New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06


IL stands open to any attack which may be made upon ~
It's outworks being all cut away precedent has peeh
established in the OF the Irish Church for fs dies
ablishment and precedcnts in abundance are supplied
both BY the colonies and by the United states as 10 whaC
may be called the future state OF dsesabshed churches
To doubt under these circumstances that the question
OF the establishment OF the Church OF England Is
very serons and that later II will have TO
be faced by Parliament is. appears s mere will
full blindness.
Mr. Mail may well congratulate himself on having
brought-for il is largely ne who has brought---the
question to that point Mr.. Gladstone himself he
might have said had he chosen. had admitted that
disestabshment was question that must sooner
or later be dealt with. The most that Mr. Gladstone,
devout and devoted chnrchman, yentured 10 hope
that the struggle might not in his day, or
the party of Dsestablishment demand 10 be led by
him As is often the case, the very effort to stile
agitation promotes IL, and while Mr.. Malls enemies
are writing what they fondly believe to be his cpl.
tapb, they hear his voice in the van Of
the army he has so long led Bradford, moreover,
does not appear disposed TO part with Mr.. Mall.
large representative meeting of the Liberal party
was held Thursday, at which the matter was dis
cussed resolution was passed regretting Mr..
Malls physical weakness, assuring BIN of the conf
dence of his supporters expressing the belief that
they were strong enough TO bring MIN in with COM
paratively little trouble and the hope that in the
interval before the election, his health might be
sufficiently restored to permit him TO stand l dare
say he may after all His energy is well-nigh in-
domtabe, and his devotion to his one idea may yet
induce him to risk everything rather than surrender
the chance of pressing il in Parliament.
Sir Charles Dixie has opened the campaign in his
borough with his usual energy. His coalition with
his Liberal colleague, Sir Henry HOare, was an
nounced some time ago. This week Sir Charles has
delivered three speeches, at Crelnorne Gardens
on the County Franchise, second at Hammersmlth,
where a meeting of electors held and third on
Free Schools. The second only was meeting called
ayowedy with reference TO the next election but 1t
is to be observed that Sir Charles Dixie was very
warmly received at all three, and they all have an
influence his prospects. Independent As he Is, he
had, like other members, very little TO say ON gen.
eral topics His constituents at Hammersmith heard
a very complete exposition of his opinions on the
Ashantee war; which he agrees must be carried
through now il is begun, and general views on
Colonial policy. The point most interesting to them
and to his declaration about his position with
his constituents and chances of reelection. DE
avOwed his conviction that there had been, on
the whole Liberal gain in Chelsea and
that his seat safe as that OF
any member not sltllng LOT u pocket OpIouSn' III
that were not so, he added, he would sooner be
beaten in Chelsea than elected for any other place.
Sir Charles Dixie is right TO give his old consttu-
ency a chance to return him again. if they choose.
Whether they will choose is perhaps more doubtful
than he is willing to admit to himself or to them.
Chelsea is what is called " loyap borough and its
electors are largely shopkeepers, some of them
tradesmen to the royal family, and all of them, as
class less Independent and thoughtful than the
same number of artisans. They don't like to offend
their best customers, and the wealthy and aristO-
cratic residents of that district are by no means
friends of Sir Charles Dixie. Still his straghtfor-
ward course, his courage in adherng TO unpopular
opinions his abilities, his industry IN the House,
his accessibility and his personal character have
kept and gained many adhereuts who don't 60
nearly as far as he does. He will have an enthusiast
tic support and if he fails he may have his choice
between half dozen other seats.
Mr.. MilPs Autobiography, has had, as might be
supposed a large and rapid sale. The first edition
was Of 5000 copies. Two thousand were sold the
first day. and by the fourth all were gone. Nudes
Circulating Library-an Overgrown and not Too
well managed conceTn-is said TO have taken 500
COPIES The price here was seven shillings and six
pence-about two dollars, and the publishers regret
they did not make it half glinea, one-third more.
But the actual charge is quite enough for a thin
octave of 800 pages rather carelessy printed on mod
crate paper Mr. Mills peculiar system of dealing
with his publishers was followed by Miss Taylor;
the printed sheets being delivered to Longmans,
who had no share III the manufacture Of the book
what the> do is TO sell it; for which they have
machinery nobody out of the trade can compete
with, and not many in, The proof-readlng errors
which have been pointed ont extraordinary; the
more so that from Miss TAYLOR the most Teyerential
care was to be expected. She would not trust the
original Ms with the type-setters, but copied out
the whole with her own hand.
As for the reviews they have been, on the whole,
less hostile than might have been supposed Mill
himself thought the book would seriously impair
his reputation and influence with average English
men-mainly by its plain speaking on religious
topics There has been some shrieking certainly,
ana as certainly many of Mills admirers, having
religious belief of their own and prizing IT. have
learned with pain that he had none of any kind.
Some of the great champions of orthodoxy have yet
to say their say
see Mr.. Bradlaugh described as Secuarist
leader in some American papers. In England his
claim TO that title-f, indeed, it is he who claims
its disputed by the Secuarists themselves. 1t is
their enemies who bestOw il on Mr. Bradlaugh, es-
peciallv the opponents of secular education, who
desire for obvious reasons, TO identify Secularism
with Atheism The question has been argued out
here between Mr. Bradlaugh and Mr.. G. j. Holyoake
The two some time ago had discussion, lasting
through two evenings, in the Hall of Science, the
question put being: Is Secularism Atheistic ~ Mr.
Holyoake said No; Mr.. Bradlaugh, Yes. Mr.. Holy
oake ought to know, since he it is who invented
the term Secularism, and was the founder of the
sect protesting secularst principles. An account OF
these principles with an explanation of the radical
differences between them and the principles Of
Atheism. will be found in "Chambers Encyclope-