, 1870-08-13
LONDON.
The Bogus Treaty.
The Denominations In Ireland
Influence Of Public Opinion in the
United States.

influence Of Public Opinion in the.
United States.
IrRoM orR OWN coRHEsroSpET.J
LONDON, july a.
Il may be supposed, from distance, that
London can show but few signs OF tho VIII.
The seA rolls round Crest Britain, and Al yet
no eornd of needle-gun Of Chsssepot reaches
the islanders ear; yet 1t every hour of tne
day one is reminded Of ths wondrous drama
that il being played. Take the case Of per-
aon living in the auburbs, and follow him
awhile.
The railway trains bring in thousands and
thousands every few minutes, from o'clock
in the morning. Tho earlier ones contAin me-
chsuics, clerks, shopmeD, governesscs lin
whose favor special reduction Ia made IN
the fates); the next Are the higher rank OF
business 1nan, who are s,rly enough II they
reach the city by 10; and get later como stock
b1okers and heads Of firms, who are able to
take things easy. Nox scarcely anything but
the wsz Ii talked Of. Even sporting men dis
miss "Goodwood," after few sentences. and
discuss tie odds" On the Rhine.
The genuine politician usually hss
his Newspaper before be reaches the
railway etation. 1t ia delivered at his house,
perhape. by O'Clock, and be has mastered tho
kilograms, At all esente, 1t his breakfast.
Boys are cut IN the suburbs delivering papers
throwing them into tho front gAraeus
dropping them in srras ; pushing them under
doors, or getting lid Of them III the way that
occasions the least delay. But It ia At the sta-
tions that the Eale ia the largest. Mr. John
stuart Mills successor in The representation
VI Westminster, ene Ar. ". Il. Smith, has,
tho English railway comfa1ica, securing him
the monopoly Of the sale Of newspapers ni.h-
in the railway stations. With the sA}a Of new4-
papers 10 alto the trade Of circulating 4htz-
II, SO that At ueA1ly every place in England at
which train stoPa, theto Is ane*ap.per stall
and several shelves Of popular books. The
various urwapsptrs print nth zach tnotulng'e
impression largo placArd, eetsing forth I list
| OF tie chief contents, aud with few KlAEing
I exceptions, these bills fairly describe
lie papers to which they rotate.
| tiou, three-foufshs 60 straight to the newe-
| paper etal and take copy Of their farorite
| tlleet from the piles that are on the bench or
on the ground ~ the vail. The first glance
is at the kilograms, Ind these mastered, con-
vcznation begins.
| Prnuc talk.
Until yesterday. when tho 7i.nss start1ed
Europe BY publishing what purpnrta to be q
| treaty offered bv Franco to PIuaaia, proposing
that The latter ahould help Franco to conquer
Eeleium, in eTary department. Of Al English
railway cAr that il occupied, each side had
its sypapathizsrB. prussiA had the good wishes
OF the middle and working classes, ~ rule,
but the a1istocracy and, eingularlF enough, tho
| military sets we're for the most part with
France, AL Roman Catholics and the High
Churchmen, nearest them in religion. ara NOR
I - cnf .*L.H ~
singular Chance the VARIOUS classes Of society
have urcousclously como to identify Germany
with popular freedom, and FFlnce NTH Ab.
solutist rule. This is = reversal Of the
old doctrine, but 70 i. is, and yor
may he pretty sure to find in every Tory !
French IL; sy;nop.thiser-though hs l. 2 Sns VIII
land had grievance. Seated in the carriage
regular riders, those who know aach other, BE-
gin n once: 'tWell, that's = pretty tricl
France has tried to play as" "dh! do got
believe it," Or. 80 the ttrugslo's really he
| CUR" and then follow = series Of comments
speculations. questions, and moraliziugs- Fo
my part am often amused to note how litt1
Independent opinion there usually is. Listen
ing to animated conversation amongst
group Of educated people, l often cay to my
self, ''1hat's the Times. All! that's the Dali
Nous. The Poll 1Mau Gazette idca- Lie hl
read his Standard" and 80 on. Some mel
ing arlIclc, and proceed to give them Ill d
though they we're discoveries Of their own
which they wera prepared to hear ut
tack.d. A London journalist who eoe
much in society often has bis oHn expressions
TO silence lin. Tho chat in the tIain be
comes wildly diseufsive- Tho last sdyice
disposed Of, the ueual thing is TO specuiat,
upon What other countries wi1l do, and after
few 1ninutes Denmark, ITALY. Austria, Bel
ale moved over the chess-boaTd in IN irregu
lar md rtH lexiug style, each speakcr treatiu
them as though they were oajecta in Ills hau
which he could employ At his will. Deiicacy
required on se1ne lines Of railway where III
regular passengers include either German Q
. I man with whom have been on the fsienalies
! terms tor many year., IL often in my casriase
. and We talk on every thing but the merits q
| the case. He knows my Fympathiea ar
wholly vits Prussia, aud be is paiued 1t shoul
be 50, for he is wild with enthusiasm o
. i convinced lbs. pr.,.si. vii sc.Icei
> have i city unoccupicd by Fsesch aol1iors i
. . the couIso OF eix weeks. but, now we kno
. each Others sentiments, we govern ouzrelye
accordnglr. Ssils, hear Of discteditatl
teenes occasionally, IL which sonaesins
Erersors. and the professed revelation Of th
< Times has greatly excited tho minds Of EN-
, | irEmet,. Also.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND TUE NAnEK1s.
, Genres OF brokers will be ruined hy this va
a They would not beliescit was 10 lake p14ca, 81
/ huuGh. heavily in foreign securities rs the
> weie going down. Tho price not having r
a covered, they have difference TO pay, Whic
ia their instrument Of execution, Tlso bs'
kers' Offices. from noon until $ O'Clock ia Il
). afternoon, are iu.t nov the scenes OF anziot
excitement, With ali their cynicisn. concci
a aud l,rofessed skepiicism, out Of busine1
r hours, there is lot = act Of NEE more igu
. rant OF other countries tlan the Londc
i stockholders. In their phi!osopl
J. nothing is set down for hum.
!, raasian, fos sentimtns, FOR Il
i love OF glosy-scarcely for the lore Of coul
y Try. The foreign policy Ct every countr
!. according to The stock bzoting idea. i merely
| game OF cards. 4 thTe5t OF war id only
!. fcint. at which tic inisi1ted emile. So rhe
a vehement t'uret Of national feeling oc:ar
g. tcfnse 10 bel,eye it. However, they know I
+ the present war to their cost I hAre sever
j Ecuuaintsnccs sulorE brokers, and cam
; think Of one who really possesses moro II:
II a surface opinion ae 10 other countries. Ii
r. know all tho stocks, and they bring over
Il. At Nask Lane, the gathering rlaee Of i
ie farmers. moIe intelligent views are held.
Il The British farmer il III I state Of jubs1
=. :icu. The r1ice ct corn goes up, and
~ thinks the good old times Of ilis fathers, VII
i. the fist Eonararte was riding over the III
n seet fields ol Europe. arc returning. y
~ ~ may be ture the war occupies mons thougt
- At all TIC cora markets throughout the laI
r and, i1decd, every article Of commerce
OF moro OF ltsH. asssa upon.
e THE srArEsMANs VIEW.
In Putting aside his Individual likes and d
t. likee, the far.eeeing public man, who Is an
be from the battle Of the crowd, and with who
In It may be, great responsibility sests, cAuI
Il, suppress the thought tina. il France eubdl
rrnsbia. and il her conquenng arm. dicta
terms OF peace in Berlin. hard times will 90
for England. OF al powers in the NO
1s France il the one which il most intoxicated
t. euccess. The thought rings IN tha minds
X. Eave avenged France. or al who oombil
ty against his uncls-sate England. Kusl
~ Austria and rsussiA-ouly England remainss
l. Waterloo. There il an undss-sEell in the
as dress to his nstion, which the Emperor lsst
u, last Saturday, which men cannot help rec
f. tlg, which we once more rnfurl before h
I'll who have provoked us, is the asme which b
m ne throughout Europe The cisilizing ideas Of
se great revolution. It Represents the -
In principles and inapiEes the same devotlo
ed Those words, Like 50 many which hs haa v
to ten IN his career, bear mors than one lntel1
IN tatiou; but the natural meaning certainly
al that france IL bent upon trying to cong
s;r Europe, ~ she did in The dAsa Of the Empe
,er ponaratte. Germany c&nnot mistake tn
fa' and England knows what is behind. 70
statctmau-more suspicious than ever. DER
Ia French denisls--these necessarily occosa
its condition OF
~ The demonstrations in Ireland In favor
IN France III substantially demonstta tons aga
in. The Euglieh union. They mean. that u
vho thout for France trust that the II