New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-19
LEADING LONDON TOPICS.
EPIGRAMS. THE BOAT RACE, AND NEW
ROCKS

-THE Election OF JUSTIN WCARTnl-NoIES
on RARE BOOKS.
irRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIEuNEJ
LONDON April 5.-Thcre are two fresh and as yet
imprinted stories of Lord B,aconsfell-onc fresh
lest OF ms own coming another not by him. but at
his expense. The American reader. less keen about
Zulu matters than the English, may tor may not
REQUIRE preface to the first IN the shape Of Ie-
mlndcr that Bishop Colcnso has been staunch adj
vocate of the rights of the natives in South Africa,
and staunch opponent of Sir Bartle FgcrcS aggres-
sive policy. 4 lady presumably a duchc29 IN
talking with Lord DoaconShcd spoke OF the Hu!uS
as savageS. "SavagoS, madam, reiortcd the rhine
Minister, how can YOU call SavagcS men who have
defeated our General and converted our Bishop
Lord Derby is the hero Of the other. French
man lately remarked to him how extraordinary it
was that France should be governed by an English
Prime Minister. d" wish as much could be said
for England muttered the ox-Forcign Secretary.
Aud day by day more and more Engllshmen are
echoug his wish.
Let those anecdotes pass for to-day in place of
more solemn politics. Nothing has happened since
the division ON Monday which ii i absolutely nee
essary TO discuss by tins post. The budget has been
brought in il ia true, but since the Liberal leaders
have deferred their criticism on it, no more need he
said than that 1t Is, by general admission an cleo
pioneering budget. There is big deficit, but the
Government dare not meet 1t frankly. They i'm
nose no fresh taxes, for fear of adding
70 the growing discomfort with their rule.
They meet their bills by renewing them,
and they hope for a surplus next year The
Liberals do not mean to let them off. The debate
has been pos poned solely in order that the attack
upon the budget may be more deliberate and more
destructive. The country already suspicious oil
Tory finance viii be enlightened by detailed eN-
posure OF the cxpedents TO which the Chancellor oil
the Exchcquer resorts IN order 10 avoid new taxes
expedients which may 1t IS believed, be shown TO
be at war with every sound theory of finance.
Nor Will ] even say anything of the boat-race OK
cept that 1t is devoid Of interest for rowing men,
Cambridge has all along been sure of her victory.
and fulfilled universal expectation by taking the
lead and kcepirgit. She won by two lengths only,
but the kilograms received thus far agree IN saying
that the Light Blues were rowing we'd within them
selves from end to end and might have won by a
much greater distance had they chosen. There Is.
however "a CONGRATULATIONS fccingamonE university
oars which makes them reluctant TO " run away
from losing rival There has been very htue
betting tins year; q state of things by no means
due 10 an improvement i'm public morals ON
the subject of gambling, but 90 the less cucouIag-
ING fact that nobody would risk much money on the
chances of oxford. The odds last night wer" quoted
nj five 10 one on Cambridge; but quotations We're
purely nominal. Anybody who backed oxford did
so simply ON the chance of an accident A broken
omOr s'reJcntI' or parry Oh e''H"'5 ''"'"@ ''
tub. might have changed theTo>ult which no amount
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10 sa,d enters Parliament as Home Ruler
1,+Lo hoe b,or a Home Ruler from his youth
- o,lbeiso man of far too much sense and
-. =, i,ip Mr. Bi.o,r i'm mere Obstructive
- ~, ,,;t .,,.l, a rositior os he has i'm the world
- ,.... f~ tho world of politics might not in
A,o.., ..a,,, "a ,,rorlptioo : but i'm England a seat
a.. Ultimate object of almost every
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Jagl,eI , nprlishcr lately about the sale Of Mr..
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