New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-28

corrtr, be Is going 10 describe think Mr. Goodwin
Smith could perhaps serve his own country III no
other way better than by Offering to her people such
. history as he meditates. In many ciisis OF me
war his voice one OF few IN Eneahu ~ ~ ~
rightly tLo meaning of disasters, ana 10 prOlah MS
faith in the IniOn unchanged, III spite on then nc
will write the story of the past with similar DeileI
m The idea that runs through the whole OF IT, WIN
philosophical comprehension of events ana gu,ueI
ty a genuine sympathy with the principles on WHICH
the political fabric OF America has been constructed
C66peration is continually cropping M to the sur
face here In odd sorts OF ways. Since the c9nleIcce
at Manchester which recently noticed, pubic meet
ings have been held in several large towns 10 pro
mote cooperation. At most of them Mr.. Thomas
Hughes ". r.. has spoken. who appears to nave de-
voted his Parliamentary vacation To q pcIpaleIc
propagandism of this question Mr. f. o. oIeenuiLg
of Manchester who has assumed the functions 0l me
Broker at Cooperation, and publishes monthly 90
operative Share List, has founded society III COW
junction with Mr. Hughes and Others, Tor eAten,uhs
cooperation to agriculture For some llihe pdSt lolo
has existed journal entitled The Industrial ro'IHd
ships Record issued i'll Manchester but IT Is Hheiy 10
find its way to the metropolis ms week an , IiI'e
Mr. Bright represents, the most oemocratc
town in England, but one IN when. coop
Grafton has never taken much root bnIllnsu rI
is ley tradition democratic: From TINE lnne 4lSa
it has had, in things political. way ana VIII ol lts
own. When Mr.. Bright was rejected at Mahchesttl'
ii offered him seat free of expense Ii is remark
able for the number of its small manufacturers who
contriiIte to maintain It's independence OF local ac
ton. Mr. Hughes attended meeting IN inns toWh
Dixon The new member for Brmn gltir, alftl VINO is
brother-in-law of Mr.. Stansfcld the Member Tor iia
flax. made long speech the first he mas ever intue
upon the subject of cooperation. The meeting, now.
ever was chiefly remark cable for the appearance OF
Archdeacon Sanford. The archdeaconry OF the ven
cradle CLERGYMAN includes birmingham: ana Ill ihc
secular welfare of the inhabitants he takes q deep
and honorable interest. On this occasion ne au
verted in many terms OF respect 10 inc VIKINGS ~
Mr.. &. J. Holyoake. and stated that ne h3d
learned political science from MN, anu Only
wished that in return Mr.. liolyoake would "a allow
him to give him some lessons in theology" The no
tceable point is that dgnitary of the Church OF
England should admit that a winter VINO dOeS not
believe in the IhiTtynne Articles should ne ape 10
teach anything which an archdeacon thought II
worth while to learn. Archdeacon Sanford must De
if may say it without irreverencc. courageous ana
genial old gentleman Another notable p1gSIm Milo
addressed the meeting was Mr.. Arthur hyIahd'
late Mayor of Birmingham, who bears an emlheill
name, who always speaks with the geltehesS inu
mOdesty Of "A man who is unconscious OF how much
he knows and how faithful hc Is 10 the public
service. -.
On the whole cooperation is in good hands in Biz
mingham. and bids fair 10 make some way there,
which hitherto il has not done, although IL pro-
if MIR William Hawkes. Smith father of Mr.. Toulmin
smith n lannon's black. letter barrister in London
and the great writer ON Local Self-GoveDment,
Nh Hawkes. Smith was a friend OF Robert owen ana
defended his views better than any other Of ms ds,
ciples could and where none other oi equM s9cl,l
! posiron in the town would. Ii was Birmingham
also that furnished the most remarkable OF the Gov
| errors Of Greenwood, Mr.. Owens hampshire Com
| munity-namcly Mr.. William Pare who was III lSfV
Registrar of birmingham, aud whose office caused so
| much disOuietudc To the Bishop OF Exeter, VINO
| made many speeches against the said Registrar IN
! the House of Lords. Despite all these advantages,
cooperation has not made any distinguished progress
\ in Birmingham.
Probably Bedfordshire, where the Russells reign,
is one one of the sleepest counties in England II
! has however, green spot OF Vvaclty ana CONNER
cial activity in 1t in the little town ot Luton me
other dav there appeared in The London Ictgrdph a
dismal account of this thriving little place repre-
senting that people were naked in the streets fam
/ inf
half the revenue of the shop-keepcls hese repre-
sensations the townsmen found Impossible 10 GET al,
equatey corrected, although they took the uiusual
step Of sending depuatlOn To the Once or the IN
eliminating journal, To plead some mitigation Of me
report The fact is the little town somewhat resent
| bles an American settlement IN us quckness OF
growth. It IS remarkable for It's straw manufacture
SrRobor Peel lately referred to 1t as one OF those
towns notable for the number of women in il who
were in the straw" There are probably more young
women in Luton than IN any other town
in England. attracted as they are by the en-
plOyment afforded in straw plating winch Is poem
| lary adapted 10 their hands; bnt otherwise SIR
Roberts description, or rather suggestion OF ther
| condition. is one which he must have derived from
"reminiscences of Lola Monies and does not apply
This week the foundation stone OF the new Corn TX,
change has been LAID by two CoiGaels-0ne I-pei'il
! Conservative NJ. j., and the Other a CONSERVATIVE
| Liberal The new Exchange, designed 10y rising
architect Mr. Messenger, is really most tasteful
| structure aud will stand at the extreme end OF a
spacious wcl-built street. with the Town-llall con-
fronting 1t at the other end.
| banquet followed the ceremony of laying the
| duced. the like OF whom probably no country
| save England could furnish. 1t stated
| by speaker that farmer was present
! whose family had held the identical home
stead and lands which he now titled for more than
! 500 years. A loud and general call brought the
| ancient husbdndman to his feet. Mr.. pigOtt that
| was his name) who presented himself. was 4 person
of middle stature, COlOrless face saVcn except the
small gray whiskers. good forehead, about 90 wears
of age, wearing gentecl suit OF black and looking
more like private country gentleman than farmer
Of the usual mddy, robust, English type. He had a
| somewhat intellectual cast OF cOuntenance spoke IN
an auimGed. buried way SAID IL was quite tine that
! he had blood in his veins which was more than 700
wears Old-tlat his family had held in that neighbOr
| hood. without interruption, the same fai1u lands.
/ from days prior TO the Norman Conquest. He stood
! up stOuty for the omnipotence of agriculture sad
| he did not believe in the pcUnaucuce OF
any country IN which agriculture declined lie was
sure his own country would never 90 wrong long
It's agriculture kept right MI PgOtt has the re
pute Of being energetic farmer. and his race rs not
likely to die with him. hope IL may be pcrpetuated
on the same spot 800 years more, and THE Tribune
of that day Will, doubt not be glad TO record the
fact. | ought TO add that Mr.. IigOtt continues TO
read The Times daily, which Is beginning to he con-
sidered in England a sign of very antique and OhsO-
the growth of journalism IN this sleepy county of
Bedford, that to-day the morning after the banquet
The Luton AdrTiiSer, an citerprising penny paper,
contains report of some fifteen or twenty speeches
made and a descriptive estimate OF them. written
while they were being delivered, and published be-
fore the speakers mp III the mOrulug-a feat of
journalism never accomplished, believe III Bedford
! shire before. G.w.s.
TIE FENIANS.
The final preliminary examination Of Burke,
Casey and Nullady, took place Bow-st, before Sir
Thomas Henry the 9th OF JanuaIy. IN consequence
Of rumors circulated on the previous evening Of in