New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-23
GREAT BRITAIN.

THE LONDON PRESS ON THE CONVENTION BE-
TWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The Pal Mall Gazette of Feb. says: Mr..
Seward formerly insisted that his counsel should not be
precluded from adducng the proclamation OF neutrality
evidence OF Gnn the part Of England and as an
act creating those conditions under which alone the
Alabama could have become miscellaneous We do not
that there is anything in the Convention as 1t stands to
prevent this ground from being still taken by the counsel
for the United States Government being embodied in
some written statement presented IN it's behalf 1t GER
tany that England may IND herself III the posi-
ton She steadily refused to occnpythat OF defend
ant question law The
fact that umpire known to have viewed our con-
OF beligerent rights to the South matter to
be considered determining liability in reference to
the Alabama would destroy oil confidence IN the justice
Of his decision supposng that 1t went against An
award that the officials at Liverpool London had not
shown sufficient diligence in preventing the Alabama
from escaping would accepted by all reasonable
perfectly satisfactory The question is one OF fact
interested person who is In possession OF all the evidence
But IL it Is known or suspected that the umpire
responsible for the depredatons OF the Alabama either
because Government winch had recognized the South
as belligerent was likely to he careless in letting
cruisers escape because it had not been for that
cognon her escape could have done little or no HARM
10 would be at felt that we had been condemned on
question OF law by judge who had no necessary
knowledge oflaw, and was not properly empowered to
declare IT, II one of two conclusions which may be
arrived at by the umpire safe produce just and
era dissatisfaction IN this country 1t is point worth
considering whether is wise to provoke such coDse-
THE LONDON PREss on THE PROTECuoSIsT REVIVAL IN
LANCASHIRE. .r- ..
The london Times OF Feb says In the heart OF Ian
cashre and IN the home OF the cotton industry IS now
roundy affirmed by spinners and manufacturers that
Free Trade is mistake, that the AntiC0rn Law League
pronagated instead OF truth and that vast deal
more said for the principle of Protection than pO
Dtca economists have been willing TO allow. This is the
tale told in Manchester ITSELF and IN that very Chamber
OF Commerce which represents and expresses the doc.
trines OF the famous E" Manchester School" IL womb
nave been we'll # one had explained little moro
clearly for the benefit OF the outside world. the origin
and tendency Of the commercial hercsy now injecting the
cradle OF Trade but II seems IA II the source oi
skepticsm actually nothing less than MT IObue
own darling wOrkthe French Treaty The root OF the
matter OF course In the want OF commercial success
COttonspnmng longer pays, or at best pays but IN
differently; aud cotonspinners are grumbng exactly
like distressed agrcuturists in times past. the cotton
trade OF England arose from our ability 10 supply the
than could DO otherwise or elsewhere obtained
We were enabled TO do this partly by me
advantages OF capital enterprise and organization, but
partly also by the advantage OF cheap aud regular
suppiy of the material We divided with the United
States the trade OF the world in this commodity The
with price Of the article and the facilities OF manu-
facture could afford TO send IL TO any part OF the
globe and sell it at profit This power OF underselnne
was the foundation OF trade 30 long as lasted te
trade lasted when il the trade fell Nor can any
thing except the recovery Of this power set the trade VI
again anything except cheap cotton permit po"oi
10 be recovered. 49, -.
RNTHRoNIZATIoS or The NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTER
The enthronizaton OF Dr. TAFT as Archbishop OF Can
terbury took place Feb T. In the ancient cathedrl OF
the province in presence Of immense assonblagt
OF persons greater part OF whom went from London
specially witness the ceremony which was OF most
impressive character.