The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29

| ever. he may cause political chaos from which
| may emerge triumphant anti-f majority
| in the House OF Commons IL is not improb-
able that Redmond is playing a game OF bluff
| but even that lie very dangerous at this
| moment,
Amnesty for the political dynamiters. so pas
| sionately desired in Ireland is as vehem emily
| opposed In England. and It never will be
| granted "a long as Homo Secretary Asauith 10
| in the Cabinet Asnuith Is a type OF numerous
| Liberals who accepted home rule az a political
necessity and would repudiate It to. morrow II
they could do safely: but he is also a strong.
| able man. with great influence in the country.
and his withdrawal from the Cabinet would
have far-reachinC political consequences. II
| Redmond doee not know all this he has not
| mastered the A b c OF British politics.
| The agitation against the Chartered British
| South Africa Company has gained much
| ground during the week. People have appar-
| entity made mp their minds that the final set
| Element OF Matabele affairs cannot be left to o
| trading company which while shooting down
unresisting natives and killing peaceful ENJOYS.
keeps q reverend chaplain who writes to the
London Times asserting that his employers
are merely acting for the glory OF God and the
spread OF the Gospel among the heather. SO
far. the only really prominent public man who
has denounced the company is Henry La
bouchere. lie describes the company's officers
as buccaneers Ind pirates whose main object is
murder and plumber. He declares that Cecil
Rhodes President OF the company and Prime
Minister OF tho Cape Of Good Hope Govern
ment. has the South African press under his
| thumb. and asserts that the news agency
which Processes to give the news from Masho-
naland dare say only good Of the company.
As Reuters is the agency which tho company
uses for Its work. this 10 tantamount to an ac-
cusation Of bribery.
The Government has already ordered an in
Quiry into the alleged atrocities BY the COM
pany's forces. and Col. Sir Frederick Caring
ton organizer Of CarrinRton's Horse. the IA
nous body OF border cavalry that sailed to-day
for Africa. will probably be sent to Matebele-
land to take charge Of the country and ar
range its administration after Lo Bengula has
been wiped out. Until then the true story OF
the company's doings is not likely to be made
public, as Rhodes exercises a strict censorship
over kilograms and Is strongly suspected OF
scrutinizing the mails.
The situation in the coal districts Is as bad
as ever. The suffering has become moro gen.
eral. now that cool weather has come. and the
poor are unable to obtain fuel for heating pur-
poses. Prices in London are again up to the
top notch. which is prohibitive for all except
well-to-do people.
Somebody has been foolish enough to send
a cargo of anthracite coal here from America.
Naturally. it found no market. South Wales
has extensive beds OF tho best anthracite. but
all the product Is exported. mostly to Ger
many. France. and Italy. Londoners won't
use 1t, but prefer to half suffocat in the smoke
OF soft coal the whole winter.
1t Is just announced that arrangements are
| almost complete for sending 500 900 tons Of
Welsh anthracite coal to America annually.
1t Is declared that the cheaper labor and better
itv NJ yviI ooca no frod do ntah
Sir James Crichton Browne. the expert on
brain diseases. asserted in q popular lecture
this week that ms omnia Ia not attended with
such disastrous consequences as is commonly
| supposed. 1t Is not as dangerous as the solicit
tude OF the sufferer. He suggested that the
brains Of literary men. who are the most fire.
ouent victims. acquire the trick OF the heart
which takes a doze a fraction OF a second after
each beat, and SO manages to get six hours
rest In twenty-four Some brains. in cases OF
insomnia. sleep in sections. different brain
centres going of duty In turn.
We nave been told this week by Lady Charles
Beresford that the real London society. which
includes those who are there By right.
and whom nothing can remove as long
as their fortunes survive" consists OF only
thirty or forty families. So-called London
society. she declares, includes two classes.
one of them being those who are there. not OF
right but by force and who remain by dint Of
labor. thinking no coet too excessive to pay for
the privilege Of meeting with the great. The
other section consists OF those who are still
anxious to obtain admittance into what APP
pears to them to be a social paradise. and who
still hope. and have every right to hope. to
succeed. despite all the ridicule lavished upon
them.
On the delicate and much vexed question OF
the morals OF society. Lady Beresford says
that the real question is whether the circle in
which immortality is so openly practised is
widening. She thinks it Ia not. 1t Is generally
noticed. she says. that the most pronounced
set has. for some time. found 1t difficult to
gather fresh recruits.
The great controversy over the wearing OF
feathers Is developing considerable heat
There is no appreciable effect yet OF the pleas
on behalf OF the bright plumaGed birds. The
hat boxes OF the Princess Of Wales have Just
been peeped into. and what was seen there
may have an important influence on large
number. On the hats recently made for the
Princess and her daughters there are many
feathers. but we are told there are none ex-
cept from birds which are used for human
food. Most Of the hats are OF the half Alpine
shape how coming into fashion. One of the
neatest contained black cock Stall feathers. |
A little color has been introduced. showing
that the Princess is bringing her mourning
to close
The news comes from Scotland. which is the |
last stronghold OF the Kirk. that the country
is on the down grade as regards churchgoing. |
The statistics give show that in oil the largo
towns the attendance Mt Sunday worship Is |
much smaller than ten years ago. Glasgow |
shows the greatest falling off, with the lowest |
proportion OF church members. OF oil the towns |
in Scotland. The strictest Sabbath observance |
anywhere in tho world Is still maintained. !
however |
The scheme for q through route from Eng |
land to Australia via Canada Is not meeting |
with much support here. and will probably be |
abandoned for the present. The Canadian |
Pacific Railroad agents have not been able to |
arrange with any company in England to take |
up tho line OF steamers between Milford |
Haven and Quebec. In a year tho Canadian |