New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
THE WEEK IN LONDON.
ruE sUEz CANAL, THE CHOLERA AND 1hH
BOERS.


LONDON July 2s-Mr. Gladstone has oo"ou 'o
,ore the Storm He has withdrawn the oue| 0"""'
nroposal because he can get no further
III 10 now epdeayorng to minimize the impoi'a"0o
.,.-.,;sr odmissons respecting the scope OF M.
de Lessepss monopoly
The following now seems to DO tne '''"''''-."
,;aw: NJ de Lessepss monopoly embraces 'he
,;cbt 10 "canalizen the isthmus. II second ui'ch
he required, he must make fnrther arianke'n'"''
9TH the Egyptian Government. NJ dc LesSeps
..r,.s that he possesses the right under the oid
.,....,on to cut second canal. His right to en-
large the existing canal to the extent OF the
territorv is undenied. In anticipation OF NJ u0
Iesseus,s recurring territory for the second canal
p.,,;amant Ia anxious to avoid admissions or even
.oo ,nucb discussion. With this object Mr.. Glad
.,on. ia willing TO accept Sir Stafford Northcotes
nrooosition that England should decline to recog-
uze the full extent of NJ. de Lssseps's views.
Mr.. Norwood's (Klngston-on-HulD amendment
seeks to secure freedom Of action, and Baron &c
Worms's tGreenwich) amendment develops the same
idea. Very likely Mondays debate will conclude
apy compromising admissions The Government
maintain that they have not placed any binding IN
terpretation on the existing instruments. and the
House shares their fear that any strong resolution,
apart from binding their hands, would provoke
counter resolution in the French Parliament. There
is every appearance of nothing more than pro
forma discussion.
NJ. de Lesseps and his company are gratifed at
the termination of the negotiations. Mr. Gladstone
evidently hopes that circumstances will yet bring
about a renewal of the ovcrtures. This must be
done if a second canal be required, as England
holds Egypt under leading strings. 1t is notable
that Lord Cairns is among the directors to NJ. do
Lesseps's claims. The legal opinion is growing that
NJ de Lessepss concession related to only one canal
and that if 1T went further, its vitality has lapsed
and also that Egypt possesses power to grant con-
cession to a new company. The earlier assumpti ons
informally expressed by Mr.. Gladstone and Mr..
Chiders as to M. de Lesseps's complete monopoly,
are rapidly falling to pieces
CHOLERA.
The spread of cholera in Egypt causes much
anxiety especially the epidemic has reached the
troops notwithstanding the excellent sanitary pre-
ca ltions of the military staff There is remarka
bly, small proportion of recoveres The disease is
most virulont. Frequently there is vomiting, and
the victim collapses in q couple of hours. The most
recent returns are hopeful, because the dead
illness of the pestence begins to decline rapidly
within week or ten days from its first appearance
in any particular place. Medical men consider the
termination in the air. which runs its course, for
many are attacked at points where patients have
had no contact with the infection
The pallantry and devotion of the English medi-
cal men much praised. Twelve of the most dis
tuguished English hospital surgeons have started
on twenty-four hours notice this week.
A large number of hospital attendants have beon
rapidly dispatched. and others going, including
some from India.
The Khedive's visit TO the hospitals has had
good effect upon the populaoe and has improved his
reputation in London, where Isnail lately plotted
against him.
CETEwAYO's DEATH-THE BOERs.
The last fabric of English diplomacy in Africa
|
has convinced the public of the folly of
the Government in limiting his army with
out providing for his defence or lin 4
iting the military power of his savage neighbors.
Usbepu's reported apologetic speech to the Eng
lish Resident at Uundi encourages the hope that he
may avoid conflict with English interests as
sOciated with the reserve territory and John Dunn
IL he refraIns from invading the and DuDns-
land. it is possible that England will acknowedge
hisrule
The president Of the Transvaal is coming to Eng
land next month TO revise the convention with I
Great Britain The i'm pudent proposal of the Beers
to raise loan after the revision of the convention
shall be completed has caused comment in the city
Most likely 1t will be refused it is considered an
of Boer contempt for England.
CAPTAIN WEBB. !
Captain Webbs death is the subject of deep re- y
gret. lie was popular here. 1t is a matter of y
qualification that the railway companies put no r
in Captain Webbs way. The opinion r
here Is that either vanity over-confdence was
the sole motive of his foolhardy undertaking. n
THE AMERICAN TEAM b
The American Rife lean had a ,nlendid 4 recen- d
ton. 1t was social and enthusiastic The or..r
gave special permission for them to see her private
apartments at Windsor, aud is reported to have L
spoken of them in the kindest terms. =
MUSIC AND THE STAGE. @
Sir Arthur Sullivan is preparing score for Mr..
Gilberts llbretto which is a parody on Mr.. Tennv i
cons " Princess"
Young Robertson's company ia at Toole's Theatre.
playing his fathers pieces. He opened with an Pr
1t is not strong company. The play is chiefly !