New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
During tb,discussion about the Athanasian

During thdiscusson about the Athanasian
creed In the Egsh Houses OF Conyocaton, the Earl OF
| shsftesbury sygested that declaration should be
signed by the lily Of the Church OF England, express
ing earnest esire that measures should DO taken
10 render its reda no longer compulsory" Scarcely
month has elased and 6693 signatures have been al
men, lawyers, octors, artists, judges &C. Many have
refused to sign paper the ground that the PROPOSE
from the prayebook. The memorial is to be presented
to tho Archbishps Of Canterbury and York
A commtte appointed by the English Soci-
ETY. OF Arts to onsider how far tho existing means OF
crossing the Chanel could be improved reports that no
largo measure u improvement can be effected unless
with vessels of much greater size than those at present
In recommends changes in the mode OF yentla-
ton, accommodation, cabin fttngs &c. the better regu
atOns OF the sh and fruit traffic. ana adds that new
boats fifty feet bnger than the present ones are desa
BILE The London Echo protests that all this IS not sum,
Gent and will not give means OF communication at all
adequate 70 what Is needed but that England appears
20 have lost her engineering enterprise me Echo IL sure
nothing would content the nation short OF channel
Ferry.
More than 80 ladies are at present studying
Vt Zurich Switzerland, and Miss Atkins an English
roman. has recently gained the degree OF Doctor OF
iedicine Prof. Herman Of Berlin, in handing her the
poma observed that the brilliant result of the exami
ration was not the principal point. certain amount
" knowledge might be acquired by mechanical pro-
The great thing sS S all in n pSys thar af Ses
cence was OF some to society. The gentlemen were
evidently jealous The Professor sad thas the great
colleagues with apprehension" and the mas
shs tSe, of these
ime give the professors the means OF exercising GER
mlnnery enough to receive Professors speech with
| mequivocal marks OF appreciation"
| The London Standard of June 20 contends
tht the Arbitration preserved ITSELF and was not pre-
seyed by the British Government ut Is possible that
tn sense of relief which the public feel at getting rid OF
IN Indirect Claims for the present by some means may
make them IN better nuIlOr Win Gov
ermen but it would be flying in the face of all truth
a1 Justice were TO forget that we were originally
bright into this danger through the over-fussy unn
teigent, and unskillful management OF the Ministry
bea through the kind nterposition Of Count ScOps.
| Boon Itauba aud NJ. Staempf three foreign gentle.
mo OF private station who have graoiousy determined
hi Great Britain ought not pay to the United States
Ill for three or four hundred millions The Times
al, points the praise for the settlement is due
| tahe Arbirators.
| the woman question has taken a new turn
incotland in the County OF Orkney On the death Of
hlate Inspector OF Poor for the Parish OF stromness
III Parochia Board met and unanimously appointed the
daghter OF the late Inspector who had been de aeto
thnspector during her fathers Illness TO the vacant
| ore. The appointment was duly intimated to the
Bdrd of Supervision at Edinburgh, who declared Miss
csn the local Board appealed and directed the atten
tCo the Edinburgh Board 70 the fact that by the In
tertetaon clause OF the Poor Law act the word man"
incides both The Board, however; insisted on
obdence to their decision and called on the stromness
me and after full consideration, unanimously appoint
ed ie same lady, calling on the Edin6nrgh Board 70
| shb the clause ia the act which dlsqualnes her.
Ne detestable practice appears to be prev
aen Japan OF purchasing and selling young children.
Frouths still more horrible practice has grown up.
Chnee traders have gone to Japan and, for trling
sum- urchased young girls Of their parents In order to
bring up to lie of namy To 80 great an extent
has IA practice been conducted that the following
rathennd notification has been issued from the Japan
csc Fceign Office: "You came to our country for the
prpOe Of trading only and expecting great privileges
but VIZ are informed that some Chinese have bought
Japan.e children and sent them to China for the pur
pose o,nakng them slaves AS no one likes 10 sell Rs
own cid IL certain that other peoples children have
been s,en We regret this, and are very angry about
the Goernment protection but instead OF doing good
for ouHountry you have done much evil II any such
| wr0Dgloing occurs again, the government win noe
| spare. Beware, Chinese! eAAUshio'
In he British House of Commons on June 20,
| Mr. MArthur the member for Lambeth moved an ad-
dress 10 the Queen praying her to establish British
Proectorate at FIJI After apologzing for the intro
ducon subject OF little interest by stating that
waaegarded as Of great importance In Australia Mr.
McIthm went TO say that the FIJI Islands occupied
oneof the most important stations In the Pacific form
| ingbe kew OF Polynesia They were upon the direct
trac to San Francisco and British Columbia and IN the
hams OF foreign Power would do Great Britain serious
mishef Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, the Under-Secre-
tar,of State for the Colonies said IL was assumed that
at liz present time the Inhabitants OF the Fill Islands
soycegnty or least establish British proectorate
ove Fill SO far his Investigation went, nothing OF
|
between the present case and those mentioned by Mr.
Nc fthur Iu South Africa the natives especially de-
sire 1t the territory annexed was bordering upon the
Biitsh colony at the Cape, and ned by popula-
demonstrating In great degree Of British subjects. On
the Vest Coast Africa the Dutch had coded their forts
10 Egland because a dual authority necessarily pro-
ducei inconvenience aud complication while the change
assted the development OF the English settlements
andtended also 10 the paccaon Of the native tribes
Butn Fin the case entirely different. The Govern
men was present In the hands OF men who were IN
eyeS way worthy Of confidence but should difficulties
arIs and should the native and white population con-
bin. to ask that the islands should DO an
nex,d to Great Britain, II would then DO
the uy Of the Government seriously to consider the
auction Mr. Macarthur said he proposed To alter ms
m0don by making II prayer for the establishment 81
British protectOrate, OF Tor Hnnexatioh us hIs h'
deemed most desirable. Mr. Gladstone cXprusa"l 90
Adjustment at the change The GOvcrlncu- wef' 80
posed both "a protecOrate and To annexation ad tn'
opJn OF decision between tho two ought not ,0 h' !r
In tlelr hands. The motion vas lVst ~ 99y. ~