The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
WHAT rs CONC ON IN EUROPE

| Cape and consequently there Ia no important
news from that region. IL is almost sure,
though that the appointment OF the new com
| mander-ln-chef means a prolongation OF the
struggle. especially as the Zulu king has de-
clared that he Ia going to fight to the bitter end
| That the English are not gaining any ground
is evident from the fact that reenforcemonts
are constantly asked for. Lord Ohomsiord's
| last request for more troops seems to have been
| couched in less than n dozen words. He did
| not make an attempt to explain why he wanted
| more troops. but he simply SAID that he did
| This looks all the more serious from the TACT
| that he has already very strong forco under
his orders, II the native contingent IL taken into
| account. The London World remarks that II
| Lord Chelmsford's wishes had been complied
| with. he would now have under his orders a
larger force OF British troops than any officer OF
| his rank has over commanded before:
The dimensions Of the Zulu canpasu arc already APP
| preaching THOSE Of our last with Russia. The cx
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| home is spending money with both hands on the spo
and therefore he does not eonde secnd TO touch 4
him aud probably win those who have endorsed Ills
| the time comes for paying the bill
There can be no question that the Zulu cam
| pnign has been from the very beginning horri-
bly, mismanaged. and that Lord Chelmsford has
| been kept in command entirely through Court
favor. The fact that he was favorite OF tho
Queen and OF the Duke Of Cambridge out
| weighed with Lord Beaconsiied tho loud
clamors OF the country. The shout Of Joy with
which the appointment OF Sir Garnet Wolseley
has been received by all the newspapers OF
Great Britain, shows what tho verdict OF tho
country is on the proteg6 OF the Court and Of
| Lord Beaconsleld.
Sad news has been coming for somo time past
of IN datartornfion If Grpaf Rritafnia prapk
| nsh-tho salmon. Those who are familiar
with the delights OF salmon fishing In Great
Britain. and who arc sufficiently impartial to
acknowledge the superior dclicacy OF the Eng
lish. Scotch. and Irish salmon. will read with
genuine sorrow Mr.. Frank Buckands article
on tho new salmon disease. Mr.. auckland
knows more about salmon than any other living
man. He has studied that FISH all his life. both
in its natural and it's artificial condition. AS
the London Daily Necs remarks:
lie has established foundling hospitals for salmon
which Is let by Its careless nafenisin holes amid the
has trained lin up lat the Museum OF Economic Fish
Culture IN the way be should 90 10 the sea and now he
sad way. There is doubt OF tie fact whatever We
have their diseases Witch sGeet ihe pcHues Of Europe
Su s r nous ~ and des os,ns pesenec This Il no
childish malady which attacks the parr children sui
fer from measles, puppies from distempcr The beau
uel grille. snd the Hsh iu grown dying Of painful
and dsnguring complaint
| Ini8 malay nrst SHOWS ltSelI rs n cuthneOuS
disease. A dsfguring white mould eats into
the shapely head Of the handsome fish. who. in
it's agony. rubs itself literally to pieces against
rock and gravel. The banks OF Eden were
white last year with the bodies OF dead salmon.
This year the disease has reached the Tweed.
and 1t is feared that il will go further west. to
Argyleshre waters and the Laxford; that 1t
} will invade tho Usk. and. crossing the channel.
iniest the western waters OF ireland.
Mr.. auckland is OF the opinion that the dis
ease is not caused by river pollution OF any
sort. Out OF the loathsome waters corrupted
by the mills and the sewerage OF large towns.
trout OF great size are frequently taken.
and. though they are in poor condition.
they do not show any signs OF this
cutaneous plague. Mr.. Buckland thinks that
the deadly fungus IL equally common in run
ming waters. in stagnant water. In ponds. In
rivers and in aduaria. He has found young
salmon and trout in his Museum OF Economic
Fish Culture suffering from the same disease
which il killing of the fish in the Tweed and
Eden He says that the disease IL the result OF
,, overlooking. Fish preservation carried on for
n series OF years brings on the disease. It np-
pears. IN rivers where the kets are numerous
1t seems to be something similar to the typhus
which originated in olden times in tho over.
crowding OF jails and warehouses;.
' The food question becomes every day more
l. important one In England One can scarcely
take M an English newspaper without finding
some article on this subject The eXtortions o
the fshmongers and butchers in the large elite:
have driven the public TO despair, and a new
means of relief seems TO have been found in tn,
= establishment OF so-called food depots. tn,
T. largest Of which is in oxford street London
= whore the demand for American fresh beef Il
q daily increasing. The public wants 10 make tn,
butchers understand that there is no rensoi
why American srloins should be sold in Ia,
shops at shilling pound when they can b,
i bought for "a. at the Smithheld market TIL,
d Truth saws:
IL l. strange MAJ ms question on the prize Of meat Ia
r cheese has been eaten In England than eve
the before and this has been the hig
T. price Of meat coupled with the diminished pront,
- be retaicd a0i per pound and this means that every
one Is now paving - Per cent too much Cotncd Amer
= canned beet i III per pound, and ~ the whole
q without bone this equivalent 70 Cd per pound Now
2, 6eefdoes not exist -" ~ Nv
Retail butchers. green Rrocers. and ishmong
4 ers from times immemorial have been tn
Is vampires OF the poor man in Groat Britain
5 II looks as II 1t had been reserved for this coun
. try. not only to open to him vast field for re
e munerative labor II he chooses to emigrate. bu
:, TO supply him with cheap food If he prefers L
e stay ut home.
" The great social event Of the week in Londol
=. was the opening OF the Coincide Francais
N season Mt the Gniety Theatre. The first night
e Monday. was devoted to Moliere and Racine
and Mile. Sarah Bernhard carried Off tn
laures Of the evening in Phedre. 1t is now on
h hundred and thirty years since the troupe O
&c the Coincide Francaise first visited England
a 1t was then assaed with rotten apples AN
y, oranges. Nowadays nobody in London wou
u have thought himself anybody II he had no
% been on hand TO applaud the great representa-
q tives Of the French stage.
I. The Arrangement between Mr.. Perrin. man
Al ager Of the Coincide FRANCHISE. and Mr.. Hol
Of lngshead. manager Of the Gaicty. was effecte
G. Inst year, When it became evident that the oil
~ home OF the French troupe would have TO un
i. dergo repairs. Mr.. Hollingshead had the happ
10 thought OF taking advantage of the circum
ct stance and taking the whole troupe over t
London. The way in which the travelling pre-
Rramme OF the company was made out mus
look very comical 10 American managers, VIII
\ are accustomed to constant travelling. Tn
,e London Telegraph says that Mr.. Perrin sent
ST circular to all tho artists informing them tht