, 1891-08-15

bury, a fact which should be noted by those
persons who are persuaded that Lord Sails
bury Is always rude to France because she
hasa Republican form of government. Mon
day ma t have beena thoroughly happy day
for tn Emperor. lie began it by gaIloping
about Hatfield Park under the escort of
Lord Crauborne,-he WAS TO have started
at 6, but did not get off till s. At 10, he
breakfaSted with the rest of the party.
After breakfast, he did business with the
chief Of the German Foreign Office. At
noon he walked on the terrace. Shortly
afterwards, say the reports, he presented
Lord Salisbury with a Dresden china clock,
and received the suitably expressed thanks
Of The Prime Minister. Next came the
state luncheon, and immediately after
wards TIL departure of the Imperial party
for Windsor. The journey to Windsor
over, there was the formal letNe-tA\ing Of
the Queen, then an address by the Mayor
and Corporation at Windsor Station, the
return journey t. R.lddington, aud IL drive
t. Liverpool Street Station, where the
Emperor saw the Empress INTO HE train
for FeIixStowe. This c|onjugll duty pei
formed, the Emperor, who had passed the
day " in the fuIl-dreSS uniform Of a British
Admiral" hurried off to Buckingham
Palace, changed his clothes, and went to
dine with Lady Dudley, ending his we'll
spent day at Kings Cross, where he took
the train for Edinburgh.
The Times Of Tuesday gives son very
Interesting figures as to the finances Of the
United States. The mighty work of get
ting !id of the surplus, to which the Repub-
lean Party has devoted itself for the last
three years, has been accomplished, and
pIfpSS prpSi1nut HaJriSpu gan manaUn IN
cffrcJ economies under certain heads, there
will a~ctu9lly be a deficit next year. The
heroic >caia on which he money has been
"chuakcd away" may be gathertd from the
fact that TIE charge for pensions during the
year ending June 30th was close on
E21, 0U0, 0OJ-3n increase since the previous
year of some three millions S~terling-and
more than a third f the total annual dis
burSpmrntS of the nation. The figures i'll
rrg1rd 10 the Deb must, however, be adj
mjtted to be very satisfactory. There is
not much more than Gl20, 100000 OF inter,
est bearing debt left. 1t is impossible not
10 feel a keen SENSE Of regret al The splendid
opportunity MISSED by the United States.
Had her 0ii policy Of strictly limiting ex-
pendlture been maintained, and had she
not fallen into the hands of gang Of Pro-
tectionist manufacturers America might
nave NllOA! lnt WORTH all example "a NIdG
a nation could do when virtually delivered
from the burden of taxation.
The last telesraphic report from Chill,
cid Washington, is that a defeat of the
Government by The insurgents near Huasco
on Wednesday, July 8th, was followed
last Monday (July 13th) by a defeat of the
insurgents by HE Government, when the
insurgents had to retreat to the coast and
get shelter under the protection of
the guns Of their fleet. The accounts, how
ever, are exceedingly vague, and we do not
really know what is going on in Chill,
except that Balmareda is using his di0-
t@atoriaI power with MOI. cruelty than
effect.
The accounts Of Mr.. Spurgeon during The
week have been steadily growing worse,
and we fear that HOPE is gradually declining
ever in the minds of those who cling most
eagerly to hope. The universal sympathy
with him ard his family is a singular tes-
tllnOny to the power, simplicity, and earn
eStnesS of his character, in spite of the
narrOWneSS of his creed. Every one recog-
misses that there has never been a trace of
spiritual righteousness, or even of religious
c"iiceit and pretension, about Mr.. Sturgeon.
From the EnrODenn Mni1 ITuL, 22nN