New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
o.,.rxTs OF THE ENGLISH PRESS oN
oo" THE CANAL TREATY
o,,,.R ON THE CoNTINENT-RE-
sS''N rr,ox DEBATES DIsEsTABLisHMENi
AorrArEp.

AGIrATEp.
my CABLE TO rhE rRIsuNEl
,oxnoy. Dec. 2O-The incorrcc' ao'"" ,,
-. ho treaty, published by The Ne~- i0'" 1"''
Eicaras"" ',.ur.,hsa elected from The London
On" "'' .,.,at,on Of the necessity for distinct
80, oualiied by doubt when proves
w., - .,nrded. respecting the accuracy oi '"0
.., which has been cabed. The o'SpA''noS ''',sa
'0"'' ,.v hased upon the full text as puo''sn'N
,.r have modified the English V'c"'
v -. hore understands how the frosi-
So. could have agreed 70
a;roct violation of the exis''ns ''."'
nth England. No European dip'oma'''' ,
-.,,,ohrvseu,s view that the Clayton-D"'"',
MI o,,rooated by reason of alleged ac's Vi
-, tho Mosouito Coast. Lord 0rah'i'''
..n,y to that contention was reSaroeu "''o .,o
.,,.;vs The English press gives full 're'i' "
,norcan press for taking the same vic" .;nn
~ The Daily Ne,cs's dispatch coh'a'"'"
t'' i'''' ..o,s from The TRIBUNE anu
'o's D., The same journal ed''or'a",
COWS that the abest American 'ou'"a''' .,o,nrt
,,.,s, ,eeu expected, protest against upon s.,os
-r,u,o,na,onal - obligations, adding 'n"' - i0.
VI ...t tbe American Senate VIII '"'"P''
.,,h ,o,ional faith. This fairly expresses '',1
$50, oo;,ion so far as it ispossiole 10 Ju"so'
,,..,so,o, of the subject beng hmi'e' "''
,vholly devoid of bitterness.
ENGLAND ASD GERMANY
Matters abroad do not have comioi'ao'e
,,..,o,a RepoIts Of combinations hos''io "
'O' ,..,...,,s ,r,,iulv weekly. The hnancioi
''.''-....,. ,.s,ec,inc Erypt remain unansWeieu'
m. storv that the other powers are ""i'e
,.,o,.. ,s nov succeeded by story ths' ii""',
.s.,,,,s ,a, prince bismarck TO Say uehni'ep
ms .. bave anne IN Egypt. Berlin anu
,s,.,.. ia,t .ssa e,sneus fuhots that Prince nis-
u,.,ah "A s,. ,iheei that Nh Gladstone ea'ino' ".
t,oeah, 81 assaiee authority az eaho' '''' .""'
Aha Dbaseeiie, seriously medi'a'es 80 t"'"'"s '"s
land out aad estahhshna ieihs H"iereaa ''"'''''
,..o ,n,oo,s ara aet authentic but 'hef go s'sNN
s.a,t of INCREASING limitations caused by MI wa"
a,,,,i,uiua ,rresoluton, The iefasai "
ENGLAND to allow Germany and huss'" '"' '''
,hov demand in the Commission is iesa''e" "' ''''
,.,r ,e,o,+ to n proposa which was ohViousS
meant TO postpone decision on the hnah'"" ''0
,iops an which England rightly insists pu' H"''p'
.osnsos prince Bismarck's hostility to England
-, ,o;aved TO be assumed in order to detach
Francb from her English alliance begins 10 'o'A
.onu;ue. The Tories say that 1t is largely o"''"
u,on his contempt for Lord Granviiies 1eeoic 'o"
,,ot of foreign questions. 1t reached climax III
The Anpra Pequena business. which 'he Hnsi'"
,,oss of all partos rightly regards as Illuminating
10 England.
REpIsrRIBUTIoY SCHEMES
pobtical activity during the week has oceh
confined mainly TO Mr.. Courtney and MS ieio" e"-
,hus;asts in behalf of proportional representation
happy family of Liberals and Torres ihciuoine
Sir John Lubbock, Mr.. Courtney MI p'"o-
,augb. Lord Folkestone and others. have taken inc
stump to expound the mysterious Gospei 10 per
n,cxed provincial audiences. The papers report the
snecbes but agree that the effort In behalf OF tois
crotcbet comes too late. No substantial change Is
possible in the present scheme OF reform WITHOUT
Lord Salisburys consent.
more auiet but far more important WORK is
proceedinQ. The Boundary Commission Is making
ran,d progress. but the most difcult problems are
10 come. especially when the divisions of counties
Containing a large urban population nave 10 oe
rerryInandered in order to carry out Mt. Oiad-
stones pledge to Lord Salisbury to preserve
rural supremacy. But whatever gerrymandering
may be applied political power in the counties mas
passed forever not as the cable made Inc say on
lnrIa 10
landlords and tcnant-farners to new electors. The
Liberals say that 1t is already possible to forecast
the result of the first election under the new sys-
tem and predict Liberal majority of at least one
hundred over the Tories and Parnelltes com bined,
allowing the latter eighty five Irish seats.
pisgsTABLIsBMENr TO BE AGITATED
The Executive Committee of the Liberation So
ciety have resolved to raise the question OF the dis
establishment of the Church of England and pro-
pose to begin agitation Immediately The chief Dis
sentng organ in London approves this on cond-
tion that it shall not be made test question with
candidates nor pressed where ii is likely to injure
the Liberal party.
TuE BRIDGE EXPLosION.
at first little attention, beyond wondering what
futile outrage would he committed next. But Il
has since beer discovered that the explosion was
intended not merely to create scare but that
enough dynamite was nsed. II skIlfuy placed, 10
blow the Bridge, crowded at that houi with people,
ih,0 the ait II seeins now certain that the
foundations and piers aie substantially uh=
injured, though the msHeDiy 10 shattered
~ places The Enaiish piess TAKES
matters eoo!ly, rather wonders Thai The ClY ihinks