Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-13
F 0 r e IGN.
Lively Times Expected

o'DoN, Il CD. iO--lt seems altogether
prooaole that the opening of parliament
ileXI week Will be signalizsd BIZ consid-
cradle, even grave. disturbances in Lon
soh, arising out of the Bradlaugh diff
Guilty. Arrangements have alread been
niaoe ioE an Immense gathering Of peo-
PIE, representing all organizations in
sympathy with Bradlaueh, who will
march In procession to Westminster.
supporting. the champion in demand
20 take his seat, possibly something
aitsi the manner in which Lord George
ootoon was supported when he present
the crowd is interfered with there will
inevitably be some serious work. for the
rowdies of London have recently shovn
that they are altogether too powerful
20, TOT the police authorities to cope with.
me continued rows of the Salvation
Armies procession, resulting last Sun
Gay In complete victory for the row.
dies, organized under the STYLE If the
skeleton army" have been quite suffi-
cient to show the pOxerlessness of
iofcs controlled by the civic authori-
ties against such an overwhelming num-
per OF roughs, parading out of sheer de-
light OF brutality and disorder.
Justly Indignant.
The Government bill for abolishinp
the present corporation Of London ex-
cites wide and deep interest, and is, by
majority of thinking persons, regard
ed as very uncalled for measure. 1t
aeprives the corporation of all its priv
leges which 1t at present enjoys; takes
away from the city the control Of its
own police force, and divides the whole
metropolitan wards which will elect
Councillors. These Councillors elect
the Lord Mayor, and not tho old city
companies as heretofore. Magistrates
Will be appointed by the Lord Chancel-
lor, and Aldermen elected only for a
short time; not, as at present, for life.
The city of London will merely form a
number of wards in the metrop-
u its ancient rights being all swept
away.
An Eloquent Lecture.
Conway delivered lecture on Emer-
son last evening at the Royal Institute,
deliberately dwelling on the American
philosophers vague anticipation of OAR
win on the fundamental idea of evolu-
ton. The lecture on the whole was elo-
quent, impressive and delightful.
Approaching Coronation OF the Gar.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE approach
ing coronation of the Gar is regarded
with more or less uneasiness, and it is
greatly feared that the confidence of the
Russian authorities is misplaced. Nj
hilists have made no secret of their in
tentlOn to signaliZe the occasion of his
coronation by some terrible demonstra-
ton. and there is already ample cyl
dence of the excitement created among
them by the preparations and an
nouncement of the ceremony. The bar
barrie splendor and lavish extravaganza
which will characterize it are, in them
selves, enough to excite their resent
ment. From what ia published it is ap-
parent that no pains or expense will be
spared to make it one of the most ex-
traOrdinary pageants of modern times.
Gloomy Prospects.
The outlook of crops generally
throughout the earth is gloomy in the
extreme. No part of the continent,
east or west, has escaped rains and in
undatiOns. The immediate destruction
of property has been widespread, bat is
insignificant as compared with the dam
aged prospects of the year.
England's Great Men.
Ashton Dukes retirement from New
castle, is dae to his long and continued
illness, of which fatal termination is
feared unless he is Immediately relieved
from political anxiety.
John Morley starts for Newcastle as
tho regular liberal candidate, and a
supporter of the ministry.
Cowan, whose egotism is becoming
monomaniaC, announces in the Chroni-
Gle, which he owns and edits. that he
shall oppose Morley, unless the latter
adopts his quarrel with the liberal asso-
citation, which now recognizes Cowan as
renegade,
Benjamin's retirement from practice
at the English bar elicits elaborate
sulogies from the principal journals,
the Times regretting that he was not Of
fered judgeship.. which his health
might have allowed him to accept.
During recent years Benjamin has
stood foremost among advocates prac-
ticing solely in appellate court. The
disease which compels him to withdraw
from practice is incurable, but not i'm
msdiately dangerous.
Accounts from Mentone report Green.
the historian. as having rallied slightly,
but his condition is hopeless.