Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-14
! Erom Oar Regular Corresponaens-l
Our EuroDean Letter.
LONDON, Eng,

Our European Letter.
LONDON. Eng. May 50. 's2.
The chance Of reaching the perpetrators
Of tho late tragedy In Dublin lie remoter
than ever. There is lot even rumor to
day Of the discovery Of any more OF the
mythical links which the public have been
led to suppose wore being deity put TO-
gether to complete a powerful chain oil
evidence against tia guilty persons. 1t
has been stated that they could at any
moment be pounced upon, but that TIT
detectives we're cunningly weaving then
tolls around them bsfore seizing then
prey. Il is all delusion or dream con-
iared up by the excited Imagination OF
gossiping public. and Of those who deSlr'
to hunor them by the promise OF goo"
news The hope of ever bringing the IS
s.ssins to Justice is beginning to die out;
and The patience with which each day's
expected disclosures were awaited bein
now exhausted, a feeling of bitter disap
DO n,ment and irritation Is beginning It
find vent In complaints against the polio
and the authorities for want Of presence
mind and OF energy in the first instance.
The scare created by the Ph@nix Parl
assassinations has not yet passed. 1t hn'
been revived by the suspicion OF assassin
In England. A dread, The like of which
has not within the memory OF many bee'
experienced before, has fallen upon th
political world. Cabinet ministers ana
subordinate members of the governfi%sesS'
are attended By escorts OF police. Dyns
mite is suspected to Turk in evers kcl
and basket. aaed til
The Egyptian question is now occupsinp
the best attention Of statesmen both u
France and England, and certainly i
seems as difficult one rs has presente'
itself In politics for some considerable
time. England and France are ampl,
empowered to Interfere in whatever man
ner seems best for them, provided tina
such Interference shall no: contrayene tn
rights Of the Egyptians to self-govern
ment. I, Is somewhat satisfactory that al
the other European powers recognize tn
preponderance of English and French in
Huence in Egypt, so that any complication
which may arise will necessarily be con
fined to the two powers in question. A
panic has seized the European population
of Egypt; but there is really no stroni
ground for alarm, though II civil war di'
break ont there is no doubt that the live
Of Europeans would be somewhat endan
gercd, The question still calls for ~
! urgen. and satisfactory solution.
i The International competitive exhibition
Of ships models, promoted by the worship
ful company of shipwrights. and for whicl
u the hshmongers company have lent thei
handsome hall, near London bridge.
now open. The exhibition is OF an inter
esting character. and includes m0iels o
apparently every kind Of vessel that flows
Il, contributed by English and foreign gov
y ornments, and most of the leatling ship
y builders of the world. la addition
-" vessels Of the present day. there arc ais
r many models Of remarkable shps OF hi
toric interest. While on exhibition topic
may remark that the second annual sho
of the furniture trades is open al the agr
Z cultural hall, with every prospect Of SUI
} cess. The principal attraction this ye'
= will he found 10 he the Renaissance cour
+" contributed to by many leading Englis
~ and continental firms.
Education in this country actwithstani
ing board schools and other terrors hel
y over tho heads OF the illiterate, seems
l. be rsther back ward still, if we may JUDI
" by ths number of persons who signed Il
u marriage register Ivy mark. the educatiC
% act il beginning to make Itself felt. Sta
III fordshire enjoys. as OF yoFe. Tie evil pr
is eminence oil having The greatest numb,
he of iliterate Bcuedicts; while Westmor,
a land has the distinction Of having II
IL fewes', Somerset coming in rather ba
$. second The rule is. that in the mimi
al districts the female is the worse educate'
10 hut in the agricultural regions the ma
comes in for that uuenviabe distinction.
A series Of evening operas NJ the Crys.
w Palace was commenced on Monday wi
. The lily OF Killarney" by Sir JUL
&C Benedict. Since it was first produced
q February, 1862, at Covent garden, wi
20 Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr.. VIM. Harris
40 in the cast The Lily Of Killarney" h
-, remained one Of the most popular OF f
- glish operas, and it IS not likely TO lose
n, popularity, because i, has three great 4
n, vantages which are sometimes fou
n. wanting in works of the kind. 1t has
Y interesting story, ana one already know
"a and Il has many captivating melodi'
+. willis ut the same time The opera j
of enough musical Interest 10 please tho
Of who seek something higher than melod
Of written merely to please the unGultiysl
of ear, August
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