The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-20
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
BALFoUR PILLORIED FOR HIS BRUTAL
RULE IN IRELAND.

Emperor william Among tho Norwegian
Fiords-A book of Travels by Italy's
Grown Prince-Tho British Way OF Tax
Ing the Census-Dr. Depew's Words OF
wIsdoua to English Ueporter-A Sea
Captain Assaults the Man Who Comes 20
RIis RESPONSIBILITIES OF the Potato Crop
In Irolaud-BrIdginE tho EnElIsh Chan
noi-Loud Praises for Ada Rehan from
the CritIcs-Tho NeAuIiRe.Siavin Fight
copvr,sAs 100 BY TuR Sex Printing and Puohhtno
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LONDON, July la.-The week has been use
fully occupied In the Commons by discussions
on tile Irish estimates. Balfour has been pill
loried nightly, and the brutality and petty tyr
annies which characterizes his administration
OF the Government OF Ireland have been heid
up to the execration OF English electors. The
discussion Of tho Irish estimates has always
had an excellent educational effect on the Brit
ish masses, and this year will prove no excep-
ton to tho rule. Little business that will OK
cite contention remains to be dealt with. and
Parliament will be prorogued not later than
Aug IA. Dir Smith has allowed the entire
week 10 pass without changing his mind, and
the decision to commence the next session in
November has not been modified.
Personally Mr.. Smith has been busy buying
land in Devonshire. For some time past he
has been purchasing estates in that county.
evidently with a view to the time whom he will
DO elevated to a place among the territorial
magnates in the House OF Lords. Mr.. Smith
is a prudent man. He has plenty OF money.
and land Just now is phenomenally cheap.
The prediction was hazarded in this column
last week to the effect that general election
would take place next summer. Since then
Sir William Harcourt has ventured upon
similar prophecy, which Is by no means
.tiated By tho proiessedly confident assertion
made by Bslfour yesterday that the Govern
mont would last two and o half years more
that is TO say until tho end Of the maximum
torn OF seven years provided by the statute.
While Balfour busters the Liberal Unionists
trem blingly read the handwriting on the wall.
They are making desperate efforts to Ill their
depleted exchequer. and have even gone the
length Of circulating begging letters with such
reckless profusion that some have reached the
hands OF the scoffing Radicals. who have given
them additional cortemptuous publicity in the
columns of Glado.onian newspapers.
The election OF Liberal for mid-Durham by
a majority OF over 1000 was n foregone con-
clusion. The only fact Of interest to electoral
ststisticians clearly ascertainable from the
figures is that the Liberal Unionists number
about 1880 in a district containing over 10000
electors.
Kaiser Wilhelm has suffered like ordinary
folks from the detestabe weather which has
perverted the European summer into parody
OF winter. But his yacht has been navigating
the comparatively smooth waters Of the Nor
wegian fjords, and the royal tourist does not
mind rain however heavy. Some members OF
his suite are not 30 fond OF roughing It, but the
Kaiser does not propose IN any way to curtail
his programme. He keeps diary. q copy Of
which Is mailed. as opportunity affords. to the
Empress at Sassnitz, who reads 1t, with map
spread out before her, to the young Princes who
thereby imbibe useful geographical knowledge
with news OF their fathers movements. The
second boy. Eitel Frederic. who was years
old on tho 7th inst, has Just received the glori-
Qua news that two Norwegian ponies are on
their way to Sassnitz as the overdue parental
birthday present
Queen Viotoris has gone into residence at
Osborne House. her marine scat in the Isle Of
Wight, whore she Is personally supervising
preparations for the reception OF the German
Emperor early in August The Gear Is engaged
In similar work.
The italian Crown Prince Is writing book
OF his recent travels in Turkey. the Balkans.
Russia. and Germany. An officially edited
version will be published for the edfcation OF
Europe. and the original manuscript, In &C.
cordnncO with the Italian royal custom. will be
deposited In the court archives for the benefit
Of posterity.
One OF the few Government measures which
will be allowed to pass this session without
serious opposition is the Census bill. In this
country there Is no permanent Census Depart
ment, and every census has to be preceded by
a special bill authorizing it and providing for
the expenses. 1t is now proposed to have q
permanent department. charged with the duty
Of taking the usual decennial returns and also
ascertaining every five years the number OF
the population and it's distribution in regard
to age and sex. The latter work has been
found TO be necessary. because tho decennial
enumeration does not afford reliable
basis for the correct determination OF
tho death rates. upon which. to great
extent. depend the sanitary administration
and sanitary legislation. 1t has been proved
that although the whole population, when Cs-
certained by tho last census. is different from
tho estimate by no moro than one percentum,
there wore many Instances Of wide divergence
In regard to particular localities, amounting
In Bome cases 10 l6, IS. and even 20 Ier cent.
The British system OF demonstrating is very
far from perfect. and experts who gave evil
dence before the special committee which re-
ported to the House Of Commons this week.
complained OF the extreme meagreness OF the
Information obtained.
Mr.. Alfred Marshall. Professor OF Political
Economy at Cambridge University. said: Il
have never heard any economist say that we
have body Of Industrial statistics which could
be looked at by any Englshman without a
feeling Of shame. Tho statistics published do
not explain themselves. They are q series Of
often obviously Inaccurate"
Experts therefore clamored for moro search
ing Inquiries. and cranks OF all sorts pressed
for the insertion III the census papers OF ques-
tions OF tho most absurd and inqusltorial
The committee. however. had
hoard Of the storm recently created by tho In
Quisitors Of the Washington Census Depart |
ment aud wisely decided to eschew innova-
lions as lar as possible. An attempt will DO
made. however, to obtain an idea Of the num-
Der OF persons similar to tho French renters. (
who " live ON their means" and the Radicals |
will endeavCr TO procure statistics respecting
the number u unemployed and the wages OF
workers walch. strange TO say, the present !
ByStem docs not provide. Tho last decennial |
census OF tho United Kingdom cost about
elS5.OOO. OF which tho actual enumeration cost |
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