, 1881-12-25

BLA1NE's PANAMA DISPATCH.
q ~.,s1 - Special Cable- -
LONDON, Dec. 244.-SinalIey's special says
Articles contlnue to appear in the daily and
weekly press Indicating that the Irritation
produced by Mr.. Blaipe's Panama dispatch
is deep and lasting. The Spectator,
| Which before the dispatch was published
was disposed to justify the American claim,
still urges that tile substance Of the demand
is less unreasonable than its contemporaries
assume, but it trusts that Lord Granville, in
replying, will notice the quite extraordi-
nary dlscourtesy Of. : Mr.. Blaine's tone,
and af1irms that it is =. nearly I'M
possible. :. to- do. business :: with u. a
Government which admits and repudiates in
the same breath treaty rights, and addresses
vaunting paragraphs about Its lirnit1ess, ir-
resistible military strength to Power whose
rights on the American Continent are older
than the United States. .-" .:...s:
|. ). &. AMERICAN SECURITIES. -.
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LONDON, Dec. 2244.--Jennings' special says: ::
A number OF English holders of American
securities talk Of holding meeting to pro-
test against the continuance OF the war Of
rates. They hope to prevail upon Alr. Van
derbilt : and others to discontinue T.
NuAtA IL Aut1luES ~. CUu4uEllE6
here. :: In this market: trore are no
buyers and a multitude of sellers. The adj
vices from New York that the meeting next
month will probably result in 4 patched up
peace are not credited. AL scnsible men
here know that tlla WET Uf rates will cease
when it suits tlla Interest :;f the principal
operators and not before. Many speculative
stocks cannot be sold today at any price:
ELECTRIC LIGHT. -:
There is q great desire here to get the cleo
trio light into private houses, although the
agents Of the gas companies pretend to say
that electricity iii that shape is more danger
Gus than gas Electricians, however, are try
ing to allay these fears, and I presume they
will succeed. The dynamo machines are
pronounced dangerous. With the direct
current machines no accident ever occurred
till the Hatfield House affair." Since the
Vienna disaster some people are afraid of
the electric light in theatres. We have
been visited: Of late by. a !: succession
fogs OF the black, murky kind in which the
gas-lamps are no more use than the torches
borne Of old by the sedan-chair runners.
The electric light, however, made night day,
and public opinion leans strongly towards
cheap light Of that kind. Ii. :.
=. sll; JACOB LoR1LLARD's SCHEME
for !" rapid transit''. between the United
States and England has been under consider
alton here for some time past, all English
company, " having taken it; up. Mil
ford =. has been chosen as the port
by an :. Influential association: :. headed
by the Earl .: Of Dnnraven,. :. who
has made special study Of the subject, and
is well informed as to all the details Mil
ford, as snug seaport as the Welsh coast
affords, offers advantages possessed by no
other port so hear to America. Lord
Dunraven's- project was to make the
passage in: about seven; days. At that mo-
ment however, capital could not be obtained,
but z. strong desire is now expressed: to see
the plan carried out, and it is very likely that
A1r:. Lorillard's scheme will be amalgamated
with Lord Dunraven's. %*z%::....< " ~.{;>.@
Z. a.: ExPLASATIoN WITHHELD -:.:>:: =:
: =; To the Testern Assottated Pre.x. r. Il
-. LONDON, Dec. e2a4.-,TThe father of Dr.. Lam
son, who: is charged with poisoning his |
cousin, Percy Malcolm John, that lie might |
Inherit johns property, writes to the Lon
Ion papers that every word of explanation I
,r defense, under the advice Of his: sons
counsel, has been withheld. :s:.,
: II! THEATRES coNDE,SED AS UNSAFE.
The dramatic critics Of London have con-
[emned as: unsafe: the. condition Of the
heatres, and passed resolutions urging, the
ppointment of i Goyernment official who
hall be responsible for their safety. < ~*
: ! r. : THE MARK Lane EXPRESS
ublished today, instead Of Monday next, IN
be review of the grain trade Of tho week, /:
ays:~H - All autumn-sown: crops sare very.
ealthy,: The farmers: " heats have come to
and In very bad order. the. past few weeks,
1us increasin., the difficulty Of sale: Tie i
eimand for breadstuffs is small, and trade. is
estricted: Native grain ( Is !: :1,inclanged.
aSEs : no !sa Esas srf 6d1s 59!sn S R9s:sa
ssf gre mGaty snan
st week Trade every where IS quite OF. q