New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-01
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
BRITISH TOPICS.


for Chicago amounted yesterday to about SOOO Among
tho new Gvcrs arc McsSrs Anthony Gibbs Son, and
Mcssrs Drake KeinwOrt & Cohen, each 5000; McssrS
JK Gilha Co., and ]. II, Schroeder Co, each $500;
Mr.. II. Goldsmith $780, Robert Benson Co., $3.50;
Guest Co.. 81 600; Mr. John Waller. NJ. p, proprietor
Of The Times, 81 Oo0 The number Of subscriptions OF
$500 ia considerable The name known to Americans
among them is that OF Mr. p. A. Taylor, VI p All over
England and Scotland meetings fer relief are held ana
subscriptions begun. The list Of them would al
most fill column At meeting called by the Mayor III
Newcastle $500 were raised. The Lord Provost sum-
.moned meeting in Ednburgh, which was held on sat
urday, when committee appointed TO collect funds
The great cities are trying rival London In their b
crafty. In Liverpool Of tho largest meetings ever
held, assembled on Monday, the Mayor presiding MI
iMIvor Of the tCunard Company handed the Mayor
check for 5000 and repeated the Offer which had before
been made by the company to carry free Of charge all
packages OF clothing &C., intended for the Chicago
sufferers The GuiOn and White star Lines have made
the offer. Subscriptions to the amount OF S20OM
wero announced at this meeting and committee ap-
pointed usual Before the day was they had col
lcccd OOOo Tho rector said he should preach sermon
in aid of tie relief fund and suggested to other clergy
men to follow his example. In Manchester the meeting
more remarkable. II was called by the Mayor
In obedience to rcQuisition very nuncrouSy signed,
and the highest ecclesiastical and political dgntares Of
the city were present and spoke. The Bishop Of Man
chester prelate of great distinction, moved resolu-
ton expressing the profound sorrow with which the
OF the awful cOnGaGTatOn had been received The
Bishop had been in Chicago in 1885, and doubt not is
well remembered there. lie account OF the
city, and discussed the calamity in which, for
Bishop is perhaps q little uncommon il, at any rate,
marked by great good The resolution spoke OF
the FIRE of the nscrutable dlspensaons Of Gods
Providence well calculated to make stand aghast:
The Bishop remarked that he was glad to have Gods
ton, lie dd not know that he should have described the
dspcnsatnH inScrutahlc did he think they need
nd nvlru lapp 1ethf hn n
grid up oU oins and put forth practical wisdom
far human ingenuity ever could make them, inposN
bic amen: ourselves. Checrsl He desired to rcmcln-
uscd the words mat Providence is always the side
of the STRONG " hut he DID desire TO rcmcnb and 10
remind his audience that Providence REQUIRED certain
amount Of c!rcumsp elton aud cooperation at mems
hands a1d The ncsgcnee which could have lCit Great
town like Chicago, with It's 100000 population ana INC
infammohl and combnsthle m"tcrials al around IT, az
the mercy 81 s than onch!rd Of us proper amount OF
supply Of water actual tempting Of Gods prov-
dcncc AMI the Bishop urged that such en- event instead
of being regarded as nscruahe dspcnSatiOn, should
be regarded as warning to other e gs an 10 Mani
government Of their municipal affairs.
Mr.. Jacob Bright, NJ P, who is not often seen,
suspect, on the platform with Bishop, moved
another resolution in these words:
That this city, grateful for benefits received in her
hour o. distress deems IT 10 I've both duty and priv-
legc 10 transmit to Chicago not only words cf sympathy,
but aso such material ai as may serve IN some d free TO
Tee he appointed FOR 1he puTpnsf OF tt1S lmmcdae
this city and ncShborhoOd.
should like to see that quoted into every American
paper 1t expresses, and than expresses the
universal feeling among EngiShmen Indeed, it il I'M
possible for American to he in England at this moment
without being deeply touched by what lie hears and
on all hands about this Chicago calamity. No Enghsh
who speaks to you forgets to mention It,
press his sincere sympathy and the record have made
up shows how large number Of them express it in the
most practical and helpful way. The American Consul
in Manchester, Mr.. BranScOmbe, present at this
meetinR. and "a In DeODle OF
Chicago, mado brief speech-beng called to do 30,
supposed gratitude. The subscriptions at the meeting
exceeded $4,000, including one Of 5000 from Messrs
TOOtal, Broadhurst q Co. Mr. Jacob Bright and Mr.
John Bright each down on the list for 500.
Bradford held great meeting the same day, and
among the speakers old friend Mr. W. f. Forster
They should be glad he said to offer help 10 any suffer
ing country; but there was a special why they
should in the OF their cOuntrymen in America There
them who had not pride in that city
Chicago Of the greatest rumphs over nature
the Anglo Saxon race And now that for time part
of 1t was destroyed it their duty and pleasure to
come forward and acknowledge, to En- gland and the
Tinted States that notwithstanding diff rences of inter
nal government they in works Of philanthropy but
ono country Bradford responded 10 that view by giving
of.hand $1,000 and appointing a committee to collect
further subscriptions. There meetings also yeser-
day at Leeds at WolverhampOn at Glasgow, at Dublin
at Cork and elsewhere The aggregate subscriptions in
one day have considerably exceeded 100000.
It's anything hut pleasant in the midst Of this splen
did national demonstration TO be obliged TO refer again
TO the mistaken zeal Of certain American officials.
should like TO have the President of the New York Cham
Der OF Commerce understand that Europe will not give
dollar more out Of regard to solicitations Of his 1t
will be more likely to give less. England does not want
TO be asked, it has not waited TO be asked; and
although English hberality will not close its ears
to such entreatles it would very much prefer to
its work spontaneously. In plain words, the appeals
from New-York are intrusive and mischievous and
no American who understands the feelings Of this coun
try or respects the dignity of his own, would have COM
mtted the bunder Of making them. Perhaps the worst
blunder OF all was that humiang telegram to Brussels
asking Belgium to contribute, which Americans in |
London had the modification Of seeing reproduced |
among the continental dispatches of the London papers
Are we TO 60 hat in hand all over the cOntinent7
On what LOrd'Sasbury left Of the famous Treaty Sir
Stafford EOrhcOte has set his foot On the Treaty.
that H. That therehave been negotiations and that the
report Of them heretofore published enough
in substance both Sir Stafford and Lord Salisbury admit
Conferences had been held though the principals
never to met face to face 1t always go
between who carried on the communications And now
Sir Stafford writes to The Ezr Gazette none the
nOblemen or gentlemen mentioned has signed or any
way intmated their agreement with any Of the resou-
lions published any resolutions at all, any
meeting taken place between them and any council or
bodv of workinrmen IAN that has passed, so far ~
am aware that some Peers and Members Of Parlia-
nent have expressed their willingness consider any
suggestion for legislation questions affecting the we'll
being the working classes, and to discuss them in
friendly spirit" Stafford NOrthcote adds significantly
and decisvely writing he does in the name Of all his
supposed colleagues that "no such suggestions have yet
been made in a form admitting Of consideration"
II becomes interesting question who led the
okmen to believe that the Peers and others Members
Of Parliament had signed assented to their prop
sitions That they did believe It, that of them
rra,o IN he D0iIa,E assc oopfN