New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08


Mr.. BALFoUI.
(BY CAsIR TO Tue TRIpuNE)
copyrioht 1873 BIZ The Tribune association.
London Jan. Mr.. Gladstone returns TO
town on Monday, and forthwith gets into the
harness. A Cabinet Council has been summoned
for Wednesday, and, il is stated. probably with
more foundation in fact than usually attends the
disclosure of Cabinet secrets. that it will then,
a BODY discuss the finally drafted Home Rule bill.
pefore the series of December councils closed, the
committee specially charged with the prepara-
ton Of this measure had concluded its labors. and
,rintcd copies of the bill were distributed among
the Cabinet Ministers They have had the
Christmas holidays in which to study their
task and on Wednesday members outside tile COM
mittee will have the opportunity of intimatng
their approval of the scheme as a whole. or of
Offering suggestions for its further improvement.
Considering that this stage is being APP
preached, reflections on the rumors of dissen-
sion in the Cabinet, invented with hot haste within
few hours of Mr.. Gladstones taking the chair
at the first meeting became interesting and
instructive While the Cabinet secret has been
successfully kept, is, indeed, in respect of its
details, only now approaching a condition in which
il were possible TO disclose it, there is one plain
and important inference from patent facts to which
| have more than once called attention. 1t is
quite true, as Conservative oracles jubilantly
insist that in the present state of parties in
the House Of Commons. the fate of the Home Rule
bill lies with the Irish members. If Mr. Nc
Carthy and his followers were dissatisfied with
the bill, they could throw it out and there
would be an erd of the matter, and of the
Ministry. In 1886 they were, up TO the time
when Mr.. Gladstone appeared at the table of
the House Of Commons TO explain the bill, as
much l the dark other members outside the
Cabinet, and the attitude they might assume
was problematical. At the present epoch the case
is different The leaders of the party have as
far as the main lines of his scheme are con-
cerned been taken into the counsel and conf
dence of Mr. Gladstone There are matters OF
detail, some not yet finally settled, which will
he made the subject of debate in the committee
but with all the essential points and principles
81 the measure troy are acquainted
How do these strike them and to what eX-
tent are they accepted as satisfactory There
Is no dublety about the position Of the National
Members They must have a real Home Rule
bill, one that will satisfy the just aspirations
Ct the Irish people and permanently settle the
ancient controversy. In view of their pledges 10
their constituents, and with faction OF their
countrymen jealousy watching them, prepared TO
mako capital Of any sign of weakness, they cannot
afford to join in any bargain that would result
in the passing Of other than thorough ard
complete measure.
In these circumstances the attitude Of the
Irish Members becomes matter Of the deepest
Importance. 1t happens that we have not TO
wait till the meeting Of Parliament in order 10
ascertain their views Alr Justin Mccarthy, Mr..
O'Bren, Mr. Dillon, Mr.. Sexton and Mr. Healy,
each having positive, definite, and authoritative
r1aA0 nf 10 rratp ~
stones bill, have from time TO time during the
lest three months enthusiastically declared their
confidence in the Government, and their belief
that the great question is the eve of solution.
The latest testimony given the other day
by Mr.. Tim Healy, perhaps tho most I'M
pscable AMI unpurchasable patriot OF them all
Mr.. Healy unreservedly declared his confidence
in the intentions of the Government and PAID a
warm tribute 10 the character of Mr.. john
Morley Mr. Ilealy extolling the Chief Score
tsry is u strange pOrtent of the times. and bear
ing in mind the fitness of knowledge ont "'
which he speaks, his attitude bodies well foi
the future Of the bill and the strengthening OF
the Union between England and Ireland
The news of the fighting at Ambigo reminds
the public that England has not yet closed H'
account with the sad Soudan The favorahie
immersion created by the stoadiness oil the feyP-
tan troops under fire compares we'll with thrii
conduct under the command OF HICKS fasia'
Those were horde of sheep who gave inc enemy
no further Trouble than was involved III 'he act
of slaughter The little band at Ambigo proved
IN ha a group of lions who, surprised and over
powered by numbers, stubtsrniy ioagh'. re"f
IN. !, oood order This transmutation OF
fellaheen into seasoned soldiers is one Of the most
striking evidences Of successful English tntriagc
Pnt an uneasy feeling is raised by the discovery
that forward movements are again in progress on
The Soudan frontier and that dervishes are once
more on the warpath. The English people nave
bitter memories OF all that followed on HICKS
Pasha's raid. and do not desire TO drift into
repetition OF them.
Curiously. little public interest is taken in the
anroochinq marriage of Princess Marie of Edin-
bureh with the Crown Prince of Rumania, winch
takes Mace on Tuesday. A week ago some nut
ter was created in the female breast by the pup
lication OF an article descriptive Of the wedding
trousseau: but the sensation has not been MAIN
tanned Az that height While little il known 10
the ordinary public Of the Duchess Of Edinonrgi
and still less Of Princess Marie, the Duke mas
not succeeded in establishing his position as the
most popular member Of the Royal Family, MOI
is there any particular attraction from poil'l
cal point OF view fl the match. Rumania. winch
occupies the position of a buffer State betweef
Russia and Bulgaria and European Turkey, Is not
g country with which IL seems lrresistbiy deslrb
bic 10 connect British interests by so fragile
4 bond "a royal marriage. Everybody now re-
calls the romance that but lately stirred the life
of Prince Ferdinand. There is no question tha'
he was deeply in love with ms aunts bcau'hul
handmaiden, Nile. Vacaresco. They were, IN
deed. betrothcd and the engagement was set on
ono side avowcdly for purposes OF stat" 1he7o
have been duly met by the betrothal Of the
Prince TO a slight acquaintance who is not only