New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
1RERAL DISMAY AT CONSERVATIVE GAINS
IN BASSETLAW.

s,sg VIEWS OF BONE RULE-BRAVING SIR
CHARLES RUSS sEnI.-REHBAKSAL OF SIN
ARTHUR sUILIvAN'S NEW OPERA.
tsr CABLE TO TRIBUNE,
c..,c;ob,. 1890 By The Tribun. Associa'iom
rordon Dec. 2e-The Bassetlaw election and
the absence of any early prospect oil Se''eien' oi
rho Irish quarrel greatly dlshear'chihs 10 'he
Glsds,onians In fact, somethinS Ike d panic -
,cttipo in and Mr.. Gadstones followers are ShoN
inc signs OF disorganizat0n ana "oo'''"s' va
CIodstone's visit TO Bassetlaw is now regarded as
q serious tactical blunder. 1t NlrtueAN ehP"'-
sized the defeat The seat has always oeen con-
.;do,.d fairly safe for the Conservatives. Gganuc
2r,s wore made Dy Liberal WTe-pullefs Inc
,;., lo,s ,vas addressed by half dozen hrs'-ra'c
.. a,.rv night. Mr. Mellor sought 10 oo'am
Tho r,,ners votes by promising TO support 'hc
ricbt Hours bill. Mr. Gladstone MADE d ucVo"
ao1;vsr s,.ecpes there All these efforts re-
,I,.d i, worse than failure, for the CONSERVATIVE
majority was more than doubled Inc p"''A
News9 and some otler Cladstoniah organs oec"ne
oluost lachrvmose Radical clubs are thofousuiS
disheartened ami the question is openly ''''
whether Home Rule should not W PoS'PoieN'
Sir George Trevelyan and Mr. bahheIln"" GU
a..vo,sd % stem the panic but these are not
hos retired 70 Hawarden TO rearrange MS h"I"'N
s 90 doc,,ct his correspondencc for the future
his.nrian He prudently awaits the result ol 'ne
U;IL.nrv election before making prop0unceNenVs
OF any kind. .,, .o.. how.
InS what q spectacle the Kilkenny cats nave
t,rrisbsd, The fur has been flying tmcKlN al
,,a ,roek The cable has made You famlha WIN
~. details Of the contest-Mr Healys enNeneneo
,bstoric Mr.. Davitts bravado IN rushlhe "nons
,ba blackthorns 10 hurl defiance under MI or
pell's nose. and his retreat through the s"'ei"s
mass Of angry lrishmcn. challenges ana counter
CHALLENGES OF combatant priests the oa''" "
lime for four?) bags the spectacle ol 'he w"
crowned King" with his head paho'Ht" .o
wrapped in shawls, the presence OF more IMAM wv
nriests on a single platform. Dr tanners oo'i'o
yi,ticisms of the huntng-held OH 'no>o "'"'
nm n picture at once erolesque anu lne''"o,'.
from the English point of view. Inc h"eSe'I"
.,o.,;on has shaken the confidence OF many OF Mr.
Gladstone's Parliamentary followers o'' '"S
comes now presented in Kilkenny are convincing
,nousands of electors that Ireland is nnhf /" oe
;ntr,stod with its own Parliament. Men OF o'S-
,.ss rbo rarely discuss politics as well a> | Hc'
;n Tho street. have had their attention iorc'oE
do,v, 70 This object lesson which is more ddih's
inc "a Mr. Gladstone's demands than anN'hlh2 e'''
accomplished hy Fenians OF dynami'er>'
uo would be rash man who ventuled 10
b..v the reSnlt ot Mondays election IN MI
tennv. Mr. Psrnclls inst successes Ia me com
stitucncy undoubtedly received check nhlA,>
because OF Mr. Davitts towering strength J"
,,ct rho indications all round seem less favor
able 10 Mr. Parnel than heretofore but 'he pres
o,ca If Mr. Iesly in the MNCarthyDavitt brigade
- q distinct advantage to Mr.. PANELS prospects
" UeaI, ;s much distrusted by manv NS''"lai-
;s,s They regard him as q place-iuniei lie
i; blo,ned for throwing up his brief in the New up
,,er,rr case The absence Of anything ike chlV-
airy. snch as many other NationalistS have shown
in This crusade against MT. Parueli, has done VT.
Ileav much harm.
But while Mr. Healy's participation IS actually
an ADVANTAGE TO AIr Pornell the opposition oi
tho majority of the priesthood IS nndo"h'Ho'N
telling against him. The Church las an immense
influence and no Efforts are spared from Arch'
Eshop Walsh down to the Youngest >eminarN'' 10
destroy Mr. PaTnells power Tie INVASION ol
80 large an army Of priests into Kilkenny since
Tuesday is already producing serious results -
Mr. Parnell's candidate, ond 50 II VIII b" III me
f,,,urc a conflict ,rt Ially lnited NJ. Parncll
and the priesthood. If Mr. Parnrll wins, he VIII
prove himself a mucn stronger man than he has
vet been supposed. In Ireland, a. everywhere
Else nothing succeeds like success Should Xii
kenny result in Mr. Parnells favor, his respite
will be prolonael: but it NAV be regarded as al
most certain that he will in the long run, be
defeated. His appeal 70 the Hillside men, which
means Fcnians and MoOnlighierS. looks almost
like the last resource in a desperat" II
will certainly not commend his cause 10 any one
outside of the mob 10 which every day he seems
TO he more distinctly descending.
Little hope is entertained Of the compromise 50
Eagerly sighed for by Mr.. William OBren. In
truth il is doubtful whether Mr.. Parncll viii
travel all the way TO Paris 20 meet him. In the
clash Of the conflict going on Mr.. OBnen's
;ttitude is regarded by his countrymen as efem-
mate and old-womanish. II is Disappointing that
TIC present trouble has arisen iust AT the moment
when the hat is being successfully circulated In
America. Mr.. OBrien and Mr. Dillon would 1--WE
not "a little for an opportunity 10 resume their
tour Of money making in America. But Affairs
sc,m to have passed beyond III" possibility Of
healing the rupture True, Mrs O'Shea hes started
for Paris and tAat pcrSonalitt may attract Mr.
parneu to the French capital when Mr OBrien
fails but even if the two men consult together II
is not easy 10 sec how they could calm the Storm
which is now raging. Mr Justin Mccarthy spoke
trulv this week when hc alleged that the lri5h
tartv was weary Of Mr. ParnelIs dictatorship and
that the rupture must ultimately have come, even
if not accelerated by recent occurrences This
assertion represents lhc views oi tNtINpouF VINO
In recent wears, had access behind the scenes
Mr Parnels followers have long been chaiing
under his contemptuOus, dogmatic rule. Mr..
Davitts feeling Of distrust was manifested long
ago, and Mr. Davitt has more admirers among
the English Radicals than any other Irish leader.
From these considerations il so ms impossible for
Mr. O'Bricn TO patch up the quarrel now raging,
the severity Of which he apparently foilS TO realize
The Government press is encouraging vi. Par
nell 10 pcIscvcre with his struggle against Mr..
Glsdstone's Irish wing for thus the "Justinlans'
are now regarded They, Of course, appreciate
the fact that the greater the row and disturbance
among the Irish politicians the more discredIt
will ensuc in English eyes, and the less likelihood
there will bc that Ireland viii tc intrns,ed with
separate Parliament. They have no eHpecta-
ton Of Mr.. ParnclIs complete success, but he IS
a sufficiently useful stick with which 10 beat the