The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-11


ENGLAND.
late rEersncs OF Peers and Danger TO the
Peerag0.
The London Telegraph, of July 20, says:--
The interference OF peers at elections pro-
misses to rise 10 such a height in the coming
contest that, If it were as successful as the
noble ntTgders desire It might be question on
called the House of Lords. The state Of affairs
at Cardiff is wonderfully instructive. The town,
as is generally known, 'belongs" to Lord Butte.
He is lord of the soil, and almost of all that is
thereon. When he mods Cardiff moves;
when he frowns Cardiff trembles, and when
he smiles all the windows. are illumi-
mated and public dinner is organized.
This happy local Illustration of the well-known
truth that Brtons-especially West Britons-
never shall be slaves, acquires new color,
viv1dness, and force, from the events of the last
few days. Colonel Stuart, cousin to the Mar
quis of Bute or else we should not venture to
name him, is member for Cardiff and a Liberal.
But the Marquis himself is minor, student at
Christ Church, Oxford; and, having by some
mysterious means been influenced into a 6t of
Toryism, the boy has authorized his trustee to
support, against Colonel Stuart Mr., Gifard,
Queens counsel, the Tory candidate. What in
fuence his conservative relations brought to
bear on the little lord, we do not know; they
may have promised him a new cricket bat
big gun, "lots of holidays" no more Greek,
ana leave to sit up late; at all events
the boy wrote to his big cousin,
the Colonel, saying that he in.
1e0Ueu 10 give MT. GlUarQ negative support"
but not to Indulge in "actIve antagonism" to his
relation. That promise, however, did not satisfy
the tory trustee, a Mr.. BOyle-he wanted more.
We earnestly hope, If it is not asking
too much, that the liberal electors of Cardiff
sincerely liberal by large majority-will disre-
gard the eXtorted letters and words OF the young
lord, and the brutaly brusque advice of the im-
pertinent trustee and that Colonel Stuart will be
again returned for the seat. Ii not SO much the
worse for marquises next year. Every little fact
that exhibits peers in insoent opposition to the
In frp
the thinkers in this country-as yet minority
who already talk about transforming our heredi
tary Chamber into Senate, with foolish boys
like Lord Butte, and incompetent old gentlemen
like the Duke of Portland, relegated to the OBJ
scuie opulence Of do nothing millonaires.
John Bright's Position im BIrming n ann
The London Star of July 27th says:-Mr.
Bright's position at the banquet given by the
Mayor of Birmingham was certainly not an easy
one Neither, 1t must be allowed. was that of
his host, on his hosts own admis ion. Men of
opinions the most different were gathered round
the table. Extreme liberals, moderate liberals,
timid liberals were there; genuine Orange or
true blue conservatives, conservatives who like
to attach the prefix liberal to their party de-
nomination, conservatives who, with Mr.. Dis
raeli, are ready for anything; conservatives
thing. The host is understood to be man
of decidedly conservative opinions; the
guest was the most popular tribune
and the foremost orator of liberalism. The
Mayor of Birmingham. indeed, declared that
while he holds his official position he feels
bound to an absolute impartiality; aud we only
wish that the chief magistrates Of other cities
would endeavor to act upon his honorable ex-
ample in this respect, even II they could not
pretend to initiate his eloquence and his good
taste. STILL the political opinions of the Mayor
OF Birmingham are not those of Mr.. Bright, and
many of those present thought with the host,
III not with the guest. But the company had
assembled mainly, no doubt to hear Mr.. Bright
speak They would have pesn disappointed il
no od tai cd m natitudps
posing him likely to condescend to anything of
the kind. or capable OF uttering such talk.
Even tories of the deepest dye may,
therefore, on the eve Of another revolution
promoted and guided by him-take courage and
be of good cheer when he tells them that the
time will come when jais revolution too shalt
be remembered by them or their successors rs
one of the bene6cent operations OF our national
development. The whole speech was that of an
Englishman addressing Engishmen with whom,
no matter what their differences of sectional
opinion, he must have a common interest
supreme over all minor considerations. This
feeling so filled the address and gave so true
tone to it that partisan sentiment OF any kind
sank out Of hearing and was lost in the common
feeling OF English citizenship and English
patriotism. Such an occasion has been rarely
TUNED 10 so good an account. aud we only wish
all great political speakers addressing a mlscel-
laneous public assembly would take confidence
and courage from the example OF Mr. Bright
and treat their audiences like Intelligent and
thinking men worthy something better than the
The Great Drouth.
The Mark Lane Express is filed with details
concerning the drouGh. We extract the follow
ing remarks from its editorial comments
For the last three weeks, with only one days
interval, we have had taste of tropical heat
and drouth, such as has not been experienced in
England, as some say, for more than half q
century. This, however, is an exsggeratlon
for we certainly had a similar season in 1928
when not shower fell between the beginning
of May and the commencement OF harvest
which took place the first week in July in some
OF the early districts round London. We have
perfect recollection of flour from new wheat
being offered for sale IN Mark Lane on the
second Monday of that month. The crop o
wheat that year was a most abundant one
and the quality, unexceptiOnably bright and
heavy, Unlike the present time, no WeVer
there were stocks of old wheat on hand, and
consequently the price fell very low during the
first quarter; so much so, that every means wa
employed to. get rid OF the surplus; Pigs ane
other animals were fattened. and horses fed
i'with the finest wheat while the more wealthy
growers held 1t over for better tunes. Wha
added to the effect of the abundance was th
currency bill of Sir Robert Peel, the operation
of which threw the landed interests OF tn
country into the greatest, II only temporar!
confusion. 1t was feared by many that tn
depression would be Permanent; ana IAN ~
offered for sale fetched little more than half 1t
pIeyious value some of the Tack-rented estate
being left almost destitute OF tenantry by tn
extensive emigration that occurred.
Very different is the position OF the Unite
Kingdom now. With exhausted stocks both a
nome aud abroad, the importations OF whea
are barely sufficient to supply the demand froI
day to day; and the millers are anxlously wal
ing the advent OF the new crop, so necessary
"a ,,i,I tho old forpipn wheat which CannC