New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-13
BRITISH TOPICS.

LONDON July 3O.-Mr. Disracirs fr1cnus attilpu'e
his repeated mistakes this session to the state OF his
health. Never" remarked member OF the House
the other day. never again shall we hear great
spcsch from Dizzy" To sustained mental efort
AZ the kind which used to DO easy to him he has
probably been for some time unequal. Judgment Oh
the highest quality he never had, but he had quick
,,rrcentous understood the Tories whom he led and
educated and was master of Parliamentary tac'ics'
Perhaps he had more cunning than real shrewdneSs
he wa st any rate Que of the greatest guerrilla chiefs
The House ever saw. Now he walks cheerfully into
all kinds of an,bnshes, and Is losing what was ihVa
uable 10 him. the reputation for superiority ne
vas III when the session opened. He has struggled
through il with bis old courage. often downright ILL.,
.,a selaom in mood for the sparkle and banter
vheh he and the rest of the world used to ENJOY.
A loss has befallen us. Mr.. Seud;1nore, for many
. .nt.cras of the Post Office and atterly OF the
nosts telecraphs especially, has disappeared from
the scene OF his long activity lie has accepted' We
are told an appointment from the Turkish "o'ei"-
ment and goes immediately to Stainboui 10 oisaiN0
the turkish International Posts under the hc"
Postal Convention" Holders of Turkish bohas may
take notice, and govern themselves Accordingly
IS NO. stated whether Mr. Scudanorc has been asked
"A resign. or allowed to resign, from the Ehgtish
Post. Office. Whichever form of terminating MS
career at A. Martins lie Grand was adopted, 1t IS
,,ohoh,e that the time had come when the authori-
t;o. set they could no longer afford the luxury Oh
scuAamore. This is rich country, but even reh
..,ntrv must draw the line somewhere. Hissaiary'
a IL ,rne was only wrctched ~, 800 year. nut MS
.,arv was the least part of the cost OF MI. ocuoa
ocre 10 the British taxpayer. Ii If the iaSn'on "a
,ra;se Mr.. Scudamore's talent for organization
No doubt he had talent for ofganiAa-
t;on of certain kind. The Post-Onice say
inc, Banks are said To be the pro""''
of his talent. Whether the singular state thelf ne
counts have got into. rs lately revealed IN Iidi'a
roant he due 10 Mr.. Scudamore or not CANNOT say
The Postal Teiegrapbs are the other great example
and proof of Mr.. ScudamOres talent fo organiza-
tion-of his " organizing mind. as one OF MS eui"-
eists puts it, As to the telegraphs. nave so'o''
times stated the real facts. and repeat them Only
;n the most summary form. The telegraphs were
acouirod by the state at about double their ac'u'
x.ue They were taken even before anybody Id the
C,-r.rrr,er, service knew how to work them. The
sar;c WA radically modified and greatly enlarged
~h,e this ignorance and ineficiency still prevailed
9TH n staff shanefully incompetent, ana on asys-
so,, which,, for a considerable tllne saerlhceo tne
recu;rements Of the mercantile community anu u
The uress to supposed interests OF the puohc winch
did not then exist In time lbut very SLOWLY ana a.
the pubc expense M Scudanioro learned us D"'',
ness or the mechanical part of IT. The hnaneiai
mart of IL he learned in certain sense. lie ieaTiie"
how to get hold of q million sterling OF pu"hc
mouey which did not belong to Inn, ana winch ne
.nent royally on his pet teeeraphs he weht on i"r
years extending lines and building Offices anu SUI
stitptup one set of superior Instruments ior ahc''
"a aexf,rou,lv manipulating accounts. One fine
rn;,o the british public WOKE up to the fact that
Che Postal Teleeraphs were bankrupt-that they had
,,.yer raid but were worked alta loss, Autonomous
,a;ps wcrc made by the Of rights in the Old
r.. which had been oyerlcOkcd-the fact being
that when Mr. Scudamore supposed ne had oough'
and maid for a complete title he had secured an I'M
,erfect onr To the private diihcuites wmch ioo
Cor time 70 Nil ScudamoIes retirement to Boulogne
,vhere the Queens writ does not run, Nee" nov
rsfsr They were arranged somehow anu MI
ScYdamore returned. But | see no reason 'Ior OWL
NO Turkish securitie to regret his departure Tor 'r
O,tonan Empiro If the POst-Odico really wants
another man who with unlimited means, ana %!
n,serlpulols methods, shall prove hi'nssH apie -
.,1,ct or continue telegraph system of mcder
ate efficiency for that il all we yet nave, al an rH
moderate urice and work il at a loss. snch Kan
na,, donh.ie.s be found By way Of encouraging
asn;rarts sundIy friends OF Mr. ScudanOre are tall
ino-in print as well rs privately-of raising him
"testimonia"-whichn means money
NJ, Vuuhcs's illness has proved longer than NJ
rh,s;cian aud friends hoped. lie was able 10 leave
tow, three weeks ago for change oil ar, nut thc
change of air brought Oh change IN the uiScaSe
olso Or. rather. brought out the disease which
from tie FIRST lad been, perhaps. the unsuspested
c,use of al tine MISUNDERSTANDING govt ii"
went (, Marcate, the least fashionable ana most
bealthful watc ring place i'll England; one OF lh
two Cockncy paradses, Ramsgate being The othcr
Nra.ts hnXy,yer is superior to its rival IN vulgar
e ifcx n.ler FIJI all %
other Sucb air say experts is To be had anywhere Oh
.h coast nil Won get to Scotland for Margate faces
north and Arctic breezcs. sweeping all down The
(.,,oan Ocean blow straight against It's chalk cliffs
Here Mr.. Hughes spent fortnight of acute pain
Uben lac WAS able to return to london he was sadly
reduced in srcugth Now h. Is much better, anu his
enemy has ouittrd him for the time.
, A sc,iops collision occurred in the Nersey on Sun
A. lot be.veen the Cunard inward steamship
IL,.s.;,ia and the outward Guion steamship Wyo-
ming. Whether you were allowed to know Oh H.
.apt ,ay but all account of the accrient was care
ful,v suppressed here. heard Of IT from passen-
GER on the Abyssinia, not from the Londoh papers
which do their partly silence II not "herwise-t"
ucrpetuatc the old superstition that nothing ever
hannsns 20 Cunarder don't know whether the
Abvss:uia or the Wyoming was in fault, but BON
mfered The Wyoming. it was said, had 10 put back,
I'D the Abvssinia had her side laid open. When
The Messengers got off the Cunarder the water was
,onrny into the lower cabins, and there seemed To
NE aomc danger that the ship might sink.
Cen Baleau is i'm London with his bride, enjoying
the last weeks OF the season, with that kind OF appe
tite which long since left those who began with IT al
the beginning The news Of his appointment a.
Minister to Brussels preceded him. He will not.
hsar 20 to Brussels at present. Mr. Dom Platt ar
rived recently and has established himself in Ken
sineton. not far from Mr. Conway. 1t is a long way
from the Legation yet they Mr. Piatt is near in
spirit to Gen. Sebenck his friend and champion, in
fact and brings him, dare say all kinds OF encour
.eement aud Cheer Perhaps it would not be rash to
infer that Mr. Piatt will favor the American