The Portland daily press., 1885-07-15
London's Sensation.

LONDON, July 14.-The Pail Mall Gazette
announces this afternoon, that the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London
Cardinal Manning and Hon. Samuel Morley
have consented to act as committee of in
qulry into the charges of aristocratic iniquity
made by the Gazette in its revelation during
the week. The committee, which is looked
upon as one of the most extraordinary in the
high character of its members, ever OrganiZ-
ed, will begin the work of investigation to-
morrow afternoon. The Gazette will place
in confidence before the committee every de-
tail of evidence gathered by the papers of
reportorial commission, on which it relies to
prove the existence of the wickedness un-
yelled by it. Every reporter engaged in the
Gazette's investigations will appear under
oath before the committee, and each will
produce all the memoranda gathered by him
during the several weeks of the inquiry, to-
gether with all the addressed letters, por-
traits, descriptions and identifications of per-
sons, certificates and agreements collected,
and referring in anywise to persons directly
or indirectly implicated in the discoveries
made. The committee will treat confden-
TALLY all information placed before it, but
will make general report as to the truth of
the GaZette's revelations
John Bright's Prophecy.
PARIS, July 14.-A French newspaper pub
fishes the following letter addressed by Mr..
john Bright to his friend NJ. Frederic Passy,
" uOPuey anu LiOAlDcI VI tIlo luSLlCuLe.
Ny Dear M Passy-I received in due course
your too amable letter of the Bird of April and
the speeches you delivered in the chamber of dep
9aes on your our new corn laws have read those
failed to convince the chamber, nothing less was
required than the too prevalent ignorance OF your
fellow countrymen on the question under discus
sion. Some attempts have also been made in Eng
land to bring the question of protection to the
fore under the name of fair trade, but those at
tempts have failed mserably. If the nation of
Europe would accept the liberty of commerce
that is to say, low customs tariffs, even the sup
preston of custom hOuses-Europe might advance
rapidly towards an era of perpetual peace. At
the present time all nations see their resources de-
voured by the Unsuitable requirement of miltarism
and OF those who live by it. You add to your
enormous public debt every year, and we add to
our military expenses. The faults we have com
mltted have placed US in Egypt in presence of all
sorts of difficulties and responsibilities You are
IN the same situation in Madagascar and Tonquin
The interests OF nations are sacrificed to the most
miserable and culpable fancies of foreign nolicy.
and, unfortunately, neither your fellow eonntryy,
men nor mine are able to understand the folly of
that policy We possess in England, as you do in
France, broad suffrage and Democratic institu-
tionS but our policy remains almost exactly what
it was formerly and the veritable interests of the
masses are trodden under foot and diregarded for
the false notions of glory and national honor. l
cannot help thinking that Europe rapidly march
ing towards great catastrophe. The crushing
weight of its military system cannot be borne with
patience during an Indefinitely long period and the
wrath Of peoples driven to despair may not tarry
long before 1t sweeps away the parsonage who oc-
govern in their name. Your nation has not lost
all moral sense, and it is to that cling in order
not to feel discouraged When moral sense is
wanting see nothing for people but darkness
and perlls. | trust that your country and mine
may remain not only at peace, but on terms of real
friendship. fear our newspapers in Paris and
London are too prone to excite i'll will between u.s.
But since 1860, the date of our dear friend Cob
den's treaty, the jealousies and reciprocal fears
Wnlcn existed nave happily to great extent CIV
EN- place to better sentiments.
Marriage of an American Lady to an
English NobIeman.
LONDON, July 14.-One of the most bril-
liant affairs of the season took place today at
st. Georges church, the event being the mar
riage of Lord Vernon of Sudbury Park, Der
byshire, to Miss Fannie Lawrence, daughter
OF Francis Lawrence of New York. The
church was crowded with members of the
nobility and other prominent persons. Uni
ted States Minister Phelps and Mrs. Phelps,
the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Earls of Hardwicke. Granville, Wemyss,
Cork, Litchfeld, Kingston and Stanhope and
their wives, and Sir VIM. Harcourt and the
Marquis OF Harrington were present at the
ceremonies
Foreign Notes.
$1,000 for the best portable hospital tent for
war or epidemic use. Competitors are to ex-
hibit the tents at the Antwerp exhibition.
long continued drouth in the southern
provinces of Russia has completely ruined
the crops in that region.
The London Times, in an editorial, says
that henceforth every native and English
traveller who may visit Niagara, will owe
New York debt of gratitude for opening
the Falls to the public.
1t is said in London that the government is
ignorant OF the reported offer of Ell Mahdi
through M. Billings to release General Cor
don for e50,000.
An Orange celebration at Corrick Hill.
near Belfast, Ireland, was the occasion of
considerable rioting during which policemen
were injured Twenty arrests were made
There were three murderers and five muir
derous assaults in the streets of Paris,
France, Sunday night.
Storms continue to destroy life and prop-
erty in hundreds of parisqes in Austria
of crops.
Russia has placed sanitary commission at
Granitza to inspect and disinfect trains en-
tering Russia.
A severe shock of earthquake lasting sew
eral minutes was felt in India yesterday fore
noon.
A Papal consistory has been appointed for
the 9th of July, when six cardinals will be
created at Rome.