New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-08
ENG ISH CORRESPONDENCE.
n,pITISH TOPICS.

LONDON, Jan. 18-Little more is known OF
Count schouyalos mission than when wrote about 1t
week ago The papers discuss 10, but their discussions
are mostly conjectura Possibly the Continental papers
are better informed than the English they are likely
enough TO be in diplomatic matters not IN other mat
ters In Paris IL is believed that the Russian Envoy ana
| Lord Granville have come 70 an understanding The
same thing Is asserted in other papers OF which the
authority Is greater Paris papers can pretend
to- telegram in evening journal alleges that Count
schouy aloR has Lord Granville that Russia has
no desire to extend rule in Central Asia, and that
the expedition TO KhIva undertaken solely with the
purpose Of protecting her frontier from the attacks
OF the wandering hOrdes Of the KLAMATH That cannot
be true simply because known object OF Russia s TO
assert prestige by Furnishing Khiva for outrages
upon Russian subjects The fayorite Optmist view IN
England ia that the Russian expedition to Khiya Is
merely counterpart OF the English expedition 70
Abysslnia Writers who urge this view believe that
Russia will withdraw after Oyerrunning KhiVa,
lust as England withdrew after Overrunning the domn
ions OF Theodore.
There is some complaint Of the secrecy observed Dy
the negotiating authorities on both sides YET Loru
Granville can hardly he expected to send the English
papers a memorandum Of his conversations with Count
Schouvalof though some Of them clearly think ne
ought to- II believed Russia will perseyere or WITH
draw according as she is convinced English popular
aequieseuce in her preensions, or the contrary Inc
strongest opponents or RUSSIA WOulu E'u
of material organizing popular demonstration, or
OF infaming popular feeling. They may be right Ia
thinking there is danger In sluggishness, and that
policy OF indifference likely to bring about ool-
lison than policy OF intelligent opposition But see
no Indications OF drifting into another aimess contest
like that Of the Crmea. II Russia has designs on lnua
no amount OF smooth prOtestaons will persuade LORD
Granville OF her II she has not no amount
OF vague warnings English papers will induce him
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savage potentate. Nor viii the German press succeed
in leading the English public into offensive outcries
against Russia. There must be some PROOF. NOR 90
many Engshmen read German papers, nor do believe
they care greatly for German opinion.
We have reached believe the end OF the Napoeonic
mania From columns the papers are reduced to para
graphs and the proceedings at Chiselhurst have no
longer much interest for anybody but mperasts pure
and simple. As a whole, the spirit Of the English press
has not been creditabe to 1t. mean TO make allow
ances natural sympathy and for respect for an Old
ally and for decorum the presence Of DEATH and all
that But real defense defense be-of the amaz
ing Difference shown the dead Emperor is to be sought
in the feeling OF the English people When Icricsed TO
an English journalist the tone of the English press bis
reply was "The people great deal more Imperial
s than the papers have been. Our edition has not Deen
40 large since the Prince waes's illness. We could
not print much about Chiselhurst And ne went on
TO say though he himself detested the Emperor he
train on the Stock Exchange, the clubs. in fact
among all classes OF people. My own experience
confirms his Yet at least daily paper felt
couscencestricken by its hollow euloges and touched
by the reported indignation OF the American papers
against the gross adulaOn OF the English press IL
attempted elaborate apology, which amounts TO not
very much The truest and honest WORD spoken Is
that of today Spectator which declares all this fawning
beyond bearing THE late Emperor" says that journal
.was always prepared 10 abide by his faithful British
ally when il was good policy and to throw that ally over
when IL ceased 10 be 80. We wholly deny that
the English people have any just reason for political
gratitude toward the late Emper0rexcept perhaps In
the year of the Indian Mutiny-while 1t is impossible
that they feel respect or anything but just IN
dignation for many OF public acts Yet have heard
Engshmen-and EnglishwOmen toO-defend the coup
detdL aud doubt whether anybody was Killed in cold
blood by the Boulevard massacres They will not be-
lieve i'll OF whom they liked, nor listen to any
evidence which does not square with their ncnatons
The medical profession said TO be Ill satisfied with
the accounts OF the Emperors death. physician
OF emnence told that he could find nothing in the
published bulletins the report Of the post norton
examination explain the suddenness with which the
end came theory that the patient never rallied
from the of opum-or whatever IL was-given him
the night before The narcotic induced sleep and sleep
was perhaps necessary 20 enable the system to endure
third operation but there not strength enough to
endure the narcotic. A similar is known 70 have
occurred before. The matter is not very important
Nobody doubts the great skill and care and hdelity or
the physicians and surgeons in attendance If they
made a mistake, it was one anybody might have made
Among the numerous expressions OF English sympa-
thy with the sufferers by the Chicago fire was the lorna
ton OF fund by the propretors, STAFF and artists Of
The Graphie an admirable illustrated paper OF London
Before its completion the subscriptions and donations OF
the larger world had bountifuly provided for all
actual needs of the sufferers by the fire that the contrib
utors The Graphic fund decided to put the result OF
their movement into permanent shape which should
serve memorial OF the unique Outburst OF cosmopo
itan benevoence, and it decided TO commission Mr.
Armitage 1.-THE newly elected member OF the Royal Acad
envy TO paint picture commemorative Of It, This Is
now nearly finished and after short period OF exhibit
ton in London will TO It's destination. 1t repre-
sens the subject in aegorca gulse Chicago being per-
sonated by woman in almost complete nudity, pros
trate the ground only tatters Of imperial purple
robe nterposing between her and the earth, America
supporting her head on her knees while England
TO throw over her new robe Chicago turning her
face to Britannia With an expression OF acknOw
edgment OF her presence the PROSTATE body and M
neryed limbs telling the story OF her great mlshap
America accompanied by her eagle ana Britannia by
her lion and In the distance at the right, is burning
city. at the left Is pine forest the smoke OF the
confederation covering the sky and relieving the group
which the brilliant cOlOrs of the robes Of America and
the English red" OF Britanna's matrony guse form an
preventative OF the Queen OF the West The stars and
Stripes appear in the, mantle Of America and the ROYAL
Great Britain IN the ornaments OF
figures about half larger than life. Mr.. Armitage,
the painter, is pupil OF Delaroche, ana the Fellow
student with WON the painter Of the Taking OF the
Maako" soferino" and other battles OF the Second
Empire and is, by his thorough French training ana
experience in work the grand type undoubtedly the
best man in England 10 undertake work which
presents at all the greatest difficulties OF aegorieal
painting and heroic art. , G.. VS.
A TOUR THROUGH THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.
THE EXPERIENCE OF A NoNCoNFORMIST CLER-
GYMAN AMONG NoNCoNFoRMISTS.
To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.