New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
r,,r roRElCY POLICY OF ENGLAND,

hook conprises rapid historical review oi the iol-
eiqu polcv of England from early times 10 No
pre.cut dav, and brief explanation OF the III"
eh,nery of diplomacy. the dutcs and privileges 'i
ou,t.a>slfois the functions oi consolS. etc "iI'
Walpcle has the art OF summarizing events WIN
Great ccarnpss aud disengaaing from h' 90 '""I''
of complications the few leading facts necessary io'
The comprehension Of his subject. His siylc Is h'O
corrrrt-what could lie worse for instance 'l"n
this tumble of lenses: " lie would, IN the u's'
place. have liked. If ne had been able to nave U'''
so TO have prevented any interference III t'' ''''
ofSnaA" but il is simple and cay. In ''o "''
cess of condensation he sometimes o''o"'"' "
much: but we have not noticed ANY instances ="
which he is likely 10 lead the Iea g '"'" w
serious misconceptions nordo We r',a" any me-
ohseurtics in hIs book, except ia MS oNV"','"'''"
of In. distinction between Ambassadors ~" ""
,sers pcnipotentiary where lac Is both obscure end
srlf-contradictory. 800.
Fnc,jsh foreign policy has been marked by great
,h,Yccs and yet il would be q mistake to call
Vacilating or inconsistent. Up TO the close OF TIE
eighteenth century dpomatsts occupied them
selves win the interests Of dyuastlcs while burh4
the nineteenth century they hayo been che'iy con
ecru,.d with The problem of nati0naiiilcN L''o''
the BEGINNING OF the sixteenth century the @l''''''
DANCER to England las II tie possible tA'o" W.
tween Scotland and France AucrW"i'' l"'
hundred wears England saw her interest III pas LUZ
on France against the mcnacing progress OF 'P"'H
Her next Teril IN French ana oV'"'s"
alliance and the fear Of that lasted even aiier me
decline of SPAN and the rise of Germany had IA
treGuced new complication in Continental. aH"iIS'
Tho tleorv Of the balance of power was lie key TO
Urti~h Diplomacy during this long period; ohd rs
Tho llauc. shifted from side to side England StI"Nc
10 restore If bv alliance aud by intervention ia TINS
onartcr or in that. That England outh1 10 inter-
fele in tho quarrcs and domestic concerns OF o'H'I
nations WAS proposition winch Ter sta e9'''h ca"
not dream of dlsputius. Bat since the close oI l'
Napoleonic wars the principle OF neot'aiV "''
been pfadually winning acceptance. Onoe' N"9''-
ro,ch british foreign policy allowed the autoclais
of the Continent TO carry out the ahSo'u''' p'o-
rramme of the Holy Alliance. Under 1ir Canning
Il forbade the interference Of autocrcy IN The H.
ternal affairs Of other States. Under lalmeislor'
whose sliltv and meddlc-omc diplomacy is ue-
.crbed with considerable v.cacity. 1t actively IN
terlercl-often by underhand and objectionable
means TO promote the cause OF constitutional pro-
aress Finally, for the past thirty years En1aho
has adopted. at least in Western Europe p'"cF
Of strict neutrality. Her diplomacy IN the Last IS
governed b., special considerations, ana mas 10 10
treated separately. Here tie doctrine of the bal
ance of power, abandoned as imPactlcable III tH'
rest of Europe. has survived in full force; and NJ
manner in which British statesmen have applied IL
in plavipp of Turkey against the Eu>s IA Empue.
oThe two great parties IN the British senate E2Ir
usually APPROACHED the Ea,tern question from OPP
Doslte - andpoints one party, OF whom the first
exponent wa MI Pitt, and which mas since been
REPRESENTED by Lord PalmcIs,on and Lord beacohs-
field has proposed TO check the advance OF hussIa
ly rendering active assistance to the lux Al
81, n,,tv whose founder was Burke. and whcin
ffn.lrt - in. NJ
Canning and Mr. Gladstone. has objected to render
assistance to the Turk, and has endcavored TO Co
ope,ate with Russia in securing the Improvement
OF the Turkish domnODs The former OF these
two parties has aimed at the preservation OF the
Turkish Empire; the latter of thcm has acqmescea
in the gradual division of Its territories amons the
reople who inhabIt them
The relations of Great Britain with the Cnlteo
States have not been governed by any fixed policy,
all the diplomatic disasTccmcnts between the two
countries having been occasoned by special ana
tcnporory causes. MI Walpoe elucldatcs these
generally with sufficient funeSs and III spirit Of
;mpa1tiaiitv. We say generally. His account
however Of the conduct of Great Britain In the
matter of the Confederate cruisers l. quite made
ouate and his explanation of the . Indirect claims
j. far from perfect With reference to the Alabama
uhe only one of the cruisers which he mentions at
all he SAYS: Suspicion soon fell on the vessel
and the Minister of the United states formally ap'
piled TO the British Government for It's detention.
The British Government referred tie application
10 the law officers. one Of whom. the Queens Adyo-
cate happened to be seriously H. and tie case on
which an urgent opinion ought to have been gwen,
WAS DELAYED In the meanwhile taking advantage
Of the DELAY the vessel sailed tIal tup; II is
hardly necessary to add she never returned from
her trial. Now on this subject the reader VIII
find two or three interesting pages III recent
publication to which few would think Of looking
for information about the Alabama case, namely
the Rev Nh. Mozleys "OXlord "reminiscences
the Queens Advocate, Sir john u. Harding, WAS
one of Mr. Mozleys OrIel College friends. and Mr..
Motley had some conversations with him about
The Alabama. ut the time OF her lifting out. d" l
had heard on very good authority writes the
ourhor of the "reminiscences" that Government
complained that Harding would not give them an
opinion Meeting Harding IN the streets | NEIL
Toned this. They won't send me Il case, lac
repicd As / was unacQuainted with the etiquette
ma customs OF the Office / could Soy nothing. y
Alter tic Alabama had got away, Sir John gave
Mr. Money this extraordinary story
He tod me tlat he nad been expecting a com
muncation from Government auMously the W"oe
week before; that the expectation Ma" Hhseitlsi
and unnerVed him Tor other business; and that he
had stayed IN his chanOeis rather later IMAM uSudl
Saturday toT tie chance OF nearing aJ last from
them lie had then gone 20 hi, house III the coun-
try. Returning on Monday. when be was engaged
TO appear IN court, be found large bundle of
documents in big envelope, without even an
accompanying aote, that had been dropped into his
lrtfer-b,N on Saturday evening. To all appear
auce every letter and every rcm0nstrance, and
every AFFIDAVIT as fast as 1t had arrived from Llv-
erpOOl, had been piled III pigCon-hoe III OF a
o'clock on Saturday ben the Minister, on taxi ng
his own departure for the country, had directed a
clerk to tie up tue whole heap anu carry 1t to DOC
tors Commons.
The people of the Alabama and their cunfederates
among the authorities of Liverpool knew very
NIL The Nn,s nj Her Maiest w Minister'S and tnr