New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-03

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Disagreeabe though the climate Of England
may appear to the uninitiated yet it is apparently
conducive to longevity. In addition to Mr.. Glad
stone, whose mental and physical vigor at an
advanced old age are well known throughout the
world there are some nine or ten Octogenarian
members of the House of Commons. In the
House of Lords no less than thirty of the peers
are over eighty years old, Lord COtresloe, who is
the father of the House, being ninety-one, and
the Earl of Albemarle, who fought as an en-
sign at Waterloo, ninety years of age. On the
active list Of the British Navy we find the name
of Admiral Sir Provo Wallis, of Shannon and
Chesapeake fame, who is now about TO enter
upon his ninety ninth year, while on the Bench
there are less than four judges who have passed
the age of fourscore years. Perhaps one of the
reasons for this astonishing longevity is to be
found in the fact that unlike the Americans who
race through life, the English proceed from the
Alpha TO the Omega of existence at very gentle
jogtrot
The authorities are making beautiful promises
in regard to the enforcement of street ordinances.
Now. IL citizens who obey the regulations will
persistently complain of citizens who violate
them, we shall see how much the promises amount
to-
Campaigns are coming on in great many States
this year, and the first broadsde Of Republican
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Sneaker Reed has the courage of his convictions,
and more too The Republicans in the House
made no mistake when they put him in the chair.
"The Financial Chronicle" has a right TO COM
plain that it was misquOted. The figures printed,
S57750 900, in remarks on its estimate of silver
production, should have been printed 54,Tj0,000
ounces and it should hardly he necessary TO os
sure "The Financial Chronicle that no msrepre-
sentaton of its estimate was intended. But that
journal is mistaken in suppOsing that the compari.
son of Mr.. Valentines and the Mint estimates
was intended a criticism of its position. On
the contrary it was designed only to make clearer
the opinion expressed that, he the increase in
silver production thus far what it may, there
would yet remain for deposit in the Treasury,
after deduction for use in the arts and for eX-
ports such as have been required by the demands
of other countries, a quantity of silver not SO
large as to involve serious danger of imitation.
The opinion Of. The Financial Chronicle that
silver will be brought to this country for de-
post, and that none will be exported or used in
the arts, did not and does not appear to The
Tribune we'll supportcd-
The bondsmen of persons in places Of trust have
q right to demand that reasonable precautions
against fraud shall be maintained. But con-
ceivable system Of checks Obviate the necessity
OF putting faith in employees. Otherwise there
would be no need of bondsmcn.
Crimes against property are more nnpardon-
able in the eyes of the English than any other
offence, no matter how heinous. An illustration
thereof is to he found in the case of a poor
woman at Liverpool who has passed twenty
two years of her life in prison for thefts the
aggregate value Of which does not exceed two
and half dollars. Thirty years ago. when still
almost child. she was sentenced to one years
imprisonment for stealing few cents worth OF
butter 4 couple OF years later she repeated the
offence. and was condemned 60 seven years penal
servitude. Shortly after the expiration of her
sentence she was punished for stealing small
quantity of butchers meat by another term of
seven years hard labor; anu she has Just COM
pleted third sentence of seven years in the
penitentiary for stealing ducklng. These are
the only offences recorded against her She
stole a little over two dollars worth of food to
keep herself from starving. and reapcd the conse-
quence of her offences detention of twenty
two years in prison.
The verdict of the British Commission appointed
TO investigate the properties and the application
of chlorofom will be hailed with feeling of re-
lief by every medical man who Is called upon to