The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-27
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.
LONDON, Eng. Feb. H. 1ss

LONDON, Eng, Feb. II, 1880.
The conservatives in this country are
very much elated at their unexpected
victory in the election of one Of their
party to succeed the late Mr.. Locke.
liberal, in the borough of Southwark,
This was one of the liberal stronpholds,
and the success of the conservative can,
.didate. Clerke, by a plurality of $50
over his liberal competitor and clear
majority of 81 over the latter and the
workingmen's candidate combined. ia
regarded as marked endorsement of
the ministry. This election in South.
wark fills the last vacancy in the Uonse
of Commons from constituencies now
entitled to be represented. A complete
house contains Cos members. but there
are now only 651 seats open: four bor-
oughs entitled to six seats having beon
disfranchised because of corrupt mac
tees, and the writ for one member
rom the borough of Norwich has been
suspended since 1875. The disfranchis-
ed boroughs are Beverly and BRIDGE
water, In England, and Sligo and Cash-
ell, In Ireland. The 651 sitting mem.
bers are divided politically as follows.
conservatives, 344; liberals. 90. ana
IRISH home rulers, So, making a conabin-
ed opposition of 3Oz, and leaving min
lsterial majority ofS7. OF the conserv
atives 293 represent English constitu
ences, ~ are from Ireland and lS from
Scotland. England sends 1876 liberals.
Ireland II and Scotland AZ. The home
rulers, numbering So, are all from Ire
iand. This shows conservative ma
Jority OF 9S in the English representa-
ton. In 1874 the conservatives i'm The
House of Commons numbered $50. line
liberals 242 and the home rulers 90. a
conservative majority of 4S, So tbst
throughout the six years that had clans
ed, and in spite of bad harvests. denrrss.
ION in business and hard times Lord
Beaconsfield has almost maintained Tho
majority with which be came into now.
err. Wv"
LORD Derby made a speech a few
daye since in which he protests that
England Is not going to the dogs ouite
SO rapidly as some people appear TO
think. AT the outset of bis speech bc
asheu, ~, Are we growing richer or
poorer. lie compared our present
s.a.c WIN that of ten years ago, and
asserted mat "man for man, the inhab-
liahts OF Great Britain possess a larger
amount OF property, larger increase
IN money. then they did ten years ago.
re tNeA qnotes''- In 1870 the incomes
lla0e TO taxation were AS millions: m
foTC they were $40 millions. In 1870
the sums deposited in savings-banks
were flfty-fhree millions; in 1878 they
were seventy-four millions. In 1870
me tne quantity of tea imported was H.
Uoo,oo0 lbs; in 1873 it was 157 .OCO. 900
IDS. NOW about these figures there is
no ambiguity, and they are taken as
samples or many others. England is
richer than it was ten years ago.
some allowance must be made for an
increase OF population; but when that
mas Dcen done, there still remains n
substantial gain. The conclusion is
Just-that while we were not as rich az
we thought ourselves i'm 1873 we are
not SO poor as we think ourselves now
Another piece of evidence is furnished
by tho national income based on tho ro-
turns. Now the income-tax retnrno
navs risen as high rs f579, OOO, 900, and
LORD Derby thinks that the honest
amount which should come in for assess
ment is GOO millions. "Beyond tho
taxable, there is the non-taxable nrod-
uct of labor, and, putting the two to-
gether, it is calculated that the eross
amount would reach nearly 200 min
mons per annum. Included in this tlHese
Is the total derived from foreign t.ode
and that is put at not less than lao mil,
mons OF profit remaining i'm Enolisb
hands," These figures womb annear
not 10 justify the lamentations abort The
decay oftrade exhibited in tho excess of
imports over exports. Thore are nlen.
W. OF people who declare that the conn
tries tney inhsbit have reached the eli
MAX OF 'her prosperity, and have enter
Gu OH Stationary, il not downward
phase N their career. Lord Derby does
not believe Shat England has attained
the stage where decadance begins. He
confronts the enemy competition with
a cheerful face, and, admitting that the
SIntou states is formidable rival, he
hscerns ground for hope, not despair |;
iwhile as to Continental rivals, 81 have
never" he says, 'been able TO see what
advantage they have over England
they want what we possessocheap
IRON, cheap coal, capital. a supply of
trained wOrkmen which never fails.
and, above all, free labor. They spend
large portion of their wealth on SOL
diers, and military empires will never
be industrial rivals" You will see by
this that Lord Derby is statesman OF
robust faith in the industrial supreme
cy of England.
| shoul id like to draw the attention
OF those in America who have so gener.
ously subscribed to Mr.. Parnelps relief
fund to the fact that in many instances
relief has been refused to all who had
paid their rents, and at one place a mo.
ton was passed to the effect "that mo
one who had paid his rent be entitled
to sucoonr." do not think that this
can be in accordance with.the wishes OF
the donors. ALPHA.