New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08
TOPICS IN THE ENGLISH CAPITAL.
PARII AMENTARY RECESS WORLDS FAIR


NAVAL MANoEUvREs-FRENcH FLEET
Copyright; 1891 BY The Ne0 Pork Associated Prea.
London, Aug. THE close of the session OF Par
lament brings to the Ministers only brief cessation
of work. and to politicians only short respite from
speech making. The will be the liveHest in
many years, each side working In view Of the fact
that 1t will be the last campaign before the dissolu
ton OF Parliament. Mr. Bsfour viii open the cam
paign on Monday at Plymouth, when it Is expected
he will give q further nkling of his solutIon the
problem OF Irish county government, TO which the
Cabinet Is distinctly pledged.
II the presence Of royal personages insure the
success of the Worlds Fair in Chicago, its success
now seems assured 1t is certain that several men,
hers of the English royal family are showing such
an interest in the preparations indicates In
tenHon OIL their part to visit the Fair and COM
munications have reached London from Berlin which
leave little doubt that If Europe is at peace at the
time of the Fair, the German Emperor will indulge
himself In the greatest voyage Of his life, In seeing
Amerca The keen and growing interest taken In
london in the Fair renders 1t probable that an invita-
tion from the Mayor Of Chicago to the Lord Mayor
nj Jondop asking him to inspect the site and prep
aratons for the Fair this year would find acceptance
The three weeks naval manoeuvres Just concluded In
the North Sea have been keenly watchd by every Gov
ernnent In Europe. Experts blame the Admiralty Tor
suddenly changing the plans, converting the tactical
after hVe days cVOiuuohe ihoo su1A'okio
manoenvres thus spelling the initiative OF the Adnhrals
commanding In spite Of the bunderng, the cvclutons
bave Yielded results OF immense Importance. They
have shown the rapdity Of the mobilization OF All
English fleet in reality. They have also proved that
the guns used on the Sans Pareil can be worked
ran,dv and successfully penctratratng nineteen inches
of iron ornor and fifteen inches of compound arnor
aaoat. at a range of over 1000 yards. Another us
covery made has modified the accepted IDEAS OF the
.syr4a
vessel succeed in an attack ironclad The system
followed against the torpedo vessels converted te o
fence into an attack. out Of twenty torpedo bole'
four were adjudged captured while two protecting Sps
were DESTROYED and seventeen attacks were repnSe'
The sperorty of active passive defence against
torpedo boats is therefore held to be demonstrated
Lord Salisbury started to-day for Chateau Cecil
AZ Dlanpe His last official work was Il communlco-
ton IN NJ. Waddngton the French Ambassador on the
preparaons made for the reception OF the French heet
At Portsmouth The grOwHngs OF the freh0h PRESS
over Lord George Hamlton's statement in Parliament
that no considerable number OF members OF ble iious
nj Commons desired 20 be present AT fOrlsiuVuIh c
IN Lord Sallsburys ntimatng To Mr. WaddingIou
that Parliament would be asked fOr sptcal sidS Nv
TO entertain tile Frenoh-an honor never d0Ooiu0u W
any other foreign squadron. ,., -. 1,.. ,-,,b
The Wesleyan Conference concluded us Eloors Wiui
the Significant appointment, by Eige naJorIy
of Professor DAWSON to the chalr o tnepoE9' hi
iroad v,nvs have excited alarm among the ofthOuoK
His election proves the strength OF the Doha Shuicn
i'm English WcSleyansm Another vlctofS iof we Io
ward party the appointment OF Goii.ttcL NJ ~
deed, under which the thrccyearS ministerial circuit
sVstem prevails.