Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-31
From Our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.

| LONDON, Eng, Jan. IL, 'o3.
The enhancement of the new arch
bishop of Canterbury will take place the
first week in April in the ancient cathedral
DR.. Benson, the new primate, having
formally accepted the high divinity, will
shortly be received by the queen at Wind
Sor.
Speaking of cathedrals,we are reminded
that the grand tower of Peterborough
cathedral has shown such evidence OF
decay that it is condemned by the architect.
Chichester cathedral was a few years ago
in a similar state; but, owing to the
liberality and energy of the citizens, it
was preserved, and if precautions are
taken in time, Peterborough may also be
saved. The great tower, erected more
than eight hundred years ago, is an archi-
tectural monument too interesting to 90 to
ruin.
The topic of the week in artistic circles
is the extraordinary case of couple OF
hundred pictures being pledged for small
sums with various pawnbrokers by a
daring individual who had induced great
number of artists to send pictures to IN
exhibition in Regent street called the
I" British Fine Art Gallery" The artists
received printed invitations in the usual
manner, and sent their works, but when
they went to see how their pictures were
hung, or if any of them were sold, they
found themselves sold, for the " British
Fine Art Gallery" had its shutters up, and
the pictures were gone, and also " Mr..
Walker had walked off," his name never
having been Walker at all. Eventually
nearly one hundred of the pictures were
discovered, advances having been made
upon them of about sovereign each, the
gold frames surrounding them being, in
many instances, worth treble the amount
Another exchange of diplomatic notes
on the Egyptian question has taken place
between the French government and Lord
Granville. 1t is hoped that the passing i'll
feeling in France on that subject has now
subsidized. Lord Granville says signii-
cantly that the British government has no
fresh proposals to make on the subject of
control, and that, in consequence, the
negotiations came to an end. Lord Gran.
vile adds that the correspondence closed
in satisfactory manner, and promises the
continuance of an amicable understanding
on other points between the two countries
There is no change in En9lands policy, as
the original plan is being steadily carried
to its legitimate conclusion. When order
is permanently restored our troops will
quit the country.
Cctewayo has been restored, or rather is
to be; but, for the present, there is a
deadlock in the arrangements, owing to
the antagonism of the chiefs. Zululand is
not very large country-not larger than
Denmark-and it was impossible that it
could long continue to be governed by
thirteen kings. Under such circumstances,
as the late DR.. Doran once remarked,
there must be monarchs occasionally out
at elbows. When Germany was divided
into small states, there were thirty six
kings OF reigning dukes, and it is recorded |
that a grand duke was obliged 10 go
without clean linen on state occasion |
because the washerwoman revolted. Cete.
wayo will not perhaps greatly trouble the
Zulu washerwomen; but there are many |
other claims upon monarchy, and the !
revenues of Zululand could certainly not
sustain thirteen kings. II is now proposed
to reduce the number to three, Cetewayo
to be the principal. This plan may answer
but it is doubtful.
l note that the new sleeping cars
specially constructed by the Pullman car
company for service on English railways
have just arrived at the Kings Cross
terminus of the Great Northern railway.
These cars are built on what is technically
known al the " English pattern" having
side entrances, and thus dispensing with
the end platforms; and the vehicles them
selves are divided into compartments so
as to combine the comfort, and to some
extent the privacy, of an English first
class carriage with the conveniences of
the American sleeping car. There is a
continuous passage from one end of the
car to the other for the attendants use,
but ordinarily each section is separated