New-York tribune., 1891-10-16
NOTES FROM OVER SEA.
CHILDERS-MR. PANSfURE GORDON-MRs.
MAYBRICK-STR CHARLES RUSSELL,
Westminster. September 30

| TO what Will happen in Egypt when a Liberal
| Government comes back 10 Downing Street III.
subjectwas ono that gave Mr. Gladstone innnits
trouble in his last term Of Office and it will IN.
evitably recur. There is q strong and particu.
| larly active section of the party who will insis,
| on the withdrawal Of British troops, and they
| will find sympathy in important quarters on The
| Treasury Bench Mr. Gladstone has always been
| careful to say that the occupation Of Egypt IA
temporary, designed solely in the interests Of
peace and prosperity, and termlnable as soon a
they shall be established. That Is characteristl
| cally vague and attempts were frequently mads
during the Parliament Of fss0-S5 10 draw him
| into a more definite statement Of intention. Once
driven to the wall, Lord Harrington was put ID
| and carried dismay into the bosom Of bondholden
by stating that matters were then so far advanced
! that within something like twelve months it would
| be possible TO withdraw the last British soldier
| Since then things have much further advanced
| Egypt is now peaceful and prosperous beyond any,
thing dreamed OF by the Pharaohs and one Of TIA
earliest problems a Liberal Government will b
peremptorily faced with is that Of the evacuatio,
of that country. Mr.. John Morley, at least d
quite prepared TO face the difficulty. There }.
passage in his Cambridge speech that has no,
received quite the measure Of attention il seems
|
definite occupation Of Egypt as a threat 70 he
| peace Of Europe :" II makes England" he said
"a vulnerable England. an England in consta,,
risk of being once more drawn in the vortex Of,
J Continental war" That is declaration which
will be remembered and cited in the inevitabs
| debate Standing almost on the threshold Of
| Office it is difficult to imagine that Mr. Morley
would have committed himself to this deAnr
| bo in dyri,.
the feelings and intentions Of Mr. Gladstone a,i
his colleagues in the former Cabinet.
While Mr.. Gladstone, full Of life and energ
is pressing forward toward Newcastle 10 open J.,
fresh campaign, another of his old colleagues
falls out Of the ranks Mr. Childers. whose fnal
retirement from public life is announced to-day
has always been handicapped by precarious heaita
He was one Of Mr.. Gladstone's young men" In
the Ministry of 1868, being nominated TO ii.
| high post Of First Lord OF the Admiralty Hs
threw himself into the work Of the Departmeu,
with vigor that exceeded his strength, and
| within two years he was so broken down that he
was compelled TO resign that Office. lie was
| not popular at the Admiralty. as no reformer Is
| but he introduced some changes that greatly
| improved and strengthened tie Department
| When Mr. Gladstone agoin came into power In
1880 Mr. Childers was made Secretary OF STATE
| for War, apparently because he knew all abol.
| the Admiralty. Here again he went % work
with unsparing hand, and was unpopular With
the Coloncs rs he had been with the Admiras
He succeeded Mr.. Gladstone in the ChancellOrship
OF the EXchequcr. post he held till the resigns
ton Of the Ministry in 1885. I'm the short ah
ministratiOn of 1856 he Home Secretary,
and would had his health permitted, have looked
for a place in the first rank Of the next Gov.
ernment. He has again broken do%u, and now
finally Ictires from the scene He has no claim
to be a brilliant man or a great Parliamentary
parsonage. But he has been a hardwOrdns
public servant and his compulsory retirement o.
an age which, as statesmen go, is young, GREATS
widespread sympathy and regret.
When the German Emperor was here In the
lso-caled) summer early visitors to the Park were
one morning surprised TO see him riding In CON-
pany with civilian, His Majestys taste being
well known to run exclusively in the direction Of
men Of war. The gentleman thus honored was
man well known not only in the city but II
society, and the occasion of his being honored y
the Emperor's special notice was little peculiar
Mr.. Panmure Gordon began life in the Army, ha''
ing had a commission in the 9th Royal Husan
presented to him by Lord Panmure, at that tine
Minister of War. After some four or five yeaS
u,
entered mercantile firm and laid the foundation
Of a large and lucrative business. Coming hons
he. by way of change went on the Stock EXchans
and built up quite another business of lavish pro-
portions. But the City does not limit the syn
pathy or aspirations of Mr.. Panmure Gordon he
is mighty sportsman, has deer forest in lnyef
ness-shire, a salmon river in Perthshre, trout
stream in Herts, a breeding stud in the sans
county. a Yachting haven in Essex, not 10 mel'
ton a palatial mansion in Carlton House Terrace
lie is famous breeder of coles and it was 70
this branch of his busy life that he owed his ID
PRODUCTION TO the Emperor. A short time ago TIE
Queen accepted from him the gift OF brace Of
beautiful collies, which the Emperor saw at W
borne and much admired. Mr.. Panmure GordOa
hearing of this and happening to meet at dinner
one of the Emperors SUITE asked if it were PROD
able that His Majesty would like TO have coupe
Of dogs of the same breed. The aide-de-camp SAID
His Majesty would be riding in the Park al
o'clock next morning, and if Mr.. Panmure UofuO'
chanced to be about his offer should be mentloneG
The Emperor jumped at the proposal, asked tna'
Mr.. Gordon should be presented 70 him, and TloiDs
round the Row talked dogs with him for nan az
hour Mr.. Gordon has just left for your side 0i
tie Atlantic, visiting the United States Tor ''s
first time though he has for some years had arg
business connection with that country. lie "
be the guest Of Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, and
would be strange if he has not collie dog VIA
him. :,
From time TO time news reaches tho outer WORN
of Mrs Alaybricll, the lady who fascinated us
people of Liverpool and convicted OF haVns
poisoned her husband. Her mother visits her ..
the few occasions permitted by prison rules ~
reports that she is moderately well and as @F
tented as her sad lot permits The latest s'9ry
connection with her is that Mrs Blaine has peea
interesting herself in the case, ana "a,
induced her husband 10 make onc'A
representations to the British Government WIZ
the view of bringing about new uiA.
That of course is analogous to the story OF cOoN
and bull. But il is quite true that few inohV'
ago q scheme was seriously discussed by "h'', ",