The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

LATEST NEWS FkUM EUKUPE
THE NORTH HACKNEY ELECTION rs
COLD COMFORT FOR THE ToRIEA
John Buips Grievance In the Matter or
Armed Cruisers-A British Protest
Against Opening the Worries Fair On
suuday-A Foisoner In London who IL
killing Fallen Womea-Mme. Blavatsky's
Ashes Repose In Three Piaees-Borrowe
Want. to Fight Both Fex aaA oehiitree
-Rubinsteia Completes m Opera in
Eight Acts-Ths big Racing Events-
London has . Week OF Perfect weather.
opy,,SM 1902 BY Tnn sus PrfnHrs and rss,htn0 Asso
dafion.
LONDON. May 1.-THE Tories have sue
ceeded In keeping the North Hackney scat.
and the achievement is trumpeted forth to the
world as great Conservative victory. How
small is the mercv for which the loudest OF
thanks are thus being offered can be measured
BY the fact that the Tory majority has been
reduced by 534 votes compared with
1888 II Liberals can do as we'll at
the general election all over London as they
have Just done in North Hackney. lthey
will win at least fourteen seats now held by
the Tories. with majoritics ranging from five
in Central Finsbury to 500 in stepney. II tho
Tories are satisfied with that prospect, the
Liberals certainly have no cause for complaint
The Governments acceptance Of the WASH
ington invitation to an international Silver
Conference is q striking proof OF the progress
made by the bimetallist movement in this
country-progress which has been carefully
recorded in THE Sun from timo to time for
seven years past. Tho chief pressure brought
to bear upon the Government came from Lam
cashire. which has been almost wholly con-
verted to the belief that the bimetallic stand
ard would restore the prosperity OF Its staple
trade. The capital invested in Joint stock cot
ton mills has depreciated 80 per cent IN M
teen years. and the average net profits have
dwindled to one per cent per annum. Lanca-
shire people, employers and workmen alike.
have been taught to attribute this alarming
state OF affairs to the low price OF silver and
the fluctuations in tho exchanges. The Gov
ernment in view Of the approaching general
election in which Lancashire is q very impor-
tant factor. was bound to do something: but
the acceptance Of the United States Govern
ments invitation must not be taken to imply
that there is any immediate prospect that
En- gland will adopt the bimetallio standard.
The Liberals will. in all probability. be In
power before the conference has It's first sit
ting. and that party is strongly m onometallist.
British delegates will enter the conference
empowered to do nothing more than listen
and talk The Bimetallio League has convert
ed Lancashire. but the condition precedent to
final victory Is winning over the great Liberal
party. and that. II it ever be achieved. means
hard work for many years.
John Bull has arrived at the conclusion that
he has boon very badly treated BY Uncle Sam
in the matter Of the armed cruisers. and he Is
casting about for means whereby to prevent
other steamship companies following the
pernicious and unpatriotio example OF the
Inman people. He is not yet decided whether
to make the transfer Of British ships to the
United States registry an act Of high treason
or to grapple with the difficulty in the natural
commercial manner by outbidding the Ameri-
can bidder. Some OF his sons are inclined 70
get hysterlcal over the business. and Col.
Howard Vincent. NJ. p. for instance. wants to
know. Are we to rely upon mama from
heaven in the day when ocean Ereyhounds
under the Stars and Stripes destroy with shot
the food Of our milions2" But on tho whole
the matter is being discussed calmly here.
When the cable first brought news Of the
proposal made to open the Chicago Exhibition
on Sundays tho Lords Day Rest Associa-
ton. body mainly composed OF wel-mean-
ing women and bigoted men. promptly set to
work to bring the pressure Of British public
opinion" to bear upon the would-5e Sabbath
Decorators. II the Worlds Fair Committee
has not already received it. they may expect to
receive shortly bulky petitions and a protest
bearing thousands OF signatures. Tho CHI
cagoans. as all the world knows. are famous
alike for their politeness and their modesty.
and doubtless the committee will send polite
reply: but tho Lords Day Rest Association
might Justly and without breach Of courtesy
be requested to mind its own business and to
settle Its own Sabbath observance troubles
before taking in hand those OF Chicago.
The association is at this moment wrestling
with an Archbishop. he Of Canterbury. the
very head Of tho Church Of England. who re-
Gently sanctioned by his presence the Sunday
opening OF a popular picture exhibition In
NhtochapeL There Is still higher game for
the association to shoot at II 1t should manage
to brace itself for tho effort. OF which there is
no present indication.
Queen Victoria. Willingly or icnorantly. will
DO the cause OF the performance OF an immense
amount Of work tomorrow in London. The
Queen has fixed tho drawing room which her
daughter. Princess Christian. will hold on her
bshalf.for Monday. which beyond doubt. is the
most inconvenient day In tho whole week for
such ceremony. 1t will be impossible
for the court dressmakers to avoid
employing some OF their workpeople
on Sunday. because. AS tho newspapers
are to-day pointing out. fashionable le-
dies habtnhily postpone ordering their
dresses until tho very last moment and Insist
upon alterations even then. Court florists also
will have to work pretty well all day to-mor
row. Hundreds Of huge bouquets will be re-
Quired FOR Monday and they must of course.
be delivered fresh. There will not DO timo |
Monday forenoon to mako up titho OF them
anc, OBVIOUSLY, -oSoTs which have to BASS boz |
Tore royal eyes cannot 10 punched no thirty
six hours or 80 beforehand. and stuck in n iuy |
OF water Ike co''agers n0scGay. Tho Uaiiy |
N~rs has vcnturod upon n mild protest To |
hor Majesty. 1t is pcrhals too much |
to expect il respectfully observes
THAT tho Queen should think Of
these things. she havn: had few oppor.
tuni'ies of studying tho practical aspect
OF life among tho workers: but those
upon whom sho depends for advice
ought. Mt leuSt. to mako thpmsolv,,