, 1866-10-15

~ Ats E-AtellenCy fgcHAEb J. 0GLEsBT, Gov.
ctlor o. tho STATIC Of Illinois.
FROM EUROPE.
+. Our London Letter.
The Nora $cotfa Depufntfon-SIrula-
cant admtasfonE-Cnnadn Crayltatins
towards the United Statcx-The Gicto-
ria Colonial N1jsalon-TroubIc ahead
-NaPoieonsa henltf-Telc.rophIc
English Coppcrlicads on the Preaa.
Correspondence oi the Chicago Thbuue.1
LONDON, September 20, 1906
The English people generally know rather
less about Canada than about the United
States, and 1t is amusing to see how puzzled
some Of them are to find deputation here
from Nova Scotia putting In protest
against confederation Of tie PROVINCES, aud
i Sat more en3ean a2 eear the dses and sts
and Mr.. Annard are letting no grass grow
under thcIr feet. They dnd their way into
newspaper Offices md put their case to pub
lie writer's With good deal Of tact, aud few
leading members OF Parliament will
escape reading OF the brief The rasuest
us to the difference between the geosraphi-
cal position Of NOVA Scotia and the otLer
colonies, md OF course the financial state Of
the Fnriuus members Of the proposed con-
federation is utterly unknown. No doubt
Nova scotia BY herself would lose By the
connection, and this part OF her REPRESENTA-
tiou has somc little effect but another consid.
Grafton the Colonial visitors advance Is lis
tened 70 less phlegn,atically. You must
know that they do not scrnp1e to say.
wherever they arc, that tho addition Of Can.
ada TO the United States is but question
es inns net a1S rt5e iSs e 81 tnsns X teEd tns
proposed confederation, is that il they
were not iu II, they could talrly remalA an
English colony, when the Inevitable absorp-
tEon of the sister colonies takes place
whereas, II they were In the colonial union,
plainly dc .1are that when Canada dnds Eng
land declining to assist In uDproduciiTe
public works. to supply the colony with
money and saye her expenditure at cyery
turn, she will at once grayitate towards
America. # this be true, we have but
slight hold, for the British Parliament has re-
solved to let Canada trust to her own re-
sources and to layish no more English cash
on Grand Trunk Railways and the like. We
are resolved oDl5 to spend when the colony
spends and only TO pa5. rs they: say Of the
Government education scheme, by results"
THE VICTORIA MIssloS.
Another colonial ''mfssfou.n scarcely less
interesting, Is ttxt Of the late Chancellor Of
the E1cheluer at Victoria, the Minister with
whem Sir Charles Daring principally acted
Sir Charles Is over here in undescsSed dis.
grace: The subject Of his recall will be
brought before Parliament In the next scs-
sion, and am Of opinion that ut. Cardwcll's
knew nothing Of the circumstances, but,
sgniast % The u more aeinocratie tic boay e'adse WEE
two were contendtng, decided against the
assembly, and Withdrew the Governor, be-
cat,se he acted upon the advice Of the law Of
fcers Of the crown. Most unfortunately for
MF. Carawcla. the dispute was over and} the
victory won By the popular assembly, Just
before the despatch recalling the Governor
was received. The feeling on behalf Of the
policy Of the latter was 50 marked that In the
new Victoria Parliament bis supporters were
sixty to eighteen. Mr.. Vernon, the gentle
man now over here, has been staying for
some little time with the present ColoAlal
Minister, the Earl Of Cansrrcn, and believe
has produced m Impression upon tic young
nnblcman's mind.
TIE Reform QUESTION.
a sort-of cold shuddcr has run through our
middle class society to-day, By reason OF
distant allusion to tho argument OF physical
force ln which Mr.. Bright indulgcd last night
at Manchester. All the old fierce ChArttst
class hate Is beginning to burn again, and wo
shall have tsoublons tinacsif Parliament does
uVt eutsH hQWlt tue NuFhiHE Mt4 10 1Ne IRAN
chise. The hypoerislcs and frauds Of last ses-
sion have maddened the multitude, and :
long continuance Of Lord Derby In power
would bring us the miscries Of civil war,
unless his party arc prepared to abandon
Their destructive policy.
NAroLEoS's HEALTH.
The Eossfps Of Paris and London have de-
ttrmined to kill the Emperor Napoleon.
They have given him every disease Incident
to humanity. within the period Of his reign.
That he should still be living, rot to say en-
ioging himself at Biarritz, Is miracle. The
theorists declare he has no business to be out
Of bis tomb. The last story has obtained .
wider circle OF believers than usual, from the
way ln which It has been adopted BY the
2i,nt*, and used rs the text Of IN a!armIst
leading article. Besides, tue Emperor really
Is unWtll, though one who has anything offs
memory gets scepttca1 as TO the serious char
actcr ct the indIsposition. am assured
tlat be suffers from an ulcer, and
that tho doctors hare told him bis life is
endangered, and that be must live by given
rules: Meanwhile, the Empress aud Frlnce
Napoleon arc each striving hard to get the
succession Of power. The Ultfamontanes
support the one, and crowd Of ImperiAHst
nor the more advanced school Of Dcmocrstsc
Rerpblicnns-the other The Republicans
cannot forgive the Prince for his relationship
TO the Emperor. nor his implied assent to
the despotic provisions Of the Constitution
They would make use Of him In strug-
u soon as they could. The Orleans
family are actively watching aiIairs.
They Keep up constant communication
with their friends in France, and fully intend
to make an appeal when the Emperor dies.
Numerous difficulties arc in their xsy. They
accept 1t If they would reign in France.
They arc strict Catholics. and would desire
to maintain the Pope in bis secular throne,
but Italy Is growing stronger and would re-
sikt an Or1eAntst King with far more rcadt-
1ses than she weuld resist The eonqne1or Of #
onr newspapers have the stock memoir
Of the Emperor read, aud people look for
his decease as for An impending cvent-these
srcculatfons may NIL be vain aud the Emrc-
ro1 may. for all We can tell, be only half way
through the time allotted By Providence for
hia sway. --..-.--..-....
TELEGRIrH MATTERS.
The *'Limitcd Company who undertake
to supply our journals with foreign intelli-
Ecnce, continue to ignore The existence of the
Atlantic Cable. The daily papers subscribe
81 600 year each to Reuters association,
and they seem 80 much in the grasp Of that
body al to fcsrt press for American tele-
Ecription would be raised. All this time
there are dIscords and jealousies amongst the
officials Of the late expedition concerning The
rightlul claimants to the dignity Of kulght.
hood. Some OF our best men have from ttrne
to time refused this ridiculous distinction,
which Is not hereditary and coufers no psl.
vileGcs, but others are tsckled By the toy,
and will quarrel with their best friends tc
obtain it.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
English politics present one feature which
distrncts the foreign observer and auno}s tht
! critic who looks 1t them from within, Yor
viii sec In the Democratic army-in thf
hosts who arc battlInr f5r elcctorai reii1rm-
a band Who. ifyou are 4 genuine Liberal yor
| constantly meet in other fields. as YOUR enc
craI in Enr1ant Is consfstent in iIs nract;re Ire
anti vnn tnou- wharc h. ,r;I1 he Ehor n ~, :,