New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27

vi 'hc uItHhatun, even 10 refusing Siam the
assistance OF foreign legal diplomatic advisers.
This last stroke is aimed a; W. Jacqucmyns thu
Belgian. who lately has been the confidential
counsellor OF The hlng NJ. Ron JacquemynS j.
Il man well Knowh In Brussels. for tact, modera-
| ton, clcar-siehtedness and honorable character
For the last two years he and the whole Samcsc
Court have been living in fear Of French aggression
| Many proposals We're made TO come to terms or "a
establish modns vivcndi Being a Belgian, VI
Jacquemyns could exercise independent criticism.
both of France and England Ic feared English
| aggression from the side Of Burmah not quite
but nearly as much as he loresaw the certainty of
french aggression from the east lie refrained
from appealing to England, lest her greed Of pos.
session be awakened, and NJ. Couvrcur we'll
known authority in Brussels, tells us that when
the history Of VI. Jacqucmyns's activity becomes
known II will he seen that to the last hour Siam
placed her confidence not in the support Of Eng
land. hut in the illusion she cherished regarding
the good faith of France, and her respect for the
most elementary principles of international law.
ne policy of France in Siam has set forward a
demand from Singapore, which finds support in
London. thaf some arrangement should he made
with Siam, if possible, TO dispose of Lower Siam,
between Ienasscrim and Pcrak. to the British
Crown, in order 10 maintain the interests of
Singapore and the Straits settlements
The death Of the Duke Of Save-Cobure -Gotha
will in many ways prove OF considerable profit 10
tho Duke OF Edinburgh All the world knows of
the Duke Of Edinburgls relative poverty His
wiies fortune las not yet come 10 her Now that
lie enters his succession as Duke of Coburg re
viii inherit an immense fortune "ft by hi,
predecessor. The late Duke was never on very
friendly terms with his English relatives, his sue
oeesor cxcrrtcd The publication of his rccollcc-
tions som" years ago. and their disclosures re-
spectng III" savings of his brother the late Prince
(Dnsort. husband Of Queen Victoria gave great
offence to the English Court. Tn Queen has
openly declined his advice in family affairs. notably
the marriage of Princess Louise to the Marquis of
!.orne, and the Battcnbcrr connections he de-
spised
Now that the Duke Of Edinburgh has entered
upon his duties sovereign il is not likcly that
he will for some time at least, abandon the
position for the sake Of his son, Prince Alfred,
with which intention some papers, ! Sec credit
him. The enormous estates and princcly income
will have special attractions to man like the
Duke Of Edinburgh, and it is to be hoped, will
enable him to abandon those small economies
which have often discrcdted his position
Moreover, as the wife Of ruling sovereign, the
at the English Court than she has vet done 1t
is not many years since this question Of
the Duchess, prcccdence--she claiming priority of
the royal princesses-lcd TO grave arrangements.
The Duchess Of Edinburgh is not popula: At the
English Court. and the assertion of her claims
increased her unpopulariy. She always pre-
ferred tho Duchy Of Cobuig plac" of resi-
dence to England and il Is thought that Ing
land will now see littl' of her.
The coal strike is distnc'r izzlinr ont Tho
not untci among themselves. an their
funds becoming exhausted Morcovc-, public
opinion is not with them. The conference of repre-.
sentativcs which me. in London not content
with excluding the Durham delegates, bu' il
sending emsssries into the Durham district 10
convert that field to the Fcdera,ion's view such
step will only make the men more determined
than ever TO keep clear Of Federation Influences
The decision OF the conference, that miners might
go back at the old terms. meets with no response
from the masters. who show no sign Of yielding
their demands that the badness Of trade makes ii
absolutely necessary TO reduce wages
Fifty Thousand are still standing ont in South
Wales, and but for the prcsenc" Of the military
they woulG long ago have cocrccd those miners
in the Ebbw Vale district who working under
a sliding scale. and who are not Immediately ill.,
tercStcd in their ncighbor>' diSput" In Stafford
shire there has been sudden outbnrst of vio-
lence which required the prcscnc. OF the military
TO keep in check.
THIS employment OF the forces is arousnc the anger
of the labor Members Of the House of Commons,
the Government being badgcrcd by Mr. Kcir Hardy
and others. But for the presence Of the military
in South Wales there would have been bloo1hhcd-
ding on a large scale In this IN many other
administrative matters Mr. Asquith is proving a
capable Home Secretary
Naval men and the public also bavE learned one
important lesson from some recent disasters AT
sea When the Campcrdown ran down the Vic
toria il was noticed that the CampIdowns ram
WAS so seriously damaged that the ships safety
was endangered The cruiser Forth more recently
sunk a merclan: vessel near the Isle Of Wight /
Here too, the damage TO the warship's ram
very serious, though the collision was but slight I
In the recent French naval manoruvrcS the big .
battlcshp Formidable down an English cargo
boat and her own ram was badly twisted Pco- !
pie are beginning to ask whether the ram may not .
be almost as dangerous TO tho ship which bears .
il as to the ship which is rammcd 1t ia most /
certainly less trustworthy weapon than most +
persons have been led 10 suppose
II is n long time since the fashionable world /
has hal a cause celcbrc, but the suit between the
veteran Duchess OF Montrosc and her Youthful
Mr. Miner, in the Divorce Court, is
likely TO satisfy the most craving desire of the
gosslp-mongers.
A CAMBCDIAN PRINCE ARRESTED.