The sun., 1884-01-27
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
TIE OUTLOOK IN EGYPT FRIGHTENED
BY GEN. GORDoS'S PRESENCE

BY GEN. GORDOS's PRESENCE
The Outcome Nevertheless suil Unccr crtnin--
Prospect OF Lively Debates In Parliament
-thurchiirs Extraordinary Attnck on
Gindstonc-important Arrests of Aihii'sts
Vienna saon to he Placed In Stntc OF
Siege on Account or aorinIi-n-Q -Qucrn Ntc-
toria'. th,idrrn Drcnd'na that h~r hook
viii he Laughed nt-Socicty aud Theatres
IoNpoE, Jan. 2G.--Chlncsc Gordon has
fakcn the pncI OF Khnroum rs tho main mr.
bitter OF the iatc oil Egypt and MIR. Gladstone.
Already thin - have assumed II moro favorable
turn. Some natives profess TINT Gordun's
presence alone will lcmoraliza tho Mahli's
forces. ,,nd that he will SO stiTcn tho khartoum
garrison ~ TO make them battle u siege Tho
reports from tho city aro now hopeful hut
Gordon goes without escort through the dcs-
ert and cannot rcnch his destination under
eighteen days, aud Il whole future is sill
really as uncertain rs ever. Meantime the
scores OF speeches just delivered forecast the
opening days Of tho session. Tho Government
will try to forco on business; the opl ostlon
will insist on lcngthily discussing tho Egyp-
tinn policy and other subjects in the address
and as result. tho Liberals will denouncc the
Conservatives az obstructives. whilo tho Con-
ecrvativcs will rotort by vitur2rating tho for
egn policy of tho Liberals. Tho only two
speeches worth noting are Dilke'5 and Church.
IFS. Dilko made tho imprudent admis-
sion that tho Government had desired to
despatch Gordon months ago. and the
Conservatives aro taking this up as proof
OF y vacating policy. Churchill mado
nm extraordinarily clever, but coarse and merci-
less. attack on Gladstone. describingthim as
having Barnum-like talent for advertising
everything about himself his rest. his recrea-
ton. and his prayers and gave an intensely
comic picture OF good churchmen having to
seek tho refuge of dissenting chapels because
OF tho influx of strangers to hear Mr.. Gladstone
read Job Oh Isaiah. The Liberal journals howl
loudly against the rrcverent treatment OF their
idol. Tho wicked and bipartisan world. which
thinks Gladstone n bit Of n Phariseo. laughs
quietly while calculating friends wonder
whether Churchill has not played the part OF
sensational vituperation quito long enough for
his chances of future leadership.
Signs. meantime arc not wanting that Glad
stone will have to cave in one important
point. Chamberlain and Radical s.tratcgst is
generally maintain the absolute Independence
OF the questions of the franchise and redis-
trbution, but scores OF Liberals have been
propounding different plans OF redistrictin Z:
and Gladstone will probably bo forced to de-
clare at least the general principles of his own
scheme. TO yield on this point will involve
controversy with the representatives Of doomed
constituencies. and probably with the Irish
though Dixie has slyly hintcd that Ireland
might retain her present number of seats. al.
together. the session may turn out anyhow.
One side Of tho trouble in Paris has disap.
peared in laughter. the other developed into
tragedy. The proposal to release articles un
der 10 francs from the pawn olce has been re
jected before tho discovery that these article:
consisted mostly OF opera glasses. fans UNI
brellas. church missals. rings and other pos
sessions character site OF the hated bour
geoisie. not the poverty stricken proetariat
| The mover ant in favor OF tho chiGonniers hal
proved more successful; has been forwarded b,
the sudden death Of one, tho suicide of an
other. and the abect poverty of somo thou
| sands and the doomed class has prachcall!
been allowed to return to life.
The news from Russia suggests ceeater bold
i ness and cloverness by the Nihlist murderer
h than oven first accounts. The chief ASSASSIN
obtained Sudcikin's lengthy report on the or
ganization by onticing away the vito. and tn
one page OF the great detectives manuscrip
left has lcd to several arrests Of important an
hitherto unsuspected persons. The Car. tire
by seclusion. is going about to all kinds OF en-
tertainments and his advisers are making des
perate attempts to concliate the nobility who's
loyalty has been cool since the emancipation
tho seris.
In Vienna. socialism has become so formidabl
that the city will soon be placed in q state {
siege. and 1t is significant that the last muI
| derer of detective was armed with dynamit
U cartridges. which ho vigorously attempted t
II use. With such internal conditions. Austri
4 and Russia are probably bound over to kee
the peace. in spite Of all alarmlst rumors.
The London season promises badly. Th
deaths Of Lords Grosvenor apd Hertford an
the Colin Campbell divorce will Shut up iarg
. number OF houses. Tho young heir to tn
dukedom OF Westminster inherited noithe
the ayarce of his grandfather nor the penl
h robustness OF his father. and would have lit
IN to do with tho latter since his silly second ma
riage Lord Hertford was the nephew OF II
backguard whom Thackeray has immorta
lied as Lord Steyno and OF one of the four
Georges most shameless mistresses. but
was himself respectable harmless. and an In
mense favorite with the Queen.
Her Majesty's book is announced for the IL
ri of next month, much to the chasrin Of her sol
and daughters. who dread tho universal laug
ter at the exhibition OF the John Brown craze.
The Queens meeting with the Emperor
Germany at the Wedding OF her granddnught
will be the making up of an Old quarrel. III
gossips mention an appartion Of tho viii
lady which always prcccdes the death OF
Hohenzocrn. and the bulletins OF tho Kaiser
Illness are watched closely. An English editi
of Princess Alice's letters. with q translate
of the memoir by Princess Christian. is n
nounccd; also tho correspondence OF SAINT
Rogers, Book on America by Miss liza Duff
Hardy. and n new volume Of essays by VI
Muller
All theatrical interest centres on Mary A
derson's appearance in comedy and TRACE
tonight and there is fierce competition
seats. Elua! eagerneSs exists TO meet Ma
socially Our Regiment" a faiccal adap
ton from tho German. has been tho only otl
theatrical novelty. The Princes. the now th'
tire. is not yet drawing. being still unknoy
and Gilberts Palace Of Truth" being cons
cred rather feeble. Drury Lane. with pan
mime. is doing extraordinary business. +
4 formanccs take place morning and event
anv tho receipts OF day often reach 81 900.
Mrs. Mackay is delighting the society