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LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1871

rim position of affairs in Roumania Is very
serious. The recent letter of Prince CHARLES, in
which he bewailed the deplorable state of the
Danubian Principalities, and declared that his.
rule had been productive of no benefit
to the country, has been followed by a general
election, the result of which can only strengthen his
desire to resign. If he persists in withdrawing, we
may look for a succession of desperate and dangerous
intrigues. Each of the three great States surrounding
Roumania is desirous that one or other of its
neighbours should not occupy the territory. Austria
and Turkey would both resist a Russian occupation ;
Russia would probably not tolerate the entry of
Austrian or Turkish troops into the Principalities.
There can be little question that the St.
Petersburg Government would be glad to seize
this possession, if a favourable opportunity
presented itself; and there can be equally little
doubt that the Governments at Vienna and Constan-
tinople, though not desirin.; Roumania themselves,
would do much to prevent its falling into the hands
of Russia. The Vienna papers have frequently pro-
nounced the matter to be one of life or death.
The bellicosity excited by this apprehension
is far more pronounced than that caused by the Black
Sea demand. The occupation of Roumania by Musco-
vite forces would probably be a more serious danger
to peace than the entry of any number of war vessels
into the Euxine. It is to be -hoped, there-
fore, that the efforts making by the Austrian
Ministers to induce Prince CHARLES to remain will
be successful. The state of Roumania is far from
cheering, and the Prince himself is not a person cal•
culated to awaken any enthusiasm; but the prospect
of a serious difference between the three eastern
States must be avoided, if possible, at any price.

As the elections in France draw near, the chances
of peace do not increan. Indeed, the prospect
of a civil war being added to the hostilities
against the common foe is far from remote.
The breach between the Ministers at Bordeaux
and those at Paris is all but openly de-
clared. The Paris Ministers have no authority in
the South, and the orders of the Bordeaux Delega-
tion are disregarded in the North. M. GAMBETTA
upholds his decree excluding the Orleanist Princes
and Imperialist officials from the elections; and
M. FAVIIR persists in maintaining the freedom
of choice. AI. SIMON has arrived at Bor-
deaux from Paris ; but he cannot enforce the
decisions of those who sent him, nor even
shew himself in the streets. It may be hoped that
some reconciliation will be effected, but it would be
rash to anticipate a satisfactory issue. Neither
Count BISMARCK nor M. FAVItE can prevent M.
GAMBETTA from proscribing the Orleanists and Itn-

perialists in the districts south of the Loire.
Imperialists may be elected in the North, but they
will never enter the Grand Theatre at Bordeaux,
unless M. GAMBETTA and the Reds undergo a most
unexpected change of opinion. If the place of meeting
were changed the Southern deputies would not re-
gard the change. In any case it would seem that
the question of peace must be faced by a divided
nation, the South against the. North, and it
happens, unfortunately for the prospect
of ending the war, that the greater part of the
country is in the hands of M. GAMBETTA. To make
matters worse,Count BISMARCK has written a most
foolish protest to M. GAMBETTA, declaring that the
German Government will recognise no Assembly
that is not freely elected. We call this protest foolish,
because it is generally understood that the Germans
wish to conclude the war. Nothing could ba less
calculated to further the interests of peace than such