New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
n,sc1OSURE YET OF Mr. GIADSTONErS
HOME RULE SCHEME.
an pAy1TT UNsEAIED-THE SALVATION ARMY
,vvr.T1GA TIoN-THE TENNYSoN MANU-
sCHIPT-sIR RICHARD OWEN.
by CABLE THE TRIBrNRl

sCRIPT-sIR RICHARD OWEN.
by CABLE TO the TRIBUNE
,,obt. 1892: BIZ The TrIo,me association.
,..do, Dec. 24-Last Saturdays Cabinet was
.ho nature Of q practical Joke. Those sahgulhc
..ors who believed that Mr. Gladstone had at
resolyed TO take his colleagues and the
-,,io into his confidence on Home Rule were
pN,. disappointed. Other more reasonable eX-
sn,ations were also disappointed. 1t is SUI IN
P"ia ,yba,her the Cabinet. as a whole, know
~, Gladstones mind on Home Rule or he TIERS
III rhn,hor he knows his own. There is much
vi, of 4 Cabinet committee, which Is supposed
'a hs wrestling with Home Rule bill There
~ No such a committee, but there IS no reason
.,nno,e that any act or decision by such
80 would be held binding by the author of
49, official being Nothing is binding OF Mr..
Gladstone but the necessity of getting votes 10
larry his bill
to ANYTHING NAY be asserted with confidence
.hor. Saturday's Cabinet, il Is that no decision
40. thcn taken about Home Rule. The subject
...a not discussed or only incidentally DIS
'nssca Ministers who came to London from con-
siasrohc distances and at some personal NEON
,onence in obedience 20 tho summons OF ticlr
,evcrcd leader. returned in something Ike dis
Gust Theil coming futile. The CABINET
had been summoned to no purpose, or 10 none
,b.t was urgent or vital Mr.. Gladstone was
~ for Biarrtz and it occurred TO him that IL
~,;h, ha well 10 talk over with his respected
.rhorAinates some Of the minor matters embraced
IN the Newcastle programme. That Is all.
7, follows that in one sense there is nothing
now about Home Rule. II there he ANYTHING
nav il is tentative and experimental. Inc
tendency of the moment Is said TO be toward a
P.dcal reaction. The Radical protest against
the reported asccndcno, Of the Moderates IN the
Cobinet is supposed TO have had some elect on
", Gladstonc's mind. Nothing more is heard
Of Mr.. Morcys resignation II may DC assume"
.h., therc will he no split in the Cabinet while
AZ cIods.ore is away and no disclosures from
Biarritz.
vor,h Meath has cone the way of South Meath,
and Mr.. Michael Davtt il nnseated mere was
time when Mr. Davitt stood ont against the
nricsts If they forced such man TO accept
their patronage what Irish politician could eA-
ract 70 resist them? They took charge oil MS
election. Bishop Nulty's pastoral inc F"Die
document of do,9nation which figured in South
Meath was read in chapel by every pT''' j" u"
dis,rct The priests were his clectoAcerinS
- Tho r,achirorv Of the Roman Church
go. "a. IN motion and the terrors Of eXcommNhl-
o,Hor brrg over every elector WHO dared 10
$40 fo- +be parrelitc candidate. Lest srlFll""
.o,,ors micbt not suffice. the priests thch IT.
sor,oa % nhvsical violence. They beat rcn ana
evsn women or this they had the grace 10 De
ashamed when exposed in court; ouU Al ,''
rravs, offences which have cost Mr.. Davi't MS
seat they seem still to take pride' ...
The two Judges who heard the pe'nlo" ".
that the election is void on account Oh rpiii'n IA
intimidation. and for that onY. A I"f'hei w
,oncn ~ nriestlv rule in Irish politics may 10"
h. nYnectrd from Mr. John Morley ana aho'her
speer AZ the cant" Of those who dlsliRe IT,
T,,s +ins /. is said TO be not the Chief Secre-
49, amt the Vicerov of Ireland who Is gong 70
rcArn. Lord Houghton is reported 10 NC wea.S
AZ ME yiceresal dignity. He and some OF phe
cast,c officials do not get on together, say inc
cess.ys, dating from Dublin II LoFd hous"'On
- vn,nv 70 resicn-which doubt-better reasons
tho hose can be given.
II may well bc that the splcndor Of his great
post pals on a Lord-Tieuten'nt who finds nm
se,f in splendid solitude Lord noughton las
been boycottcd. socially speaking, from TIE day NJ
entered Dublin There is no dislike TO INN per
sorsll' 1t is the policy hc irpersonotes "inch
Is hated The Loyalists Of lrcand viii not pre-
sent themselves at the Castle over which hies
a Hou.e Rule flag They DO not attend hs
they will have no part nor lot IN L Government
which is doing its best TO hand orcr Ireland to
in their own pbrase-the prie't' and the rebels
Lord IIouehton is young man Of many social
ATTITUDES and social tastes. He has no real
authority He reigns and Mr. Morley governs
There is nothing in such a position 10 satisfy
any kind of ambition. unless Lord Hoaghtoh
were prepared 10 follow in Lord Abcrdeens fOpt-
steps and fling open the Castle 70 all corners VINO
could bring a Nationalist certificate. Mr. E!al-
stone is supposed 10 have indicated hs sense oi
the imprudence Ct that course by not reappoin'-
ing Lord Aberdeen, popular "a hc was among the
Irish Nationalis,s No doubt il was imprudent
though perfectly logical from that Home RuIt
point OF view from which Mr. Gladstoncs Irish
policy starts
Sir Edward Reed has fairly captured his Cardii'
caucus The meeting summoned 10 curse MN
has blessed him. There but poor minority
for condemnation; the great majority of the
Gladstonian thousand absolved the bold, bad man
who had dared to hnt-a hint two columns long
that the coming Homo Rule bill might be more
than England would stand.
True Sir Edward affirmed his loyalty, both
to Mr. Gladstone and 10 the principle of Home
Rule. lie had, however, done that before, and the
doing OF il in no respect assuaged tho wrath Of
the bosses Of Cardiff. They tried to make Sir
Edward pledge himself 10 support any Home Rule
bill Mr. Gladstone might bring in. He Indignantly
refused They then tried 60 carry q resolution
agains, him, and were beaten by ten to one
Sir Edwards friends then, by overwhelming
majority, affirmed their confidence in him, ans
the power of the caucus 20 dictate 10 Members
Of Parliament is thought to be rather less than
IL was
The Salvation Army and General" Booth
have now been declared innocent Of certain
charges which nobody made, and of some other
which were made or implied. An eminent com
m.ttee, under the inspiration of Lord ODslow. will
Sir Henry James as chairman, have reported tina
General" Booth has not msappled snv Of thu
funds in his hands, that his accounts are proper,
I.ant md l.. Oh. q d,