, 1873-03-24
LONDON.
The Feeling in England Relative to
the Spanish Republic.
[ntrigues of Carlists and COM
munists.
Terrible Charges in Regard to
British SlAip-Owncrs.

cerrlDlc ChnrEeS Ill Regard to
British Ship-Owncrs.
from Our Oton Correspondent
IIoHpoN, Feb. ~, 1875.
srMrAruY WITH srAN-oARL1sTs AND ooMMuN-
lsrs uuRny1Nu TO THE HoENE.
Many Englisl,men who arc Conservatives at
homo arc Radicals abroad. Thoro ought. ono
would think, to bo All alliance botwoen Couaorv~
ltivcs everywhere, and probably tho majority of
zeal old Torios arc CarliBts, Legitimists, and
ebat not, in thoir Continental sympathies. Dut
many fly In tho faco Of logic, and manfoat ~
much dislike to paal and alsolutist supremacy as
does tho verioHt Republican. Tho theological
question IL uppormoat with Homo, and any ono
my Of Romanlsm Is tAoir fliend while others
hnve genuine wish that English frocdon
should DO tho typo Of freedom all ovor tho
world.
Tho progress Of nepublicanism in Europe trioB
tho faith of tlo average Dritiaher. It is not
what ho wanted. He views It with dlstrust.
Amongst tho ariatocracy tho Republic has no
friondH and tho classes who ape tho aristoorsc7
hhvo always on tloir lips tho parrot ory, TINT tho
Fronch Is aro not 1T for Republic" Tho mid
die clasHcs Bympathizo with NJ. Tlliorr, though
they begin to got tired Of his intriguos and his
plots auI tho rest Of the Commonwealth wish
we'll to tho Republic. But II there 10 this division
with Franco, which haB at loaat kept Republic
above tho wntor for couple Of years, what ie not
,aid OF poor spainl "Tho audaoity OF the
tliiugi" exclaimed most folks when tho action Of
the CortcH was known and, to this hour, tho
surprise romans. II ia pitiablo to note
tho anxiety Of holders OF Spanish stock.
Truly those gentlemen havo had oxcitomont
enough for thoir money. They have been
bumped and jost1od about as much as any in-
vestors know. Scarcely hayo they enjoyed
yenr Of SECURITY. They button-holo you, and
ask you what you really think the 6paniarda will
do. They cannot make up. their minds as to
uhethor It ia best to soil or to hold. Thero Is
fascination about Spanish stock. have known
people get out Of it during ono Of tho many
pauics, and then, when tho stock went up again
actually return to 1t rs purchasers. The situ-
Atiou Ia rs open to conjecture as any ono could
Wish. einco tho Homburg tables wero closed,
VIC hayo had nothing lko it.
Solid, liborty-loying people would bo glad to
SEQ Figueras and Castelar, succeed in thoir task,
aud thoy begin to got angry with tho GovoEl-
mont for withholding a full recognition. But,
at the bottom OF their lloarts, they, too, linvo
little actual faith. II thero ia no civil war be-
fore this lettor reaches you, tho peryadng dis
trust will have substdedi but distrust exists at
tho present hour. ...
Madrid, by tho way, is tho centric for special
correspondonts. Mr. Forbes, tho most daring
as we'll ns the most ablost of tle Glass; was first
In the city, aB tho representative Of the Daily
Ne,cs, and other panora llave followed suit
Your New York contemporaries havo boon con-
strained to dispatch tho best mon they can find.
On tho whole, in tho excited condition OF Spaiu,
this band Of "spocials" is scarcely pacific as-
HnrRuce.
Poor spninl Hcre nro the Cnrlista raialng
subscriptions in London, to bo spent on men
and gMns and, only an hour ago, d French
Communist, whose life would not bo worth q
days purchase If he wero soen in Paris, Was
Tor Oaliz, and his invitation to come to Andn1u-
sa, "whero," lie said, "tl,ero Is much deter
mination on socialist and territorial questions"
Birds Of prey, blnck and rod, Car]istB and Com
could only bo left to fight it out, nobody OF
moderate opinions would object. Tho mischief
IL, that they may stir others up to do tho fight
Ing for thonl.
Bu1p-owSEns AND sEAntEN-A DIAoK CHARGE.
Hayo VIC murderers among tho ownera Of
English BhfpB2 Are rotten yesBels sent out to
sea in order to bo wrecked, having boon first
insured for as much money as will build new
ones ? Such arc the questions to DO startod in
the House OF Commons in fow days. Mr.
Plimsoll, the mombor OF Parliament who bringa
the charge, ie u self-mado man; is he justified
in his charges, or docs he miaroprosont and in
owners whom l,e all but names, are pending
md as ho will plead justification, We shall know
little moro as to tho charges against
them; but doubt Il proceedings in :, court Of
The Government orght to give Mr.. Plimaou
tho Royal Commission ho asks for, end thon Wit
nessos would speak frocly.
WHO Nh. pL1MHoLL II.
The legislator WHO arraigns tho ship-ownors
In tboae serious n,attors ii Il grave, thoughtful
looking man. To wears spectaclee, md Inns q
etudious mir. II lie did not drop his "H's," his
speaking would be all tho better; but then, as !
sad no has mado Ills position for himgolf, and
who had charge Of him in his infancy.
"For months and months he aays Of him
self, II lived in one OF tho model lodging
houses, establiahod r.; mainly by tho efforts Of
another in lIatton Garden. and indeed they arc
scattered all over London. wont thoro simply
because I could not ciford q bottor lodging.
have bud to make ~. 919d. q por cont OF which
It. tis astonishing how ljttlo you can live on
when you diyoBt yourself OF ali tancied necds.
l Ind plenty OF good wheat broad to CAT Ill tile
weok and the haf Of horring for reliah Qeas
will do IL you CANT afford IT, Tor it ia splendid
Gsh), and good coffoo to drink aud know how
much, or rather how little, roast shoulder of
mutton yon can for ed. for your Sunday dinnor.
Don't suppose went ahoro from choice; went
there from storm necessity"
This is III awkward antngoniat whom no once
takes hold II thore rcally are shlp.owners who
are murtlerera though holding their hoals very
hgh they may we'll tromblo now, aud carry
about the faco Of death.
4 DLACN LOOK.
Some thing with black look, at all events,
cannot bo donied. Nobody familiar with conn-
morce il ignorant Of the fact that ..certain chip
owners arc 30 known for tlioir terribly frequent
and disastrous loaaes, and for their goneral dis
regard Of human life. that, after paying incroaa-
ingly high latcB OF premium for. insurance In
o sssSH won ony nsts 5 IN oa
don, where they aro as yet uu-
known; aud even there, after, still fur
ther experience, their 1lamos become 30
black with infamy that nobody wlu insure thoir
sary, in tho course Of businosa to insure cargooB
not yot purchased, Az corn or cotton abroad, or
not yet read " for delivery, as railEoad Iron for