Show ENGLAND IN 1880 standing on the very of he new year which has opened so auspiciously for the united state it certainly opportune to cast our eye back into the last and see what it brought to our transatlantic friends and in the first place our cin across the sea as mr gladstone christened hi countrymen before entering on a detailed review of the different european countries we must confess that the general panorama is painted in gloomy subdued tints the past year has disappointed more hopes in europe than it has fulfilled if it cannot be denied that the material welfare of a few states has improved and the after pains of the economical crisis of 1873 have been almost overcome the political development of those conn lm especially of the continental powers does not betray such an improvement pro the armed peace under whose burden all europe is groaning is steadily growing more unbearable for the peoples A reactionary movement makes itself perceptible in strong contrast to the liberal era of the forepart foie part of the decade and last but not least the load of taxation is always growing heavier and swelling the numbers of emigrants who turn their backs to old effete despotic impoverished europe and set their hopeful eyes on the commonwealth empire of the west the considerable increase of emigration exceed aug that of all the years since 1870 except one proves the unsatisfactory condition of europe and it is a significant ant fact that most governments ahei endeavoring either to check this loss of productive forces or at least to control and direct it into agreeable chalmels ch amels it is true the elements have shown themselves any thing bui propitious to the european harvest fields last year so that europe is again compelled to have recourse to our grain markets for thus r dull pressure ests on all europe and the few scattered rays of light are not sufficient to brighten the general darkness eublio attention in england has been attracted by tho government change in last spring and the menacing attitude which the irish land movement has assumed the past few month parliament began its last session on feb but the liberal party commenced the elec tio campaign beffre its diss solution which took place on march 24 and continued it with greit energy to the general surprise the result showed a decisive defeat of the beaconsfield Beacons field cabinet and the latter resigned on the of april when gladstone was recalled t the responsible position which he has filled before to his own credit and tho nations honor with the significance which great britain had obtained in european politics under management the victory of the liberals caused not a little in the capitals of the continent and it annot be denied that this disappointment has been not a little justified by the subsequent course of events today to day after the liberal party has been at of affairs for scarcely nine montla albion stands almo it isolated in european polities even eus sla in which it was expected that the of the turk haler gladstone should be received with welcome has assumed great reserve towards england it is true glad stone caused the naval de montra tion by which the cession of dulcia no was to bo compelled but his fur ther proposals for coercive measured meas against the turks met with the positive resistance of the powers he even saw himself corn to avow in the lorl cayori mayori banquet on nov ath that tb course of events was such as to caus him to continue the policy of hi predecessor in office As little abroad crowned the efforts of the liberal govert ment at home the first session the new parliament in which th of 80 votes exclusive of the home aulert passed off almost without re bulls hardly any important bill wa accepted and tho division with in the ranks of the liberals were uch as to diminish the effta ive strength of their majority in the commons perceptibly and to cause the of Lawns downe to leave the cabinet the agitation of the land league caused by the misery of the forepart of the year had made tho irish land question a most urging one th situation in ireland gives ft juat cause for the moat serious apprehensions our readers have had depicted to them the terrorism of the land league bunted at bay matke a furious land against its pursuers the authority of the government Is altogether disregarded while the decreed of the land league meet ready obedience the safety of life and prosperity in ireland depend on the good trill of the land league and the government lamca lecci almont paralyzed paralysed before the hundred hydra bead of the irish insurrection in embryo in view of troubles parliament was ad journea and umro oneil to reconvene on tuesday next to deliberate on the reform which Gl adalone associate all re medie tor the irah fever A we have il before there i little prospect for their meeting with reception by aba generality of liberal and it i not probably pro bablo that the in ier councel of wily bw cons Geld will heary nd amk to armon iia th hereditary rights of the eng laih landlord with dec nanda or relief of the rih tenantry ten the future bears great ahinga n it bodom and any day may bring of A nature we fw to io the carlt flach e of war than the roae tint of peace filming OB the horizon of old ene land |