New-York tribune., 1872-08-02
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
ENGLISH GOSSIP.


THE ROYAL FAsiHY-sIR JOHN TRELAWNY's
ANALYSIS OF THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
ACTS.
IFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNkl
LONDON, July 13.-It is to be hoped that, as
far Great Britain is concerned, no Intelligent tor
eigner land there good many In London just now
attending the Prison Conferenco) will notice the pro
ceedings OF the House OF Lords Both that House and
the House Of Commons have played most fantastic
tricks If not before high Heaven before the coun-
try-with the Ballot bill. Only short time ago, the
House OF Commons was scandalzed at the prospect OF
enfranchisng the working classes the ground that
they deficient in intelligence, though this distrust
applied to an overwhelming number Of able men, In
the discussion upon the Ballot BILL the House has
taken utterly terate voter into its fondest en-
brace 1t resolved that magistrates should receive the
declarations Of ignorance with respect and appointed
special officer to vote for him. so his valuable as
sistance should be lost 10 the Constitution The
House OF Lords has been stl more charmed with the
terate eector and regard him with all the tenderness
due TO pillar of the state They have taken him away
from the magistrate, and sent him TO the Returning
Officer. The ma gistrate might know him. his neigh
bors might confront him. and defeat his criminal aecta
ton OF Ignorance they sent him before the Returning
officer. who knows nothing about him, and who has no
investigate his professions OF intellectual id0cy,
II officer other persons had to doubt 1t.
There has been great struggle with the Tory party
TO pay their compliments to the ignorant voter.
The reason declared ignorant, other per-
may mark his baoting paper for him. and thus 1t
will 10 be known by the eectioneernE agent for
whom the man is going 20 vote, and who can thereby
prove his vote and have due claims upon the "Man in
the Moon 1.-THE mysterious agent of eectoneerng
ruption some time ago famous in this country The
Man In the Moon ought TO be elevated to the peer
age the Lords have taken his clients under their
especial protection. At the next election the ignorant
voter will the special part of the constituency
Mr.. Stuart Mill once scandalzed the Conservative party
by declaring that they were the stupid party" Even
Mr. Mill far-seeing as he is could hardly have antie
pated that the day would come when they would make
themselves the champions of the most stupid people
In the State. However il has now been finally agreed
that the Ballot BILL which viii give us good chance OF
an honcet election has been settled by Mr. Giadstones
frInness.
The Lords passed the second reading, and then de
stroyed bill they passed by vicious amendments.
Dr. Mccormack Of Belfast has written very wise book
on Rebreathed Air. in which he demonstrates that it is
the performance Of this unwse act that the foundation
OF consumption-the most universal and permanent Of
all human maladies The Lords have been forced to
form this operation They have had TO rebreathe" their
amendmentan act hurtfu TO their reputation or con
sumptvc thereof In where man proves TO be in
error 1t is deemed the honorable and manly thing to
apologize and reract traveller goes in error dOwna
road that leads nowhere to somewhere else than
the point to which he wished to CO. Dr. Livingstone
would be deemed idiot If he persisted in advancing,
standing still We honor the House of Lords for
"rebreatniug their amendments althOuSn an unsanl-
tary act, and should not have word 10 say against
them had they not erred gratutOusly. The Ballot had
cry the Radicals for 40 years The theory Of
the British Constitution is that election Of representa-
tves shall take place every years The eector
then chooses his master. The Member Of Parliament
elect has then possession Of him. He may betray him,
he may him. he may plunge his country into war; he
degrade it by base treaties he may shoot down the
elector with the last needle-gun the Government has
patentedand all the unhappy elector can do is to howl
He must wait years. until he next stands by the
ballOtbOx when he depOse his knaysh representa-
tive and elect better in his place He therefore claims
70 pleases and every whether priest
landlord employer pastor or master" OF any de-
gree who wants know how he votes-with view 10
control his vote-is offensive pestlential insOlent
fellow This the working class theory OF voting
and the Lords who affect TO be champions of purity have
given all their support the scoundrel agent who per
forms this part and manipuates voters for base pur
poses.
The Royal Family are OVERRIDING it. They are about
everywhere II carriage rushes through the streets
making breeze by the rapidy Of its passage the
tanty that the Prince OF Wales is the wing TO open
hospital or an exhibition, Her Majesty some Of
the Princes assisting at exhibition. Prison Con-
ference other assembly. Sir Charles Dixie ought to
send note to the Prince Of Wales TO tell His Royal
Hghness THAT will do" and that the country is
perfectly satisfied the of the crown"
The Royal Family out much this hot weather that
II we do not take care Of them shall lose them They
will melt away work themselves TO death The Prince
Of Wales is out till late hour every night Two days
ago be was visiting Sir Sydney WaterlOw and opening
the Convaescent Home at Hghgate. On Tuesday night
he was Fleet-st at II O'Clock, inspecting models OF
prisons Last night he at Lord Granvilles party
Now that and carpenters insist upon nine hours
work day only il would be but common decency to
show little consideration for the Prince. Ibeeve
that If udiciOus oostermongers widow sent note TO
the Prince saying that she had applesal to open,
ha olodi / IIis oh
her al hapas six in the morning. before his days work
opened the Prince would in his kindness OF heart and
passlonae devotion to his public duties just now
down and "nuagurate" the old lay's stall II. II. is
not wanting in good nature, and would do 1t FROM an
honorable motive; but speaking artist, soicOus
for Royal effects must say the British public are rather
overwhelmed jus now with this sort of thing.
Sir John Salisbury Trelawney Bart. MP, added some
time ago, TO the many distinguished services he has
rendered to the public, the publication Of mastery
analysis Of the evidence taken before the Contagious
Diseases Commission, that vast book of evidence which
ony limited number Of persons will be possessed Of,
and OF which fewer still will probably find time TO 90
whole puTport when they have through it. mind,
unless trained and strong, Is commonly oyeraid by
the surface with
any clear conclusion Sir Salisbury IreawDey has, with
incredible patience and ability, and with less human
iy than capacity made mastery analysis Of the whole
do not believe that in the annals OF parliamentary an
ys there has been produced a single book the high
literary merit which distinguishes sir sasburys pages
Young candidates for admission to Ciy Service
want to distinguish themselves in preeis writing Gn
which they always examined), could not prepare
themselves better than by comparing the large Para
nom. Win Sir Johns wonderful little DraS BooE in
which he eOndenses the whole What each witness states
ness with such variety OF expression that the interest
OF persa always manta ned and the understand
lng hindered delayed IN eOmpreh ending the
matter in hand. The IODgnians are the publishers OF
Sir Johns Analysis This week another parliamentary
$500 physicians who have thought II their duty TO tes-