New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
NOTES FROM LONDON.

.oos,n for which he arrived too late. lie mas al
LIST ACCOMPLISHED the objects OF his long tourney
lie has seen London, be has seen Do'h iio"''' VA
Parliament Inside and ont he mas hau Il'o' 'o"
with Lord Kimberley and with the lr'nie Hi."''0i
10 has shaken hands with the Prince OF Naes anu
,.isted the Princess at Marlborough House. anu no
hos seen his royal cousin Victoria queen Oh "iea'
Rritain and Ireland and Empress of India ann parts
-aSa.,n africa. Cetewavos notions of the British
Constitution are little vague, and the Importance
be attached to personal interview with the queen
,~os excessive The policy of the Colonial Once is
,nt settled at Osborne. But. on the whole 'pe
zrIu monarch has carried all his Epoints and pretty
much in his own way .o,
,rd Eimherlev did not trouble himself "ncn
,olir his statement to the House Of LORDS 10 say
.h.hor tbe farms Of CetewayO's restoration "elo
..4,atoo,or,-t 70 Cetewayo himself That 49, never
.Loloss the point on which the wisdom OF lilo Pi'
o.ad,nO turns since Cetewayol Is 10 20 odCA "'N
rrle over Zuuand, ii is essential that us auVno4''
bonld he sufficient to maintain order ana ln"e MS
80 ,rn should be secured. What Lord klmber
aid a,nonnts TO this that Cete Is TO nave
-. iii lint the greater part of his old territory ana
that he is to rule it pretty much as he likes suoec
N the advice Of British Resident ana 10 to
striotiop upon the reorganization OF MS army iio
is forbidden to collect afresh that lorluaoe
which made him the terror OF South AIIioa Nv"
.,.s DroIib,tion is TO be made effective Lord Kim
berev omitted to explain. But II Is unuerS'oou
tbis At least was the belief of 1.-THE lobbies-that
Cetewayo is content with the terms anu WIN A''
recent treatment.
Ir,n-ossad with the power Of England the Zulu
KioV may or may not he. 1t is never easy TO say
80 ;rnression the resources of civilization make
,,oo the savage mind If he had been in the Lords
on Tuesday he miaht have heard himself denounced
as n bloodthirstv tyrant by Lord Salisbury, and
defended by Lord Kimberley as, on the whole
pretty good sort of king To be the object OF
Lord Salisburys Invective Is distinction which
retewayo shares with Mr.. Gladstone ana others IN
Great number He must have, moreover the credit
or discredit of giving rise to a startling novelty IN
Fogisb journalism. On the next morning out one
after his arrival in London, The Times announced
that he had slept well, and had breaKias'ed Oh
coffee beefsteak and potatoes Othei papers,
striving 10 be more precise, SAID several pounds
NJ beefsteak But when The Times presented ltseIl
70 tie public as court newsman and society journal
ist 10 Cetewayo, do think that 1t ought TO nave
been left free to pursue this path OF enterprise
unhampered by mean rvalries
There i no Doubt that the declaration of the
Government against the Channel Tunnel bill brings
relief and satisfaction to the public II has oeeh
nretty well understood for some time past mat the
enterprise would not be allowed TO proceed TINS
wear but the official and decisive negative OF Tie
resnonsible Ministers OF the Crown is none the less
welcome On your side of the AtlanAc there mas
been n disposition to treat the hostility to the
tunnel as sprlnging from mere scare. Inc 1act IS
far otherwise AID opinion shared and maintained
Inv nearly every naval and military officer Of much
dis+,nction. by the whole Cabinet, by the whole
front OPPOSITION bench, by the immense majority
NJ the House of Commons. BY the greater number OF
the most iudIcious journals. and by an overwhelm-
ing preponderance in all classes of the community
-snch reasoned and deliberate and All but uni
versal conviction this cannot he acculateiy ue-
scrbed as due to a panic.
IT. however, anybody persists in the panic
theory it is open to him to confirm or upset his
belief BY perussl of tie papers yesterday pre-
sented to Parliament. The whole history Oh the
nroiect NAV there be read, and the Whole Dody OF
evidence scientific, military, political ana per
sonal. dlgested by him who has stomach lot H. II
that he not enough there is TO be next year joint
committee of both Houses of Parliament TO con-
slider as the phrase goes the whole subject. The
literature about it Will presently be voluminous
enough TO fill up the big hole along the shore
already made; and that Will be the end OF the
whole business.
The man who comes out of it worst Is Sir Edward
Watkin. You have perhaps heard enough about
his conduct In the matter. The letters In which
the Solicitor to the Board Of Trade described the
performances Of Sir Edward and his fellow
directors are documents such as happily, nave not
often TO be sent forth from great public depart
ment. The fault of Sir Edward Watkins fellow
directors consisted. perhaps. mainly in putting
themselves too much in Sir Edward Watkins |
hands But whoever was responsible for the action
of the directors a body was clearly guilty OF |
conduct neither honorable nor truthful. Mr
Chamberlain said last night that be gave Sir Ed
ward Watkin notice that the works must be
stopped. and received from the honorable
baronet" Sir Edwards Parliamentary title his
personal assurance that they should be stopped
But in spite Of that assurance l afterward found
that the works had been carried on for distance
of COO Yards beyond the limit at which the honor
able baronet had pledged himself that they should
stop" To this direct and express accusation SIR
Edward Watkin made no defence. He offered no |
denial All he ventured 10 say was that he did not
think MI Chamberlain had represented what had |
taken place a fair and just spirit Mr.. Chamber
lain's spirit may be very unjust and unfair though
the House did not think so, but the fact would none
the less remain that Sir Edward Watkin bruke his
word and violated his pledges. Seldom indeed is it
that a member of the House Of Commons has to sit
down under a charge like that
Mr.. Chamberlain complained with justice. that
Sir Edward Watkin had endeavored to single
him out from his colleagues aud make him in
div.dually responsible for acts which we're the
acts of the Ministry a whole. Nothing Is better
settled than the principle of collective response
bihty On this point let quote the observations
find 10 a leading newspaper Of the pIo'iDces:
1t is in the highest degree unjust, and even dis
honorable, 10 attempt TO fastep upon partlcqilar
member of a Cat met the responsibility for policy
which of necessity the policy of the Cabinet as
whole. and nothing but discredit can attach TO
those who are guilty OF this attempt. But some
persons will regret that Mr.. Chamberlain did not
fealize this fact little earlier in the day No one
can have forgotten how persistentlY his henchmen