New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05
BRITISH TOPICS.
PERSONAL NOTES.

LAND-sTANLEYs NEW EXPEDITION.
lrRox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSE.I
LONDON, Aug 15.-What said last week about
Mr. Bowless continental trip was true then as to his
intention but is not true now He has gone to Paris
but the proposed tour among the German cities has
been given up or had been on Thursday when he
went. His plan then was to stay week OF ten days
in Paris, and afterward either take a run to the
Hartz Mountains, or come back to England possibly
by way of Dicppe or some other French watering
place. and then something more OF some Oh the
peasanter bits of this lovely island, OF which there
are more than all Americans know or most English
men. Mr.. Chaplin goes with him. OF Mr.. Bowles
good report again be given in respect OF health
He is gaining; might as well stay here
till he is entirely WELL and let the other young men
on The Spriaqfeld Republican have chance to show
what they can do The Republican is one OF about
three American journals (outsde of New-Yorkl fire.
quently quoted in European journals. frequently
is to be taken relatively, 1t is only once in while
that English papers remember there IS o Continent
on the other side of the Atlantic and young he
public, possessing press not backward In express
ing its views. know of nothing in English jour
nalism which can quite be compared with Nit.
Bowles's paper in Springfield. am not speaking OF
its ability only but of the fact that he has created
a u
city of 10000 inhabitants. A paper which reaches
that figure here in town of four or five times the
size ia Thought to do well. Nor is this country
where the average number of newspaper buyers In
cities is small.
The London papers have very large circulation
In proportion to the population OF the city. Yet
have in mind as write two cities, one English and
one Irish, each prosperous, each famous Tor thr'-
ing industry in special fabric, each filled with an
energetic and intelligent population OF about
2OOOOO and the number printed daily of the leading
newspaper in each is rather under than over 1000
Nor is either of those papers widely known OF lnfu
entail beyond the district in which it crculates.
Nor do know of any one paper in England outside
of London which makes itself felt throughout
the country as The Republican does; none which IS
SO commonly referred to for distinct opinion;
none which has anything like its national reputa-
ton and influence. There are very powerful jour-
nails outside of London at least two or three which
may take rank in ability with almost any of those
in the metropolis. If those in the metropolis made
point of consulting and quoting them oftener, they
would represent the public opinion of England, of
the whole of England far more completely than
they do now.
But metropolitan arrogance haslOng since branded
everything not metropolitan as provincial, and the
method of speech here prevailing is so influential
that provincial has come to mean something like
second rate often most unJustly. Justly or I'M
Justly the fact that the London papers habitually
neglect the best expression Of the best opinion of all
England that is not London, can hardly be disputed.
Certainly we do not do the same thing to anything
like the same extent in New-York; though the mod
esty of the NewYork press has not been reckoned
its strongest point. The Manchester Guardian or The
Examiner, or Tie Scotsman of Edinburgh, are papers
not inferior to The Cincinnati Commercial or The Chi
oago Tribune and they are the organs of commune
ties more populous and in some respects more dis
tinct from London. than Chicago and Cincinnati are,
compared with New-York But while we quote
freely from our Western contemporaries, you may
generally search in vain the columns of the London
dailies for any extract from, reference to, their
rivals of the North. They adorn their columns from
time to time with extracts from each other: the
morning papers quoting from the evening, and the
evening from tho morning. and both from tie week
lies sometimes also with translation of part of an
article from Paris Berlin paper; and with that
the world pretty much ends for them. 1t follows
that American papers look perhaps too exclusively
to London papers when they want to know what
England thinks.
Mr. Washburne's visit to London was a very brief
one and he returned to France Saturday night. To
France but not to Paris at once. He was to spend
some DAYS in Boulogne. thence going to Paris for
two or three weeks and thence to Carlsbad in
search of the help which his late visit to Vichy
failed to give him. / thought him looking very
we'll and his general health is certainly much bet
ter than last year, but, like everybody who knows
he has liver. he finds himself obliged to go to
Carlsbad for few Iweeks, the waters at Carlsbad
being supreme in such matters
kilograms from Mr. Halstead and Mr.. Bayard
yIo heir aafa Val from
which will be no news to you. Mr.. Halstead and
Mr. Field landed at Thurso early on Thursday
morning so far as can make out post-office dis
patch of which ELIGIBILITY and ambiguity are, as
usual the two most remarkable qualities. Mr.. lay
lor went on in the steamer to Edinburgh, and will
be in London tonight. Mr.. Halstead arrives at the
same time. Ali WELL though the voyage proved a
rough one. Mr.. Field, also, is expected tonight.
The Hon. Morton McMichael of Philadelphia is
among the latest arrivals Of distinguished Amer-
cans. His son is with him. Col. ForDey is still
here but starts next week for the American Mecca,
where there promises to be gathering of American
editors unusual in number and quality
Mr. Stanley starts to-day for Zanzibar on his new
exploring mission into Central Africa. He has used
his time in London in completing his preparations
for the journey-no slight matter. Some OF the ap-
paratus he takes with him is of his own conriying
notably, boat for lake service, weighing but 400
pounds and capable of carrying 20 men. His outfit
will be very perfect one. and will include instru
ments sufficient for scientific purposes. The atten-
ton of the Royal Geographical Society is respect
fully called to this fact and to one other which
think creditable to Mr.. Stanley. He has spent all
the time he could get since this new expedition was
resolved on in studies of scientific methods and of
the use of instruments This will enable him to
make an accurate record of his discoveries, to in
crease the number of them and to bring back testi
mony of a kind which the critics whom he once
styled ychair geographers will not be able to i'm
neach 1t is hard to say why there should be 80