Year: 1871

any refugee who is demanded by Thers that there
are evidently Of them in London But in my Judg
ment, the Committee is superfuous. No man can be
sent to trial before magistrate until the Secretary of
State has convinced that the oense or which he Is
arraigned is not political and the highest legal authority
in the country has with much relucanee declared that
even the shooting Of the Archbishop OF Paris is clearly
political oansc being part OF the policy, however odi
ou which the Commune had chaled out for themselves
Even committed by Police Magistrate the accused
can appeal TO Queens Bench. The whole subject is
ghastly that would be glad neither to think or
write about it were this possible. In my next may
have TO tell you OF demonstration In honor Of poor
old Victor Hugo, who has come away here. 1t is sid
from Brussels after shaking the Belgian dust OF his
In his exasperating fashion. No party here
will object TO any amount OF fuss which may be made
about the brave old poet If there is any attempt 10
demonstrate in Hyde Park or elsewhere In honor OF
leaders Of the Commune who at all tainted, there
will be a row. think that our "Internationas" know
this and are inclined to any risk Mazzin In
pathetic paper in The Contemporary RerieU, greves that
the Republican party apostles and only gets in
surrectionists.


At home, we are threatened with a worse state OF
things in the labor market than we have had OF late
years great strike has broken out among the engi-
neers Newcastle and other important northern towns
the iron-workers mills fOrges and furnaces seem
much inclin I'd join them, and turn out on the nine
hours cry II they do IL will be great misfortune,
and sad falling away from wiser cOunsels for
the whole Of these latter trades have accepted the prn
cipe OF arbitration for the last three years. and the
Board was working admirably We hope that even yet
they NAV consent to refer question If not the good
times which were just beginning 10 return In the iron
and coal trades will probably take fight again The Old
World is tough subject TO keep straight at the best OF
times and begin to doubt II ours is the best


The Tichborne trial is, think, coming to an end
sooner than we expected week ago The claimant has
been put in the box, and is under crossexamina
lin IN hi5


e is making as disagreeable as possible for the witness
The very first point made has drilled an awkward holeln
the case supposed Roger. He doesn't really know
his mothers Christian name. In Australia, atthe suggcs


ton of his attorney there he made will in which he left
his property to his mother under the name OF Hannah
Frances He had had one letter from her at the time
which was signed II. F. Tichborne, which initials he in
terpTeted Is above, her real nanes being Henrietta
Felicte Even lie is not about the latter nane
and one supposed TO be one OF the celebrated Mr.
Spoforths clerks who rash enough to try to help
his memory by prompting, was very nearly coming to
great grief and, If caught would undoubtedly have
been sent to prison II the proves to have been
audacOus conspiracy only hope that the coneoctors,
including more than one clever lawyer may be visited
with the severest penalties our law allows 10 matters
very little whether drunken bOOr gets the Tiehborne
estates His grandchildren will fall into line, and make
as good Baf6nets as II they came straight from some
strong old robber in the Middle Ages But is of infinite


Importance that stop should be put in the outset TO the
system by which the costs to this great trial have been
provided for. The TchbOrne bonds, now happily at a
runous discount the most fragrant instance Of the
ofense Of maintenance known, believe to your COM
mon law, as well ours, which have seen within
the memory of man.


hourly in expectation OF news OF the arrival OF
the Joint High Commissioners, with your new Minister
this Court and other celebrities. Lord dc Grey and
his colleagues are to be dined Liverpool landing
Of they will consent, and otherwise feted The tradi
ton Of Liverpool receptions in connection
with efforts for the settlement of our
international difficulties is not satisfactory
and doubt whether repetition of them in the present
case will considered desirable, though this time 1t s
representatives, and not yours who are 10 De
sufferers any case, the Messrs. Laird will exer
else sound discretion in staying away. We are glad
that Alabama claims in fair way TO settlement
but as you may suppose not In the best humor
with shp-builders who have sadded so dsagreeabe
business the national shoulders. Among the other
conspicuous Americans, already in this country, or on
their way are several your best known lady speakers
| and lecturers, including Miss Anna Dickinson,
| Miss Field, AMI Miss Olive Logan They
are said to be anxious to give OF lectures in Lon
don and may possibly succeed even at this time OF the
year but il is hazardous experiment London In June
and July is not the mood for lectures. The fasiona
bic world is bent quite other kinds of excitement and
the rest of the town Is too busy special course for
SOME charitable educational object, may, by severe can
vassng and pressure all the friends OF the movement
occasionally succeed in the season but II Miss Dicn
son and her friends wish do themselves justice they
should wait for the long evenings when people
accustomed to take their ecurng Even then there ID
no very promising field for il here. We not lecture
going people any longer. We have been Overectured
| take it, in the last generation.


The House has met gain for the sitting before the long
vacation and next Monday serious work begins. The
Army Regulation bill is to again at once backed
by the whole force Of the Government, and the first
night debates and divisions will probably show whether
the Ministers thoroughly in earnest about passing it
this year. and If so whether they strong enough TO
do in the face the bitter opposition which is offered
to every step by the officers of the House. and their abe


tors The policy of the opposition TO the bill certainly
unaccountable for 1t nosony provides for payment Of
the regulation price Of commissions but recognizes the
over regulation prices which the Junior officers in regi
ments have been accustomed to pay an inducement
10 their seniors to resign, and so quicken pro
notion The plea is that the Government scheme, in
posponng these repayments until the officer leaves the
service will put him at disadvantage compared with
the new men who will now come in without payment;
and that both regulation and over-regulaton prices
ought 10 be paid down at II the opposition sue
ceed in throwing the bill over they will never see shl
ling Of the Overregulaon prices that the nation Will


be some millions richer though the reorganization OF the
army will be postponed for time. But the chance OF
the session being prOtracted beyond the first week in
Augusand the Government have declared that time is
no object them in this matters odous TO our egs
laOrs especially the sportsmen, that some compromise


may probably be looked for.


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