The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-24
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
EN- CLAN D..
oua rDxuoA CORRESPONDENCE.

LONDON, Sept g. 1896
CONTINENTAL DIPLOMACY
While the great reform movement pursues its way
quietly aud almost unnoticed, the public mind OF Eng
land is attracted continental events the notice.
able Of which for the moment the resignation Of NJ
Drouyn de Lhuys and the funlment Of the September
lRoman) Convention. Touching the former the weight
of opinion appears 70 be that the retirement Of The
French Minister s attributable the mmovablc pur-
pose Of the Emperor toadhsre the September Ccnvcn
ton and withdraw hts troops from Rome rather than to
any misunderstanding relative 70 the frontier question
with Prussia That the Minister retres OF his free
will appears 10 be tho opinion OF the best informed and
not. some would insist that he has been dismissed
nay, dsgraced This only goes show that there
s much conject because tho true state Of the Ia
not known, and not assisted to a solution by
finding that in vionna stocks went down, while in Berlin
they went up circumstance which only goes to show
what people thought In those capitals, but bv
what they knew
II is well known that Of all men IN the confidence OF
Napoleon Ill., Drouyn de Lhuys was the one most COM
mitted TO ms ideal doctrine that "he empire peace
He IL eminently peace man. and would be rather
amusing surprise II the Sphinx Of tho TuIleries were
now TO take step In direction opposite 10 that which
is supposed by 20 many 20 have induced the ''mssa
Of the Minister That would be a rsversai OF the pie
well calculated asionish your conucturss
But am not going 20 predict anything Of the kind
Ny humble opinion clings TO the skirts OF that other
supposon which attributes the ministerial change 10
the EmpcrorE determination 70 his troops from
Rome, proceeding Of which N Drouyn do Lhuys
would rathsr mot snare the responsibility for
ssee rHg RnroRn novnnRwr AT HoMR
Yhs press Of Europe. including England, N ringing
with these questions and concctures u the exclusion OF
everything else except occasional editorial Id the
London papers on the course pursued by such men a.
~ % s
Of Inquiry into election hriberies fU.Y
Curious enough, too these detaila Commissioner
lawyers Witnesses cupable and Innocent and
present enjoy tho thing ~ hugo joke and laugh In
chorss at The reveIaioss II 10 take bribe rather
q commendable piece OF smartness than otherwiseope
Of the liberties guaranteed the suhect by thst ingenious
oontrivance the British constitution, and with which
these inonirss is Weapon IN tbs hands of conservs.
against the " manhood suffrage" Of Mr. Bright; for the
evil 20 frshtfu while the elective franchise Is confined
70 decent farmers and respectable housohodors what
viii Il be when tho desired privilege shall be e1tended
HON the upper crust downward through all the strata o
rapidly, and NJ worthy moments reflection The
hdeousness Of the spectacle TO be presented by EDaasd
ana ~ ne y ss bse snS sS1
% DO what Mr. Bright tells them they are entitled
70 do a. frsemen and British subjects, may wst
appAl the spectator and force him to think that such
staie Of things but the prelude 70 sl stupen-
which drew from American In London letter on the
subec IN which the reform movement u rather dspre
ossy ,aSss ~ ss se u s'n hs ' london
IN support OF the writer's vsws and inwhich the
take Y made OF comparing universal Hfngs IN the
The compaTsou cannes be made until the conditions
o society In both nations identical For the present
universal mnfsss II pos yst ssiAiasd n certainly posi-
bio; while IN Great Britain with Q widely different
sssss su s sss. %s s u: s,s
popular scsion. In England sucosssfui poiisIc,.n,
Of Commons enters q social sphere and removed
> certain distance from hn former status . nero
oiss for The castles or iods are nos more distinctly
marked than are the classes In English society.
wns se,s asnss'cn exists .ssrsfors there WI es
stamp 70 exam themselves vdnaily for tho sake
q others q sAsr class for any higher principle than hs
esen tabcoed and the snvied pleasurc o. hobuobbng
with 'my lord win US political success confers no
wealth produces and eminencs which is the child Of
taleat We know no other distinction, q Distinction
"h,en ss rss; m,sss s'..' : Only only . sos MsssiSs me -
provokes smile from your conservative peer and s
psronised ~ poetic license; at best encouragement
house But The system which makes Tho duke aad the
gardener socially, w. at the time, intellectually and
pecunsrly equal will DO for ars,ocraiic England
This is tho reason why an American cannot view Tho
present reform movement without q conviction that
terrible revolution which shall up,arn the whole social
sys,c can ncs nov % such success IN England as
in the United sstes make but the people hero viii
Hoon Vut naA tnf way 70 90 " N by tmttAkinE
That IL the precise point aM
Tnose Who think and act with Mr Bright may think
the British people sufficiently educated exercise uni
versal suffrage and whether not they forcscs social
revelation, such hlncd above logically lnevl-
table, or whether they think perfect harmony can
exist between arfstocvncy, ss privileged class and
powerful democracy, vii not undertake say. am
awaiting further Developments !
Tux ARMY.
writer In the london Times exposes the frightful
inecieney of tho Brsh army and IN ths Issue n the
same paper of tho sd proposes sysism With Which
no fanlf be found by those wbo admir-, large |
standing armies Think Of the whole svsfisbc armed
force in great Britain, amounting only 5000 ~ ali
armsi Dfeadfnl In thcse days or Fenianism and
ster repsbcsn reform meetings Add W that thc fast
thai The navy does give compets ssfsfscson whom
compared with Others that know something o. and
you easily fancy how nervous conservatism must
Fssl Another raid on Canada and only three o. four
regiments csn be spared. No wonder the Governor
gsnsr.i n On hb way home 70 England