The morning call., 1893-09-25

of the Churchills. although the particular
individual going is obscure, and his exist
ence is only revealed to most people by his
death. as Sir Boyle Roche would say.
These family farewells may even occasion
large purchases of the eeremants OF grief,
which usually are becoming to the fair
sex on both sides OF the Atlantic. Lord
Randolph Is the only member OF the
Churcnill family OF the least consequence
In the political life Of England. He is
rather spoiled now for the Premiership.
having by erratic pettishDess and indiS-
crlmlnate snarling sOured every body at
MS leadership, except the under stratum
OF democratic Toryism, which has taste
LOT expletlves and peppery rhetoric.
Twelve years ago Randolph led The fourth
party, In which the metaphysical Ballo
was corporal, but the corporal has now
become general. and the leader is merely
guerrilla.
The adjournment of the English Parlia-
ment differs from a Propagation in this
I'm mportant particular that unfinished busi-
ness may be resumed when it Dext con-
Venes. A prorogatlOn kills all legislation
III Inc EN- Dry0 stages. This is fTlghtful
waste OF time, but while good work thus
receives It's quletus great deal of crude or
pernlcl0us law cobbling is also inferred,
ana there are therefore compen sations. In
the autumn Mr. Gladstone proposes to
carry forward programme Of legislation
greatly to the liking of the democracy In
town and country ard correspondingly de-
tested by the rest-and- be-thankfuls. If
lhe registration laws are amended so as TO
remove absurd restrictions upon voting
the Liberal party is certain TO gain support
10 the constituencies. The Parish Councils
Oil is equivalent to giving every little dis
trIct control Of its own affairs by popular
va lFnn fonf nn
the influence of the parson and squire who
nave heretofore been dominant. Reforms
IN England come about very gradually, but
tney are inevitable when six million voters
elect lhe House OF Commons and control
the Government.
LORD Hannen is succeeded in the House
OF Lords by Lord Justice Bowen, who is
regarded as one of the ablest lawyers on
tne bench. His forte lies in thinking and
little In speech-making, and lie never had
mucn success as jury advocate. One OF
the last cases he appeared In before being
summoned TO the bench was the libel ae-
tlon oil whistler VS.. Ruskin, In which the
plantlff-palnterg got farthing and Baron
HuddieStOn denied him his costs. Bowen
owes nothing To influence. He was not
even Queens Counsel when made a
Judge anu had no concern with politics or
Parliament. lie is nevertheless a friend
nnmor is going the rounds. When the
Judges were drawing up an address to the
Queen on her jubilee objection was raised
10 the phrase, CONSCIOUS as we are of
our shortcomings" Bowen suggested IA
Change to CONSCIOUS as we are of one
ano lhers shortcomings" 1t is needless 10
say the Judges are by no means brothers
ln-loye. The late LORD Chief Justice
Cock burn had su utter detestation of Lord
Colerldge as man and lawyer. He elung to
the bench IN old age until he dropped dead
in order, IL Is said, to keep COlerlGge out of
the position as lCng as he could.
a syndicate is said to be intent upon
coming silver dollars on private account.
The coins Will be as pure la silver and as
heavy as those issued by the Government
mlnts, the only difference being hat they
VIII De heXag0nal instead OF round. If
thls Is legal there is a handsome profit In
the enterprise as long as the silver In d OIL
lar Is taken as worth a dollar. But behind
All tue silver dollars at present in clTcula-
ton there is the Government security that
one dollar shall be as good as another. The
syndicate can give no such guarantee.
The weather prophets may still be be-
wildered about The meteorOlogy of the
year. In Europe the heat has been torrid.
and the drought so prolonged that only the
very oldest peo pie can remember anything
like IL. 1t still ought to be warm weather
but apparently winter has set IN. Snow
has 1allen IN Italy, which is usually very
hot at this season, and the north of Eng
land has been similarly visited. The only
inconvenience in Merrie England this is
likely to cause is to the grouse and part
fridge shooting parties. The harvest has
long been gathered. In Italy the vintage
may suffer, which meaD5 a loss TO a cOuu-
try that can i'll afford it,