New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

The General Assembly of the Established Church
OF Scotland has spoken out on Discstabhshmch''
Naturally, the Church does not like being discs
tablisAed, and resolves against IT. What Is lar
more remarkable is the unanimity with whch
Mr.. Gladstone's Church supporters declare thau
they will support him no longer on any question
He is 10 longer himself said Principal Cunning
ham. One after another the most eminent men
IN the Scottish Church in the crowded AS
sembly to renouncc all connection with the leader
who. as they hold, has betrayed them ana theli
Church. Bear in mind, exclaimed MI "lao-
stone the other day, that the main business 10"
is clectioneerng' But whether he has won more
Radical or lost more Church votes IN Scotland
seems an open question.
Professor Tyndall has again been expressing
his opinion of Mr.. Gladstone. Beginning WIN
the declaration that he once admlreChaho foHo"e"
him and found his personal fascination al"o''
without a parallel he traces what ne uec'lS ni'
political decadence till he reaches point ~ "I'.
he lkens the leader of the once united iH'ei"'
party 10 a gambling clerk. who, having l"lo" III
a speculation with money not his OWL "i'' ~
retrieve his fortune by enterprises more ueSpci""
still Once he thought him man OF uhsWerNiie
truth but now he asks who when he is gone Will
call him, as he called Peel truthful VINO mas
been A greater weathcrcocf and showed more
nliencv 70 the winds of political doctrine? lie
has surrendered his principles in search ol power.
He sent Gordon to his doom and deserted him' an"
so on. As for his present followers, ti"N 'r
monographs Mr. Gladstone speaks into them ana
they repeat his words He said boycottlng was
no better than murder. and they echoed II. lh'i
he said boycetting is only exclusive dealing ah"
they echoed that. He said the ParnellltcS are
traitors, then the Parneltes are purest patriots
and the monographs repeated both phrases with
equal fidelity.
Such is the Judgment Of one Of the hrs' men
Of science now living in England.
Sir Charles Russell speaking in Dcvonshirc on
Monday, went far 10 admit that Inc H'N"
policy of Mr. Gladstone had weakened me lA"-
eral marty He found consolation in the fact that
il had also purified it, Sir Charles probably did
not mean it as such. but his declaration so'h''
very like an expression of that growing splfl' "l
discontent in the Liberal ranks Of when no'
much is said in yrblic Said Liberal candidate :
Home Ruie has cost me three elections some
Of us would not be sorry to see it disappear
Mr.. Stanlcv's letter TO The Times of Mon
day reads like a final warning 20 England thA'
she must make up her mind whether Sie VIII
keep any part Of Africa or abandon II oil 70 ter
many In form il is a reply TO Lord SALISBURY :
in substance il is an appeal to the English people,
and a very powerful one, urged with all thc "l-
rhority Of one who knows upon those who seem h'-
Their 10 know nor TO care. But IN these DAYS " j.
always doubtful how the English Will deal WIN
any Imperial question: still more any quesuoh "i
new Empire Reports that Lord salisbury Is re-
solved to relinquish great areas OF Africa =" ter
many daily rrow more confident. All that can
be said is that negotiations are proceeding Sir
Percy Anderson goes back 70 Berlin with uic
latest Foreign Office views in his pocket ana Nlr
William Mackinnon goes with him 10 look b"I
tsie interests of the British East African Company
Matters arr complicated by The reappearanoe Of the
long-lost Doctor Peters, and the rather startling
announcement that he has been IN Uganda. That
territory lies inside the British and outside the
German sphere Of influence, and Doctor Peters 5
presence there in the interests Of The German East
Africa COMPANY is here considered an open breach
Of The honorable understanding between the two
Powers.
Mr Staney's views would be instructive. NM
Mr. Stanley seems 70 have said nothing on this
point in his speech at the American dinner gwen
him last night Mr. New, the American Consul
General presided over this festival and over some
800 guests. American and other and made good
N.
old manner. which is not his best. He seemed,
however. disposed to pardon Lord Salisbury, say
ing: A Minister who governs eight million
square miles may well bc forgiven if he makes
few mistakes in African geography. He has
hitherto managed matters 50 wonderfully VOL
that We may wish him many years vet as
the pilot ~ this immense and universally
expanded empire This does not please the
Gladstonians. Mr.. Stanley referred 10 himself
as one who enjoys the courteous hospitality Of the
people of this island. BY implication, therefore.
he is an American The American Legation wcf"
present III full force, the Minister excepted, whom
| domestic bereavement prevented from attending
| The silver shield gwen 10 Mr Stanley Weighs
SAWS the English press respectfully SEVERAL hun
| dred ounces. The designer Mr.. Welcome
| who designed, | believe, the whole ceremony
The Cooperative Congress at Glasgow, over
| which Lord Rosebery presided, described by
him as the greatest cooperative congress ever
held The societies who composed II have nothlhH
10 do with what called The cooperative stores
in London, which have now become great trahlhP
associations. dealing largely with the genera
public. These are societies engaged IN those so
cial experiments with which the nam~s OF Mt
Thomas Hughes and Mr. George Jacob Holyoake
are conncctcd-genunc associations Of woIAihg
pcoplc They number d million members, wlih
| "A capital of 5O.OO0,0OO. Last Years sales were
$4,000, 900, and the profits s. 5000, 900 1hcy
have existed about a quarter Of a century, ana
during that period they did a business amounting
TO over s. O00 00O 900, in which they rcapcd $500,
| 600. 600 of profit. These figures are from Lord
Roscbcry's address, which will give any one in
| terested in the subject full and exact ac-
| count of a very important movement. Its sue
cess has nothing 10 do with Socialism, except as
an obstacle 10 Socalistic enterprises of the more
fanatcal kind.
The battle between the National Viglant hsso-
citation and the Aquarium over Zacos portrait
continues Captain Molesworth, the manager Of
the AQUARIUM. declined to adopt the police magis-
trate's suggestion 10 take dowh the posters which
this slightly clad young woman figures in, life size.
There seems 10 be no legal authority TO compel
him. or none easily applicable. The prnrlcnt