New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-21
! Present Condition Of England's Navy-she Inns
| not ships 10 send 10 Sea.

From The London Times, Aug
few lines in our impression Of yesterday have O
importance which forbds TO pass them over with
Out notice. They consist OF question and answer IN the
with and indignation. Mr. Graves asked the
First Lord Of the Admiralty the Of The ships Of present
Sir John Pakington replied follows Ny honorable friend
me do not give him the names Of these ships
short one Iregret that find the Reserves by
IN tor sS9Un % 80 Sa ~ The snaa
have great difficulty finding relief for the ships that retr
Nav at The present moment This end OF the expend
ture Of 10 millions within years Of endless inspections
and experiments and Parliamentary debates aud professional
This is the final result which attained by the nation which
unes the kest and most costly Goyenment doekyards and
is eight years since this country set TO to reconstruct
oiee aud the first efforts by Board OF Admi
ray presided by SrJohn Pakngon Bot the Conserve
yes were driven and the Ministry Of Lord Pame
ton succeeded them. The nation was PROMISED ana y,
expected great things eager on the subject OF naval
defense with an eagernes oseed oy not %
with which that power had attacked and BUNDLED an enemy
caused all to believe that we needed the best ships The
could Be obtained The reconstruction Of the became
Oo longer cpDned TO merely professional dspuans
tic propounded teir theories and submitted Their
by the service The House Of Commons
never its whole career been more liberal was READY 70
vote ANYTHING the Government declared necessary the
national security Economists will moi soon forget
the expenditure Of that time. =,
Nearly thirty millions asked Tor 10 single year IN lhe
name OF national defense or this the Admiralty bad It's ful
share We build vessels at 10 compete with and con
ouer any that OF foreign yards we were TO
luce our merchant take kindly 10 the naval service
and 10 insure ready supply the first note OF dan
ger Wooden vessels had evidently had their day. The vast
huks which lie naval harbos would never more FORM
line OF battle Those who bad ironpAed vessels knew
fla In time the old orthodox must either
20 bsc 10 port or the bottom MY Lords seemed 10
see this with their usual cearness OF Wilson, aud
such were promises and the lsraene OF their demands
fot the faent OF them that the nation could not but trust
them. ..--. -
From that time to this have been "reconssucng
tnuay has been all designing aud building and altering
and trying ships the measured mile at Stokes Bay where
each ship always said have proved faster than that
has ever preceded It, until unsophscated people might be
oused thinking that Britannia ruled tho waves more impe
rousy than ever And find First Lord OF the Ad
mafy-not aspiring young Member OF Parliament anxious
40 appropriate grievance but actual responsue First
Iord with official dignity maintain aud Official obligations
10 bind hdecarng that really have rot ships to send
10 sea. A.. :. -.
sraightorwnrd mani he Is not likely TO SPEAK without
thinking or without coming TO reasonable concu
ou Nor Is it temper Of himself his party 10 say
thing that may excite what called popular elam. When
he speaks subject ho has good means Judging and
every inducemen 30 be sccuraei and We implicitly believe
him We will repeat his words He is cory that the list Of
ps In the Reserves Is "a very short one The Reserves
arc by no means 10 satisfactory condition. or indeed In
aoh state as he had right to find then The Admiralty
great difficulty 10 EGng relief Tor the s1 that return
from foreign service Ia