The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-11-29 00:00:00

"Purbeak Cote, Greenwood-M.06-e—, E.-,
Colbugwood, Melbourne."

RUSSIA AND THE EASTERN
QUESTION.

Vainum.ns, Nov. 27.—Mr- Odo Emma dined last
night with His Majesty, and was graciously motive&
He had an interview with Diunt Biamark in the after-
noon. Prussia adheres to a Conference, but had no
wooed with Russia, and was surprised by Prince
Gortsenakoll's Cires;s- at this juncture, Sbc cannot
Interfere at present-
Fweintos, Nov. 26.—The Italian Note, dated the
24th of November, has been despatched to St. Peters-
burg. It remonstrates in eourteous terms against the
one-sided denunciation of the treaty of 1856.
The T 14441 says Lord Granville went down to Wind-
sor on Saturday, and will return to town this day
(Monday) to be present at the Cabinet Council when the
Hoodoo note and it answer are discussed and settle!.
It was but natural that the pleasure of [int Majesty
should be taken at this critical conjuncture, and we are
sure the interval between the Cabinet Councils will have
been wisely spent by the members of the Government,
and that they will meet to-day (Monday) an united
Ministry on this momentous question. For ourselves.
we have little to add to the information we have already
laid Wore our readers. We can only express our hope
that the answer of the Government to the reiterated
demand of Ramie will be at once firm and couoilia-
tory. The universal approbation gained by the
first answer of the Government ought to he
a sure guide to their decision sie to the mooed,
Prince Gortehakoff, in his reply to Lord Granville's
deadateh, Udwells anew on the peaceful intentions of
the Emperor, and on the ardent desire of his Manta
to abstain from re-opening the Eastern Question ; and
he appears to feel shocked and even hurt at the sus-
picions which have been excited by his first note in
Western Europe. The Imperial Chancellor, hi his
tender surprise at the emotion aroused in Europe by
his innocent circular, wander' into many collateral
questions, which he is perfectly at liberty to pursue, if
by so doing he wishes to cover • retreat from his un-
tenable assumptiom, but with respect to which we
mast reserve the liberty of declining to follow him.
When, however, we find him reiterating the claim to
set amide the obligations of the Treaty of 1856 on the
sole determination of the Emperor, we are bound to
do something more than to decline chsenedag irrelevant
topic'; we trust call him back to the reel question
between us, Ths fact that he adheres to his first
: ground shows that he is not meeting a retreat, but
masking a position which he intends, if possible, to
retain. Against that position we must, therefore,
direct our fire, and the answer of the English Foreign
Secretary can be nothing but a repetition, firmer rather
than Wistaria., of the protest contained in his first
despatch, coupled with a modest intimation that the
consequences mast be very serious if any step. are taken
to assert by deeds the claim verbally advaneed by
Prince Got teharoff

According to • correspondent of the /lady New,. M.
Thiers reports that when at St. Petersburg he became
convinced of the existenee of a secret treaty between
MOSSiI, inn Pruasia, and he believes that there is no. no
hope whatever that Prussia will join the other pow •re
in insisting upon the mantenanoe of the treaties of
IS-Z. If England is to go to war, the sooner she takes
a decided pert the better. The Freneh fleet, which haz
nothing to do, would easily extinguish Russian preten•
guns in the Black Sea, and •very thin "red line" indeed
would immensely encourage the French to use the force
which they undoubtedly possess and drive the German
invader out of Francs.

With regard to the present crisis, the Nose Preie
Prtsw of Vienna says for Austria the question is °cm/
whit as important as for the Porte. The war of 1866
drove Austria out of Germany ; if Russia succeeds in
her designs, she will, no less than Turkey, be driven
out of Europe. Basal* need not conquer Constantinople
to be able by means of her national and religious pro-
pagandism, to oppress and bind in Anstria on the east
and south. The Nests Preie Pruse closes its artic!o
with those significant and unmistakable words :—" At
all events, the step of the Bt. Petersburg Cabinet opens
up a very serious perspective; and we in Austria roost
only hope that our Government grasps the importance
of this new revelation in its entire bearing, and that in
Austria there are not wanting mon and strength
(Thateraft), of which there will be noed in oidor to
moat successfully tho dangers of e, perhaps, very 06111'
future."

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA ON TRE PROSPECT.
Sr. PgrsgorturtO. Nov. 22.—A congratulatory address
has been presented to tbo Emperor by the Lithuoian
Regiment of the Guards on the celebration of Its an-
niversary. His Majesty replied :—" I hope there
will not be war. Should, however, Providence will
it, I am confident that the Lithunian Regiment will
give fresh proofs of devotion."