The sun., 1885-02-22
VOL. I.H.-N0. lis.
EXCITING TIMES IN EUROPE.
TIE OUTLOOK FOR ENGLAND At HOME
AND ABROAD GROWING DARKER.

Cir Stafford Northco,. Appnrep.iy Playing
Into Gindstone'. nand.-Ainrm Over the
Weakness Of the Army-Biu~r Attacks
upon tsiadst"n~-li's K-s;9n",i"n Declared
to he Immineut-And N"w u Labor C~isis,
LONDON, Fob. 2l--Thc general impression
is that Sir Stafford Northcoie Is playing so as
not to win. H. has woried his amendment so
as to make 1t impossible for the Radicals and
difficult for the Irish to 20 with him. The Rad
icals are hostile to the advance to khartoum
and against Intervention in the Soudan at all.
They present promising materials for revolt
acains. Gladstone. but tho motion OF tho Con-
servative leader calls lavishly for the interven-
ton which Gladstone allows CrudGingly. and
its policy is oven more Objectionable to tho
Radicals than Giadstonos. On the other hand.
the Irish will find II hard TO encourage a propo-
sal to make war on the Soudanese In their
struggle against Egyptian tyranny and Eng
lish interference. and will hardly vote against
the Mahdi. who now divides with Mr.. Pnrnell
the supreme pace In the affections OF Irish
men. The only sections which Norihcote has a
chance OF winn ny arc the WhiCs who hate the
Egyptian policy OF Gladstone. and who are still
more bitter against the recent socialist!c pro-
nouncements Of Chamberlain and as many,of
them have no chance or desire OF sitting in an
other Parliament, they are expected to vote
with their consciences and their animositcs.
But this calculation Ia hardly correct, and
therefore people universally suppose that the
vote o. censure is a Platonic demonstration in
tended to point u moral when the time comes
for the appeal to the constituencies at the gen.
eral election rather than 10 get u maj jority in
the present Parliament.
Meantime the general outlook for England Is
blacler than ever. The retreat in Egypt has
made Englisnmen extremely shamefaced and
thu pess!mistic mood which has been prevalent
for some time past is leading to an eSamna-
tion OF the m litary ana naval resources Of the
empire in the spirit OF downright and almost
childish panic.
TIL. assertions as to the powerlessness OF the
army. however. receive startling confirmation
from the complete disorga nizati ion that has fol-
lowed on such a small demand on the strength
OF tho British Government as the roanforce-
ment OF the Egyptian expedition. To send
14.OO0 men to the Soudan 1t has been found
necessary to deplete the best regiments OF the
country. and to call upon the Guards. which
used 10 be considered the crack corps. that was
only brought out rs n last resort. Even in this
corps the examination by medical officers has
revealed terrible weakness no fewer than $50
men being rejected in one battalion as unfit
Tor q campaign in Africa. while from another
battalion at least 200 men are ordered to the
front who have not yet been through a full
course of musketry drill. The ompleteness of
tho military collapse is proved finally by the
calling out already OF the reserves and the
militia.
Sir E. ]. Reed. a naval expert has In the
midst Of all this written a three column letter
to the Times. to prove that the ten ships re-
Gently added to tho feet are absolutely worth
less. He even goes 80 far as to declare that
owing to their defective construction. any one
OF the ten ships could be sunk by the poorest
machine guns.
The universal downheartedhess is proved by
the unanimous protest OF ali the other journals
against one article In the Times threatening
war against Russia II she should seize Herat.
The 81. Jdmes's Gazette. the most Russophobe
of all London newspapers. describes an Eng
lish threat against Russia as childish impo-
tence and folly
The feeling against Gladstone still runs ter
ribly high. He Is assailed by pen and pencil
more mercilessly than at any previous period
OF his career and many people speak OF him as
vindictively as II he had slain Gordon with his
own hand. colonist writing to the PAD Mall
Gazette about the exchange of courtesies be-
tween the colonies and the mother country,
scornfully sums up colonial feeling In these
words: Being grown-up men and women.
they will frankly grasp tho friendly hand OF
strong man. but will refuse to DO tagged to the
apron strings Of q screechinG Cabling. and ir-
poor Gladstone is completed by the complaint
OF a lady writer the next day that all old women
should be considered screeching. Cabling or
irresolute.
Mr.. Gladstone looks pale and worried. and
well-informed persons declare he will resign
before three weeks have passed. Sir Andrew
Clark is reported to have declared tho Egyptian
trouble would be fatal to him. aud to have given
him his choice between death and resignation;
A. 4
riously loves life more.
Mr.. Pnrnel once moro 9nds himself arbiter
OF the situation. and until he decides the best
chance OF Conservative victory Is not gone.
Mr.. Gladstone has been laboriously civil to him
in the hope OF being rescued by the Irish vote.
This haa gone so far that. in spite OF several
Tory attacks. he has declined to say whether
he intends to ask for renewal Of the Crimes
act.
Meantime the number OF unemployed labor
ing people in London Ia daily increasing and a
gentleman OF university education. OF good So
cial and literary position. named Hyndman.
has been making speeches OF the Herr Most
type. Sir William Ilarcourt is almost driven
crazy BY tho difficulties OF his Office and while
he has been on the one hand receiving = depu-
tation from the unemployed with forced po-
hteness. he has threatened to send police O.
porters TO English meetings. as they are sent
TO Irish meetings. so as 10 enable him to prose-
cute imtators Of MIR. Hyndman.
All these things have thrown great gloom
ovsr London. anh everybody speaks in despair
OF the prosnscis of the coming season. The
critics ars douh:fu Of the success OF the pos
thumcus play Of BuIwcr Lytton, with which
Wilson Jarrett is about to next try his fortunes
In the Austral nm colonies
Obituary notices now frequently contain the
statement tina. 10y the wish oi tho deceased his
relatives will not wear mourning.
Land is still falling heavily in Scotland A
farmer has recently paid Gl 500 for the priv
lego o! surrendHring Il leasehold farm. and
property has just been sold for GIG. 900 which
Few years nso COS, E27,NoO. Such facts have
led II great French Inancier to the startling
prophecy that Il few years honcs tho Europeau
Continent VIII be nothing but casino for the
white races OF America. Africa md Australia