The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-09


landowners of the country numbered but
$4,000, and while in 1900 the land was taxed TO
the amount of II GOO, the rent received by
the landed aristocrucy being G22 SOC, 600, in 1869
the rent received had increased to over eG6, 6,O0O,-
600, while the taxes paid had decreased to
G1,1JOO0O, in consequence of the redemption of
the land tax. Referring to Mr. Mills statement
that the landed arstocracy had grown rich
while they slept Mr.. Bradlaugh said that il
was not so, for the heads of families being pro-
vided for by the law of primogeniture and entail
the arstocracy had provided for the Younger
sons i'm other ways out of the country's earnings
The rights of property in land were different
from those in possessions acquired by LABOR,
and those who owned land nov had no right
to shut it up for pleasure when il would pro-
duce grain for the starving millions Headyocated
| reform in the land aws-hrstly, because they
| had ii in their power to reform them; secondly,
! because it was lawful; thirdly, because whether
| it was lawful or not they could do it, meaning
! thereby that the happiness of the nation was
! higher than mere legal right. The fact that
| England is a monarchical government was de-
| MED, the government being that of a landed
| aristocracy. He did not advocate the equal dis
| tributiOn of land, but he asked that the cult
! vator of the soil should share in the profits of
| his labor
\ eulogium of Mr. Gladstone closed the
| lecture.
A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer,
! and other speeches terminated the proceedings.
Where is DIR. Livingstonet
| MIR. Rurton letter concerning DIR. Livingstone
| has called out a note from Horace Waller who
says
'Intelligence of another lake more to the
! westward than any yet discovered might at any
| moment lead our veteran explorer in that drec-
tOu again, the receipt of the discoveries made by
Sir S. Baker (and these he would probably first
hear of at UjijD would very likely lead him
| nOTthwards in pursuit of the yet unsolyed prob
lem of the Nile system; whilst those who be-
leve in his return to the eastcOast at Zanzibar
| being his chief object have many shrewd opin-
| IN tlpi rp
| singularly silent to his intentions; many have
never come to hand, and in these missing des-
| patches his programme may fully be set forth.
"Dr. Livingstone knows just how to treat men
as he finds them in Africa, making friends and
| avoiding enemies as far as possible, and likewise
in order that may do away with supposition
which might otherwise crop up, to the effect
that all such Arabs as he has met in the inte-
rior are in hostility to him, l had better quote
a letter written at Lopero, September %, 1861.
Speaking OF a detention of three and half
months, he says:-I was most kindly treated by
the heads of the Arab party namely, Hamees
WOdin Tagh Syde ben ALI and Hamdi Mo-
hammed. | send note to his Hghness Seyid
Maiid (Sultan of Ianzibar) by this same oppOr-
tunity acknowledging the kindness of his people.
| also give notes to the three head Arabs us Il
sort of testimonial. They have behaved like
gentlemen throughout And in another place,
i wish to give TO Hamees long single-barreled
rifle, etc Again. writing from CaZembe's, De-
cember ii, the last letter, / think received from
him, he adds, One of Syde ben Alli's men leaves
this tomorrow to join his master in Buira. lie
and Hamees have letters from me to you. In
this letter we cannot trace the an-powerful pre-
sence of the Mascat Arabs ut Cazembes for evil
against our traveller. The Sultan of Zanzibar is
now the deadly enemy of the Ruler of Mascat |
may add. At the same time | do not see
any reason to believe Livingstone is q captive al
Cazembes."
The Opening of the Snez Canal.
The Grdzer TGgespOSt contains an interesting
letter from Professor A. Reyer on the Suez Canal
The following is an eXtract:--
1.-TWO circumstances render it doubtful
whether the whole length of the canal will be
navigable for large ships at the beginning o
next November They are, first the fact that
the salt lakes only filling very slowly, as the
current cannot be increased from the north fol
fear of iuuring the sides of the canal and inter.
fering with the machine at work there: ano
next, the rocky formation met with south of the
lakes which retards the progress OF the works
These difficulties may perhaps be overcome, bu
there are others of a more serious nature which
while they will not delay the opening, ma!
seriously affect the success OF the undertaking
'"There are particularly the following points,
/. The harbor of Port Said is in danger of bein!
filed up by the fine deposit brought down tn
Nile; 2. The fresh water basin of Port Said
too small so that if the water-pipes are s.
seriously injured as to require heightened repair
the whole population will be reduced to grea
. straits: 3. In the Menzeleb lake it has been re
: marked that the wooden walls have in seyera
= places been severely strained and displaced
. ! SuCl parts Will uGllduu lIGGuCul T. III
| depth of the canal eight metres will not
2 ! sufficient for vessels with seven metres draugE
2 for any length of time nor is it broad enoug
e (22 metres) to allow large ships to pass eac
other easily. Its depth, if it be successful. wi
1 have to be increased to 9, or better still,
/. metres, and it's width to 40 metres. 5. Even tn
e would not render it possible for large steamer
to use their wheels or screws in passing, for til
c machines used for deepening the canal cauS
S waves one metre in height. Such vesse
t will therefore have to be drawn through b
II chains and machines standing on the banks
a For long distances the bed is dug in the SAM
J. These parts must soon be walled up, or they wi
be destroyed and the whole labor lost Man
- indeed are in favor of coating both sides vii
stone for the whole length. z. The canal is
IF danger of being choked up by sand storm al
al washing from the sides. This will amount
600 cubic metres per annum, which
If twice the quantity calculated upon Six lar!
rs machines, each of eighty horse power, will ha'
A, to be constantly employed in cleaning this SAL
le away. 1t will be seen from the above that, eve
ii if the canal be opened at the appointed tim
e. much important work will have to be done b
TO fore the undertaking is really completed. Th
le and the great outlay requisite to keep the who
IN in order viii render it necessary to raise We
s. heavy dues if it is to pay"
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