The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23
AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.
Bearer Coal and Higher-Priced Labor-Conse-
quence Upon the PROSPECTS Of British Manu-
features and Commerce-The Anglo
Russian Central Asian Question
Acquittal Of Robert Bowles.


widely recognized hitherto as things Of the first
Importance to the manufacturing supremacy Of
England, il they were not indeed, the very corner
stones Of that great fabric. Her hand labor and
her steam power labor were the largest constitu-
ents Of the commodities with which England sup
piled the markets OF the world; and taking the
raw material from where she found 1t cheap
est and adding to it the labor and the
power that her manufacturers could get
cheaper than those Of any other country, it
is not surprising that her merchants undersod
all Others and that other nations which desired,
as parts Of wise policy, to keep up their own
manufacturing industries, were driven to such
abusive, oppressive and dangerous expedients as
protective tariffs. But there is hint of a coming
change in the economic conditions on which this
manufacturing combination rested. Coal is now
selling In London at higher price than it ever
fairly brought In New York, and at price scarcely
less than the highest to which 1t has ever been
pushed In American cities, even by the cOmbina-
tons of the railroad men, the mine owners
and the coal dealers. This, OF course, does not
touch upon the exhaustion Of the beds
of coal that underlie this island, for that
event Is yet perhaps far in the future
that to count it as cause Just now might be WIS.,
ionary; still the high price IS necessary conse-
quence Of diminished supply, that though other
manent than 1t might if it was the consequence of
exhaustion of the BEDS The great cause is the
arrangement of the production by strikes and
other disturbances OF labor.
Labor, throughout almost every industry in Eng
land, appears to be in an unsettled, uncertain and
revolutionary state. Flippant people are very
fond Of that particular kind OF paradox that as
signs pitiiuly inadequate causes to the
most threatening phenomena, and this Is
especially the case with those flip
pant people who write cheap conservatism
and land the good old times. Mr.. Punch is one of
those funny fellows and he has great company to
keep him in ceuntenance. In the view OF these
people the trade societies, the unions, &c are the
cause Of all the trouble, and they have notion
that sufficient repression OF this machinery of
combination would overcome all the evils of the
time. Perhaps the unions have done much to give
effect and even to precipitate collision that was
inevitable, because 1t was in the fundamental con.
ditons OF the social structure for the people, whose
patience and good temper and whose disposition
10 take punishment without complaint is the most
essential point of their character, have suffered pri
vations and expressions that would have long since
provoked terrible revolt in people more irritable,
more eXcitable or more possessed with that spirit
OF holding up their heads that constitutes intellec-
tual manhood. But stolid endurance HAS nearly
reached its limit and the people are waking up.
The improved condition OF laborers in other
countries, but above all in America, has excited
workmen here England has for generations had
her attention concentrated upon her phan-
thropic purpose OF improving the manners ana
morals OF other nations that she has somewhat
neglected her own condition, and it may be one OF
the results Of her efforts that other nations are
now so much better than they were that England
country In which the laborer is a slave 0sclIatlng
between his daily toll and the po0rhouse.
Dearer coal and higher-priced labor and the con-
sequent increase Of prices in all English made |
goods must eventually have great effect upon |
American manufacturing industries. 1t is even |
possible that upon the change thus beginning in
the working classes here there may follow great
emigration oil skilled labsf in various industries,
for there is nothing more likely to grow when 1t |
begins than the taste for Injuries, and as the |
English laborers are now fancying that they ought
to have meat to eat and good beer instead of sour
to dwell on decent clothing, a store against q
rainy day, some personal independence, and even
owning the houses they live In, and all this, Of
course, Will imply voyage to the United States.
. ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
Lord Granville made the following statement In
the Lords night before last I'm 1859 there were
several discussions between Lord Clarendon and the
Russian government as to the propriety Of estab-
fishing q northern boundary beyond which Russia
would not 60 and though 1t was admitted to be de-
slrable TO come to an agreement on this point yet
none was effected. Since then some other COM
munications have been held between the two gov
ernments, and in October OF last year sent
despatch to the Russian government stating again
what boundary line might, in our opinion, be
agreed to. THEN came despatch from Prince
Gortschako, giving some historical account of the
country, and stating that he agreed with the Eng
Ish government with respect to great portion OF
the proposed line but giving reasons against that
part the proposal relating 10 tne TWO provinces
OF Badakshan and Wakhan Alter receiving that
despatch was informed that Count Sch0uvaloT
was charged by the Emperor OF Russia to come
over to this country, and on the Sth OF January, in
this year, wrote u despatch to Lord A. Lotus, In
which stated:-
Having received information from your Excellency
and from Count Brunnow that Count Schouvaloh,
enjoying the full confidence OF the Emperor OF
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personal interview with me II had caused great sur,
sources that Of excitement and suscep
had been in the Wna @ sn
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Not only II far from the intention of the Emperor to
take possession of kyn but positive orders had been
prepared 10 It, and directions given that the
conditions imposed should be such could not in any
way lead 70 a prolonged occupancy OF khiva. Count
schouvalon repeated The surprise which the Emperor
which said existed in England on the subject and
he gave most decided assurance that might give
positive assurances TO Parliament on this matter.
This IL will be seen, sustains IN every particular
the special despatch published ten days previously
In the HERALD January 26), except that Lord
| Granville softens-in fact, completely blurs--the
dissent OF the Russian government from the pro-
posed boundary.
has at length been tried on the criminal charge OF
appropriatpg to his own use vauables deposited
with him for safe keeping, and has been acquitted
by purely formal verdict Of not guilty, the Judge
declining to charge the jury because there was Alb
soutely no case proved against the prisoner. Not
a witness was heard for the defence, and the prose
cution OF course had every opportunity.
Nobody will deny that THIS failure was most OPP
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