New-York tribune., 1876-03-11
BRITISH TOPICS.
TIE sUEz CANAL PURCHASE.

LONDON, Feb. 2f.-I will not ask You to follow
me in an examination of the detailed criticisms OF
the Suez Canal purchase which Mr.. Gladstone and
Mr.. Lowe addressed to the House on Monday night
1t is only the effect of the debate which can have
much interest for u.s. and you already know that the
effect, SO far voting goes was just nothing at all
The Opposition did not venture 10 take a division
and the four millions and eighty Thousand pounds
sterling were voted unanimously. The effect on
public opinion has been equally null The OppoSi-
tonmake nothing by their opposition. They are quite
ont of harmOny Oh this question with the general
opinion, and once more we have proof how much
wiser everybody il than anybody. Mr.. GladStones
speech was perhaps, one of the NEST ingenious ho
ever made; full of all manner of iinancial
and political Subtleties suggestive of endless
future difficulties and apprehcusiOns The House
and the country heard them all with entirely
tranquil mind. So evident wa this Indifference
that Mr.. Gladstone has beea stung into taking a
very extraordinary step. He has drawn mp n syl!a-
bus-the word is his own, for he cannot free his
mind from ecclesiastical phraseS-of his speech and
sent it to the papers 1t is just possible the thing
a hoax but the style i Mr.. GiadStoneS and he il
quite capable Of making mistake ike this; seldom
knowing when resistance is futiIo and when it ia
not THIS syllabus consists Of no less than twenty
seven questions lhe papers ciyil enough 10
publish the document, but they do not trouble them
selves to answer the questions.
Indeed. the relations between the Liberal papers
and Liberal leaders are for tho moment little
strained. Mr.. Gladstone on Monday attacked the
"metTopoliJal press" with some a-perlty, accr''ns
it of having led the people into that state OF mis-
taken enthusiasm about tho purchase which has
msde il so diGcult ior its opponents o get hear
ing No doubt the yocc cf the press in this Instance
was the voice Of the people and the press was more
nearly in the position of leader Of public opinion
tlan il aluay, is the expressing. ana not leading,
Of opinion being IL more usual function. The press
however wasonly one inilnerco cut OF many that
combined to rake the Sue purchase nnalt"rably
popular; all which explained At the time. What
tHc Lir,raI.uewsoappr, now say in answer to Nj.
Glad.toas and Mr. Lowe il pitched in a very high
kew. and inspired by the conviction that they, and
not fh-r Parliamentary chiots, are in tie right. Mr.
Lowe is rouudly tod tha5 h. he'd better lave held
his tongue that spite, vanity and envy have actn-
ated him, that his reasoning Is craven amt nieah'
that he went into the Kitchen for his slmilei and
borrowed arguments from reckless caIumny and
Wild instrumentation with many more things
equally unpleasant to hclr. Mr. Gladstone canuot
be dealt with By invectivo quite - unmeasurt but
he is gIIvcly admonishcd that he impeu'5 Liberal
interests By his lack of sympathy With popular feel
ing The journal which once layished batteries on
his lack Of Imperial sympathy which s only an
echo of Mr.. Disrarlis vigorous first c)uner-thrIst
Nj. Gladstone has proved by his speech rbiS-tLat
had he been Prime Minister tho SueZ Canal shares
would never have been purchased. we formally
summon the l.ihcra party cries rms Journal 10
speak and think hcnccforwdid Ike EhSiishiheh' II
they would not lind themselves IN 1ho rear o' Tue
great body of national opinion, Wnch III the past
they have eloriousiy led HE summons doHs hot
como amSs. The way IA which the Lloefais nave
discharged Oh this question lno u''' VI oPp"'I'.on
may considerably ehgtheh inc le1d "uiiHS "hioh
those "uiirS VIII hl'r 10 DC p7''"tH'.
Inc decision ol 'he IINy 'U'l'i !" TV",iii'
AGAINST CooK has en"eu III ,io 'o' :" ti' ,'NIp" ,
Church not ohly oi the ue'ii "''' Vi W. OI0N,
worthy wear oi C'lt'oh was 100 irl d''on'' ~ ''
old friend 10 De aDe 10 part WIN n'' VI W 'io ~
remain in a church nom whioh io was eAciui'"'
Upon the pubncatioh OF 'he TriFS Ooui''i' men"
an enort was maze 10 hui'iIS il-Iol ''c P'P'''' "a
this caSe-by coaXihg Nlr jenkins 10 ieno''l,c W
uhiarllA tio iish' u Ionii,'ii.o"
invested hi ooio h'e l'iI!''i'u VI ''i oV'
lshlohers sIgnedh representation u TUG eNc'' '' W.
COOKS CONSCIENTIOUS ''iup's 's"inS'
the table OF their L0rd man VINO ula ot oei.s'e III
the devil were sthl paramount Ihey eoonS CA
pressed hope that Mr. Jenkins "ouiu therefore
abstain from presenting him'eil 70 IeeelVoi' Hhou''
he insist, Mr. Cook ne was told wouid resign MI
jenkins replied that no shouid DC sorrS 10 oe'c'o
that MI. COOK really medut 10 resign n9 Nv ''"R
rather than ooey t'o Id" Vi tuo i"Ai' ~ '"' '.i'
rev flaVei CooN IeJoihs tnaI lo owes o'''i'"C' ~
hishef law an" tna' ho e'i'''S Id" Nv" 0Jc''''
MN W auihitl''e' tho '''i "iic". W NI",
since he mas, III pursuance Vi liz rI-
MS sIeSishation 10 'no piopSi -"i''iO-'' - ~ ~ -.
ihlls apout II al - 'n'. 'ii-' W. :. =.