New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
THE WEEK IN LONDON.

| the events in England itself perhaps unim-
! portant. Yet they TEEN with human interest and
| internal importance. First and foremost is the
question of Australian Federation. Delegates from
| this great colony ceaseessly speaking pleasant
words to London audiences through the luxurious
medium of public dinners and uncheons. to say
nothing of copious press interviews, but mean
while are fighting Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
tooth and nail in endeavor to maintain Aus
tralia's objection to having the English Prvy Coun-
Gil final court of appeal for local cases; No
berlan will shortly introduce the subject of fedora
bill be passed forwarded to Australia with the
Council the power mentioned above Presumably
the Commons will follow the Governments lead.
obligation subordinating the highest colonial courts
to the priyy Council under which canada NJ fsdnrH now
tion
SALISBURY FOR BEER.-Whle imperial poll
tics Interesting home matters almost
equally THE Outlook" simultaneously sums
up these matters by representing Lord Salisbury
saying: Let have rifle clubs everywhere,
and let the young maidens fetch their fathers din
and beer This reference to beer is not half
facetious might appear Lord Salisbury's out
spoken opposition to radical temperance measures
in the House of Lords on Tuesday viii probably
afford the basis of the strongest planks of
the Opposition platform the next election. Con-
fronted by the united archbishops and bishops-a
strange spectacle indeed to sedate conservative
prelates linked with the Radical peers in an astute
Premier spoke move frankly upon the temperance
question than almost any leading man in English
politics dared TO speak. AS at the Primrose
League meeting. Lord Salisbury appeared to be
thinking aloud with regard for consequences
and declared he did the force of preventing
a certain number of people getting drunk when 1t
entailed preventing six times as many sober con-
sumers having the opportunity for free Indulgence
to which they have right" The term free In
dulgence" is campaign headline that Will not be
easily forgotten; did the slim majority of three
by which Lord Salisbury carried the debate
o4d ndso hs ona of Of dd
supporters. publishes articles saying the Premers
may turn CONSERVATIVES and Liberal Imperiasts
into uncompromisng opponents of the Govern
ment-
GOVERNMENTS NARROW MAJORITY.-An-
other curious feature of the week is the narrow
majority of eleven which the Government secured
in the House of Commons over the motion 10 pre-
vent Ministers from being company directors Had
the motion been carried forty companies would
have lost members of their boards, and twenty-five
Ministers including Lord Salisbury. Mr.. Goschen,
Mr.. Chamberlain. Lord Hamilton and the Earl of
Seborne would have lost an additional source of
income. All the weeklies. regardless of party,
agree in supporting the principle of the defeated
ernment itself viii bring in a measure to prohibit
any Minister of the Crown taking part in the direc-
tion of a public company.
HELPLESS AGAINST RUSSIA.-"The Speaker"
commenting upon Russian railroad and territorlai
aggression in China, declares that Lord Salisbury
and Mr. Chamberlain cannot protect British IN
terests real or gnary, in any part of the world
and that the United States has been the only
guardian of British interests in China while LORD
Salisbury has been helpless looher-oh.
THE POTTERS' STRIKE.-The dispute in the |
potteries trade now involves twenty thousand men.
many of whom belong to union. and are there
fore dependent upon charity. The manufacturers
insist upon closing down their works rather than |
give in to the demands for increased wages. Mean
while as The h PGpt5 n nut hdTs ase a
being greatly stimulated, and if the dispute keeps
6 of of the
teries getting such grip that English goods Will
not be wanted
GOVERNMENT CHANGES. = Such sweeping |
changes have occurred in the legal branch OF the |
Government this week as have had no parallel In |
many years. First of all, Lord Morris. the eminent
Irish Lord of Appeal in Ordinary with brogue
rich as any in all Erin, and strikingly like the late
Lord Tennyson has resigned. at the age of |
seventy-two years, and after thirty-three years
judicial service. Lord Morriss tenure of the Bench |
was marked by some Cf the wittiest sayings and |
keenest judgments in the history of English law.
Into the shoes of this brilliant urist has stepped
the Right Hon. Sir Nathaniel Lindey, who has
signed the Mastership of the Rolls. There is moth
ing against Sir Nathaniel except that he Is an |
Englishman, which has caused the bar of Ireland,
at public meeting to denounce fercely Lord |
salisbury for breaking a precedent by not letting
Ireland be represented among the three Lords of
Appeal. The legal Conservative members from Ire |
land are just bitter the Nationasts against |
letting England have two representatives and Scot
land in the highest court, while Ireland has
none.
In resgnipg G Ing the to become
an income of over n5.O0O for one of $1,000 with |
PeeTage 2, - thrown In; This popular lawyer so Wen
With matters ranging from the Ven
WOOlSaCk,
having money and finding the work of Attorney
General too trying, decided to settle down |
mons for ten years His successor was naturaiIy
Solicitor General Finlay, Scotch Libera-Unionist.
who Will not allow Conservatives come the |
platforms in his Inverness burghs and never goes
The Right Hon, Edward Henry Carson once
again becomes Solicitor General Mr. Carson was
and the appointment of this brilliant IriShman has
created some surprise.
A NOVEL BIBLE.-The latest display of British
ingenuity is Bible. j. X. Starley who de-
scribes himself as bicycle director" of Gov
entry. has issued, under the auspices of the Sunday
School Supply Company Bible in which the New
Starley justlfes his action by saying the Oa Testa-
the New should stand" adding: Yet we have
largely made the Old extinguisher which puts
out its light"
QUIET POLO SEASON.-With all the best play- |
ers at the war; the polo season opens tamely
Clubs like the Ranelagh and Hurngham are likely
TO be quiet this summer There was an interest |
ing game on Wednesday at birmingham. however
when a match between England and America was
hall Keene. w. McCreery l.. McCreery and Frank
Mackey. The latter unable play, but at the
sustae With his help ihe Amerieans Ge
feated Lord harrington. F. Freake. w. S. Buck |
master and Captain Renton by to /.
SYMPATHY FOR A YACHTSMAN- Much sys
pathy is felt for Charles Day Rose, formerly o: