New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-03
FOREIGN NOTES.

Considerable attention is given III the London
Journals to the advantages which Virginia offers to
emgrants and it is announced that English colony Is
about 70 settle there.
In the French National Assembly, on the
18Th ult NJ Theirs characterized the Commercial
ats of 40 as fatal and detestable said that they
contained provisions which were intOerable and that
they might be remOdeled without giving rise TO poht
The Panama Star and Herald announces that
the steamer vrgnius IL undergoing repairs preparatory
toh departure from AspRwall. which, however. can
NOT aLe place before two mouths. Two more Spanish
gunoIs have been ordered 20 SPIN wall 10 look after
the vrginus while an American war steamer has been
ordered 10 protect her.
Commenting on the abuses of the Tammany
Ping The London Times Of the 18th ut said The rule
Of the Tammany Ring has not only loaded the Empire
City With debt Of almost appalling magnitude but has
inJured mos seriously me credit Of that community III
the money markets OF the Old World"
The great enterprise of tunnel from near
Dover point Calais about be attempted by
a corporation called the Channel Tunnel Company The
capital Of the Company il $4,000, which is privately sub
scrbed. with the immediate object of making a trial
shaft and driving driftway the English side about
hail mile beyond lOw-waier mark with the view Of
proving the practicabiity Of tunneng under the
Channel The completion OF th5 work will furnish data
for calculating the cost VI continuing the dTftWay from
each shore Junction midi hannel, and capital will
then be subscribed for that purpose for enargng it
the size OF ordinary railway tunnel the engineers
may deem most eXpedeDt.
The case presented by the United States to
the AfbitratOrs at Geneva exciting much discussion
IN the London papers The London Times thus indicates
the British complaint "As il was il TO have been
assumed too readily that a common understanding ex-
listed points between the contracting Powers
and that no serious conflict would arise, except the
application OF the new rules "a given body OF facts
Unbappuy this assumption, II II was made, has been
signaly fsshed. Those who drew the eases on be-
hat Of Grea, Britain and the United states respectively
other aud the trst duty Of the Arbrat0rs will be
limit the Issues to be tried
Mr. ROebuck, the ex-M. p. for Sheffield, de-
Ivered long address IN that city the 18th ult and
thus expressed the conservative view OF the proposed
reform OF the House OF Lords: Ia every constitution
you must have one many Representatives OF ruling
bodies You may have one ruling body, representing
the whole population and there end as tney have nov
in France, or you may have Constitution Like that
the United states OF America which was the result O
ssuch and patient thought by the great man who framed
f. and there you have two Assemblies both resulting
from people and elected " tine people when sait
elected by the people mean, thrJ really elected b,
the poo De though through more than stage
ton Inc English Constitution has tgO b0dics the In
gsh Hyuse OF Commons end the English House of Lords
bar say 70 SOU that II prOri man had come
bud sxid 10 me- Now, here's scheme OF governing Ia
great people Of England and II the schei0e-sha
forth Tho House OF Lord que certain should have
laazhed In his face That ! quite u. But
a man can turn round to aud 40 y avn 40
bfle"s coward " you t.DS 5000, bat yy:at bAc