The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-25 00:00:00

DoßsEr VOLUNTEER AmociATiros.

The 18th Annual Ride Competition of the county
took place at 31 aiden Cud* raettlet on Me° lay awl
Wednesday la.t. an.l we are happy t enabled to
report that it only di.' it pas.* olf with iut a suncle
hitch or accident, loit that the reeults were sufficient:),
lllMlltOCtory to la* a matter for wallll congratulation to
the battalion. The het id piize• fia Pre.ente'l to the
notice of the volunteer* by the indefatigable Quarter-
master, Mr. Newman, of liorchester, wart of a moot
liberal nature, an.l law testimony to the favour with
which the in o etnent is regarded in the county. Except
to those pers.mally interested. or who have an intimate
knowledge ' point..." centre.," "micro." and the
like, a competi!ion the kind is not calculated to
alford mudi ezhilirating interc.t. awl when, as on
Tuesday. the rain fell in torrents it is hardly a matter
toe aurpn.rn th it the oi element 411,1 not muster
very etrong. On We Inesilav, however, the conditiona
were different—a brilliant summer's day, the beat of
the sun tempered with • nice healthy breeze, and the
attraction of a c .ntest between sections of cavalry.
Consequently there was quite a lively congyeas of
spectators, and the 'acne was an animated one. The
feelinc eaetue i to he imparted to the competitors, and,
as will be seen from the score., the public were
shown by the men what they could do if required.
Among thee wh. iin we noticed on the ground
were—ridonels Steward and Maneel. Mr. Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. H. 11. Nlidilleton, Mr J.
Galin awl family, Mr. W. Galpin, Mr. I.u.h. Capt.
Mantel, 1 'apt..in C. J. T. Humbs.. Mr. It. Gouge,
Mr. H. symonds, Mr. Capon, (*.dine! Dunn. and
family, Mr. C. Parson'. Mr. Ling, Mr• and Miss
Thornton. Mr. Alfred Pope, Colonel Henning c.a.,
Major More, Lieut. Thornton. Mr. Henry Mayo.
Mr. .1. It. Taylor. Mrs. and 'Alias Taylor, Mr. G. J
G. Gregory, Mr. Good, and Mr. F. Eddison.
The m at popular event .1 the two days proceedinos
was that of the co:inertia no between the sections of
mounted cavalry. This was a most spirited affair,
and the men did their work bravely. " The Blandford
four," me will be seen, maintained their reputation;
but their Petotothire brethren pushed them closely,
and would, perhaps, have rendered a better account
of themselves had not one of their number made •
mistake 114 to the right side of the post. The
Bland-
ford simply sole aplenditily, taking the two hurdles
abreast. in tinit•rate style, awl dismounting and unite
la a manner that would have opened the eye, if
George," cotomantlei.in.chief, had be been present.
met, Dune. ~f the Junctio H n otel, catered. and as
usual made everyone comfortable aud aatisfied.
COMPETITION A —A silver goblet. presented by Lieut.
Cole I C oatuandant Steward. Colonel Hanseriv prize
at .430. 1.,,,,,,a.r.d0nei Matthew. prize of ft Mader
Yearuisna priZe Cr. Major Meoelt•MtaOlor ern
of £5, Captain Harmer'. .1:5. and £3l glen by the
Associatioe, .oten to the officer.. non-couruis.ioned
officers. AB.l prrvates only f tle laid Administrative
Bandon 1) ret Rada Volunteers. Seven rounds each
• Slar and WU yard&

arbYtia. 690 Yds- TI.
lLieut 61.6 •22 19
i'older, 701 V 21 49
Surgeon' :kJ . . . . 25 11
2111
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..E 1"r.
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111
211 lo
wporol 2.1
Xurogr.t:gr,rilitLl,..-S..::.tritt Crow. 3c4 z:: 21 21
23 2-
13
3
16.rp0r..1 WArr. 5 22 19 II
Prttate K. nJ 01 7.6
Lent 21,...e• 111. 1 15 II
Privat, . 21 17 41
Colour.S ,'.• ant .rt 7th. 19 ye
Corp..ral R dont.Sl.. 21 19 40
colour 2120 40
Rampant R 11th • 17 23 40
Prtvot.. 111.4a.rk, 916
Coryor '1 1. Jd.r 11.11 111 24 -- 40
Colour.S. R .1. 'to 5:6 12 :01
St '1.,• 7tl. . . . 23 N
I.lnre C ,r.. ro! K 21 14 ht
P. 4141.7 h 17 22 to
&erects 2.11140.‘ bid 25 15 491
Corp 'NO 21 15 Os
Priva... 1,9 .01;6 z.. 1,5 41.

..• . .-••• ••
.ptll.l .5.1• J 4., 4, 6 h
,a. eat Um, .1, 31,1
Priv .i• I. 1. .
Private .•
1.1arth.r.,11;..V. 31,1••• ••
Private Wlt :SA .
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El -
19 - 37
19 - 37
- 37
15 - 57
'l4 -

Aeing A .1. I'. 4". 24
tptsearrn.3••• r-14 naant Budd. a.
2 .1

10 -
13 - 311
31 -3"

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Private '4 • r., . . ... 19 17
Private licau,s. ... 19 I
- hI
W 1! ito.cll. lot ... 12
Prot ate t n.. 11•1. 20 15
dour Orr:cent astoway...llth 22 13
44 tact, S r-caut Curtis. MU 17 I. Ii
Pros,. ti Iron, 2n4 ••. PI 17 —3;
i ..n 11•41,:c-, Id . . 10 21 34
4,1 micron •• •S r neat Churebill. Zud :44 lii
I. dour.ticr.,..t.t ... 15 IS
Corporal Wewett. Nth . . . 12 21 23
Private licat•ra. Mot 27 5
Private Pilch. r, 2 .1 . . . . 14 II 32
Lanie-Corporat Oth . 16
Private Itandford, nth 32
Lieut Andrew, 3-1 . ... 16 15
Serge-int 17 II 31
Lance C 4,131 23.1 ... 13 18 31
14-ege.oi e. 14 OS 5 31
Prism, IC 411 id, 11Jh... ••• •••14 13 31
Priv.te A M.,.). 3.l 15 15
...*orp•rel Warren. .. 11 15 hi
Private Sash.. lit) . la IS 32
Captain Stoic, ... 13 16
Private %lane). lb 21 5
Sergeant Hack- r. I/ Ii 18 11 £9
Lutcc-C epee' *exert, tPh 11 17 - SR
Colourdieriteent tiroves. 838 1,1 is 2351
Awistant Sur.ze• 004. 11th ... II 16
C ep•ral II einsell. 1.1 21 5 Itis
Private It El awe. 3rd 15 It 213
Colour Sergeant 13 al sad IPh. ... 7 19 2ri
Q.iarteritopt• r Ser ,gesnt 3.8 ... 7 18 134
4dwaterma4ter Servant Davis, 6th . . 17 R z
Private 7tb... LS 10 Ss
Corp eel Rcnoett, •.. 3 35
The pr•ses were taken in tbe following esder :—First,
Colonel Steward's cup an-1 the A•ll••tanesl,s Lieutenant
Rawlins, 6th e ens, El: second. Colonel Mangers I/10.
evipia cAlder, 711, 18; third. DI Scriteant R eters, 3nl„
47 („prtp, £4, serg.•tint Patten, Ist. 16: Mai. £l, quarter-
niaster•Scri• ant E Isr. 11th, III: ilase•-lewpotal

Tertniter, 2u.1. £3. Crpral -Lurkbiu,k
44: t•ightb, sr.tenut Groves, Bth, 43; nitth,
.•ter-Sfritsant Cross. 3r.1. ; tenth. xs
Wrial. sth. II: eleveutb, £2. Privete E L Wfunfiell.
Ist II; twelfth, tg, Private Kennel', 7th, 41: thirteenth,
Lieut. Bugs, 11th, 41: fourteenth, CI. B,rgeant
Hisenek. Isth, III: fifteenth. £2, CLlreiral R:fleout, Bth,
MI; sixteenth, .0.3, Private llocock, 9th, 40; seventeenth.
43, Cdfluur.Seigefutt Sweatt, 7th. 40: eighteenth. CI.
Sergeant P. 7th, 3// nineteenth. XI. C brpOrni St Wings.
7th, 31: t wentieth, LI. Luny Corporal Roe, Bth, at.
Constrmos B.—Ten guineas given be the Eufl of
Ilcbeeter, the High Sherif. prial of £3, the N.ft A.
Medal. and 1.411 given by the a...natio-1, open to tie
artillery ffitA Title tr.dunteers of the countv nnfl

al the O.Y.C. Seven rounds raeh at 904). 50% and MO

_
yarsls
Conirrnvo• 8 —First. 1,40 flebarter's ten guineas
and pind ,nd RI. A...620m %Ask Csptsin
jib (tea guinea.), 7d; C.rnorsl L shier. Iltn (turdsl). s 0
second. the Hugh tiserltls SS. Aseistsot SareeoLl
11th, 75: third, SI. Colour-Serietnt 9.h, 74 ;
fourth. SL Fr, tte L twee. Oh, 71; fifth, .C 3 Sereest,t
Bueklnisd, Q 0.Y.1`. 70: sixth, 1,3 PriViitt W. Green,
This, 70; .erent'.. SI esptein Rennet% 9:11. 04; etath,
£3, II rtrant M,.1t,nl 31, 01; ninth. £2, sersemt
3.ukins. irir), 67; tenth, £2. 4erseant Groves. RI% dd:
• trensh. XL Q....vertu resat Curtis 10. h, dd
trel.fth,L3. !!!rrit. 11..').., llt, 66; thlrteenl:l.S2,yriesrs

66: tonne. nth. Sergeant B.even., sth. 66
iitta..ntn, AA, .tour ti.r.rreat.them. 5t., tZ:•teteenth.
.CI. Priv ete L•,lvvra. 214. g 5: voyynternth.Ll. CArp..ral
let, oiglataenth. LI. Private Kendall? lot".
64: itinete.roth. XL Private Moore. 2.1. 6; tnectlarth.
.CI. 6t,.tf Svrttv .01 04,..4.4. 3.d. 6i twente.dr.t. f.l.
sergvaat 'm en. 10.13. ; tenvaignecon.l, Si, Private
W. :Int. tJ.

-.......—
Mummers Peanut —The silver bads. .4th.
and .1:20, awerdr.l to tbe bre volunteer. oho shell wake
the highest airge,:ate scores in A and B u folloers:—The
budge and £l2 to the highest wore, and 101 each to the '
third, I.iiirt.b. and fifth next highest. —Vim,
haLtge and Ali, Corporal Ladder, 11th. 194: aecourl,
Qoarternia.ter Ser.:Gant Eiger, 11th, 115 third. £2,
colosir.itergrant fisher. tkh. lit; fourth. 4.1. Sergeant
Patten, Ist, 113: fifth, V, 9-recant Cruses. 801.1110.
Barritiosi Clutiriez Corp., Iltb,
41%. •
liblertrrrrios C.—A punts of £lO. presented by lb. Earl
of EL1.... • pen t tbe sergeouninstruct•.ra a the First
Atiminbtratire Battalion ireet Ride Volanteera
Sarin retail. rech at 100 and Mil yards.
rtrit,, Sergeant-In •tructor German...a, 45 ; second.
Berseant•lnetructor Bryant 6111.
COSIPETITIOII D. —LI.S in mono. and 1.5 preeentesi by Yr.
41. thutdry. op. ato tallTlaeri of tb• Dorset Volunteer
Artillery Corp.. Sir., rounds eacb at 200 and 400

Gunner Samuel Stone, Portland, 53; second,
£.5. Sergeant White, Somme. 51 ; third. a. Lieut.
McLean, P inland, 51 ; a, Corpirall W. Steven..
Portlant, XL Sergeant W. L. Pearcv, Portland,
45: Atm, lA, Sergeant Stainer, Swarms.; 45: seventh.
£l. Gunner Pearce. Portland. 44; eighth. /1.. Gunner
Teerteehory. Firtlatil: 44.
Coargvirlog E.-4:20 in mower, open to the inenabere of
the ki.leele• U n 14 traet Yeomanry C4valry. Seven
round. .h al Mend MO yard%
F 14
irst. LT. Trooper .m4tohe, SI; second. £3. Trooper
Sherren, Dorchester, 51: third, a, Corpor.l OMR,
Blandford. 50 ; fourth. a Trooper H. Cr..., 46; filth,
4/1, Trooper liahgood, Kt: ninth, /I, Trooper Beet
mhester. 44; seventh. £l, Sergeant 14.01 era. Slandford.

44.
COuliarrrrioa F.—The members cup of the value of £5
and 4,31 in mosey prig s, open to all ationter of this
aenciation wha hare paid their ou,ocripti no for the
comet year. Seven sluma each e and 500 yards.
Fink the nip. value Q isrtrnndsiwr S 'resent Crow,
3r4. sevad. £3, C.piain Llov.l.Jones, 6:la, 55: third,
St Colo, Sorge-int lobate. 55 fourth. Ll. Limit
Rauliaa. 55.
CONIICIIT.OII —Opea to all navimeata and COMM of
aisadiar cavalry reginvivs in Easl Prises siren
by the Akers of the Queen's 0 gra Direst Yeeniaary
Canny. Auitil.ary cavalry prise, restricted to &actions
of four mounted won front regiments and come of
auxiliary cavalry la Sulam& Tire odious wiry&
go=sinausamtproo=
stratonrAsaii. Sk Join

THE minim CONORE4.4 AND plum
PICUSPECN.
A mermen preached at the C Jeers:rational Chapel.
.tre"t•on Sem,laY n”rninn. Jane lii., ISM by Use ROL
... T. care
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Aud He dull judge among the nation', and shall
rebuke many p,iple ; and they 'Loll heat their @words
int o phougisharea ani their spears into pa untne•ho ;
8114.11 not lift up ••ord again.t notion. neither shall
thv I aria war any luore."—lomthh lb a.
Alter a period of the moot anxious end painful looPense,
as a motion we are permitted to enjoy • brief respite,
which we truat may issue In • happy and complete
v erauce trout the terrible calmitty of war. After •
tan, of emcee..., delay, as roan, competent mi t 'strikes
both at home and abroad think and f which they Lay
the Mann at the door of the English °overawe., and
eseneally its Prime Ministate the loug contemplated
uongre. is at last meeting at Berlin with a view to mkt@
• We .Peanunill hinfo onion and no do doubt diflithlt
problem of the East In elantion. As Christian people,
and., the followers of Jesus Chriat. the Prince of Peace,
l our prayer, can only meal niche/Heavenly Footstool for
a happy and sueemond issue to the deliberations of as
; august a body. Schlott/, if over, perhaps, has then been
o such an aswinblage or able ani rompetent statesmen as
I aro now gathered is Berlin around the noun Citable of
Prince Bomar:A ; and .lalom have statesmen been called
to determine and solve weightier problems. It is confessed
on all Lando that the these.t iesues affecting millions of
; human beimp, and indeed the beet interests of the
...rid for generations, are dependent on the
result of the deliberations and the eauchulons at which
this Conv.4 are likely to arrive. My object tin+ morn-
ing is not to enter iuto what is knoarn as the Eastern
QUastion—a question which very few of us understood or
• can gr.p In it, aside bearing, and which probably few
oat of the connote more immediately c 'ravened ran
end,* stand. end which it would seem that not even
the Englith Government has at all times fully camera-
-1 headed ; my purpose is • much hunthier one, via., to try
LO gather up some of the lemons which may be learned
from the whole conditions of things maid which we
have been hung for limey m onths past ; and to karn
chiedy what are the lessons which Gsi word teaches us
amid such circumstances. I. In the ern place we seem
; to gather it. • very emphatic way how for all nations are
; from any itthilment or IN, prophet's declaration which
; we hav• joist read. In England itself we hare been
breathing little else than a niilitery strampliere for
months past, and it cannot be nod that the People have
expressed my very emphatic comletunation of this state
'of things. Judging Irmo the action of the representatives
' of the people in their august assembly they have moat
; emphatically upheld the Goverameat in their military
penile. It is true enough it has been affirmed that thia
o is the only cosine which was open to the nation to prevent
f war ; but in reply to this all that we can /ay is thet 11
%hi+ was the only preparation for lather, It is very
difficult to see what lurther prepare:lm could have been
made for wee That there has been • very large and
influential party in this country who have been opposed
to war wow let thank( uly record; but it is eqraily true
[het a wet with Ruoaia mould have been euthwolamically
hailed by • large tease of our ellow-conntrymen. And
It would have been most difficult to explain on
what grounds such a war would have lean under.
teken, nor can we well calculate the immense mist
; fortune and suffering of which it would have been the
cause. 2. Further it ,bas been most depressing and
discouraging to see how susceptible large masses of our
leilowinen have been of the war fever and spirit To some
of our ablest statesmen, and notably such men as Mr.
Gladstone and Me Bright, and many others, it hoe been
• matter of utter impossibility to ascertain upon what
ground tlos country cle.ignd to enter upon war. And the
fact that at Lot the Coogne, hoe met is the element
nputation of the allogai groundsef ...end the evidence of
the utter beseleaness of these grounds. It is said that the
Prime Mien., of England tins seined a diplomatic triumph
over It Soda, that he has humiltated Rum., and has
bitted Rogland by this strike .1 policy into tee very front
reek UI Europ -eta nations, shoe otter statesmen by their
want of. spirited policy hal suffered her to fell into a
sec ond or ththirate poser. Such an idea may readily win
credence autogic the eight...tic admorent of a warlike
• lout we very sincerely question whether it is likely
to Le the cairn judgment of impartial history. Our
profound conviction is that wheu the entire husiness
com. t Is surveyed in the 'dry char light" of calm
judgment and reflection, a very different verdict will be
framed mem it, and that those suatenueu who have
advocated • Dome' ul at .1 cot...tory policy, will be seen
to have been the nue In. tel of their country, and the
true upholders o I its beet interests and ofiguities. It is torn. I
brethren, a ia.itevr it may he to you, sue of the saddest
features of our country that a mere policy ol bluster, of
parole, the Mowing of trumpeta, should I.
recanted as the real symbol of Eastland's greatness; and
and that her power is to be estimated by the number of
sold en she can bring into tee field, whether as drafted
Iron. our oath shores or from foreign maw It will be • ,
sad day for E etheu wintery pretensions shall mks 1
the place cot that calm reliance on the principle. et justice I
and truth. which Imre leen our watchword hitherto, and
which mint be our watchword in the future if we are to
win our true coriqueats and realise our great mission
among the nations. I believe that Eitelols society as the
preeeht hour is in • perilous condOtion, amid all thus..
and hider another mint speedily pusses.s the nation,
hr r future decline is nit far off. ato nation can is. per-
lumeatly otamic and powirful, whose hopes are not
founded on gmannerprincple and recognition of truth and
justice ; and if mere outward glitter and bravado take the
place of quiet condolence and reliance in justice, integrity,
and truth, the outlook tor our future is uncoil considerable
foreboding and gloom. The present attitude of our nation
Mid its position tor mouths part has been fitted to fill the
minds of ail euiet atil thoughtful people with olismay.
Third: For tbs..' state of things we have largely to lay the
blame on the statestaeu sato are governing us, and
directing the affairs of this nation. It really newt he said
that amid the unhappy cireutti.tanCell Of the country
they have strive:it La direct the winds of the people to
im.ted. Their whole effort has been. by a consistent
aud perdateut lialvoraCy of a oarlike attitude, to incite the
war spirit iu the m ads of multitudes, a feeling
which he, h sal vi,tbie repression in the ordinary speech of
the people, to say nothing of the utterance of much of the
pre. of this country, shire has energetically and sower
times frantically ealvocatol war. If such a charge can be •
14lii to oar rulers, stool by many able and COnapetent men,
some of them till lately members of the cabiuet throat, such
Ism forth preferred, it is the most solemn which can be
101 l to the dour of any body of men, invoking as it may ;
du the Lthe of multitudes of their fo•Ilows, and be o
hopoiness and welibenig of whole nation.. The rulers
who con he guilty oi milt a crime, must sooner or later I
expietu the guilt of their sin and fully. Fortunately ;
for our rulers ant the people too, if war had been desired
t 7 any or either of them, their purposes thus far in the
good providence of G oil have been frintrated and our
iumt earnest desire is that they may he rendered entirely
(rutile, and that • happy deliverence from any such
danger may be the outt of the present distreci and •
anxiety. If this should be the cue • large number of
interested parties will be sadly diaappointed ; comprising
sit. fee who ire filled with all wanner of hatred and
envy and wrath towards laud... for reasons which they
cannot drum. oho speak largely in otter Ignorance of
that II sod its true character in connection with the
lit. ear ; and who seem to regar.i It coda as •Imply
existing for the purpose of endless ph-oiler and rolthery.
Ulcers there are who will regret the pine( ul tennination of
the presaut criaa, since they have ishc,l forward to war,
to recall) their empty coders and to grow rich at
of the misery and suffering of their
leMor creatures. Our hope and prayer is that the wicked
devices of such may be frustrated, and that an era of
prolonged peace way he ushered ot as the result
of the deliberationa of the preeeht congress.
We are not without hope that this may Ire
the case. It seems to be plainly uuderstood
that the •tateranau who are at the congrars are
ri eerely bent on peace, and it is ouc of the snidest
no-Methane in connection with it, thnt it there be any fear
touching the possible wreck of the Congress, it is in con.
neetiou with our own Eitglish pleidpotebtiaries about
whale purpose, and devices there seem, bo I. c.ii.iderylo•
encertaudy ; and treat is most deplorahle of all. is that
not even the English parliament Ivo people know what
be intention and purposes of their Promo Minister at that
C owes. are. Alter the fashion of • p aliateentary dictetur,
Le has contennittouely withheld !tau the English public
his purpose, unless as it may be kno en in the most vague
and semis' way; where. aa • constitutional stetesulan
he ought to have cone armed was the authority and
dictation of the English Parl %went, to nery out it•
expressed will and behests. This ii one of not • few
on...ovations in our time-honoured constitutional system t
ehich the Raelieh people had Netter sive heed, Int their
irairant but dome roue Prime Monster, ahould rob them
of Merton which an very dear to them, and have b-en
secured Oter lone and penal ul efforts and labours. Ruoi•
who is most deeply coacerned In Goa matter, and whose
aged an I brilliant statesman in the person of Prince
Gortecnekoff, who amid great physical weakness, has
Ilea to the C oacross as evincing a aiticeee desire to
have this business fairly and permanently settled, Russia,
-rosy, has undeniably evinced • spirit of sincere desire
to have this matter honourably settled. Ido not wish to
enter into the question of treatsea, or her action in connec-
tion with the San Stefano Treaty. I believe Russia Ithe
been greatly and maliciounly misunderstool. She has
from the beginning been prepared to have the whole
Treaty diecureed, and the French Minister for Foreien
Affairs, M. Wieldiugton, a Mivister, by the way, who is
of EagUeb origin and education, and from whom much
may be expected at the Congress; in his 'pent stew days
ago in the French Sen.*, a. much as indiceted that the
Congress wicht have met three months sic and that no
substantial gain has been won by Encland now that she
enters on the Centre*. Russia, se believe was always
reedy to enter in the Comma, so that he whole question
of the East tuicht be cotoideredmd settled by the European
Peers; and but that at did not suit the pun*se of the
Prime Minister of England, who has made good ues of his
time and opportunity since to startle E mope with brilliant
and unexpected surprises, which have dazzled the oewary
but shucked the .n.sible people of Enclmoi and of Europe,
and which have uselessly coat this country million,. of
money, besides toning the worst of animosities,
dividing the nation into two cenips, end repo...tint the
cans ono into differect and tuatagooniatic attitudes, besides
vowine the seeds of deep •st hostility between this nation
eras ltioosia, shieb 1.0rk.: years of effort avid not he ahle to
extingeish, ao if there Were a superabundant nipple of
lien sohip itild goodwill among the Dation,. hilt for this
unomuable Love of distilay and the einnit ,tortueot, zemend
might have been at the C ongre,, mambo ago, and the
question so fu settled, not the foetal iwautuing it. peaceful
name. A profoundly solemn respomiloility rents
on the Prin. Minister of Engloont, if it he so
that throthch any action of Lis the settlement of
this question has thus lung bees delayed. 5. But
teen. is something further to he said in reopen of
this Eastern question. We have it on the authority lof the
Russian newsman, that but for the refusal of England
to jam Ittlaaaa, the Turkish war might bare been avoided
altogether. and good government secured for the Turkish
provinces without their being separated from the nate of
Turkey, a fact which must now be realised in whatever
form the present Treaty be amended. So much for the
blundering and blustering feeling of England, whose chief
minister Oi peintbefore Europe at this moment "as a rare
Jewish curiosity. and as one of the most brilliant yet least
trusted of English statesman. "it is all very clever," as a
shrewd Scotch paper says, little less able in its p.m than
the Tic. itself, ants good deal more trustworthy, "A.
far as the Prime Minister is concerned, and very absurd
as for as everyboly elue is concerned; but • request that
Eon.. shall reseed a settlement, which could have been
male long ago without trouble, as a triumphant assertion
of nationsl power can only be met by unextlegaishable
Ought...* 6. Well, here is the fact of supreme interest
sail moment to us as • people at this hour, that the
nation.. of Europe who are represeuted at the Congress
are sincerely bent on p.m Rmselo needs peace, Austria
equally desires it. Germany h. no other deeire, and
Preece is profoundly pecthe In her spirit and an. mean-
time. The chief actor, therefore in this prese.
and theose in whom the chief reeponsibility for peace or
war shall rest, are Itinesha and England; and Ruleia am
doubteelly craves for peace after the des.lating and
erennoting war which the bee teat concluded. And we may
be sure that mole. England, in the person of her chief
rainooter, endeavours to exact utterly unreasonable
d,mande which ill the circumstances happily there is
little leer to dread, Ruaia will only be too willing to
.-codo to the just and reawonahle demands of united
Rorope. as we believe she would have done month. ago
if the Gonna had then taken place. 8,11 11 peace be
sound to us now, and on • solid hails, with • recognition
of the just rigida of tbill people* who have lung hewn the
victims of Turkish oversew on and wrong., but whose
deliverance list last within sight, and whoa,, capable of
prove,. and good governmeut if it were brought within
their reach : If we say peace, with "liberty to all." be
thou srrasied, we shall f rgive much in the past for the
promise oi bitter tlings in the future. 7. Fortunately
Pje,re is the highest hope of each to as i.soe. What •rm
fiction it would be on the widow and good sense of
IP% if its ablest It otestu.a were utterly unable to
a Ire the questa., difb•iult though it toav he, and bat to
break up their Congress auti &specie, forthwith to Peeps
nits • wee.the linaitsof which noonerould amigo end tbelike
of which %boom& of,hist,ry would not probably equal.and
' which would deluge fair lands with blood, and prostrate
the nations In deepelr and ruin for geheratiowa I Who
out contemplate seek ea Woo but with horror. and what
a Wore God sod mon 'hoof& not oft any of 1