Delta chief., 1884-10-01
rSIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Ml.erabl. .ond,tlon of the British Nav,

MIserablt condition OF the British Navy.
LoNDo Sept. 20.-All attempts to
penetrate designs of the imperial trio from
whose cour England was so ostentatiously
excluded aiain. All these things lend ad--
ditional intst and importance to the really
severe panitat has set in on the condition
of the navy.'or the first time the charges
have passed m the unread speeches of ex-
pectant ofllpldcrs .and retired Admira)s
who are panhongcrs by profession 10 the
columns OF Pillar papers. For once the sar-
donc and bitly anti-Radical 81 Nidmos Ga
ze'te and theehemently Glads'onialI IdR
Nal are agree The 81. Janes Gd-stte sums
up the situati by Ideclaring that England
has not seen tllast OF her great wars. 1t
adds that "whls belligerent nation. we are
more and moreubted, there Is scarcely u ma
tion In Europehcrc we are not dttcsteo.
There is not ,e that Is not already cal
culating on downfall aud the pain
to be got OF OF it.n The IdR .NdH
met the questio,f the hour with character
istic promptituaby dcyoting columns of Its
contracted space an examination OF The con
| dition OF the Ma Its conclusions are pcssi-
| inistic In the cemc. The position always
demanded by Etishmen Of all parties was
| that England's ny should be equal 10 all the
nayies OF the othPowers Of Europe together.
This is far from Ing the case now. During
the last fifteen yts the naval"xpcnditures OF
other Powers has,crcased 30 per cent, while
in England II haslightly decreased. So far
| from being ahead armor, guns, aud speed,
to any probable onbipation of fleets, she Is
| just little aheadf France IN ships, behind
her In guns, and out equal in srmor and
speed. English as are inferior both In
weight and power those of France and even
Italy. The point tt lends additional danger
| to all this Is, that Nv England Is absolutely
| dependent on oihcrountries, specially Amer
lea, for food. Tbcrench papers Themselves
hang upon this as u main change In the ma
val situation OF the npirr. and the staid aud
almost Official Rep'tYue FruncIiS<, ty way OF
warning England agnst her supposcd hos,i!-
| ity to France, makesp elaborate calculation
on the subject, conciling with tue statement
| that the cutting of othe sea communication
| OF England for Fix w&s would mean famine.
These consideratior,lcnd additional force to
| the startling siniemci that the preparations
against the Alabamasd the future are insult
| ficient To allot three shs to each station. and
that Tor 9UO merchantmen scattered alt over
the world there are onltwcnty-f0ur unarmor-
ed vessels oi speed creding fourteen knots
an hour. Finally torlho service is absolute
ly unn-c1istcnt.
IL can now be dehnely stated That there
VIII soon be change ibthe Lieutenant GOV
crnorship of Ireland. / e. certain that Earl
Spencer Will retire froi that post not later
than next year, and 1t isluite possible that he
may resign within few iecks. II IL reported
that the Marquis Of Ripo, who has Just resign.
ed the Niceroy atty OF lnt.i, IL to succeed Lord
Spencer us Lord Lieutenut OF Ireland. Thi,
statement Il doubted inTiew or Lord Ripons
delicate health, but the act that he Il an ar
dent Catholic might max hi. appointment an
exceedingly judicious on.