The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-21


the right spot at last and through these misconceptions
in regard TO the Russo alliance English states
| with the Alabama claims
Your correspondent has the best authority for stating
that in the opinion OF leading members OF the present
government as well as Of the liberal party the position
OF England IN regard 10 the Alabama claims u TOTALLY
untenable Secretary Seward has only to push the mat
ter with what Mr. Gladstone calls "a Arm but gentle
pressure" and he will have IL all his own way.
These statesmen also, profes. 70 regret that RUSSIA
say that would have been possible by transfer Of
Canada to the United States or by simply acquescng IN
peaceabie annexation. to have settled the Alabama
such prepostons Those who discuss the matter nope
not; but on The contrary, they expect after waiting
| Russia got for her cebergs. Canada u OF no use
to Great Britain, and is, in fact, an expensive bur
BY settling the Alabama claims a and giving John
| Bull little hard cash into the bargain, every
America scheme; it has been in slow opera
ton for thirty years. And so the cesson OF Canada may
a. q
make fair offer for Canada, such offer Will be
made to them whenever the Alabama claims are vigor-
ously presented. - .
These hints, upon reliable statements and not
upon mere curious specuatons, ought to he sufficient
for Secretary seward Minister Adams; but after ALL
the American and people decide this question
II the United states could aud Cuba by
open purchase what other Power could equal s coun-
try in its maghfcence or show title 10 IT'S
ritoyY On the other hand is tho game worth the candle
when Canada must soon drop into the Union by or,e Of
10 the Bank OF England waiting for Brother Jonathan 70
| draw his check
rho Peace Conference began its session al Down.
ing street yesterday but your correspondent has for
warded you all the Information concerning ii by cable tee-
gram aha as your report more full and explicit than has
appeared In any paper here and embraces all
detail it is unnecessary to cramp your space with
repetitions For the detailed report of the
reform demonstration at Hyde Park Monday night is
omitted.
The cable teerams OF the HERALD often superscde an
1istoary corres ndent in regard to such matters aud
x
trc supply the spa sches and resolutions in advance of
r letters But are ARE ew ss u Sc do to
served, I've mentioned. When a similar meeting was
undertak last year the es Of Hyde Park were closed
bart Of The ynss (Which h We mot yet been replaced
and seroA T. Ot was only q accidentally averted The
whole question laIns ana upon had nothing pSS to
do with, the ,su bject Of reform The government
declared that oe parks ess her n 0sms 20 ,b ,ss
could lorcibly prev ent any poiticM meeings taere
This year the snt was raised an ine Jaw oees
retary of state annpu iced that he nte led 70 protect
the Queens property as ans the reformen ana 70 tnas
police IN strong force ami had thousands Of peca con-
stables In, d we during the Cha sss ao.s
here when LOUIS Napoleon served ss one OF - proca.
nation denouncing all per- ons who should atsA 40 me
meeting and warning them that they were tresA 'sse
and we're liable to be treated SUCH This all nam
and straightforward The ref Nrnen were squaig, ex-
pliciI They picked up tho COVE vnment gauatct ~ T
ter prociamations ana dared the suthortes tecomc
and nght 1t The London Tss Numbered; the otAs
10 desire battle and FINAL sctilem emit and the Queen
went OF 70 Osborne, out Of harms way
"what nextw Why, on Sunday tiae goverunent dis.
covered that although the parks belonged to- the
Queen and although the authorities had the right 70
eject respasser yet the trespasses must b. ejested
leased 1t once whom outside precincts Of the park
No violence could be used, military employed except
in case Of actual Could anything b. absurdf
Consequently the Secretary OF State announced Mon
day would not interfere with the meeting unless
tom out -
wonderful Read the scathiug leaders In the 7nss
and other journals and you can form some estimate Of it,
prise ct their easy victory.
Al the meeting almost every rule Of the Park was
against the protests Of the government clubs marched
with bands playing and colors flying horsemen rode
dicted. and vet no policeman dared interfere. As
meeting nobody approve or this demonstration
You would not permit thing the Central Park.
New York which is inferior TO Its London rival in old
trees but far superior varieties OF scenery.
But this demonstration more than meeting
The concealed Gordon Of soldiers policemen and
cannon; the crowd Of one nundr: s thousand
the various speakers; the bold and revolutionary Ian
guage Of the Speakers thcmssves; the cheers that
greeted sentiments the hundreds OF hard faced
women moving through the throng the thousands OF well
dressed gentlemen attracted By curiosity che ruians
lying heavily tho sod and waiting for mischief the
bood-red banner crowned with she cap Of Liberty. that
carried in procession instead Of the nag Of England
bands playing the 'Marselaiss" instead OF 'Ruo
Britannia 70 people the housetops and the win
fronting the Park the frightened faces oe the
dowagers who had come take airing and found
themselves in tae midst Of mob the general anxiety
hushed expectation the rushes at the mounted
cemen aud the Kisses and stones showcrsd upon them
the people acting their own police, dragging the
roughs down from tho trees and arrestng pickpockets
the detectives gliding through the crowd and taking
nfcant signs The worry order OF the assemblage was
ominous for It showed how completely the men we're
sft halrrh Tim
in every spesch-"keep order and 10 shall Be victo
uous.n
sunset with their red banner reelected in the crimson
clouds and statue OF the Iron Duke frownng help
O'Clock With ali the honory OF war, and surged
through the city singing tubiiant songs They had
out ns ~ sss,os cv h.a
almost every regulation of the PARK 10 be violated and
struck tho first boodiefs blow OF great revolution
The world OF England moves-what win be ts next !
advance
In Parliament the Derby Reform bill drass slowly
along Now the government 10 successful; de-
fested AT time II accepts an opposition amend
ment; Mt another time II proposes new amendments,
which the opposition declare viii Kill the bill. Nothing
is certain from day to day Nobody would be- sur
prsed 10 see the killed, and the government
thrown out q, any ss yet as may Be-
ceeded. Some Of the journals OF the former
hypothesis the Times processes TO be certain Of the
latter IL will not do TO predict, neither will the result
make much difference. Az has previously been pointed
in this correspondence, the Reform bill In Parlia
has won simply because he holds the trump card viz
dissolution Of Parliament, OF which every member
who Of his scat Who has not pocket full
OF money, is seriously afraid.
The real reform movement Is out or DOORS among the
workngmen and not untn the liberals ready 10 ac-
cept John Bright their leader rice Gladstone
will genuine measure DO brought forward In Pariia-
ment Beales excite all London BY one Of his meet
irgs: but q reform debate NJ the House OF Commons
less sensation nowadays tnan FOR example the
boat race between Kelly and Chambers
Aside from the reform demonstrations, London 10
sadly in Of sensation present The Paris EXPO
son has not yet begun TO draw although popular ex-
cursions preparing. fhcre are plenty OF Clique
topics, Of which have been touched upon In TINS
letter but nothing OF broad, general interest," has re-
Gently developed, aside from reform and Luxemburg
plCKPOCKETS OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION
Grand Trial Of skill Between English and
French Thieves-How John Bull Lost by
Ills Intempcrauce. &c.