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LONDON. July is.-Can the Lords be fright
eued7 IL tho agitation against them genu.
q. ou,burst OF popular rage. or an artificial /
Hn.insss rot up BY skilfui wirepullers. pur-
.s..shis vorklngman leaders. and generous
SsAiesi millionaires. and will there be mob
,,olsnosS These are the three problems which |
England 10 eagerly discussing ct this moment. |
Fha Radicals profess. on the one hand. to be- |
Nevs the movement 80 serious - 10 require
restralpt instead OF encouragement while the
Tories on tho other hand. declare that the
Grievance does not como homo sufficiently to
The town population to lead to real agitation.
and dsnounce all the big demonstrations In
tho country - unreal and manufactured.
whether thore win be mob violence is the real
point that most people ara debating In their
minds. and the Radicals really hope for answer
IN the Affirmative. The Idn Mall Gazette Gre
sssd some sensation and was the subject Of an
interrogation In the House Of Commons be-
cause II frankly declared that the business Of
tho Liberals was to intimidAte the House
Of Lords. and tho only satisfaction the
Tory Questioner got from the Attorney-G General
WA that this was the Pail Nall Gazetts's way Of
answering the challenge Of Lord Salisbury.
This was an allusion to an unfortunate express
sion Of the Conservative leader that . reform
bill ought not to be passed unless there was
great and violent public pressure. These words
arc being made use Of somewhat unscrupu-
lously BY Liberals. a. an indirect Indictment to
violence, John bright has also recommended
Tor imitation the precedent Of the reform agi-
tation Of 1882. when couple Of the greatest
aristocratic mansions were burned down by
the mobs and, though some OF the Ministerial
speakers have made profeesedly tranQuillizing
speeches. their private conversation and their
looks betray strong desire that there may be
enough of violence TO prove the sincerity OF the
agitation. The slight falling OF in the num-
bers that supported Lord Salisbury 10 taken as
the first sign Of scare that will have devel-
oped into Q panic by OCTOBER. but the Tories
declare that BY that time the violence Of the
agitation will have spent itself; that the ebb.
which IL inevitable. will have set in; that the
people. after the floods Of talk. will by that
time be as tired OF Liberal attacks on the
House OF Lords and the franchise as they are
now Of Conservative vituperation about Mr..
Gladstone aud Egypt. and that the Lords can
quietly repeat their operation OF tho present
session. Salisbury pointed out by anticipation
the ingenious method which he will adopt.
The second reading Of the Franchise
bill will be carried. but the committee
stage Of the bill will be fixed for some
date in the spring Of next year. This plan
would place the Ministry at q disadvantage.
II they accepted the date Of the Lords they
would have to bring In redistribution ut the
beginning Of the session OF 1885. and the Lords
would then have both the Franchise and the Re-
distribution bills before them at the Same time.
md could accept or reject both.
The indifference to the subject Of cholera
which has characterized England has disap-
peared under the appearance OF cases In Liver
pool. and the panic will soon be here. Already
It has attacked fercey the American visitors.
many OF whom are taking almost the next
steamer back to their own country. and those
associated with the comforts and business Of
Americans in Europe are almost driven dis
racted By appeals Is to their opinions on the
comparative safety Of journeys ON the CONT
aent. while many young ladies' find cablegrams
ordering their immediate return at the mo-
nent they put their feet on European SOIL
In France the plague continues to produce its
mixture OF tragic and farcical incidents.
Clovis Hugues the poet and Radical men,
Aer for Marseilles. accompanied the Minis
Sors who paid q visit to the plague stricken
pity for the purpose OF arresting the panic. and
has given painfully graphic account OF the
sights In tho hospital. The limbs OF the pa
dents are black and Icy: nothing shows life but
The eyes. which look staring and enlarged
through the attenuation Of the rigid faces
They express nothing but indifference, and
when some Of the visitors pressed the hand Of
lboy Of twelve he made no sign. did not even
turn to look at his visitor. but kept his eyes
steadily fixed on the sunlighted blue sea. which
10 could see from his bed. A lady whose hus-
land died In one OF the small towns outside
Garseies has been refused BY the Mayor per-
mission to soc the corpse Of her husband. or
sven TO enter her own house. and has to en-
camp In the open air. Instances Of heroism
alternate with the terrible prevalent coward
loo. The Sisters Of Charity ore true to duty.
The Duo dc Chartres. one OF the Orleanist
princes. has followed the example OF the Min
listers In visiting the hospital. The lady who
10 the head Of the female suffrage movement
In Franco. instead Of senaationally selling her
furniture after the manner Of Miss Muller. calls
on all the members OF her association to 60 to
HArseilles to servo as nurses. The most comic
incident 10 that In southern town. A gentle
man. by amounting his moustache with carbolic
acid. propagated this ridiculous precaution to
such an extent that some boys put on false
whiskers. while q lady In her evening walks In
her garden wore sanitary moustache La
bouchers's correspondent In Paris. apropos oil
tho plague. advises English and American
visitors 70 send for Q doctor OF their own ma
tionality instead Of Frenchman. The good
French practitioners will not pay night visits.
and the substitutes arc young and inex-
berienced. A list is given Of the good doctors.
In which figure DR.. Pratt. son-in-law OF Marion
Sims; DR.. Chapman. great friend In her early
days Of George Eliot. and the Hon. Alan Her
bert brother Of the Earl Of Carnarvon. who
may be confident Of large female clientele H.
- Truth says. he has teeth a. even as peas in a
well-grown pod. and white and transparent.
The writer OF this article declares that Ice
bags to the spine arc the greatest OF all re-
storers Of dissipated energies. and especially
recommends them to ladies who want TO cure
themselves Of the morphine mania.
The prevalent amusement In London In the
now expiring season Is open-air entertain
nsnts In the many splendid residences which
the sristocracy have In tho suburbs on the
river Thames within easy access of London.