Tue Spectator has read Mr. Gladstone's speeches at Nottingham stupefaction 80 deep as to dead sense of pain, and from the heaviness of the leader which this confession opens it is evident that the Editor had not recovered. The Sutunlay thinks he has come to the conclusion that his best if not his only chance of getting back to office is to head the party of disorder. Returning to the Spectator, we! find it doubting whether M. Grévy would resign, as although rich, old and weary, he is most desirous to end' his career without vepting the frightful responsibilities whi in the event of a war would fall upon th head of the French State. But the writer concludes by saying that if the resignation does come, he ventures to predict that MI ill be the man who di vides us least," whoever he may be, and his election will beas rapid asa scene in a sensation play. This seems te have been an excellent forecast, judging from what we know at present of the election ut M. Such-Ca About the proceedings in the Nat Assembly in the matte dal, it appears that the Rv resisted, at the instance re from M. Grévy, a motion for inquiry 2h was brought forward by a Bonapartise member. And in reference to the effects which this opposition opinion in France the St.
Why should M. Grévy resist the inquiry, whether he b ves his sor wa slandered man or whether he fears it may be shown that Wilson has turned his influence to peen ary account? Nobody suspects M. implication in any such trafficking ay M. Wilson is nective of, atnl itis for the tread of the State, above all men, to show fear nor favour in a matter like this of even understand why M, Grévy ish success for his Ministers' endeavour to resist bring to naught the vote of the Eh Whitewashi son? Nothi follow upon such as
the kind. of the family hon-out, inasmuch as that may have been injured? There would only be yet more suspicion, more anger, more damage there is at thi Besidles, ay of inquiry nor resi Wilson should prove to be all his he is. In that case Jet the offender be cut off, and there make an end of the matter, -y's action has no doubt east him sidency. The Bureaux appel Committee of which all the members were favourable to an enquiry into M. Wilson's dealings. After the Caffarel affair and what happened at Tours and in the Chamber it was absolutely impossible for M. Grévy to keep his son-in-law at the Elysee. As the Paris Correspondent of the Times points out, taking the mildest view of M. Wilson's conduct, he had been mixed up in matters not in themselves reprehensible, but hi intervention in them was objectionable, Decause his residence at the Elysee gave all such intervention an appearance of undue influence being used. -M. Wilson is said to have stated that he Ind 200,000 letters and papers connected with 20,000 Affairs which constituted ''n veritable Ministry of occult intervention."
The same Correspondent gives the f 8 the probable course hich would be taken in the National Assembly in the event of Grévy resigning. "It must not be forgotten," he says "that the Right can turn the scale only on condition of voting for a Republican," The Right and the Left Centres muster 20 votes. Now the clear majority is 44 votes, so that the Right ust add their votes to 200 Republicans. If the Right put-up a' emdidate the immediate result would be the union of the entire Left against that candidate. The Right can therefore only support one of the Republican candidates, if they wish one but tu divide the Left. will naturally explain ayainst isin, and on the plea of Re-1 union would push on their own candidate, M. de Freycinet." The steautard of the 28th Octol in some detail an account of the meeting of the Union des Droites convened for the hearing an exposition of poli wu de Mackau, the leader of the pry anal of receiving his resignation,, The around said in the course of his speech "We are the implacable foes of Rati It is ayainst Radicalism our efforts rected, against Radicalism wherever it may be found, on the Opposition or Ministerial bench The policy of the Consertive Parties was always and would ce: individual and collective enterprise citizens, and religious and educational liberty for'all. Conyineed that such was the right course to be pursued, Barun de igned his post as President of grub ut the Union des Drvites sues to We its members perfectly free to elect the man why should best personify their sentiments, He was, however, inuediately after the adoption proposed by M. Paul dhe most Important praraggraph, ut which expresses the determination of the Conservatives, "Ty combat Radieabisin juergetieatly under whatever fon concealed, but not less firmly rosily to requite ut Government a political attitude in accord with the declarations made by the P of the Council from the tribune of the Chamber."
Te is also said that Barun de Mackau had ted in the cause of his speech that A person: doubtless the Russian am-Dassador—"* highly placed in diplomacy had informed hin that the attitude of Russia depended considerably on the policy followed by the Chamber, and that espe cially the advent of the I would greatly modify from that point of view The pre tides whicl worth reading on the London Riots—we assemble in Trafalgar Square, one of the Jeaders said, in order to demonstrate our within sight of the tuli England, John Halifax, Gentlema Droitwieh and a Jewish Correspondence," letter tru taylor, defending. his defence of Islan, which he says that the use or one of the causes of the failure of Cluistianity where Mahomedanism succeeds, is that the Christian standard is impracticably high.for degraded races. This looks as if it might be true, for it would appear to be too high for many who belong to races that are not degraded.
The Saturday has many good articles.
smart one is on Mr. Gladstone's son's offer to sell the felled and chipped timber of Hawarden, but the best thing on this extraordinary offer is Mr. Furniss's drawing in Punch; flippant but laughable. Another clever paper is Lord Randolph: Churchill on Mr. Gladstone, which begins Long before he raised himself to the position ce in polities Lord Randolph Churchill had assidu:
ed himself in the art of following Mr. Rapidly attaining exceptional proficiency in it, he has been wisely careful to keep his hand lable ove: and his speeches of this w as skilful a performer as ever: on Thursday he had w particularly happy opportunity for the display of his powers; for
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