New-York tribune., 1890-04-20


ence by 1873 to 81.
Mr.. Gladstone has felt called on once more
to denounce the fiscal policy of the United States
in terms only less severe than he applied to the
methods by which Pitt carried the Act Of Union
between England and Ireland. He spares us
blackguardism and baseness. but pursues the
ALTERATION a step further, and fastcns upon us
the reproach of barbarism. Our country is, in
his view, oppressed by the bar barlsm OF pro'ec-
ton, and not till that ceases can we hope to
pass copyright bill worthy of a great nation-ahu
acceptable to its great critic.
Nothing in the weeks history has so much In
terestcd Engllshmen Mr. Goschehs puusct
The business world is always stirred by the Chan-
ocllor of the Exchequer's yearly financial state
mcnt. but this year the excitement ran hl9her
than usual because il was known that Mr.
Goschen had considerable surplus to dispose
Of the surplus proves to be Sl7,ooo.o0o. here
rcckoncd large sum. II was at any rate large
enough to enable the Chancellor of the EXchequer
TO carry out some large scheme. He has pre-
ferred to nibble at large number OF small
schemes. lie does n little for the Army In the
shape of barracks little for the Volunteers ny
gift for equipment, little for lndla by aooi-
ishing the duty on silver plate. a little Tor
Greece by reducing the duty on cnrrants'
little for househOlders whose rent is under $500
by lowering the house duty. and little. per
hans for tea-drinkers by reducing the duty on
tea from IL to s cents a pound. Most of this
last. however. will go into the pockets of the
erocers. lie leaves the iniquitous income tax OF
siXpence in the pound untouched. II Is the
middle classes who pay income-tax and the middle
classes form a large majority Of the voters i'll
this Kingdom. The Budget has been called many
things-a peddling Budget twopence-halfpenny
Budget. A claptrap Budget and a Temperance
Budget, since, as Mr.. Goschcn said. his surplus
comes from drink. and he spends it for tea One
enthusiast even calls il an Imperial Budget, be-
cause this great fnancer devotes $4,000 10
equazing postage rates between England and
India and the Colonies IL is, at any rate,
Notwithstanding Budget Mr.. Goschen has
flung his flies at random all over the stream IN
hopes of catching sundry small fish. lie VIII
probably catch none of them, for such relief from
taxation as lie gives will seldom benefit the con-
sumcr Even the Dealers who may proht ny IL,
are not grateful "What does the trade think
of the twopence oil tca?7 was asked yesterday
of the manager of large house. The trade
doesn't care twopcnce about il, was the answer
On the whole, Mr.. Goschen has had large OPP
portunity which he has not used largely. HIS
Budget 10 a Budget of small ingenuities through
out.
The House Of Commons came together again
on Monday after its Easter holidays but has done
little during the week beyond listen to much
talk and agree to its leaders latest
new proposal for facilitating business
Earl Compton tried vainly 10 induce
the Postmaster-Gencral 10 redress the grievances
of the telegraph clerks, but Mr. Raikcs thinks II
act Of presumption in the telegraph clerks
10 have grievances. or at any rate to urge them
on anybody but him. Mr.. Parnell has once more
proved himself good parliamentary tactican,
or, perhaps, it Mr. Parncll and Mr. Gladstone
together who agreed upon his simply moving
the rejection of the Irish Land Purchase bill TO
have moved any amendment whatever would
have been TO invite dissenson. if not disaster.
Parneltes and Gladstonians of every hue are
agreed in opposing Mr.. Baifours bill.
Hardly any two Of them, certainly
no two sections Of either wing of the Home -Rue
party, are agreed on reasons for their opposition.
Whether the bill he too friendly to the landlords
too liberal to the tenants. whether il involve
the greater risk to the British taxpayer or 10
the Home Rule agtation-these and many more
are points which the most devoted friends of
Ireland and most devoted enemies of the Gov
eminent are hopelessly at variance. But Mr.
Parnells motion gives everybody chance Of al
tacking the bill any ground he likes. The
criticisms may be inconsistent and mutually de-
structive, but the critics can all march comfort
ably together into the same lobby and vote solid
for throwing out the measure. They will not
succeed, but they will come nearer 70 succeeding
than they could come in any other way whatever.
The divorce case OF OShea versus O'Shca. with
Mr.. Parnell as correspondent is now thought likely
10 be reached for trial in the course Of the summer
Efforts are, however making 10 postpone il til
after Parliament adjourns, which would mean
practically till next winter
The New 1ipperary demonstration is n melan-
choly example Of Irish agitation conducted.
lhe Old 1lppcrary has been ruined by political
agitators for political purposes ruined also in
the revengeful hope Of running Mr.. Smith Barry.
who owned it. His tenants, not he, are the chief
sufferers. Mr.. O'Bricn, Mr. DavItt and sundry
English NJ. P.s Of great standing join in cce-
biatlng the erection of few shops and shantics
adjoining the old town, where Mr.. Smith Barrys
oncc-prosperous tenants huddlcd together.
England is expected to admire this spectacle, ard
does, in fact, wonder how long Irshmen Will sub
nit TO the tyranny OF League which wrecks their
business and homes for purposes so foolish and
so dishonest these in Tipperary
Mr. Stanleys movements continue TO interest
Europe. Every word lac SAYS about Emin Pacha
or East Africa is discussed eagerly and in Berlin
with asperity. His attitude both to Emin Pacha
and to German enterprise in Africa is becoming
steadily more critical, not TO say hostile. He
has, nevertheless, considerable power OF silence
He refuses TO talk TO the general interviewer,
confdes some oracular opinions to his chosen
colleagues, and for the rest refers the public
to his forthcoming book. lie reached Paris yes
rriv Dr,.
the guest of the King Of the Bclgans The
American dinner TO Mr. Stanley in London is
now fixed for May 30. The managers announce
that it will be limited to 400 Mr.. New. the
Consul-Gencral, is 10 preside in the absence OF
the American Minister, who is prevented by
domestic bereavement from being present. The
other members of the Legation will attend and
so will many leading Americans in London In
spte of some curious features in the management