New-York tribune., 1885-03-29


damages done to the Front-st. property OF
Ruins Story by the Elevated Railroad were
instructed to specify the injury done by the
interference with light, air and access to
property respectively, instead of putting it in
lump sum. They replied that this would Dc
impossible. And no wonder
Hanlan's luck or his skill must have deserted
him. His defeat in Australia last year by
Beach was explained at that time as due to
Hanlan's misunderstanding about FOUL rather
than to Beachs superiority. Possibly some
such explanation can be made of the result at
SYDNEY Yesterday, when Beach again reached
the winning post first but the explanation VIII
have to be plausible indeed to induce the sport
ing pnblic TO retain its faith In the Canadian.
Becky Jones has apparently placed herself
bevond reach of the processes OF the New ork
Courts, and probably she has made her last ap-
pearance in the Hamersley will contest. 1t is
impossible to feel sorry that this old woman has
avoided telling any family secrets she may have
learned while doing her duty to her master
Possibly she knows very little, and in that case
her retcence will not materially affect the issue
in this struggle for dead mans money. AT
old family servant has not entirely died out.
The result of the boat race on the Thames
Yesterday was victory for Oxford; but it
might have been a repetition of their defeat OF
last year, had one of the Light Blues not fallen
i'll when 1t was too late to provide good sub
stitute. This ruined the chances of Cambridge,
and naturally detracts from the satisfaction OF
the yictors. But even if Oxford had lost this
race, she could yet have boasted that the record
shows her superiority in boating over Cam
bridge. Her men have won, not counting yes
terday's contest, twenty-five races to eighteen
for Cambridge. Cambridge, however, has made
the best time over the Putney Mortlake course.
Disguise it as they may, the English
statesmen cannot conceal the truth in re-
gard to the Egyptian guaranty arrange
ment 1t is a victory for the French over
England, for it establishes multiple con-
troll in Egypt-just what France has de-
nanded all along, and what England has wished
to deny. Yet the gaining of her point was not
due to superior skill on the part of the Republic
in diplomatic negotiations. 1t was brought
about by force of circumstances. England was
not ready to say she would 60 into Egypt to
stay, and nothing was left for the English Min
istry to do, therefore, but to agree to multiple
control of the Khedive's financial affairs, or to
accept his otherwise inevitable bankruptcy.
SO far as danger of being killed by explosions
is concerned, one might as well live in London
as in the upper part of this city. Blasting here
is carried on with criminal recklessness, and
the wonder is that more persons are not killed
A fine illustration of the disregard which the
builders show for human life was afforded by
the explosion, yesterday, In Eighty -third-st.
The charge was placed in the rock only about
q foot from the wall Of an occupied house, and
naturally when it went off it blew up o part of
the house as well as the rock. 1t Is not the
contractors fault that no one was killed, and
the authorities should take sufficient interest
In this matter to have him properly punished.
Sir Richard Temple was the president of one