New-York tribune., 1879-08-26
CURRENT TOPICS IN LONDON.

DoUBT-MR. HoLYoAKDs VISIT POSTPONED.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuNEI
LONDON, Aug. l3-Some of the American papers
publish cable dispatch from London IN which Mr..
GladstOne's article in the August number of The
Nineteenth Century is mentioned. The article, ac-
cOTding to this dispatch, is merely" an extended
indictment Of the Governments policy That seems
to me anything but an accurate account OF the
matter. An indictment is formal accusation.
Nr. GladstOnes article, filing twenty-five large
pages, is an accusation accompanied by the proofs
or such a summary of proofs as can be given within
such limits 1t has been well described az a
powerful speech, of which this magazine has an
exclusive report You will have had an opportunity
by this time to read it for yourself and need not
enter upon an analysis Of IT.. But Ii is remarkable
as beng far more skilful and attractive statement
than Mr. GladstOnes written statements usually are
1t has been much discussed here. BY the Tory
organs 1t has been rather angrily discussed Not
long since they thought il safe TO dismiss
Mr.. Gladstone's periodical contributions with a
sneer. But will not answer III this
case; can the effect the article has produced be
measured or guessed at by help OF characteriza-
tiOn so completely misleading as that above
mentioned. / don't doubt that the error was un-
intentional. But never could quite understand
why cable kilograms to the general press should
tone which they often have.
There is another example in the same dispatch OF
this Ministerial way Of looking at things. We are
told OF, rather, you told that the notifications
required by the Cabinet in the Sultaus new
Egyptian frman restore to the new Khedye all
the privileges enjoyed by Ismail Pacha und er the
fTman of 1873. This is the view which Sir Stafford
NOrthcote has endeavored to maintain. But II Is
certain that it does not correctly represent the
facts. / pointed ont at the time Of IsmaiPs
deposition that England had reversed her
policy Of the past thirty yearsj that, whereas
the steady purpose Of successive English Govern
ments had been to narrow the power of the Sultan
over Egypt and to enlarge the influence of Eng
land the overthrow of Isma had been effected in
such manner as to restore great part of the old
authority Of the Porte. That was what had come,
In this case, of the vaunted Imperial methods
and the spirited foreign policy" Of the Beacons-
field Ministry. The Sultan had taken advantage of
the yacillaton shown by England in Egyptian mat
ters. England and France together had not felt
themselves strong enough to force the Khedive to
abdcate. They invoked the suzeranty of the Sultan.
The Sultan did what he was asked, and seized the
occasion to do something more. He turned out Is
mail lie put Tewhk in and he said very naturally,
As my right TO put Tewfk in is recognized by
Europe, will put him in on my own TENSION the
old terms of yassalship from which Ismall, sup
ported and melted by England, had gradually
| leased himself" England and France saw their
mistake too late 1t too late to remedy it alto
gcther. They sought TO remedy it in part by de-
maudng certain ameliOratlons of the new frman.
| They got them, or got some of them. But when
they had got them, Tewhk was still
| tho Turkish Pacha, whom the Sultan had
| set up over a Turkish province One by one,
| had 1axtor fed tha m of 10 pa
sentIal attributes Of independent rule. He could
raise such military forces as he saw fit. He could
contract loans He could make treaties. If any
powers are evidence of all but penary sovereignty,
il is those powers. But under the new rman, with
all its notifications, those powers vanishOr
circumscrbed as to prove that they exercised at
the discretion Of the Sultan. and within such
limits as he chooses to fix Prince Tewiik
may maintain troops. but the Sultan pre-
scribes the number. He is forbidden to contract
fresh loans. He is forbidden to make treaties,
such as are approved by the Porte. The only thing
Tewk has recovered Is the right Of direct succes-
sion. Nearly everything else which his father wrung
from the Porte and for which he paid heavily-it
is said the last frman alone cost him So 100000 in
bribes-has been lost
This, you will remark, IS not matter of opinions
il is matter of fact. The contents of the old
flrmans are known; the new has lately
been published. They may be compared. In justice
to the author of the dispatch which criticise, |
ought to say that the new frman had not been
gyen 10 the world at the date Of that dispatch He
based his account of il, doubt, on what Sir STAFF
ford NorthcOte some other Minister SAID about
il in the House OF Commons. declara-
ton from such source ought TO be sutii-
clent. There was time in English his tory
when it was suficent not very longago either. But
since Lord Beaconsied and Lord Salisbury and their
colleagues have taken to juggling with words, it is
no longer safe to say to an American audience that
thing Is SO because of these Ministers says II is
so The only safe way is to quote the statement as
the statement OF such or such member of the Gov
ernment, and leave the American audience 10 draw
its own conclusions.
Still another communication on the veXed subject
of the monument to Prince Louis Napoleon in West
Minister Abbey has beeu sent to the Press. l. is evil
IDENTIFY from Dean Stanley, though his name is not
mt To this, as to the last apology The Dean now
wishes It TO be understood that CromweiPs grave is
not TO be desecrated. Such Inappropriate spot
WAS never uggested and never would have been
permitted, ne tells 1t was, nevertheless, indl-
Gated in the original announcement and the Dean did
not think 1t worth while to contradict it in his first
explanation. The Dean denies, with not less en-
uhass. that the proposal originated with HIM It
never would bave occurred to him, except at the
suggestion of the pubhc.' This is gratifying on the
Deans account, but is also painful. The statement
which he contradicts was made in the House Of
Commons by Sir Stafford NOrthcOte. What was l
saying q moment ago about the caution with
which Ministerial declarations had now to be
received; The other matters on which the
Dean enlarges relate to the general admins
tration of the Abbey, and not to this unhappy
uroposal in particular. But / think Dean Stanley
might be asked to go step further, and explain at
L. ,,.....tir of what 40 nnhlIcn he entered unnn