New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
TIoNs AT COURT.
tcopw,sht 1897. Bg N, Unncd rrc's,

London Feb 1.-THE Liberals plan to triumph
| over the Peers by compelling them to abandon
| their amendments to the Parish Councils Dill
! They are hopeful Of success but they may eN-
| perience a sharp setback next week. Inc '""-
servatives in the House Of Commons have sur
| rendered much but not all. Questions concern
ing the control Of charities. the allotmcnts. the
! Poor law and Boards Of Guardians and the re-
| form, ~ the London vestries still bones OF
| contention between the Government ana the
| Opposition These questions must be settled IN
| the Governments favor before the Liberals can
truthfully boast Of compelling the assent oil
| tho Peers 10 the programme OF the Commons
| - Lord Salisbury should corcode everything
involved in the dispute he would dc IT probably
! In Difference to the personal wishes OF the queen
| who is known to dread an open conflict between
| the two houses. She is convinced that such Il
conflict would cause universal clamor Tor the
abolition OF the hereditary Lawmakers ana ''e
sar,a conviction has ere this caused her 10 inter
fere notably In 1854 when the two houses
| ouarrelled seriously over the redistribution "i
seats under the franchise reform. The queen
then summoned the Duke Of Richmond ana
| made him intermediary for the settlement 81 Uc
questions at issue between Lord Salisbury and
Mr. Gladstone Since then popular dislike oi the
hereditary privileges OF the upper house has
that II an attack upon these privileges should be
orce fairly organized 1t would soon affect the
rroroeatives OF the Crown. For these reasons
the Queens influence has been cXcrted already
70 induce the Tory Peers to act with greater
prudence.
Whatever may be the result Of the Queens
Interference many Liberals and all Radicals
feel that the time Is ripe to limit the power ol
the Lords TO veto the decisions OF the COM
,,ors M surrender Of the Lords exist
ing issues Is likely 70 modify the determination
Of these men to deal radically with the upper
| house As the Tories have perpetual cohtroi
| OF the Peers they hold and Will retain the power
to wreck all Liberal legislation. They have
not hesitated to reject the Home Rule BILL they
have made every effort to destroy the En-
ployers' Liability and Parish Councils DIS
They have already made their preparations to
defeat in the next Parliamentary session the
Welsh Disestabshment Local option and Reg
| istration Reform bills.
With such n Tory ollgarchy permanently rul-
| ing the country the Liberals ask how II Will be
| possible to proceed with any reforms the
Speaker" voices the opinion OF the best minus
| in the Liberal party when 1t demands that me
Peers power OF veto shall be abolished while
the House shall be allowed 20 stand as
venerable ruin. continuing such customs as are
completely harmless The star KadicaD'
| r. +. O'Connor's old daily suggests: the
Cabinet ought to end the trouble by adding to
some important bill the declaration Of the House
OF Commons that 1t is against good govern
| ment that the House of Lords interfere there
| with" Another proposal Is that the House OF
| Commons shall refuse to vote the salaries OF the
| officials Of the upper house.
| Mr. Gladstone gives this evening dinner to
his colleagues. to arrange with them the busi-
| ness Of the coming session. which will begin
| on March l.
The Governments adhesion to its silver policy
| for India lacks the approval Of high financial
| authorities In the city. 1t is predicted that
| the whole experiment OF closing the mlnts 10
| silver and trying TO control exchange must DC
dropped within the next three months.
The explosion near Greenwich Observatory on
| Thursday evening has caused a vast amount OF
| newspaper talk concerning the dangers OF An,
| archism in England. An official well acquainted
with the methods and personnel OF the An.
| there were hardly dozen militant Anarchists
| OF English birth in the city. The colony was
| made up Of squad nobodes wretchedy poor
| and without organization as party. THESE men.
| he thought, powerless to do much harm.
The French. Swiss and Italian Anarchists ne
| declared did not constitute. either individually
| or collectively such dangerous social FACTOR
| I'm London as sensational police reports had in
| dicated.
Commander Hodgett has brought out a new
three keeled boat at Cowes. The first trial,
| which was made yesterday, excited the interest
of yachtsmen throughout the country. AS the
wind was light 1t was hardly possible however
| to test the ability Of the new model TO counter
| act the tendency to roll In heavy seas. a
notable feature OF the boats work Yesterday
was the absence Of sidewash. She sailed close
| 10 the wind ran we'll quick In stays and
turned In her own length Among the other
| advantages asserted for her are Increased sta
| bility great carrying capacity. high speed and
| greater ease In handling and steering.
1.-THE statist' has attacked the Bank Of Eng
land for allowing branches to tout for de-
posts, Offering to employ the money In specua-
lions on the Stock Exchange at charge OF 4
| per cent commission
| The Queen will hold council at Windsor next
Saturday TO approve formally the speech from
the throne
Sir Ambrose Shea. Governor OF the Bahamas,
will be q candidate for the post OF Governor OK
| Newfoundland.
The Queen has ordered the court officials to
| adopt strict nrecautons to prevent the sale OF
introductions at court by women OF titles. Pres
entations at court have so long Deen matters
Of barter that the whole practice has become a
public scandal All presentations Tor which the
chaperones receive money will be cancelled pub
fhA Han