New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

! Church Of England. except on condition that
| its property be applied 20 religious uses. J"
secularize Church property would be. ~ his
mind sacrilege The Weshmen aLi tn, Lib
eration!s,s generally are 20 angry at tms
| that they have sent eia.ssary - Born
! castle TO inquire into he matter with the
result that they advise Liberatonists not to vote
! for Mr.. Torr. Altogether. there Is sucn c"hi"-
sion in camp that Mr.. TORI Is now supposed 70
have little or chance OF carrying Horncastle.
Lord Willoughby. local magnate and a Con-
servative. is expected to win the seat. Inc
Gladstonian managers ara nevertheless, hard al
work smoothing over the differences. They think
Parish Councils ought to carry dis constitu ncy'
which is rural, as Employers Liability carried
Accr!ngt0n.
The House Of Commons has new master ana
is delighted to find 1t has. The new master Is
Sir Julian Goldsmid Deputy Chairman. who
has lately relieved Mr.. Meor as Chairman Of
the Committee The House has suffered all the
session under Mr.. Mellor who has scarcely I'M
proved since the beginning. when his incapacity
was thought likely to occasion his resignation
His deficiencies are deficiencies OF character and
are irremediable. Sir Julian. though long a
member OF the House and sometimes presiding
over Committee has suddenly shown that he
has the qualities which Mr.. Mellor has not-de-
cision. clearness, courage and the power OF I'M
pressing his will the assembly over whom
he is in authority To him is due no small part
of the credit for the ecceleraton of business this
week He reduces to order malcontents and
mutineers of all parties. including his own lead
er, Mr.. Chamberlain, TO the delight Of the Radi-
Gals, on whom also he lays a heavy hand. In
short, Sir Julian has all at once become a con-
siderable political figure with an interesting
future before him in the House.
Not Anarchy abroad nor the Parish Councils
bill at home nor even the condition of the navy.
really occupies the mind of the Briton these last
few days, but the weather There Is almost a
panic about the cold and the snow. The ther-
mometer has actually gone down to within ten
degrees of zero. and yesterday London was en>
tombed beneath two inches Of snow. No such
extremity of temperature has been known in
London for years. forget how many years
The well-to-do and well-cad Londoner thinks
himself In arctic hell, and loud are his lamen-
tatiOns over the misery he has to endure. There
U.s. unhappily. real and widespread suffering
among those who are ill-to-do and have no furs
to wear. The voice Of the unemployed Is heard
in the land, and the Lord Mayor pleads for
them, but has the good sense not to start re-
lief fund. The experience of the Mansion House
relief funds in times past proves that they do
not reach the worst and most deserving forms
Of distress and do attract professional beggars
and tramps to London, where the stock Is al
ready sufficient.
The London coal ring. which never misses n
chance to trade on public distress, has raised
the price of coal 81 per ton Deaths from cold
and exposure have occurred in various parts of
England. Railways are blocked in places. and
on two railways traffic has been entirely sus-
pended. The gale of Wednesday and Thursday
severe wrecks numerous; Atlantic
steamships are overdue. and for twenty-four
hours boat has crossed either way between
Dover and Calais. The gale has gone down, but
the cold is increasing. and reports Of low read
ings come from all over the Continent. Even in
Rome it has been showing and Berlin boasts OF
enjoying what the English. who delight in cum
brous phrases. call 80 degrees Of frost. and what
we call zero. q. W. S.