New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
LONDON TOPICS.

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lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUYEJ
LONDON, June 1O.-To come back Duke, said
last week. To marry the Queen / might have
added. if bad cared TO repeat rather old gossip.
But Lord BeacOnsfod has himself remarked that
there are two good reasons why he cannot marry the
Queen. The first is John Brown the second, John
Bull. suppose he means that he could not stand
John Brown, and that John Bull would not stand
him.
Touching details are published of Lord Beacons-
fields departure and journey. Whoever arranges
these matters understands hls business. The very
journal which has been hOuting the Prime Minister
for days past gives us half column in large type
about his leaving. 1t was taken for granted that
crowd would gather in the Southeastern Railway
Station at Charing Cross, to receive him and bid
him good-by. The genius for organization which
belongs 20 the Tory whps-which is equally capa-
bic of rolling up round majority in the House and
of recruiting q regiment Of rOughs for the
capture of a Liberal meeting in the city
was called INTO reQuisItiOn to arrange
popular greeting to the departing hero. Barriers
were set up to keep of the throng which irrepros
sibe enthusiasm and perhaps iudcious distribution
of half-crowns, had collected Only great swells
were allowed on the platform. Between the wind
greasy citizens were allowed to come. Perfumcd
and cilded youth, Lord harrington, Mr. Chaplin,
Sir Drummond Wolf surrounded him. The two
ingenious young men last named have won their
chief titles TO distinction by personal assaults on
Mr.. Gladstone, and by the discontinue that befel
them. They melancholy proofs of Ar. GladstOnos
prowcss with the spear. don't see why Mr.. HanbuIy
who has challenged similar fate should not have
been there. There, at any rate. was Sir Edward
Watkin, chairman of the South Eastern Railway
Company whose Liberalism, such as 1t is. IS merged
on such an occasion in his administrative functions
When a great man travels in England, PaHcFS
famous proposal to bind a railway director to the
engine by way Of preventing accidents Is almost
literally adopted The chairman offers his body as
buffer TO the Earl the secretary throws himself
gallantly between the chairman and the chance Of
danger. To complete the situation, MT. II. RawsOn
one of the directors, enters the breach
with his colleagues The noble Earl-I quote
from his lately disloyal. but devoted
organ-drOve round from the Treasury at quarter
past 1 o'clock, being greeted with repeated and
hearty cheering from the spectators, both along the
route and within the station, where large numbers
lat half a crown piece p had assembled to witness
bis departure The noble Earl passed some minutes
in conversation with his friends before the fatal mo-
meut arrived. Butt fall back once more on my au-
thOrity-punctually at the appointed time, and dand
a final burst of cheering from the assembled crowd,
the train moved out of the station and, proceeding
under the personal conduct Of Mr. Shaw, via Seven
oaks and Tunbridge Junction, reached Dover with
out stoppage, at twenty minutes past
o'clock At Dover the interest became thrilling;
there were many hundreds Of persons on the Admi-
ralty Pier, and crimson cloth was laid down from
the train to the landing stage. As his Lordshp
passed to the boat there was again tremendous
cheering accompanied with Kentish ire,' under
cover of which his Lordship immedatei iIembarked.
I grieye 10 note that a veil Is here drawn over the
scene. No particulars are given OF his Lordshlp's
voyage. and there seems reason 70 fear that his
Lordship may have fallen victim to the malady TO
which less illustrious passengers have yielded on
the Channel. AL we know is that his Lordship ar
rived at Calais and slept at CALAIS that night IN the
Hotsl Dessin--a very moderate inn. His Evangelical
admirers had given out that he would spend sun
day there the Christian scruples imbibed when Sam
Rogers had him baptized unto the church at twelve
years Of age, "and made him as much Of Christian
as be ever became,' not permitting his Lordshp to
travel on Sunday. But his Evangelical admirers
were wrong. The noble Lord paid respect neither
10 the Sabbath of his ancestors nor to the Christian
Sunday which the Church has substituted for the
original Saturday. He went on TO Brussels by the
midday mail; nay, he was received Sunday after
noon at Brussels with some state and ceremony at
the Belgian capital entered into conversation for
short time with the Turkish Envoy to the Belgian
Court and so far forgot himself to dine the same
evening at the palace whittier he was conveyed by
court carriages and escorted by troops.
It is said to-day that the Tory whips are against
dissolution this Summer or Autumn. Times are
hard; there Is a strong disinclination among mem
bers of the House Of Commons TO spend money-f
spending can be avoided and there is strong
feeling, also, that a bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush. Men who laid ont some thousands OF
pounds TO win their seats, and have since given
thousand OF more year lin local charities and the
like). TO keep them do not see why they should be
disturbed before their time. Yet some of the Lib
erals are 50 sure of an early dissolution that they
have already made their financial and political ar
rapQements with view to il. The more unlikely
it is, the more they think it necessary to be ready
Lord Beaconsfeld takes small account Of the wishes
of the rank and file Of his party, and be would de-
light in nothing so much catching his foes asleep
Nobody whom meet doubts any longer that terms
have been agreed on between Russia and Eng
land, or believes that Lord Beaconsfeld would have
gone to Berlin il he had supposed there was much
risk Of his coming back with a on his hands.
So long as England refused to formulate her Objec-
tons to the Treaty of San Stefano Russia refused TO
Law the whole treaty on the table for discussion.
When England consented 20 make known her views
and compromise was found possible, then Russia
waived her objections TO submitting the whole
treaty. Russia, that is, consented to the
discussion of the treaty after she had ex-
acted from England a written engagement that
the discussion should be confined to certain points.
This Is what the admirers Of Lord Beaconsield are
proclaiming as a great diplomatic victory. 1t Is
affirmed also. by Lord SalIsbury's friends that bic
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