The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-16
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
e1apsroNE's GOVERNMENT ESCAPES
THE DANGER OF DEFEAT.

THE DANGER OF DEFEtT.
,,c,n,ot Now be Wrecked In the Committee
stage of tho Home Rule Bili-The RE-
r,,Eabie Bear Garden In the Commons
Inst weeb-Qucen Victoria Offended BE.
ruusc Gladstone Didn't Accept Her Invi-
t.tiou 10 DInper-Great Failing on In the
Receipt Of Peter. Peace Robert Buehnu-
nm. Onslaught Upon the Literary rrofes-
.,,,-Prote ctinr the Rights of Prisoners.
LONDON. July 1E.Thero is no longer any
danger for Gladstono's Government in tho
committee stage Of the HONS Rule bill. The
perilous ninth clause has been carried and
the last hope of the Unionists for q possible
vote adverse to tho Ministry upon this highly
,,ntontious part OF the measure has vanshe
in the face OF n majority Of twenty-nine Ia its
favor The bill Is now in comparatively
smooth water as the remaining clauses. ~ to
10. embody no principle or proposal that can
give rise to any dangerous crisis.
Englishmen used to be very fond OF sneering
at tho occasional lively proceedings Of the
French Chamber. but henceforth such gibos
vii! lack force. because tho imperial British
Parliament has this week given to the world
nm exhibition OF passion and folly quito equal
TO- and in some respects SURPRISING anything
ever seen in Paris There was no particular
reason as far us ordinary folks could see. why
Thomas sexton In particular and the Irish
Eationalsts and British Radicals In gem
eral should lash themselves into n
state OF mad fury because an obscure
Tory member chose to describe Irish
men as an impecunous and Earruous
people. Harder things have been said OF indi-
yidual Irishmer and OF the nation without
arousing a hurricane: and Thomas Sexton.
- MI Nlor
worthy Nationalists have during the past
twelve or fourteen years denounced England
and Englishmen in terms which. by the law OF
proportion. ought to have been followed by a
cyclone.
The Tories are endeayoring to make politi-
cal capital out OF Tuesdays display OF tempo
rary insanity. as though 1t were confined to
one party or one side OF the House. AS a mat
ter 0f fact, everybody except Mr.. Gladstone
went more or less md. Balfour and Cham
berlain and Harcourt and Morley howled as
loudly as Sexton and Healy and Redmond and
Clancy. Unreported imprecations were shriek-
ed from the quarter In which Lord Salisbury's
superfne son. Niscount Cranhorne. Is accus-
toned to lounge in company with a select
group OF noble scions. and they were as wildly
returned with the added flavor OF brogue All
the fists that were shaken were not unbeiew-
elled. and II Timothy Henly practically invited
tile Tory blusterer to step outside and fight. 1t
was Unionist captain who deliberately hus-
tied DR.. Tanner behind the Speakers chair
and narrowly escaped immediate chastise-
ment
Contrary to expectation. Thursday night.
when the second application OF wholesale
closure was made. passed of without serious
disorder: but the Tories are carefully arrang-
ing scenes for next week. in the belief that the
country will be persuaded that the minority Is
being treated In an arbitrary and tyrannical
manner.
The second week Of September Is now re-
Sgardcd as tho most probable time for tho ad-
journment OF the session. Propagation is con-
hidered out Of the question as the Tories have
arranged to delay simply by minute discus.
sion Of the estimates. and it will be necessary
to have late autumn session for the despatch
Of purely English business.
It's pretty well known that Mr.. Gladstone
slavery poor courtier. He always feols ex-
tremey uncomfortable in court dress or uni
form Of any kind. and wears 1t. while In Office.
as unfrequently as possible. The Queen I'M
derstands the Grand Old Mans little poculiarl-
ties, and since he resumed the Premiership
last summer she has shown marked consider
alton in the matter Of his attendance at court.
I'll evident however q till OF some kind has
Just occurred between Mr.. Gladstone and his
royal mistress. The Premier was invited to
dine with her Majesty on Tuesday, and, as
usual. he begged to be excused on the ground.
It's understood. OF the pressure OF public
business. The official court circular next
day. In the ordinary course. should have an
nounoed: The Prime Minister was unavoid-
ably absent from the Queens dinner party"
But upon this occasion the words used were:
The Prime Minister was invited to dinner.
but was unable to obey her Majesty's COM
mands." This Is not q distinction without
difference. as an ordinary person might be ex-
cused for supposing. The court circular is
drawn up every evening by the Queens pri-
yate secretary. and is carefully revised by the
Queen herself before being communicated to
the court newsman, by whom 1t Is sent to the
=. newspapers. whose owners pay f100 year for
inc privilege Of printing it. The secretary.
as before mentioned. would have said that
the Premier was unavoidably absent. and the
alteration. therefore. must have been made by
her hajesty's own hand. The words actually
used imply, as every courtier knows. that
MI. Gladsones excuse was utterly in
adequate. and that his absence offended
the Queen. The Grand Old Man will manage
70 survive the royal censure. and probably
ieels happy enough already In the reflection
That II he had been at Windsor ON Tuesday
night instead Of at Westminster he would not
A'o UGH apie 10 act a. q peacemaRer In the
Sexton row.
hr. Bayard has taken q country house near
WINDSOR. and Mrs. Blaine and her daughter
are at present living in a delightful rural re-
treat near Uxbridge.
Mr. Lars Anderson OF the embassy left for
new York to-day aboard the Paris on six
weeks vacation.
Aeut,-Gov. Sheehan was in London until
'o,day. He called on Mr.. Bayard recently
Dr. Charles r. Greenlenf. Lieutenant Colonel
ana Deputy Surgeon General OF the United
states Army. and DIR. Richard c. Dean. Medi-
cal Director OF tho United States Navy are In
England making a special study OF the British
army Medical Service, and visiting military
sAd naval hospitals Senator Cantor is also
here.
Dr. Lapponi. physician OF the Pope is quoted
AssaYing that tho Supreme Pontiir will live be-
sohd ninety years He said this week that tho