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LONDON'S BIG QUESTION.
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LONDON. Nov, 1.-THE great question Of re-
iigious Instruction In the public schools Of Lon
don vii be settled on next Thursday. The
campaign continues TO be intensely bitter and
the degree Of popular interest which has been
awakened in the metropolis Il really greater
than II general national election were pending.
The Developments Of the present week tend to
strengthen the party Of liberal views, which is
now in the minority In the School Board. The
trainers Of the new theological tests have, under
pfessufe. committed themselves 70 such out
fueeous forms Of birotry and been guilty ofsuch
vicious and dishonorable Misrepresentation that
popular resentment is rising very high. The
b~st iadees believe that the Conservative party
whose ill-judeed defence Of the majority Of the
present Board has astonished and dissusted his
friends - much - Il has surprised and pleased
his enemiss.
In fact the attempts now being made offer
some explanation Of the Conservative leaders
extraordinary speech on the subject last week.
me Dusv Ne,cs, In pointing out variety Of
naisouotations and other slips OF the tongue.
suggests that Lord Salisbury was in peculiar
frame Of mind chat night
u h many months since London and all Eng
land have been aroused 10 such unanimous In
tsfest In criminal trial a. that manifested this
wssk IN the solution Of what has been known
pinos June Last - The South End mystery. A
youua married man IN comfortable circum-
stsnoss named Read has been tried for the mur-
der of I1orsncs Dsnnis younG woman with
whom hs had Improper relations. Her body
was found In Q lonesome spot, and
there was no direct evidence TO connect
Read with the crime. 10 was principally his
rscklssA unsupported dsniais and the extraor-
dinary story ef his dspravity In many directions
that finally resulted In his conviction and sen
ssncs 10 death. u was proved that he was in
ths nsishborhood Of the murder. when he as
serted no IVES nifty miles sway. 10 was also
shown that he had had similar relations with
several other women. and that the murdered
girl was about to become the mother Of his
child. Nevertheless, the evidence was not suf-
fcient to convict In an American court, and the
prisoner reafirmsd his innocence In strong Ian
guage before the death sentence was pronounced
upon him. He viii be hanged in two weeks.
The interesting question of the ownership Of
Jewels eiven By . husband to his wife, from
whom he subsequently, obtained q divorce, was
decided By the High Court yesterday. The
value OF the Jewels amounted to nearly $4,000.
The husbands contention was that the jewels
were given 10 bis wife only during the oontinu-
ance Of thefr harmonious Relationship. The
wife msirtained that tAe Jewels were absolute
sifts. Ths nssisfFs<. 20 whom ths nstter was
referred. gave judgment in favor Of the vita
The husband appealed. and the Judge drew .
nice distinction between eifts absolute and
what hs called ParaphernAlia, under which
heading he classed gifts intended for the sdorn-
rnent Of the person. Going back 70 the old case
In the Londonderry family. he said II was
clearly not the intention of Lord Londonderry
that the jewels he gave his wife should fall to
her second husband. In this case, however. he
dlsregarded the grand old word Paraphernala
and upheld the decision Of the Registrar.
The impression grows stronger in the Euro
pean capitals thst there win be no Interference
of any sort by the powers in the war In the East
at its present stage. This 10 due TO no lack Of
desire on Englands part, for she Is becoming
extremely nervous over the growing peril to her
interests. Tho belief spreads that the overthrow
Of the present dynasty of China Is inevitable,
and it makes little differences whether Il be 60
complished by the japanese or By revolution
II BIZ the former agency. England will ind the
means 20 secure the substitution OF another
native dynasty. Il 10 only . question Of time
when England will have her finger In the pie
on one pretext or another IN spite Of her profess
sions of neutrality. Her national character
tuta
that Labouchere seems almost alone In the
possession Of these healthy sentiments:
Tho solo reason for asking the neutral
powers to intervene is. I take It that the
Chinese do not want TO admit that they have
yielded TO japan. II the European powers did
intervene, the wrstched. oowardly swAgyerers
would soon establish the legend that the mon
archs Of the West had been ordered by his
Celestial Majesty to bring the japanese to
reason. and that the subject monarchs had
obeyed the Celestial behest. II the japanese
are as intelligent - they seem 20 be. they will
push forward the preparations for the march
On Pekin. When ali 10 ready and the invading
army Il already en- routs they win signify TO the
Chinese on what terms they may have peace. II
che terms arc not accepted. the japanese should
march forward and dictate terms In Pekin- No
suggestions from neutrAls should induce them
% arrest tbs military and naval operations"
Paris has gone into mourning for the CsAr,
and the fashion makers OF the gay mstfopolis
are IN despair over the latest fad Of fashionable
society. The manager OF the Bon March6 says
the death OF the Czar will cause severe Losses to
his and all simi liar establishments. He addl
that he has reason to believe that America will
follow the example OF the Paris grandss danes
IN this respect. and thus complete the despair OF
the Parts shopkeepers.
English court society. OF course. Il already In