Salisbury has used very firm
,.rguage 10 Portugal, but the dispute stands adj
.rr,rj for further evidence, especially for report
-. s,sm the English consul, Mr.. c. Johnston, who
!. now accused by the Portuguese of fomenting
,hs ,roube The Portuguese are angry. The
Tnolish take things quietly, being quite certain
:, having their own way in the end. The French
,r,ss takes up the Portuguese quarrel, with lts
rsual readiness to believe evil of the English
Mr.. Parnell's two appearances in England thls
xeek are important for their novelty and for the
time of the studied moderation which he has
.aopted. lie spoke at Nottingham to large
meeting and at Liverpool before a company as
dinner These speeches, taken together, seem in
tended to impress two points on the hngilsh
mind; first that Home Rule no longer means
.snaration: and second, that Mr.. Parnell has so
f,r got control over the wilder spirits among his
f0lOWerS tndJ MS mONtutHO ludy INV ~ NN'-
ssered constitutional I'VE want Home Rule,
be says, in order 10 develop the material pros
prity Of Ireland, to build harbors, to open mines
and 10 reclaim waste lands" These and other
things he intends to do without the help of the
British taxpayer AS for the land he once more
warns the English that it is risky business lend
ing money to Irish tenants to purchase 1T. Should
the tenant presently conclude that he has paid
TO tba ha
Plan of Campaign is touched on, half-defended,
halfcondemned Mr.. Parnell seems to have per-
shaded himself that it is worked without crime.
Ve bursts ont against the Parnell Commission, as
carefully chosen by our enemies from the ranks
NJ our political opponents" and he accuses the
Government and their co-conspirators of doing
everything in their power to prevent Mr.. ParnelI
and his colleagues from removing the cloud from
their reputation.
Between these two speeches Mr.. Parnell spent
one ninht at Hawarden as Mr. Gladstones guest
but the second speech will be searched in vain
for any sign that their conference has borne
fruit. Mr.. Parnell, like Mr.. Gladstone. maintains
silence respecting the provisions of the new Home
Rule bill
Mr. Justice Grantham's decision at the Liver
pool Assizes that boycotting is an offence against
the common law of England, is important Boy
cotted Irish cattle from the Massereene estate
having been brought to England for sale. Two
League emissaries followed them and warned
and threatened dealers not to buy them lhey
were indicted for conspiracy, tried, convicted
and sentenced to three months imprisonment
1t is not believe, disputed that this is good law.
Two results follow: Mr. Gladstone will have to
modify his defence of boycotting as merely ex-
al nd ba charge that a
combination which is lawful in England is un
lawful in Ireland must be dropped When
combination becomes, in either country. con-
spiracy 10 prevent man from carrying on his
business. it is unlawful in both countries.
Mr.. Gladstone has written very strong
litter indeed touching the alleged dismissal OF
Liberal workmen from the Crewe locomotive
works of the London and Northwestern Railway.
| do not know. says Mr.. Gladstone, whether the
charge of dsmlssing men because they are Liberals
true: but, if true, it is shameful. His language
throughout is extremely heated, though why he
could not wait till he knew whether the charges
we're true lie does not say. Ten Liberal Town
Councillors pledge themselves to the accuracy OF
the accusation. Perhaps the superintendent or
he directors will now be allowed to answer them.
Meanwhile the Gladstonian organs have SET up
the standing headline Liberal Martyrs at Crewe.
American dissatisfaction with the Cronin verdict
Is shared here to the full extent Nobody doubts
that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the
Home Rule organs of England agreeing with the
Unionst. Nor is the question treated as one OF
politics. Three of the vilest wretches ever left
unhung are left unhung, says the OladStonian
organ; while the leading journal OF Iorylsm calls
the result abortive and little honorable 10 Amerl-
ean ADMINISTRATION of justice. The juror culver
Is entitled to the credit of bringing dlscredlt on
lis country abroad. Luckily-for il seems matter
Of luck whether il is done or not-the opinions OF
American papers were cabled here, and IL became
known how strongly Americans felt " The Times
does Justice to American public spirit, saying that
IL was clearly seen that to allow the murder OF
DR.. Cronin TO pass unpunished would be to estab-
lish the authority of the secret tribunal that had
doomed him TO death, and that American democ-
racy rightly revolts against the workings Of soch
D lawless power.
The gas stokers in South London seem TO be
completely beaten. No strike. in the proper
sense Of the word can any longer be said 10 exist.
certain number of old hands are out, and their
places are filled by new hands. The supply of
gas which has never failed, is daily increasing,
and all the works at the different stations of the
company are in full operation All Of South Lon
don is lighted The street lamps were dim for
some days, but no serious difficulty has arisen
anywhere in the vast area served by this single
company. Coal is regularly unloaded
at the oompanys wharves, Mr.. Michael
Ienrys threats in behalf of the Coal
Porters' Union proving thus far empty. The
men have again attempted negotiation with the
company Mr. Iiyesev refused TO recognize or TO
zee the strike committee, but offered TO hear
anything that the men themselves had TO say.
Vheir last word was an offer TO return if the new
q bands were discharged "Neveri" answered Mr..
Livesey. with bis usual decision. ave are bound
In honor TO stand by the men who stood by us
lie told his former stokers that certain number
Of places were still open to them. if they liked to
return at once, but could not long be kept open.
An Official nntice Is issnAa !. . \, -..l LIZ raon,