The New York herald., 1871-01-18

Foreign Policy of the Gladstone Cnbinet-The
Franco-Prussian War and the Alnbnmu
Claims-NIinister Schenck ssPOwerfu
Ageut' for Reconciliation.
LONDON, Jan. H. 1871.
AS the day OF opening OF the session Of Parliament
approaches the members Of the Cabinet and Mlniste
rial party as well as the leaders OF the opposition
are commencing to operate outside Of DOORS in order
to "create public opinion" as it is termed In Great
Britain.
Consequently have to report that one OF the
Under Secretaries Of State, Right Hon. William Z.
Forster, delivered an address last evening to his
constituents at Bradford in the course Of which he
alluded to the FrancoPrussian war, and also to the
that "at the outset his sympathies were
with Germany in Eer resistance to invasion by the
French, and now they were with France which was
resisting invasion by the Germans" He, however,
deprecated 1.-THE assumption OF any partisanshp by
the people Of England, and any interference on the
part of the English government in the struggle
In his allusion to the question OF the Alabama
claims, Mr. Foster said he had good reason to hope
that the new Minister from the United States, Mr..
Schenck. 'would be a powerful agent In the re-
moval Of the feeling OF estrangement which al
present divides the people Of England and
America
The Premier ard His C0nstifuents-NIr.
Gladstone Called on to Resign.
The following is copy OF petition issued on
the I'd inst and being signed by the constituency
in different parts Of the borough OF Greenwich,
calling upon the Premier to resign his seat one
OF the representatives OF the borough
TO THE RIGHT Hon. WILLIAM EwART GLADSTONE,
We, the undersigned electors Of the borough Of
Greenwich approach you with that consideration
which your exalted position and talents necessarily
command, ana, ia respectfully soliciting from you
the restitution Of the trust reposed In you, OF repre-
senting Us in Parliament, we beg briefly to
place our reasons for so doing before the world
From the time you became member for Green
wich you have never visited the borough, nor
has Single interest connected with It engaged even
yonr passInv attention. our trade has Completely
departed, our dockyards are silen-a fact Of which
Russia seems cognizant-and, in word, YOUR i'll.
timed and miserable economy has converted this
Old historic place into scene OF pauperIsm and
desolation. When we turn from this dreary con-
isrSe we ma ID less less reason to place cue confidence in
you The whole OF the last two sessions were
occupied In passing TWO measures meas ascting the sis
lord and Tenant bnl-yet Ireland remains dissatis-
hed and dscontented. Such has been the result Of
arairs. we find still less reason for congratulation.
It was reserved for the veteran leader OF
the wnssEaa Russeso samso sound 'h the alarm
enrolment Of 100 900 men for the defence OF the
try. In the beginning Of last year. when all looked
C0lln anu Scrcuc tiiat pidHSHc tHOuSut uo
cioud darkened the political HORIZON. you conl-
menced that disastrous reduction IN ak Departments
of the State which enabled the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer 20 lorm.a plausible yet deceitful budget
for the country. Now that the horizon Is not
so clear, whether we look at the serious complica,
tions OF the Russian question, or the terrible and
altered slate OF European questions, we still lind
This word APATHY does not express to our
minds the lull measure OF your short
comings, because your War Minister, MIR. Cardwell
had the audacity TO state In the House OF Com
mons tnat he had In store 30o,0ou prcach0adlng
rues-a statement which he must tofciallyl have
known contained the grossest mlsstatement OF facts
ever attempted to be iolsted on the House OF Com
mons. Such are our reasons-politicai social and
mand the restoration Of our abused trisLn