New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02


one reason or another, seems content to drift
with the rest.
Not much Is added to the discussion by Lord
Salisburys article in the December National
Review" His friends in the press call it disap-
pointing. The paper is almost entirely critical
Some Of 1t is very good criticism. but what the
country wants from Lord Salisbury Is an atnrma-
tive statement of polio p. The agitation against
the Lords has for the present fallen nat. III Is
party move Still a great party is committed to
II. and something must be done to bring the
House Of Lords into line with modern ideas
Lord Salisbury says in d vague way that he
would favor some reform. The country has
right to know what
The Duke of Devonshire spoke far more to
the purpose when he said that revolutions such
as Lord Rosebery proposes cannot be manufact-
ured and do not come from above; but neither
does the Duke say what he would do or how far
he would so in putting the House OF LORDS on
an elective basis. Probably neither OF them re-
CARDS the agitation as very formidable. If 1t be-
comes formidable. it will be because such men
as Lord Salisbury and the Duke OF Devonshire
do not see the danger in time and do not avert IT,
The old London School Board held its last
meeting this week, and went out with wrangle
ever the question whether they should pass
resolution of compliment to their CHAIRMAN
The progressives oppos d it. They admit Mr.
Diggles ability but deny his impartality The
resolution was carried by 81 to 2, most Of the
minority refusing to vote either way. The prob
able result of this not very graceful or discreet
opposition will be the denomination or Mr.. Dig
gle. The moderates have the power to re-elect
him IL they choose. The progressives are un-
able to elect man of their own. and want
,. neutral outsider chosen.
MANY Of the moderates favor this plan. in
Guiding their most powerful supporter in the
press. 1t is, perhaps the only chance of prevent
ing the renewal of the clerical conflict which has
gone on for the last three years. and Of govern
ing the schools on really moderate and fair prln-
ciples Partisanship is however as bitter on one
side as the other and Mr.. Athelstan Riley still
hopes TO force the moderate majority TO follow
him as kind Of Anglo-Ca tholic School Board
pope.
Between Mr. Riley and Mr.. Lyu!ph Stanley
there is ample room for man OF sense. dis-
erection and some impartiality. to whom the ELL
cheney of the schools would be the first object
The Manchester ship canal is thought by The
Times" to be both financial and commercial
failure II has been open eleven months. It's
business shows no sign of increase since the be-
ginning but Of late dmnishes rapidly. III
there were paying business to do there Is not
sufficient dock equipment. The gross receipts OF
the canal for year will be less than siOoooo'
less than is needed to pay interest on the frst
debentures The debt is $25, 100000; the resources
relied on for reducing 1t have vanished. Inc
Corporation Of Manchester has found this great
sum and must find more if the undertaking Is
not to come to a standstill Five millions are
urgently wanted. If they are found the yearly
liabilities of the company will be s2.5OO'oOO' with
9 revenue of less than half million. Whichever
way II is looked at, the prospect before Man
chester is as black as its atmosphere.
The derelfct scare has been pretty well laid TO
rest by the report Of the joint committee OF the
Admiralty and Board of Trade. This committee
consists Of naval and other marine experts Ihey
are unanimously of the opinion that the danger
from derelicts in the Atlantic has been greatly
exaggerated Their computation is that not
more than nineteen exist at any one time over an
area of 100000 square miles, and very much
less than nineteen along the Atlantic trade
routes The cost and difficulty Of discovering and
destroying these few would vastly exceed any
benefit to be obtained. They oppose any such
undertakings and they do not favor an inter
national conference. They propose, however, that
masters of vessels should be required to report
BILE information should be published Beyond
that they decline TO go.
The Prime Minister and the American Ambas
sador have now joined the committee for raising
funds to buy Carlyles house in Chelsea and make
II permanent international memorial OF the
great writer. 1t Is hoped that other eminent
Americans will act with Mr.. Bayard and that
American subscriptions will be sent. The amount
needed is but $200 00 Mr.. Bayard. in presiding
last evening over the 230th Scottish Corporation
Festival referred 10 this project as one In which
all Scots and all Americans who cared for one Of
the greatest forces in modern literature must
have an interest. He spoke. as usual. with ad-
mirable effect. He Is the representative OF his
Government. and in this as in most other mat
ters of his countrymen also. They owe him
something and they may well support him in a
matter he has at heart
1t Is long since archaeological art In England
has sustained such loss in the death Of Sir
Charles Newton. There remains one OF equal
Importance to lose. He is the creator OF his own
department in the British Museum; at least he
has raised 1t from the third rate to the first rate.
II Is now probably the best classical museum in