The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-28

CAUSE. TO mdlnl OT Mil lClioW-pOihS'
(Examiner and Chropical.
3 oh OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
LONDON, Eng, Nov. IL, 1879.
The Home Secretary, Mr.. Cross has
delivered an Grafton at Leigh, in which
he defends the domestic aud foreign
policy of the Cabinet, His remarks
with reference to Afghanistan were
nothing but repetition of Sir Stafford
Northcater's recent declaration, while
he simply reiterates that the govern
nent'has always sought to assure itself
an understanding with the Continental
powers, and he believes that for the
time being England has received from
every European government all the as
surances which it is possible to obtain.
The object to be attained is the execu-
ton of the treaty of Berlin, and foreign
nations, so far as they are concerned,
will cooperate with England to this
end. As regards Turkey, he expressed
his detestation of her administration,
his desire for the introduction of re-
forms, and the dissemination of the
Cabinet to sustain either the Ottoman
empire or its rulers, if the abuses which
have been signalled remain as in the
past. For all of which the Orator was
vvehemently applauded, AT the dinner
in the evening, Mr.. Cross again spoke.
He admitted that, at the outbreak of
Eastern troubles in 1876, the govern
ment was called upon to solve very
difficult problem, for no one can doubt
that there is party in Russia whose
constant aim is the possession of Con-
slantinople. lie stated that there are
three political parties in Russia. The
Peace party, which is hostile to the
Turkish administration the Religious
party, which hopes to please the banner
of the Cross on the dome of st. Sophia,
and the Military party, whose influence
was unfortunately preponderant and
which is directly responsible for the
war. Russia is an element of trouble
in verything relating to the Eastern
4 Question, and this point is too much ig-
nored by the Liberals who accuse the
present Cabinet of being aggressive.
The Minister especially denies this
charge, as well as its intention at any
time 10 trouble the peace of Europe.
1t was by another country and not by
England that war was provoked. In
conclusion, Mr.. Cross maintains that
the policy of the British government
has been advantageous not only to Eng
land but to the Pacific relations of the
European continent.
l learn from a gentleman here from
Brazil that orders which once came
from his cenntry now entirely go to
America, and that the English artisan
has not only cut his own throat but that
of his masker by the secret knife of the
4" rattener aud the open one of the
" striker" and "unionist" There is a
moderation in all things, but the En-
glish workman has forgotten that. How
he listens gloomily and in laziness to
this Brazilian's story! Frsm the Bel
4 gian iron works Brazil has imported
thirty-nine iron bridges for the Baturite
railroad, an order that unionism y
alone drove out of England. Several
hundred wagons or freight cars have
been supplied from Belgium for the
Mogyana and Port Allegro railroad.
This same line has ordered $4,000
fworih ofSwork of one firm in your
neighboring town of Wilmington. Thus
the Belgians and Delawarians are thorns
to Statfordshire's best side. Krupp's
German factory at Essen also has beate
England's lowest bids, and offers better
work in supplying the entire of the steel
rails, and the rolling stock is to be fur
nished lower by company in Jersey
and Wilmington for tho Paulo Alfonso
road,of Brazil than any English manu-
iscturer could submit to. One has not
Ito look far back to see English manu-
features the monopoly of the markets
| of Brazil. Bnt what change 10. there
lnow, my brethrep! When l was told
lately of an English firm here shipping
American pickaxes, shovels, etc., to the
ICape of Good Hope and West Indies,
was rather amazed at the roundabout
mode OF business of the Cape and ia
maica commission merchants. But in
quiry Impaired that longer and loOser
/ credit was given here than in America,
and in some instances the invoices and
shipping expenses were made lower
ITO retain or regain atrade many shifts
and shakes are made, and the scraps OF
comfort in the American orders for iron
and steel rails are already vanishing
into the thin mist 4 predicted a short
Time ago. ~ Itt st
A most unsatisfactory discovery has
4 been made by the Seance Committee OF
the British National Association ofSpir-
| itualists, if the incident related by the
organ of that society,"" Spiritual Notes.
be considered. The ladies and gentle.
men who comprised the.' circle were
.sittipg with .clasped hands in a some
what darkened room, where " a very
small form appeared" named Marie
This sprite seemed 10 be very fastidious
1t objected to the smell of the room,
which bad been newly white washed,
and when those present began to sing,
designated their effort as " affreahx, y
and told them their music Jared on her
nerves. No wonder the Seance Com.
mittee were little shocked at this an
nouDcement. A spirit that does not
like singing is very suspicious being,
and ii is not difficult to imagine that
the circle was somewhat perturbed.
/ Whether they thought of another young
lady who, in the" Ingoldsby Legends, y
once appeared at an abbos's table, but
fled when some holy water was used,
were silent, whereupon they were once
ghost, to whom repartee, strange t to say,
seemed much more agreeable. Happi-
liy she departed without injuIing any OF
the worthy people present, merely re-
marking in deprecasory way, that
some Of them would possibly go home
sAyihg, ssIIow frivolous the spirits are 2"
If all were like Marie II Is very pos
sible they wonld, LOUIS
-AlIlJI - III,