New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-26
ENGLISH NEWS.
LONDON GOSSIP.


ERs' PETITION - THE BAKERS FoUk TO
TOIrRn srRIKH-THE COAL-MINERs' STRIKE
THE "PooR" CoAL-owNERs' CONDITION -
PRINCE ARTHUR's SPEECH AT RoUNDAAi'
fyRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rHB TRiBONEl
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-We have great Minis
tora sispay this week; we have Cabinet Ministers all
in row" No less than three have mounted the plat
form-Mr standfeld at Halifax Mr.. Lowe at Glasgow
and MI Forster at Bradford It has been incOnsderate
thus 10 overwhem Cabinet speech is no trno Al
recess days Mr. stanfed, with considerable ART anu
force, commended the Government Mr.. Lowe anu EEL
Forster chiefly commended themselves nc" 49, a.,
Association has been projected in Halifax IN Wiioa -
stansfeld gave the wise counsel that union meant u
cert compromise and progress. Union, unieSS ~ -.
progress and takes steps 10 accomplish H. 70 no'
its salt and there be no union on any enoo'i 80
without oompromise 1t is because TINS Is seluo VI
$50 sod tbat ATTEMPTED unions so often end in disap-
monument The Italians wisely say that " he VINO mas
nor.oer has MASTER" which most persons have fouhu
10 be true not only in the Firm but in the Family r.
stansfed admitted too that Liberalism was somewhat
exposed TO the charge OF laborng under the disease OF
talking" but said that 1t was partly owing 10 JUS
ease Of thinking, which seemed an aggravated malay
because their adversaros the Conservatives were not
much liable to 1t,
Mr. Lowe has been out in the Highlands OF Scotland,
where some small borough refused to accord him tho
freedom OF town in HIS vicinity, three bales Young
one way and four the other The Provost gave the vote
against the Chancellor OF the Exchequer the ground
being that Mr. Lowe was in favor Of making public
grant on behalf of Highland fishery This stimu-
lated IL it did fire, the public spirit OF Glasgow
which at made offer OF Its most ilustrlous elzeh
ship This Mr. Lowe accepted, and as II In retaliation
for Highland insensiby to his worth, he made Glas-
gov great spceoh-such one as he has not delivered
for several years-brant with illustration, sharp w.t.
ana censorious as is loves professional won't He
was very complimentary the Scotch, ayowed that the
greatest disappointment Of his life was being rejected
years ago candidate for the Greek chair at the Gas
gov University. He had borrowed one of the city
hymnbooks, and quoted from 1t two lines. which he
suggested might one day be applicable TO himself:
"Only the actions OF the just
Smell sweet aud blossom in the dust"
We are not quite prepared to classify the sharp biting
hardminded, economical unsympsthetc Chancellor oil
the Exchequer whom deputation dare approach lest
he should throw bueboOks at their heads and to whom
as peer lately said in the House OF Lords no person
would 90 twice on business-wth the sweetsmelhnG
Just" The Scotch ought to worship Mr. Love- for he Il
as thrifty "a they can wish He. however, explained tC
the public the honorable principle, on which he acts
namely that as Chancellor Of the Exchequer and Gus
todian of the public purse IL is his duty not TO give the
public money buy of the opposition OF political ad
versaes to win popularity for himself or his party
at the expense of the taxpayer Mr. Lowe may err II
the vicor with which he applies the principle but every
body viii respect the value and honesty OF the principle
itself Mr. Lowe is for paying the Geneva award with
out a word and blames Lord CocRburn 1o
his want OF retlcence in not withholding
the reasons of his dissent-a fault o.
which MI Lowe equally guilty in not Withholding his
own but Mt stansfeld Mr.. Forster. and Mr. Lowe Also
found to rejoice at the principles Of arbitration
being carried through by which international law had
been raised to a definite and higher rank Mr.
Lowe gave the old barren OF political economists
that raising by strikes fruitess that prices are
raised and profits fa-omttng to notice the notorious
fact that capital in England has been so produc
fha naaf
wages without raising prices
Since last wrote yOu concerning Labor agitation In
England strikes Of all kinds have gone or and Increased
Agricultural and manufacturing, rural and municipal
strikes are extending in every direction. short
time ago the farm hands had the audacity
to address House Of Commons, and
they have tOrmented some honorable members.
The West Berkshire agricultural labOrers assembled in
the Corn Exchange of FarringdOn and petoned Paria
ment As IS the first appearance Of "Hodge" In an
entirely new character first time he has found his
way to the Parliamentary Appendix TO Public Petitions,
will transcrbe his performance. He begins by ayerrng
at owing general advances in prices OF most neces
saries OF Hfe and the utter nadeGuacy OF his wages
from 10 to u shings week, to procure them he finds
himself sinking a state Of paupersm" This is not
more than half the truthe is already there he is not
sinking he has sunkl He then prays Parliament tO de-
wise measures to the evils under which he
groans." TT Is OF use for "Hodgc" TO grOan" he
must howl The House of Commons never heeds groan-
~
compulsory on all of cottages to provide proper
sleeping accommodation good supply OF water, and re-
quiste sanitary cOnyeniences." Some OF Hodges own
vigorous simple Saxon would be better than this. What
does he know about requisite sanitary cOnveniences ~
The Manchester Tories did not know what MT
Dlsrael meant by the sanitary" salvation he
offered them Next theupettoner the House OF
Commons that the corruption Of the morals OF cot
tagers' children Is almost unavoidable" The cOrrup
ton" is quite not almost" unavoidable. Secondly, it
Is not possible that children have any morals under
such circumstances If the agricultural abOrers will
sav what they think and not what they expected to
think they will send better petition than this. The
woman who cried out, Lord Fitzmaurice's meeting
"May the women speakp and, when she got the
"Aoor" conceded TO her. said We be too much ground
down. Eur" would write far graphic petition
than this Farm hands onght 70 be able to give us some
thing racy Of the soil" The Berkshire petition ends
with smart stroke; it prays Parliament to give farm
hands the right Of voting the want of which has
brought about their present social degradation"
The pale-faced hard worked haggardlOokng journey
man baker goes on with his strike and everybody agrees
he ought 70 have higher wages and shorter hours OF
work They stand ont for FOuT to -Four, beginning at
lin the morning. working until In the afternoon, in
stead OF the present night work The men arc
getting support from the provinces. The masters are
not well organized and public feeling has always
been with the jourDeymen, the latter will succeed
We have a Coal Ring in England quite as bad as any
Ring affecting America. The GOLFERS have been striking
for An advance Of wages, and the high price Of Goals has
been ascribed TO the GOLFERS vOracity. When they
began their demand coaowners were getting rch now
the owners are getting richer. Mr. George Howell for
erly Secretary OF the Reform League, sent me some
facts intended for publicity relative to the part the men
have taken in raising price Of coal In North War
cksbire the miners have obtained sixpeDce per day ad
vance on their wages which is something less than a
penny per tun In West Yorkshire they have OBJ