Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-01

THE CONDITIONS or rsorrsz rAxrru

| LEADING ETRoPEAN IoPiCs.
TIE CONDITION or EyoLrsE PAxTrD.
NEW York. Angus. ga cable spe
cial 10 the SEs from London, of Augns
18th. says: Her Majesty's speech ha
been read and the tedious and pro
tracted session of Parliament has com.
TO an end. Routed and defeated in ev
cry direction. the Government vet "a
mains master of the field. The opposi-
ton Is demoralized IN every part. and
has virtually disbanded. Sir Stafford
| Northcote has Published the opinion OF
bis physician that he must retire from
the responsibilities of the leadership OF
his party, and has fed to his yacht and
the open sea. Lord Salisbury covered
himself with obloq1y By his proceed
ings in the House OF Lords in relation
TO bills that affect his personal interests.
Lord Randolph Churchill pleaded fam
lily affection and retired to the German
sea before the storm fairly burs.. ard e.
fsr the rest of the party it has dried up
and blown away. Such is the condi-
ton of the constitutional opposition, in
the face OF the complications in which
the Government has plunged itself.
Nothing could be more complete than
Its disgrace in Egypt and Sonth Africa,
| nothing more embarrassing than its re-
latlons with Francs, while its domestic
failures in respect to every irn. ortant
measure of legislation would leave it an
easy prey at any moment of such lead
ers as Lord Beacousfield. While the
Irish party had no hand in creating the
troubles that harrass the Governmen Mt
from abroad, il has, BY impeding the
progress Of domestic legislation and
weakening the credit of tae Liberal
Cabinet, seriously impaired the general
strength of the Ministr, and retarded
their policy, that might otherwise have
proved far mo.e vigorous. Nothing
could look more dismal for Liberals and
CONSERVATIVES alike than the prospect
next session.
USPoPULARITY OF THE PEERS.
The insolent rejection by q tipsy and
arrogant handful of peers of the registra-
ton bill, on which the Irish people had
set their hearts, will, no doubt. rob the
nation of many vote. But il has
created widespread Indignation and
disgust that must in some degree prove
a compensation, and its reception in
England shows that large proportion
Of the public are ressntful of the exer-
else Of an arbitrary function by the
House of Lords. That body will be
tolerated as long only as it preserves its
ornamental character, and its recent
summary rejection of measures which
We're sent to it approved by overwhelm-
ing majorities In the House of Com
mons has created widespread and gen.
eral displsasure. Mr.. Labouchere ex-
presses we'll the general feeling of Eng
lish Radicals at the carren4 juncture.
The Irish members, he says, ought tor
unite with the English Radicals upon
common platform. What they want
for Ireland, the Radicals want for Eng
land. Like the Irish," he says, we
want to put an end to the domination of
the landlords. The peers are the Bit
terest enemies of Ireland. They are
ours also, and let US join hands and
fight our common foes" Before Par
lament assemblies again there will be
great changes in the entire political sit
uation. Badgered and beaten az it Is,
the Government survives its misfor-
tunes and remains master of the field,
and the course by which it will seek to
fortify itself will DO an interesting SUBJ
ject Of study.
FRANCE IN THE FAR EAST.
The impression prevails at the For
eiQn and War offices that France has
gotten into very serious predicanent
in the Tonquin expedition, and that it
is going to prove disastrous and embar-
RAISING not only to herself, but to every
power having interests in the remote
East, and to England in particular.
China is deeply disturbed, and the en-
tire white population of every national.
ity ia plunged in uneasiness at the I'M
concealed hostility which is manifested.
The killing of a coolie and the wound
ING of two others at Canton by Faro
pean officials, has had the effect of in
flaming the population to the most dan
gerous degree, and the British Consul
has telegraphed for protection, the
chief reliance of the English colony at
this time being an American man-of-
war, whose commander will do what he
can for them.
BIsMARCK's SENSATIONAL ARTICLE.
In Paris the death of the Count De
Chambord has been so long expected
that it has been fully discounted in its
effect, but it is wholly overshadowed BY
the agitation produced by the recent
menacing articles in the N0rd Deutsche
Zsituag. Prince Bismarck's editorial
utterance has thoroughly upset French
equanimity, and majority of the pa
pers repel his accusations as unjust and
unwarrantable; but the feeling he has
evoked is of the deepest. Two views
are taken of his purpose-one that he
sought to mold the keichstag, which he
has suddenly convoked, to his alleged
purpose of securing a vote of credit for
the mobilization of one or two German
army corps as An answer to the intend
ed mobilization of French corps on
the astern frontier: the other that an
ticipating the death of the Count De
Chambord, he desired to encourage the
two monarchical factions, who are now
reunited in the interests of the grand
son of Louis Philippe. II is said that
he il tired of the republic and wishes to
zee France conservative again.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Tin,es' London cablegram Of Aug.
25th, says: Admiral Commerell. of the
Newfoundland station, reports TO the
governments the ag2ravation of French
encroachments aldLk the extended coast
line. He reports them as stopping 40
cess 10 ports and rivers, netting salmon,
driving off Newfoundland fishermen,
and hindering the lobster petting CON-
panies. Lord Granville has invited the
French Government 10 discuss a final
settlement of the Newfoundland dis
putes.
A hitch has occurred in the CONNER.
cial treaty negotiations with Mexico.
Senior Marcial, Envoy to London, de-
clines to grant to England the"most
favored nation" clause, without further
reference to Mexico. In the meantime
the British convention debt remains
unpaid for want of funds in the Msxi-
can treasury.
The Queen Is at Balmoral. She is In
good health and spirits, bat still keeps
mp the John Brown craze. She has ask
ed Sir Theodore Martin 20 write bioQ-
raphy of Brown. She also ssnt for
Tennyson before leaving Osborne and
requested him TO compose a memorial
sonnet euloeixing the fidelity and hon.
esty Of the deceased servant. Neither
has yet been written.
SOCIAL, THEATRICAL AND COURT NEWS FROM
LONDON.
Lord Garmoyle, the future Lord