The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-11
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE
ENGLISH POLITICS STILL KEPT CP
TO THE BOILING POINT.

CIadst ones H~e ak down Connected with .
split In tho Csb'~et-Chambe-inin Pots'se
Tories Iato "a Passion- Bismnrck Makes
Earsse Lassh-Fuis"me Addresses 90 tho
Sos OF tho Prince of Wniss-s"ei"i, Thr"t-
riea', and Literary Go.sip of the Day.
LONDON, Jan. iO.--Public feeling in Eng
land continues to be restless and anxious. and
the illness Of Mr. Gladstone IL accordingly ex-
aggerated and taken with almost hys,cric
seriousness. The vague words used by his son
are translated into deflniteness they we're
probably never meant to convey and his retire.
ment is discussed and already almost discount
ed. All kinds Of theories are started TO account
for his break down. but probably the most
rational IL that which was blurtsd out By Mr..
Courtney. 20 the effect thai EGYPTIAN affairs
were nothing less than a torture TO him. The
signs are increasing that there are dissenSions
IN the Cabinet on tho subject; that adstone
is in minority. and that tho policy OF rescue
and retire" IL no longer held by a majority Of
the Ministers. Under such circumstances an
illness would certainly be very opportune. as
he would In this way be liberated from the re-
sponsibility OF measures which he loathes and
has opposed with desperate tenacity.
The scare about Africa is subslding little.
while that over Australia has received add-
tional impetus from the pronunciamentos OF
the coloniais themselves. The African busl-
ness has been brought to the cooler stage by
and BY description Of the localities seized by
Germany which naval officer has contributed
to a Conservative journal. This description
makes the acquisition appear about rs DESC
late and God forsaken region a. there ia in
the world. and the Radicals. like Latouchere.
who has been resisting the annexation craze
all along. are in great triumph. Tho Austria
lian pancmongers. however. still 20 ahead
and the latest proposal OF the IaU Man Gazste
10 n tpf ir,u rnl ul m
Of the Ministers Of the colonies resident in Lon
don. The cry against Lords Granville and
Derby has slightly gone down. but still the
general uneasness leads to all kinds OF i'm
aginary notifications in the Administration.
One of the chief reasons OF the subsidence
OF the attacks on these two Minister'S Is
the brcakwater that has been supplied to them
by Chamberlain's last speech. He never made
holder or more audacious bid for the Radical
Premiership. He was not content with de-
scrihing himself ostentatiousy as more ad-
vanced than the majority Of his colleagues. but
he uttered some phrases about property in
land which have Il vague resem blance to the
doctrines Of Henry George. The result has
been that people are asking whether the doc
trines Of spoliaton are not to be applied TO q
man with $40 100000 in money we'll as to
the man with half that amount in land.
The Tory press is in such a white heat OF
passion that one indirectly compares Cham
beran TO Bill Sykes, and 1t is whispered that
come Of his nwn colleagues have commented
in terms OF bitter reproach en- these revolu-
tionary doctrines. Meantime Chamberlain
Smiles on. wears his orchids perfects his ma
chine Unit! it threatens to become as important
factor of English rs Of American political
life and in fancy already grasps the Premier
ship after the short interval which must eiapse
b.forr Gladstone is transa ted 10 heaven and
Lord Harrington TO the House Of Lords.
Al! Europe is laughing over Bismarcis IDIOT
ic display in the Reichs!ns in debating the
question ~! emigration. and people are asking
whether. after ali, this Man OF Iron has head
otwood when he calmly declares that increased
emigration is the best proof of national pros
per.ty. The contra !ictions in which he in
VOWED himself in defending this extraordinary
proposition have placed him. perhaps for the
frst time in his political life. in position that
was ahsctly absurd. Meantime he vii! pro-
coed sereney to raise The duties on wheat
The revelations OF ex-War Minister Gen
Campenon To thu newspapers have sunk him.
also. in the opinion o! his contsm poraries
everybody declaring that his attacks upon his
colleagues show great want of chivary and
comrndeship.
The fulsona and s!ckcning nonsense which
Nils the actresses to the eis-, son OF the
Prince of Wales has proved too much for good
many. even OF the most sobar-tonad AMI con-
sentative people One enthusiastic writer ex-
claimed that tina son should seek his highest
ideal o! virtue in his respected sire. which
must have b.an a com plimrnt as surprising To
Albert Edward a tn everybody rs". The PdI
NAL Gdsr'', rightly points out the utter hypoc-
risy Of tn. whole business in view Of tn. post
ponement the doinana for an annuity for the
young Prince t"r the perfectly notorious reason
that sucA IL ie'nLG,i Won 4 cad to fierce oppo-
sition in IL" House of Commons. Evan the OIL
lowanc" o. whiah The Princess Beatrice il to
scrap" out An eyist-ncs with her penntIess
German husband will not pass without some
ugly r'.mark5.
Actresses are now better on than princasses.
Miss Connie Giichrist. WhistIsr's Gold Girl
who has had a very stormy career from a n early
age. has Iu.t been married for the first time to
astock broker. and a former adnirer. a we'll
known sporting Duke. vas 80 fond and 40 con-
stderate ~ 10 send her a check for $50 600 on
the day OF her nuptials.
Sarak Bernhardt has turned devout. and her
physician vouches for the statement tina, he
recently surprised her In prayer. NJ Damala
is doing we'll in London with Mile Hading In
lie Maitre de Forgss" and seems perfectly
happy though his fair colleague does her best
TO copy the tricks and mannerisns Of his QUE
time spouse.
Theodore" is not to be produced in London
no manager imagining that English audiences
are up to the level Of such play.
The biography Of George Eliot has begun to
appear In tho book advertisements: meantime
some very interesting glimpses of her are given
In AN autobiography Of a litterateur named
Charles Bray. who knew her we'll In her early
DAYS. Her head. he says Was as large as a
mans. being twenty-five inches and a half
around. Her temperament. pnrsnologl caly
speaking, was nervous-lymphatic that is &C.
tive without endurance. In her feelings the
animal aud moral regions were about equal
the moral being quite sufficient 10 keep the an
imai in order and due subservsnce. Her social
feelings were very active. especially the adhe-
siveness She was Of most affectionate dis
position. always requiring somebody to lean
on. and preferring the somebody to be n man.
Mr. William Winans is now the b.st a.rsed
Ii Tho fhroa x: nk.dalna liz L.