The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
REDIsTRTBUTfON STILL THE UPPER
MOST TOPIC IN ENGLAND.
Ferry SIN Master Despite hts Recent
Defeat Bismnr ck's Conts rnpt for the Glad
stone Min.stry-Inte resiiux Gossip.

More Money for tho Navy Demnndsd-M.
Ferry SIN Maater Despite his Recent
Defeat Bismmr ck's Cont smpt for the Glad.
stOne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gossip.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-The preliminary sliir-
nsh ovor the Redistribution bill affords no
guido to its future fortunes. Mr.. Courtney's
arguing for proportional representation. and
leaving tho Government because thoy rejected
his Idea represents simply very able and
scholarly professor who has no influence on
tho decisions Of politicians. But the feeling
against single member constituencies is GER
tainly very strong among all ranks OF Liberals.
Tho purists protest that by dissecting great
towns tho bill will make tho contests essen
TALLY local. nm will produce moan politics and
parochal politicians. The object Of tho Tories
in insisting on this subdivision was to have
the cities divided into rich and poor districts,
so that tho aristocratic voters might be abo to
balance the radical tendencies of tho poorer
parts OF tho towns. The Radicals complain
that this is ore OF the worst methods of aggra-
vGtn.: tho war between class and class. The
Tories, on tho other hand, arc delighted with
ameasuro which will have among its first re-
suits tho return Of Lord Randolph Churchill for
one of the districts OF Birmingham. in spite OF
the overwhelming radicalism Of the town ms
whole.
This part OF tho redistribution scheme was
fought for vigorously by Lord Salisbury, and
was ono OF the few points that threatened the
chances OF arriving Mt an agreement. Con-
versely this implies that this is part of tho
scheme which Mr.. Gladstone, having accepted,
Is bound to regard As vital, and ANYTHING that
tho Primo Minister declares vital the bulk Of
the Liberal party may srumble at, but will also
vote for.
Tho proposals OF tho Government with re-
grid to tho navy the biggest advertise
cent ever given to n journal, rs tho proposals
are directly tho result Of the articles in the
laH MAJ Gl1et!e Everybody laughs at the at
tempis Of tho Ministers to defend themselves
by the double and contradictory statement that
everything was going beautifully. and that yet
E500O,C00 arc Immediately required. and a
practically new fleet in order to straiGhtcn
things even u little bit. The FdU MAJ and the
Conservatives are still dissatisfied and call out
Tor moro money, whiie tho Radicals seeing
their promise Of peace and economy assume
m pro and more tie shape Of Il political mirage
observe raincI silence. and looked rather
Aehamed Of themselves when SirThomns Bras
Bey announced the other night on the part Of a
Liberal Ministry tho most approved lingo
doctrines.
The defeat OF Jules Ferry this week MS
often before has damaged him far less than his
enemies. for he has compelled the members
whose detection caused his check to swallow
their own votes. He has proved once again
that he IL the Indispensable man OF tho present
hour. NJ. C5m.ncedu, the great Cabinet wreck
Or. Is still very lar from tho chance Of tho Pro-
misrshp and is practically powcrless unless
the new Assembly brings together now class
OF Deputies. NJ, Forty. in the debate tho other
day. was 50 terribly Interrupted at period
that he had 10 act down from tho tribune and
stand for some minutes on one OF the steps
loading to it, The scons was tho noisiest for
many a long day in the Assembly
Prince Bismarck's Parliamentary defeats no.
body minds as II IL notorious that they will
produce no change in his policy Tho ono
thing remembered here about this struggle OF
tho week is that wishing to describe the lowest
depth to which Parliamentary institutions could
be brought he Used tho Gladstone Ministry rs
his Illustration.
Our virtuous London journals continue 70
give columns OF the C,ovis-HuGucs shooting
case. and graphic portraits by pen and pencil
OF tho chief actors abound. Thus NJ. NORM in
the hos pital Is described rs utterin. asonizinE
Hhreks rom time to time, while his face ia
livid and motiouess. At intervals he makes
desperate clutches with his left hand at some
Imaginary object. and II has to be tied to his
side lest no should tear off the bandages His
right arm Is paralyzed. Clovis Hughes ia said
to have head OF hair which rises erect and
black. and Is curly that Hercules with
bgazcn comb could not conquer it. Ho has
thick lips, n iiattened nose rolling eyes and a
prodisiousy vibrating voice. Cynics wonder
that his wife should, after all he so sensitive
In n society SO corrupt as that OF official Paris
tho worst women have to DO received by tho
most spotloss for political purposes. For ex-
ample, one Of tho most powerful women of the
day was VIGOROUSLY paid so much n month by
tho lato emperor to play the part OF Delilah to
NJ Gr6vy Jules Favre. and other prominent
Republicans.
Tho French Academy having elected Iudovic
Halsvy had in him jew and in Monsieur
Chorbuliez d Protestant among its members.
The departure for India OF Mr.. Schnadhorst.
thu chief pillar Of Mr.. Chamberlain and tho
Radical machine. Is attributed to his desire to
escape from the unpleasant inves LEGATIONS GO
Ing on at Birmingham into the political riots
there. and there is n feeling that the revela-
lions made at the investigation are rather
Damaging to Chamberlain,
Tho new Law Courts in London. though ono OF
tho most splendid and most costly buildings in
ths world. hGs been constantly abused by the
Judges for being cherries. draughty and in
every way uncomfortable inside. The latest
charge is that the law library Ia so defective
that statute OF the present Queens reign
cannot be found in 1t. and Judge Hawkins a
man OF well-known sardonic wit, has just pro-
posed that all tho books should be sold as waste
paper at three halfpence the pound.
Tho vestries OF London are getting more re-
markable daily for their extraordinary Ian
euage, and are now the most foul mouthed
bodies In the world. In tho vestry which has
the Government OF the Strand, the greatest
thoroughfare In Europe. Mr.. Dart called a
Mr.. Hutchinson liar. and Mr.. Hutchinson
replied by calling Mr.. Dart worm. a dirty
varmint. and sinking BLACKBOARD. The two
were publicly reconciled this week, Mr. Hutch
inson pathetically romarking that he didn't
like to be called a liar, and Mr.. Dart, not to be
outdonc In generosity, saying that. as We all
como from the earth. he didn't mind being
called worm. but that he must draw the line
alta sinking varmint.
ecene has taken place at an inquest here
chat would have delighted rho heart OF Carlyle.