The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
THE FATEOF HOME RULE
THE NIL WILL PASS THE HOUSE
LNDBE DEFE4rED BY THE LORDS.
Tho Grand Old Man Withstanding the
Strain Better Than His Younger Col
leagues s-AdmIraI Tryon's Mistake.

cles IT is said that the Home Rule bill
will 80 TO the House Of Lords in the
fourth week Of August, and that it viii
be disposed Of in time 20 render possi-
bic the adjournment about the middle
Of September. This calculation is based
on the assumption that the Government
will not spare the closure. will end the
second reading on August 10th or
| 18th, and compress into two or three
| sittings the debate on the third reading.
| The Radicals and younger Liberals are
opposed TO an autumn session, and are
/ seeking 10 persuade the ministers 10
prorogue Parliament until December.
1t is now evident that the Government
intends 10 hold an autumn session. Ass
regards the present session, IL Is believed
that when the ministers realize how the
| Obstrucuonists will prOtract the discus
sion OF the estimates they viii either
postpone the Propagation or cut the holi-
! days short.
The Unionists are very reticcnt Just
now as 10 their plan TO drive the Gov
ernment by obstruction 10 a premature
| dissolution. Although they refuse 10
| talk. however. they are as pugnacious
| as ever
They are arranging for pairs during
! the period between now and August tth.
After the latter date they will begin talk
irg vacations I'm patches of sixty. Glib
son BOwles. the champion Tory member.
mas inCrcescd the list Of his motions ON
the votes of estimates 10 an even hum
drcd. Some seventy or eighty other
Unionists have declared their intention 20
assist him IN this plan OF obstruction.
Mr. BOwles most enthusiastic supporter.
Robert IIanbury. Conservative for Pres
ton, is trying his best al present TO equal
his friends record I'm giving notices of
amendment.
When the Home Rule bin shall have
passed the third r. aiding Mr. BaIfour and
Mr.. GoscfIen will probably leave town for
a rest. leaving Sir John Gorst. nnan-
cial secretary OF the treasury under the
last Salisbury administration. 10 lead the
obstructive campaign against the este
mates. Mr.. Balfour has been greatly
fatgucd by his incessant work as Jn-
ionist leader. and his friends insist that
he must rcCuperate before joining in the
second crusade against the Government
Mr. Goschen, although he has not borne
the brunt Of the battle IS suffering hardly
less than Mr.. Balfour from oyerwork.
Curiously enough while these younger
men are breaking down under the strain ~
endless debates and divisions the Grand
old Man. who has had twice the burdens
OF any Of them shows hardly a symptom |
Of fatigue.
At the advice Of his friends. however. !
he probably will take a short vacation |
soon. preparatory 10 pushing along the |
estimates with his usual vigor.
Urgent whips haze been issued I'm the |
House of Lords 90 remind the members |
that q fun attendance must be had late |
in August fo- the discus sion and vote ON |
the Home 1tIle bin. 10 is uncertain how |
lon; tine debate will last
The general opinion is that the bin will |
Doe discussed daily until midnight for one |
week The Lords are expected 70 reject /
the bin boy a vote of about ten TO one. /
The minority viii Trmber hardly more |
than forty-two. The Marquis of London |
derry will move the rejection of the bill.
In Defense of Admiral Trvon.
The English press IS revclling i'm de-
sultCry discussion Of the Victoria court |
martial at Malta
I'm ordinary trials the fear OF punish
ment for contempt of court I'm discussing |
cases under judicial adviscment keeps the
editors discrceuy silent. No such punish
ment threatens. however i'm connection
with court-martial proceedings, and there
fore the leading writer's are signing over
the folly of Admiral Tryon and the mis-
takes which they attribute 10 his subor-
dinates.
Admiral Hornby has varied this sort Of
stuff by writing a manly letter to- the
United Service Magazine in defence of
Tryon.
Vacnlation was the last weakness"
ne says, "of Which Admiral Tryon could
be accused. / believe there was room to
avoid collision If the signal and general
instructions had been obcycd. There ap- |
pears TO have been am absence OF the
spirit of mutual assistance which used 90
characterize the Mediterranean squad
ron"
Admiral Hornhy adds in another para
graph of his letter:
"lf. as admiral. / had had the misfor-
tune To- make such a mistake / am con-
hdont that with hardly an exception each
captain would have kent clear of the
flagship. although several captains with |
good Commander Tryon al their head
would have shaved the flagship in order
90 take a rise out OF their chief Why
this was not done ON the present occa-
sion is a mystery.
Admiral Tryons great object was that
the whole fleet should move in any direc-
tion as fast as the flagship. There was
mo- difficulty I'm this when the officers
acted i'm the spirit of comadoahip and
decision The disaster might have been
avoided If the officers of the fleet had |
shown move confidence and decision. OH
GERS are expected TO have their own opin-
ions and TO act upon them in cmcreen-
cies. 1t looks TO am old Mediterranean
cruiser as if two things We're wanting:
First, quick appreciation az facts; sec
end. celebrity Of individual movement"
The manocuvres Of the channel squad
ron, under Rear Admiral Edward Scy-
mOur are watched with unusual interest
by the public. and the taxpayers are
growing on account Of the numerous
accidents that have already occurred. |
I'm five days there have been fourteen
collisions. Many engines have been dis
abled, and various less considerable
damage has been done on Wednesday |
Admiral Seymour purposey hoistod the
signal given by Admiral Tryon for the
fatal evolution off Tripon Not "a ship
obcyed il. Each sicnalled back that the
order was not understood. Thereupon |
the first signal was countormanded. and |
the signal TO turn outward, instead Of |
inward. as did the columns OFF Tripoi,
was given.