New-York tribune., 1872-10-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BRITISH TOPICS.

AND HIS CONsTITUENTs-TROUBL OF AN
AMERICAN IUMORIST.
IFR0M THB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIIB TRlBUNB'l
LoNDoN. Sept. 2J.--After thinking over the
whole matter days. Engshmcn arc OF the same
mind about the Alabama award as at first andi don't
think need add much 10 what have before said upon
that subject They think fifteen millions Of dollars
good deal OF pay, but they arc going to pay IT,
and they profoundly content TO find that terrible
Alabama question at last settled. Spite OF the angry
criticisms upon award in Of the Tory papers,
there is not omnibusoad Of Englishmcn in the King
dom who would uusettc it II they could Probably their
ArbraOrs assent to the decision against tho Az"
bama itself surprise TO most men, at any ra'e'
shuts the mouths OF ell but q few who stoou ro"uS ="
impeach tho fairness Of tho Tribunal, and who nave
hinted more or less openly. at bribery The AaDama
was the prireipal ship in question, and not even
n Tory newspaper will venture to suggest
that Sir Alexander Cockburn was Dribed or
lrbable and as his natural ilcaningl 10 England was
overcome by the evidence against her. 1t Is hardly worth
while 20 accuse anybody else OF deciding from less just
and conclusive motives There is studied effort In the
press 10 show that the Judgment implies moral cu
inability on the part of England aud that in fact there
would have been judgment at all against her II she
had not consented to be tried by the New Rules Why
and under what kind OF moral pressure, she consented
O. be tried by those Rules they do not TO consider
In word the verdict SUCH and its reception here Is
SUCH thlt we had obtained it without going through
those amazing diplomatic performances In tho first ha
the year, might be, the English are, glad OF
settlement which takes t form n partini Compromised
But Will he long before any American can forget the
months of humiliation which his Government made MN
live though We certainly may thank the English Tor
the courtesy or whatever 80 IS which prevents them
from reminding us Of 1t too often.
week in London has considerably improved MI
Summers health. The veXing question OF his nOnlna-
tion for Governor having been settled by the acqmes
ccnce Of the Committee in his withdrawal, he felt hlm
self for the first time able to enjoy his vacation and TO
get some benefit out of it, He eager for pictures
aud books His first visit was 20 tEe National Gallery
his second 10 the British Museum. The choicest treas
ures the latter not open to the public or at any
rate are not shown without special application ana per-
mission But Mr. Summers name proved password as
soon as it was known and the heads of some OF the de-
partInents devoted themselves 20 showing him the
inner rooms and the wonders they contain When Mr..
Sumner was England fifteen years ago. the list OF MS
friends included almost every eminent man IN puohc
life. Many Of them, such as Lord LyndhurSt
aud Lord Brougham, dead; the rest are
ont Of town for this baTpcns DO the season when
London is nearly empty and is nearly empty now
than have known II in any former year. Everybody Is
sn in Scotland or tho Continent But as soon as MI
Summers ARRIVAL be anne known letters began TO arrive
among them cordial ono from Ar Bright, and another
from the Dre Of Argyll With invitation to visit the
Dukes seat at Inverary. Al the AthenGum Mr. Sumner
was made an honorary member and at that club he met
lew OF the stray nOabi.es who by chance were In
London Sir Charles Dixie called on him, and he was
think the only EnSishman whose invitation even to dir
has fOund himselfablctO accept He starts
for Paris spending one night on the road at
Iouogue. His present plan far he has any plan
l to stay two or weeks in Paris and TO return to
London 10y way Of the Hague where he will visit his old
MI Motley, who still resides in that quiet not TO
LAY sleepy, capital. If he goes on as wen as
ne has begun / see no reason why he may not
return in November fairly good health and take his
seat in he at the opening Of next session. The
White Star Line, which TO be pretty wide awake
in such matters asked him TO accept stateroom IN
one OF their for the return voyage. Mr. sum
uer replied in spirit which shows his just sense Of the
delicate relations between public and public cOmpa-
uiss on whose interests they may have to e2sate that
he would sail in the Baltic the l4th Of November but
that lo should claim the privilege OF paying his pas
sagc-ike other people.
Mr.. Hughes is more in difficulties with his con-
stituens and apparently the at Frome is Puch
the same with that which drove him from lambeth At
lambeth the small traders and shopkeepers resented his
advocacy Of cooperation and his efforts TO put stop TO
Sunday trading and when another Liberal presented
himself as candidate for Mr.. Hughess seat at the last
general election, Mr.. Hughess friends thought
IL best for him TO abandon the contest.
Promo was then pitched upon as place
10 which he might conveniently betake himself, the
borough being securely Liberal and not large as to be
unreasonably expensive. He was duly returned and
until this year not heard of any dissatisfaction on
the part of his constituents with his services. But this
week lie went down. members are expected to do in
the vacation to make them a Speech and it proved not
so easy as was anticipated The majority and better
part Of the voters of Frome have the good sense to like
Mr. Hughes and to stand by him. but a noisy minority
got into meeting and refused to listen, or to let other
people listen to his speech. Some dissent has been
pressed from his views in favor Of maintaining State
Church. for Mr. Hughes, though LIBERAL stands by the
Establishment. But the real trouble caused by the
pubcans who hate him because OF his support Of the
Licensing bill, which closes their houses at II O'clock
There was told, rather pretty row. and the report
In the papers led me to suppose that Mr. Hughes could
scarcely be heard at all, and that the Dissenters
made some OF the noise. But to-day hear that he had
said what he wanted to before the meeting broke up,
and that those who broke it up were simply lot OF
rowdies paid by the pubchOuse keepers Whether this
is likely TO affect Mr. Hughess hold his seat can't
say but he is a man so useful in Parliament, and so high
an authority on Of questions which Parliament
ia always in help that he has TO leave Frome,
some other seat is sure to be found for him.
Our friend Mark Twain has written letter to this
weeks Spectator conveying to the world further
explanation Of the way in which Mr. John Cam
den Hotten, English publisher, deems himself
entitled 10 DEAL and does in fact deal with
the books Of American authors. Mr.. Hotten has
repubsbed In England several Of Mark Twans books,
OF course without paying anything for them. Against
this author might be expected to protest, but does
not because there is no law to to his protest
What he does protest against is Mr. Hotens adding TO
the books half dozen chapters, not written by Mr.
Twain but by Mr. Hotten, and causing allowing the
wide world 10 suppose that they OF the origin
as the Of the Ibook. On the strength OF these
spurious chapters Mr. Hoten copyrights the whole. All
the books moreover uDTevsed and uncorected and
all the while Mr. Twain has engagement with another
English publishing house. Messrs. Routledge Sons,
who publish genuine editions and pay Mr.. Twain
oopyrigbt thereupon If therefore," concludes Mark,
my books are TO disseminate either suffering or crime
NJ mn LAM 80
rather they did IL through that house. and then could
t soctarle calmlY as the dYidends came