, 1876-02-16
KILOGRAMS VIA NEW YORK,
THE FIsH-CUBA CIRCULAR.
LONDON, Jan. "a

LONDON, Jan. "a
The Time, to-day reviews Secretary Fish's
note on Cuba and circular to the European
Powers. The Times says 1.-THE grounds Of
complaint exclusively refer to the United States
and Spain, and third parties cannot participate
IL the negotiations with any prospect of inter-
national advantage. Spain and America must
settle their differences for themselves. The
risk Of loss if either resorts to force is too Sc
rious to be rashly incurred. 1t is possible,
however, that the European Powers might help
to promote a compromise, which, while saving
the honor of Spain, would end the Cuban diff
Guilty
The article, after quoting the assertion Of
the Anti Slavery Society in their memorial to
Lord Derby that Spain is willing to grant
Cuba the rights of a seifgoverning colony on
condition that slavery be retained, points to
the contrast drawn by Mr.. Fish between the
British colonial system and the despotic system
of Spain, and concludes as fOlloWs:-" If the
TWO governments are agreed with regard to the
end there should be little difficulty in dovising
the means. The slavery question need occa-
sion little controversy. Cuba, with a practi-
cally independent Legislature, would soon find
abolition necessary. The island would proba-
bly, be badly governed, but the war would be
ended and Cuba allowed to develop her
resources"
JOHN BRIGHT.
LONDON, Jan. %.
John Bright and his colleagues in Parlia-
ment, MesSrs. Dixon and Muntz, addressed
their constituents in Birmingham last night.
Mr.. Bright in his speech passed over the
question of the slave circular issued by the
Admiralty. The matter was not so easy as
some supposed. He questioned, however. whe-
Their ii was necessary for the government TO
NEEDLE with it. He hoped they would explain
that affair and the Suez Canal purchase salts
fa%ctorily.
Mr.. Bright confined himself almost entirely
to replying to Lord Derby's speech at Edin-
burgh. He attacked the law Of primogeniture
and the monopolization of land by a few great
landhoIders, and argued that the poSSessors of
the land should be empowered to b~equeath it
as they pleased.
Referring to the future policy of the liberals,
ne advocated the assimilation of the county
to the borough franchise. He pointed to
Birmingham, with $4,000 electors, returning
three members of Parliament, while there
were seventy members whose united c%onstitu-
encies numbered less than 10000. Therefore
q redistribution of seats was necessary. Mr..
Bright concluded as follows -" What [ ask
you to undertake is to strengthen and confirm
your own power by extending your franchise
and rights to your fellow countrymen in the
counties. Give the freedom you enjoy to
those who are now excluded. Give them also
freedom of the soil on which they live"
Mr.. George Dixon and Mr.. Muntz made
speeches.
A vote of confidence in the representatives
ot Birmingham In Parliament was carried by
exclamation. i-a
Two amendments were moved, one con.
.dsmning the action of the members in regard
y 20 direct representation of labor, and another
dsnoancing their cotton on the Tichborne
4uestiohs but the movers were silenced by the
hpfoaxs which, greeted chem q jus ave -