, 1881-09-11

character to the popularity OF tAe 1AaAo ae'' 49,
as proof that Toryism. extinct In Mnnsteraho
Connaught, is doomed in Ulster.
TIE: coBDEN CLUB
s1as taken the field, md pamphlets showing tue
tolly ct high tariffs arc being issued as fast us
Mr. August Mousrcdicn, Mr.. George Medley, and
other contributors to free trade literature can
co1nDlc tlcn It is said, also, thut Mr. Gladstone
will shortly deliver two or three speeches on tno
controversy at Leeds. where, you Will feineu1-
her he has returned Ut the head OF the poll last
year, and where, on his declaring to SIT tor Will
lothian his fourth son, Herbert, Wns elected.
The latter was returned again by acclamauon
OIL going back for reelection on hts appointment
as Junior Lord of the Treasury, and tho premier
has promised to pay his respects to the cons{ltu-
ency by levotinE three or tour days 10 sEeecu"
ma ing in the towi1- hall. Leeds is
THE CENTRE OF TIE INFECTED plsrI:IcT
Its woolcn factories and Huchtnc-shops nave
suffered severely from, the depression. Brai-
ford a few miles off, is under Il cloud, aud the
manufacturing towns alon+- the Midland Railway
and on the Lancashire and oEkshre eel the hard
times kecnly, aud badly tainted with tue nc"
gospel of despair. 1t is also rumorcd that MT.
Bright will come out in IL few days with Il ter
ritic blast against the fair traders; nut II nc
simply
fESot1NcEs THEM AS "LUSAr1Cs,
his prouunciameuto will not have much weight
Forty years ago he and Golden were de-
notanccd us fanatics and 1nadmeil, pns
that sort Of argument did not cx-
tiuguish the movement against the Corn
laws, The employees Ut labor arc taking no
active part in the agitation. Many OF thou re-
inuin frcc-traders. end others question whctner
rclltiaro-y duties help them. They blame tho
carclcsncss and inci'iccucy Of their 'SorkuicH
i~n, ,,c,1 and n
doubt that
THE srE1KES AND 1.AKO1: QCAEKEI-S
Of the last live years are responsible in no small
degree for tho decline OF our Industrial su-
prciuncy. III olden times tho lziposts Of the
close corporations fet,ercd labor, but their
yoke has not been much more calling than
tllnt Of the new guilds ol lnoor.
Some remarks made in certain Tory papers in
the provinces about pushing his sons into Office
have drawn from Mr. Gladstone an e1-
puuation, in which he admits that one
sou received post OF .l,0oo n year u'rler tho
last Liberal Administration. and that another
has bcen recently introduced to official life
without salary. The people are peculiarly sem
sitvc on the subject Of ncpotisn1. Ncpotlsln
ruined Lord frey and wrecked Lord Wcstbury.
one Of the ablest Chnuceilors thar ever occupied
the woolsuck- Even
D1SiiAEIL DID NOT ESCAPE
when he appointed his brother halph to a
lucrative post III the House "t Lords 10 Mr..
G!adstonc's card his critics reply that
two offices for his sons and two
First Loriships-l.ord OF the Treasury
aud Chancellor Of the EHchequer-for himself
nre pretty well for state,uaE who declared not
! very long ago that he would never bold Office
again and had no Interest in public life except
n pa1riotc one 1t nay lie doubted whether
these attacks injurc the Premier, but undoubt-
eddy the Ministry is losing strength.
AMERICAN SECURITIES.
In spite OF the bear movement in New York
| there has been considerable speculation in
american securities during tho week. and
nuy evidence OF restored animation OH
your; dc should send prices up with
| a jump St. Paul shares have advanced
| three points, Illinois TWO, Atlantic tir5ts
two and Il half, and Ohio & Mississippi seven.
! Cable stocks have also improved In consequence
! OF II report that the Baltimore & Ohio Aoad is
| going to build lines Of its own. These reports
strengthen the holders Of cablc stock. Dir.
| Wander is attacked IN aouc papers for keep
| ing up the war rates, and Contra! stock is
| NO LONGER RECOMMENDED
| for priyatc investment by cautious tru,s 1t
! has also becu stated that Mr. Vanderbilt de-
| clared he would cease paying interest on Cen
trail stock, If necessary, rather than not accom-
piiSh tho object for WHICH he went
t into this wAr. This resolution shows
| him 10 be d man nj 1irluness, but does not
| encourage the general public 10 buy the stock
| tut for American purchases its price would
| haze shown d considerable lal this week am
| unable to say whether the abnve reports aro
true or merely part Of the general "bear" eaul-
t ,,aign However that ,nay be, they obtain great
currency in tho city
/ I:.&E!: OLD HOOKS.
/ Much interest has been created by the adver-
| tscd sale Of the first part of the Sunderland 0r
! liltnhei1n Library, the catalog OF which tlls
IL; parcs. There are many rare books re-
latny to America, among them a cortenl-
| purary account Of FizaTros conquest uf
| Peru, printed at Home i'll lEs5: 1s.re tracts on
| Virginia, Nisgeson's New England Plantation.
| lEN and 1nAp and description Of New Eli
, gland Of the same date. Among otheE valuable
! looks is the first edition Of the '' Dcs:ameron,
14.l {the ;oxbusS!e Il y s'd for =. ..,'d} and tho
second edition, printcJ1 at Mantua, and believed
{ To bc the only copy existing Ill this country
| There are first ctlitlons OF the principal Grcck
| and Roman classics. and Of the Bible in every
| tongue: tho "Itonnnee Of King Arthur Il
! manuscript OF tho fourteenth century, with
| miniatures illuminated in gold, and copy
| OF the first Bible printed with the date
! Ill. a similar copy of which was sold suuc time
=! ago for ESQ. The proceeds OF this sale, which
| will begin on Dec. |, are expected to be very
! large. and the Duke Of Mnrlborougl's friends
| hope that the result will justify his anticipa-
| tons. No similar collection has been brought
| to tho hammer for many years.
| Mrs. COl:NW-At.I.ls WEST.
1t is understood that the new British Minister
| to Washington. tho Hon. Lionel Sackvllc Bart,
| is delaying his departure until news eau be re-
Ceiyel that the President will be able to rec eyc
| him. as he is :. bachelor, Washington and New
York may interested to know that il is believed
| that the fair wife of his kinsl.,au Mr. Curnwalls
Vest, Lord Lieutenant oi D:nbiynshire, will go
out to preside over the Legation for time. Mrs.
Go1nwullis Wca,. who is brilliant and dlsh;n.
| Irish woman, WIS Miss Fitzpatrick and is Il
niece OF the Marquis Of Headfort- She is not only
| Il great *'prufc=sional benuiy," hut one of
! tho hvelicsl lenders OF English society. walk in:
| up her husbands home, Nuthin Castle, with :t!l
| sorts Of dramatic entertainments aud merry
| makings. She Is still young wou1au. also born
during tue Critncail war, the queer na!pe Of
| 4:uputoria, Siyca her by her patriotic parents,
| bears w,tucss. The new house OF the Legation
| will be walked up if she takes charge III it..
THE CONVENIENT DISASTERS"
| Sprcini C;tJt.
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