, 1877-05-20

J. head, Brighton, Cambridge, Coventry, Darlington
HartIepool, Hull, Ipswich, Leicester, Middle
borough, Norwich, Hastings, Worcester Stan
ford, York, Nottingham. Reading, Sunderland
t and Dundee. There hare been, besides all thcss
. a considerable number Of unusual expressions I
opinion from ecclesiastical bodies, and from trade
and Uorkingmen's associations.
The fate Of the resolutions in Parliamen
,, is known. They were Defeated by the Torie
because they were introduced by the Liberals
and because the Tory Government could no
afford to give the Opposition the advantag
Of passing them. But they united th
Liberals who had previously been at logger
heads among themselves, and soon afte1
their rejection other resolutions similar il
purport, but introduced by the Tory Govern
ment party, were passed almost unanimous
| ly. The Tories did not dare to antagonizt
the overwhelming popular sentiment that
was discovered. Only two or three days
ago tho London Times, in leading article
which WIS tclegrnphed in part to the journals
Of this country, said:
! Nothing has been 80 remarkable during tho de-
bate In Parliament the declarations In fayor OF
peace from Conservatives we'll as Liberals. The
war party finds itself in emalt minority. We 90
not say that a}l danger is past for every Russian
| sncccss may be expected to provoke unreasonable
panic, but for the present the country and Govern
| mcnt are In the way Of safety. Both sides of tue
| House Will doubtless claim conc advantage, but
the real gain lies with the party which is on the
side OF peace. II both parties claim that honorable
distinction SO much the better for the country.
The Times has traditional fame for fairly
rejecting the preponderance of British sen
ti1nent on public questions of great impor-
tance, and the foregoing declaration is GER
tainly not ambiguous in terms or tone.
t In the face Of all this overwhelming evi-
dence the Chicago Times prints dispatches
that purport to have come from its special
correspondent in London, aud to lavo been
sent the previous day, and 1abors to persuade
its readers that the whole Of Great Britain
is painting for "wah" aud "goah II; that
Turkey is awaiting England's immediate in
terforence to assist in resisting Rnssia's nd
vances: TINT tho recent Parliamentary action
is regarded as great victory for the war
party in England; that deadly hostility to
the English is 50 pronounced among the Rus
sian troops that the Gar hes ordered his |
daughter (the Duke of Edinburg's wife)
to retro from English soil that the Queens !
influence alone withstands the popular
demand for war nd prevents the immediate
precipitation of the British Government into
hostilities, and that England is making
last futile effort in diplomacy before drawing
the sword. AS the same alleged cable dis
patch which conveys a1l this rid1culously
nonsensical and obviously untrue trash con-
aims also rehash about the movement of
'roops, marches of the Russians, and posi-
ions of tho armies, which have been pub
ished in all the newspapers in this country,
t is possible that the so-called *scablegram
Fas not sent by telegraph at MI, but was
in the Office. It is certain that
might an have been written rs well two or
hree weeks ago and transmitted by mail, OF
quallY well have been written in the Times
flee night before last # it was sent from .
'ondon by cable, then its intrinsic absurdity :.
J largely increased by that circumstance, I
nd the purpose Of deception is made the q
lore manifest. just what the purpose is Of t
'isting this fustinn upon the public Us t
oecial cablcgram," is difficult to divine, Il II
toy be merely morbid desire to attract at Il
ntion, which is characteristic Of that sheet g
may be the indulgence by its correspondent =
awel-knownpredisposition to mendacity, Il
manifested in previous exploits; ia
may be the ignorance Of the Times people
to what is really going on; or it may be q tt
'liberate effort to mislead the public and "
cite speculation on the Commercial Boards. ca
hatever the purpose, it is exceedingly dis ts ps
putable. As the attitude and intentions of ..e le
,sland are the most powerful influences n
" affecting the prices Of breadstuffs and tit
oduce in the American markets, misrep- it
'entation OF England's position is the most We
Enicious form Of lying that could have Fr
en selected; and whether the Times has ea'
lulged in it ignornntly or deliberately, it -. -
serves exposure and should warn the pub- D.,
to put no faith in its pretended t'cab1e- ba,
ms" There is as yet no indication Of any tio
'rt action on the part of England, and, !
en- there shall be, twill be manifest to the per
Ieral public before the Times can find it dI1
the