New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-19
BRITISH TOPICS.

I,xnoY. Nav 3-The verdict of the jury in New
york in the Emma Mine ease is regarded here as one
more proof that Englshmeu have nothing TO ex-
meet from the United States courts. That they have
often said When they said it tie reply used TO DO
that though some of the State courts might he cor
mint the Federal tribunals were beyond suspicion.
pnt what is TO DO said now Here is a District
Court Of the United States, with judge and jury
refusing all redress TO the victims of one Of the
vorst frauds ever practced The victims are
Frglish the perpetrators were Americans the
criminal is American and the verdict is American.
60 reasons the suffering Briton and refuses to be
cuofortel Mr. MacDougal, chairman Of the Emma
Mining Company, writes to the papers that this de-
cis,on has created widespread feeling that there Is
M remedy in American courts for the wrongs OF
English investors lie is wrong. The feeling eX-
listed before this decision only strengthens It, and
spreads 1t wider
So general indeed is English dstTust Of the adj
minstraon of Justice in America that it is felt by
our best friends. was talking some days ago with
an Fngshman who knows and likes America as well
as almost anybody here. 1t was before the Emma
verdict had been heard Of Said he 81 will put this
case. Suppose Mr. Stewart had left the bulk OF his
fortune to English legatees. Do you believe they
would have had any chance whatever of getting
their money in the American courtsP 1t is one of
Turkey and against Spain-the most rotten two
governments in Europe-that justice is bought and
sold in those countries. 1t might be worth white
for MS 70 cOusder-before il is too latc-whethcr we
are content to rank with Turkey and Spain in cor
fuption. The courts in England have lately gone
further than ever in cOndemning commercial I'M
morality. In the Lisbon Steam Tamways Com
pauy, in the now Sombrcro Phosphate Company,
and only last week again in Bagnal agt. Carlton "
Grant, they have struck repeated blows at the
system of raScaitywhich the verdict of an American
Jury in the Emma case applauds and sGstains. Are
American courts 30 have the evil distinction OF pro
tecing the fraud which European courts are all but
unanimous in punshiHg3
We are all admiring Hobart Pasha's gallant ex-
rlot in running past the Russian batteries at Galatz
and hoping the account Of 1t is not too highly col
orcd. A piece of herosm OF even of professional
cleyerness, on whatever side, is always welcome
Americans may admire 1t, even though Hobart
Pasha learned his trade in blockade running during
The Rebellion. At the same time wondering
why man who handles his ship so well should
handle his pen so i'll. IL is not the first time the
phenomenon has been noticed. Hobart Pasnas let
Ter IN The Tine, OF to-day is mainly passionate
appeal in behalf Of the country which he serves as
nerceuary. But he states two or three facts which
help one a little to judge of the actual condition OF
the country. The Turkish army and navy he tells
Us have been without pay for months" ave, you
might say for years and, besides that, with no
tobacco and often short Iat0ns lie would have MS
lelcyo that they are. nevertheless, happy as chill
dreu and brave as lions; which is, perhaps, matter
Of opinion while the other Is a fact. Again, he re-
ports disturbances in the proyincos-those very
provinces where Her Maiesty's cousuls can dis
cover nothing and deny everything. Bat most
curious of all is Hobart Pasha's question: How
can YOU EXPECT anything else ,cble erCB subject Of
Trtcy has 10 oire almost his last ftbmg in support Of
he cyiav dnlsuQrvg" No doubt. BIT how long Is 1t
since the Pashas were assuring Europe that the
taxes had been ghtened and the system of collect
ing them uuprovedi Aud if the last hrthing Is
wrmg from every Turkish subject to support the
Turkish army and navy. how comes 1t that-0n the
same testimOny-the Turkish army and navy are
without pay and on short rations2 The worst
enemy Of Turkey has hardly said anything about
lermore damaging than that. SUI pose the organ
lied stealing-the only thing IN Tarkey that Is
oTgauIzed-wds never so great The Iashas nave
too good reason to fear that the collapse Is near
They pluuder everybody, pay nobody and will re-
tire with gigantic fortunes, to be spent partly IN
white slaves for the harem, aud partly in Paris gam
blnghouscS.
Itmay be useless to suggest to anybody to read
ANYTHING more than they must read about the East
em question; but | may mention Mr. Courtney 5
article Oh "Our Eastern Policy" in The FOrtHightIy
fer Nav. Ii is a most careful and powerful state
mcnt and as courageous it is able. For II re-
uuires some courage for rising politician and mem
Der Of Parliament to say in print under his own
name that Lord BeacOnSheds speech at the Guild
hall last November was an act Of treachery TO the
Gar and the English nation, and an nquity unpar-
alecd in the history Of England as constitutional
monarchy The same periodical has paper on
parties and Politics in Germany" by Mr. Herbert
Tuttlc which the student will find thoughtful and
instructive. Mr. futile is an American Journalist
and author. resident IN Berlin, who has learned
thoroughness and method from the Germans, with
out losing the art Of writing readable English.
4 report is current here that Mr. Caleb Gushing
will shortly publish critical study of the Iichbonc
case with particular reference no doubt, to the ex-
taorduary part borne i'm the trial by his friend,
Iord Chief Justice Cockburn. You must know
better than we whether there is any truth IN the
story. II true fear il viii increase the irritabllty
of that eminent Judge. He has never ceased to con
slider himself the victim Of SANDER Counsel asked,
in libel argued before him this week, whether
his loIdslup could conceive greater pleasure than
moving on undsturbed 10y calumniesi Sir AleXan-
der rctorted warmly that hc could conceive man
moving on very much disturbed by them. He added
Ii that style Of seutentiOus commonplace OF which
he master: There is a kind of slanderat which
man may afford TO smile. but there IS SANDER
which is calculated 10 do a man vital injury" so,
perhaps, Mr.. Cushing viii have mercy on his foe
knowing if he has really studied the Iichbome
case, how much he is in need Of il.
1t must De added that the Courts and the Legisla-
turc are again at loggcrheads though on 10 very Sc
nous matter. The great question whether the
new judge shall be called Mr. Justice Haw-