The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-01
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EUROPE.

TIE LONDON TINES ON THE COIIoS SoIsiAoN
AND THE FRENCH cRIsIs-cHARLEs DICKENS
POLITICAL cREED-LoRD CLARENDON on THE
TENURE OF LAND oUEsTIoN-THE PEACE PROS
pEcr IN EUROPE.
LONDON, September 2a.-The London Timss,
in an article ON the cotton question, says: "1f
cotton is dear with its increased production,
because of new spinning countries bidding
against us, then the Liverpool quotations
are unintelligible. II spinners not only carry
OF the raw material, but curtail their demands
for our manufactures, the state Of trade is un'
inteligible also. On these suppositions it Is
useless to cry for more or cheaper cotton, the
evil arising only from thelsss Of the monopoly.
The cotton demand is limited, and competi-
tors diminish our share of the manufacture
We cannot discern that cotton at sixpence per
hound would bring trade back to England. We
lost it by the loss Of the raw material; but
since then 30 many events have occurred az
fecting this great industry, that it is necessary
to distribute or apportion their several results
in The state Of things before u.s."
The Times says: s'The coincidence OF the
Emperor's sickness, and the reconstruction OF
the government, lisa serious misfortune. The
energies of the Emperor cannot be we'll spared
ct such crisis. Reforms come unfortunately
while the Emperor is incapacitated, and as a
time when he is most required. Speculatlons
of the people on uncertainties, and opportuni-
Ties Of the future, are 80 encouraged as to aug
ment the public disquietude. II the crisis had
occurred ten years ago, the Emperor could
have brought to work the energies he carried
fntothe italian campaign. Rthe experiment had
then succeeded, France would now possess
generation Of statesmen with some parlia-
mentary experience. The only question IS,
was the prospect of successso clear then as to
Justify precipitating instead Of postponing the
triala The present peril, serious in any case,
is aggravated by the Emperor's enfeebled
health. But peril of some kind has been the
prospect OF the government for the past TWO
generations"
Lord Clarendon has returned from Paris.
he delivered an address before Hartfordshire
Agricultural Society tonight, in the course OF
which he acknowledged the subject OF the
tenure OF land in Ireland momentous, and
vital one, but should not be considered as
party question. The evil connected with the
land system must be abate1. The solution was
djsscult, but not impossible. Government
would not adopt any Wild or subversive scheme.
The promoters of such plan we're the enemies
of an equitable settlement, aud no friend OF
Ireland. BE asked If there was language
strong enough to condemn landholders
who evicted the tenant and reaped the
whole benefit of the tenants labor and
expenditure. This course was two often
followed, snd the evil must be absted.
He believed the rights Of property should
be scrupulously upheld. and its duties
rigidly enforced by law. Government, he said,
intended to introduce measure which would
command the respect, support and praise OF
every honest man. In conclusion, ne alluded
to the preeent condition OF Europe, and ex-
pressed the opinion that at no time within the.
past three years has there been fairer pros
pect of continued peace than st present.
Charles Dickens opened the winter sessions
Of the Midland Institute at Birmingham last
evening with pleasant speech. After review
ing the history Of the institution, and Offering
advice for its future management, be touched
upon other subjects. The present, he said,
was o materialistic age. His political creed
could be summed up IN two articles: Hisfaith
in the people governing was infinitesimal; his
fash in the people governed illimitsbie.
Archbishop Cullen, in reply to deputation
bearing an address from citizens Of Wexford,
Ireland, said: By modersting demands. not
by interfering with legitimate rights, any class
Of industrious tenants would enjoy the results
ofSsbor in undisturbed tranquility.
: Father Hyaointhe win be defended in the
council, it is said, by the Bishops OF Avignon,
Rheims, Chalons snd Bayeux.