The sun., 1884-02-24
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
MR.. GLADSTONE DEEPER THAN EYER
IN THE EGYPTIAN MJRE.

TIC Embnr-n..mcnt Of the Cabinet Increased
ny the FniI OF Toitnr aud the Action or
Gen. Gordon-The 1Lberni. Sustaining the
Gov-rnment Only Because they Wish to
presrnt Solid Front on the frnuc chisc-
An tdrait Speech by the rrincc OF Wales
-scRndnl About the Peasants Festival.
LONDON, Feb. 23.--1ts characteristic bad
luck still pursuos the Gladstone Cabinet in
Egypt Tho fall OF rokar is aggravated by tho
circumstances which attended It, The garri-
con had plenty of food and ammunition. know
OF tho early approach of the British. and had
heard tho firing OF thci. Gunboats. The infer
enco is that they prescrred to surrender them.
selves to thoir follow Mosicms, rather than loo
rescued by Christian foreigners. The position
OF tho Government with regard to the now am
teiDated expedition IL awkward to tho degree
OF absurdty. Immediate withdrawal would
plunge all Europe into war. lingo critics urge
an attack on Osman Digma Just Tor tho sake of
showing fight. but others object that this might
endangcr Gordon Pashas pacific mission. On
the othor hand. the special correspondonts
who are nl naturally warlikc. send alnrmist
rumors Of tho spread OF tho insurrcction to
Massowah. and urge the necessity for some I'M
mediate and energetic action.
In the mean time Gen. Gordons action
though almost extraordinarily successful Sc
riously embarrasscs the Prime Minister. An
Rntl-slavery outcry Is very easily raised in
OF feeling. and Con. Gordons prOclamations
have an ugly look Of encouraging slavery The
rational explanation Is probably that Gen. Cor
don has to endure what he cannot cure. and
says so with characteristic frankness. The
Conservatives. however. working the ora
ole. and Mr.. Gladstone is nightly badgered with
awkward questions In Parliament. The fight
nevertheless is virtually over. The fact upon
which Conservatives scornfully comment.
In a,yjp jpO .l,nc
against tho Government we're made by Liberals
like Mr.. Forster and Mr.. Goschen and that ut
least half the party disapproved Mr.. Glad
stones policy while they voted to sustain him.
is the strongest proof that tho cohesion of the
liberals will romair unhroken in the present
Parliament. Determined to go to tho country
on the franchise ticket. and On that nione they
will stand by tho Government. no matter what
happens.
The Conservative opposition in tho mean
timo Is greatly dishcartened. Their hopes
were very high on this Egyptian business, and
they are proporionately disappointed with tho
disastrous result. Sir Stafford Northcote is
very naturally selected rs the scapcgoat Of the
occasion. and several influential Conservative
wirepu!lers have written TO the newspapers 10
openly donouncc tho dual control Of the party
and to demand the frank recognition of Lord
Salisbury as tho supreme leader. with Lord
Randolph Churchill "a his first lieutenant In
the House OF Commons. The contest at
Brighton started by Mr. Marriott a Liberal
who. having turned Conservative resigned i'm
mediately after voting against Mr. Gladstone
on tho Egyptian division. excites much interest
as a fair test OF public feeling. especially us tho
constituency is notorously tickle one.
The Prince OF Wales ia regarded as having
acted very adrotly in making his first speech
in tho House OF Lords the Work mems
Dwellings question. With all his libertinage,
he has Il kcan oyo Tor the mems Uf 9.ottints pop
ularlty. He Watches and adopts the current
sentimental crazes. and dimes at journalistic
clubs like the Savage to square the press AS
an orator the Prince is not success His rhet-
oric is peculiar. He speaks with heavy gut
tural accent. like German VINO has learned
English.
DIR. Clemenceau has been aboriously lionized
tho Liberalleaders. and has seen tho inside Of
great many more rich than poor houses. His
stay much too short to allow OF any real in
vestigation into the condition OF tho working
classes and q German paper makes tho
malicious observation that the visit to England
was in imitation of Gambctta's never realized
project. and is tho f. leaf which conceals per-
B6hal ambition.
The English press generally condemn the
brutality OF Bsmarck's letter on the Laskcr
resolutions Berlin correspondents give some
piquant extracts from tho attacks in the semi
official press on Minister Sargent's American
career while the Times. ignorant of the famous
personality Of the Hon. Thomas Porterhousc
Ochiltree. makes tho unconsciously amusing
comment that ms tho name OF tho proposcr Of
tho resolution is Scotch. he Is presumably IL
sensible man.
The discussion on tho annexation OF Merry by
Russia Is tame in Parliament and tho press
but trouble Is ahead. the Russian and
English empires are now practically Mt each
others frontiers. Aighanistan being under an
English protectorate.
Tho papers are still full OF the Garmoye-
Fortcscue scandal Garmoyle has $4,000 n
year in his own right, and tho general expec-
tation Is that he will lose half Of It, Tho de-
fence will probably be that the jiltod lady her-
self Tilted n socially inferior suitor in order to
catch the future Earl. and perhaps there may be
evidence OF certain opera boufTe freaks in
the bosom OF the Cairns household which
nearly broke the hearts OF tho puritanic father
and mother. Garmoyles letters. on the other
hand. are expected to bn highly amusing Will
liam Schcncl Gilbert. the dramatist who is
Miss Fortescue's patron. contempatcs making
money for himself and her by bringing her out
In an emotional play: but few people think the
young lady's talents above the level OF the pref
tily dressed fairy. Mr.. Brandon Matthews 8
new play. Of VIII oh there were such exalted
expectations. has totally Aazlcd out. John l..
Tooe Is giving splendid advertisement to
Wilson Barrett's Claudian" by q clever bur-
lesque. In which no wears false Roman nose.
modelled by Richard Belt. tho hero OF the great
sculpture case.
Lawrence Barrett Is written down In some
English papers. through the follies attributed
TO him by some American Journalists. Mr..
Labouchere. In Truth. comes to his rescue by
declaring him quiet and unassuminG gentle
man,
Tho throat of scandal is hoarso with ugly
comments on the late so-called peasant festl-
val. The universal verdict OF the society Jour-
mails Is that there was never such display of
paint and powder. OF doddering old duchesses
and rickcty marchionesses. tight laced pow