New-York tribune., 1891-03-08

voTrNG-ENERGY OF PARNELL'S CAM
PMGN COLONIAL FEDERATION
AND TARIFFs-HENRY IRVING
IN MARLBOROUGH CLUB.
,,Y CABLE TO THE IRIBUNE.l
cspmioht: 1891 BY The Tribune Assoc'o''0"
rordon March 7.-There has been reViVa
this week of bear ruInors in the STOCK EAon""7'
which are evidently the reflex OF the heMS o9
gravated situation in the Argentine oeNei'i moN01
found il necessary to give each other irle","S
sis,ance The Muriettas have almost ceascu " -
,alted about. because they are now eenei"AS
mit.ed 10 have surmounted their uilli0",
-, -. orStomers of the Bank of Englahu
tho latter has lent them f5OO,OOo sterlhs' S
have obtained other assistance eIse"n''., !,
THAR position is now considered suons.' 80.
bas been for months past. Three Oh INC ,a. ~,
financial houses of the city were rudep .iol
,b.se bear attacks, but there Is no aor;
ground for believing that any one Oh 'no". h,c
ersly effected or that we shall witness any N-9
disaster The suicide of Antrobus, junior p"'
Of Coutts's will not affect that paih'
In subjects of political interest 'ne Wv" rto
not provided much of SPECIAL chdi"C' I'm
Radicals have begun obstruction 10 'ho '' ,..onao
mainly with the object of preventing lis auV"n',
~ t,rtber STAGES before Easter. 1t is doubtful
whether the Government can touch IL oeioI' '-o
HOLIDAYS: but when it is reached, they VIII cer-
tainlv lose no time in pushing it forward
After the Land bill the Government VIII INTRO
duce. but may not attempt to pass 1t THIS session.
their Assisted Education bill strong iee!ihg
prevails against this scheme on the GoVerhmeh.
side MANY Conservatives arc not yet converted
to it, and it may after all be left as plank Ill 'hc
platform for the general election.
One interesting topic has been summary dis-
posed of during the week. l refer TO the one
man. one vote resolution. The Radicals desire
to deprive all the propertied classes of dupllca,e
qualifications and to reduce the period OF resi-
dence from twelve to three months. Mr. Olad-
stone took part in the debate, denying any COM
pact of 1885. when the last Reform Dill was
carried, that such measure should he regarueu
as a fnality Mr. Chamberlains criticism OF MI
GladstoneS speech was one of the apIest eHoI' u
of that rival statesman. Mr.. Chamberlain was
as anxious as Mr.. Gladstone for iurther eA'eu-
sion Of the suffrage. but denied its Opportuneness
The substantial element of his Objection 10 'ne
Radical proposal was that the resolution only
touched the fringe of the grievance III was uSe-
less 70 nibble at plural voting while Parliament
present ratio of representation. The main point
of this argument was, of course, levelied aaalhSV
the disproportionate numbers of the Irish repre-
sentatives The Gladstonian party were intensely
annoved at the large majority against them on
the division mainly owing to the absence OF th'
Irish members Mr. Gladstone had counted on
substantial support from the McCarthyites, Du'
bis wing showed as much indifference as the
parnellites. with the result that the Government
secured over 100 majority
Yesterday "The Frceman's Journal contained
the history of the split in the Irish party from
the pen of ]. G. Redmond. He holds a bref from
Mr. Parnell and gives interesting extracts lroih
the speeches of Mr.. Mccarthy and Mr. iiealy at
the icinstcr Hall meeting. showing that with
full knowledge Of Mr. Parren's conduct, know
ing also that he did not intend TO make any
defence in the O Shea case. these gentlemen gave
him their enthusiastic support. Mr.. Redmond
ius,,fos Mr. Parnells revelation of the 1Iawarden
negotiations. and says that If Mr.. O'Brien ana
Mr. Dillon had been in England in November
+bere would have been no split lie OF course
commends them for having nothing TO do WITH
tbe UcCarthyjtcs Mr.. Pedmond's revelations at
tract ,nnch attention.
The struggle between the two groups OF lrlsI
members rocs on apace. The anti-Parnelltes'
however do not seem to meet with much success
At any rate they doing little, seeming 10
wait for the help which somehow never comes
Their missions to Australia and America are Only
one man DELEGATIONS and the lact OF MI Oo"-
por's return to England seems to indicate 'la'
the McCarthyl;es have lost even ms support"
When he arrives in England he VIII nave
70 declare to which side he belongs. The anus
ing scene at Belfast. where Mr.. morley
stripling Mr.. Harrison, seized the cash ana 'he
books of the League, is an Illustration ol te
energy with whfoh the Parnellites generally are
conducting their campaign Mr. Parnelps speech
az Meath contained expressions which showed sym
patby with those who look forward TO the found
ing of a republic. At Cerkcnwell he made a bold
ATTEMPT to mobile" the British workman by de
claring for the eight-hour movement. His chief
rebuff has come from the source of danger
which will always be present to his cause.-the
hierarchy The Bishop of Downs pastoral, which
discourages if it does not prohibit, priests from
extending the privileges of the Church to Mr..
Parnell's supporters may fall innocuous, but it
cannot fail to have some effect upon few at
least of his followers. On the whole, however,
Mr. Parne has reaped this advantage from his
energetic methods, that some OF his opponents i'll
Parliament are reported to be wavering largely on
account of disgust ard disappointment at the
baltinc. timid action Of Mr.. Mccarthy and the
Committee of Nine.
Great interest is felt just now over the new de-
yelopments in the colonial policy witnessed in
South Africa. Canada and Australia. conven-
ton in Sydney is aiming at the confederation of
the Australian peoples, the chief obstacle 10 which
lies III tariff arrangements involving less than
e5OO 600 sterling Actually tie outcome of Mr.
Rbodes,s interviews with Lord Salisbury are of
lcss irportaoce as regards Portugal than in their
effect npon Federal development in South Africa.
Tho Canadian election has touched the still
greater question of separation. Englishmen are
heoinninq 10 ask themselves: What Will happen,
sbould the federalized items OF the Empire, while