The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-19 00:00:00

ENGLISH INTERVENTION

If, says the Economist, Prussia ought to make peace,
and if Europe thinks it ought, should not Europeinter-
vene or mediate, and say that it ought ? At any rate,
time is precious— might not England "do something,'
and induce Prussia to treat ? But on this point there is
the usual preliminary difficulty. What is that "some-
thing" to be? What floats before many minds, perhaps
before that of M. Thiers, is a peace like that of Nrienna,
or Utrecht, dictated to France by a Congress of all
Europe. But to this the Germans will not consent. They
say the " circumstances are different." At Vienna and
and at Utrecht France had been conquered by a European
coalition, and therefore all the members of that coalition
joined in making the peace ; but now only Germany
has conquered France, and Germany only, therefore,
should be consulted as to the peace. After the wars of
Wellington and of Marlborough England had
a right to a voice as to the pacification ;
but now she has earned no voice, and has none.
All information from Germany is consistent in saying that
as she has vanquished France alone, so she will settle
peace with her alone. And it will be childish in her to
feel otherwise. England, therefore, can give little aid in
the pacification, however much we may wish for peace or
however much we may think the Prussians ought to
grant it. We may smooth accidental difficulties conse-
quent on the change of French Government ; our
Ambassador may act as a go-between, since there is no'
ordinary means of communication. Years ago our
Foreign Office might have addressed an essay to, the two
belligerents, saying when and on what terms they ought
to make peace. In smaller wars it has often done so.
But we have now learned that such officiousness prolongs
more quarrels than it ends ; and in public as in private
quarrels the intervening bystander is nearly sure to offend
both parties, and to be thanked by neither.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The United Service Gazette contains the following items :
The late Constructor of the Navy is about to give a lecture
on Tuesday next at Liverpool, on the "Foundering of
her Majesty's ship Captain."—The officers and men of the
Coastguard on shore in any part of her Majesty's
dominions are to be considered as part of her Majesty's
fleet, and are not to be calculated upon as, or deemed to
be, a military land defence.—Deputy Inspector-General
of Hospitals J. A. Reynolds of the Indian Medical de-
partment, has been permitted to retire from the service on
a pension of £706 per aunum, to take effect from the 4th
of August last.
The Army and Navy Gazette says H.M.S. Audacious
will be shortly commissioned, and Captain E. G. Lam.
bert, who formerly commanded the Pallas, will be
appointed to her.—lt has bee finally arranged that the
98th Regiment shall be replaced at Newcastle by the
2nd battalion 14th Regiment at Colchester, the 4th
battalion 60th Rifles moving from Aldershot to
Colchester in relief of the latter corps. The 2nd battalion
13th Light Infantry will replace the 2nd battalion 6th
Royals at Pembroke Dock. After the removal of the 2nd
battalion of the 6th across the Channel, the first regiment
for Ireland will be the 97th, at Dover.—No decision has
as yet been arrived at in reference to the succession of
Commodore Dowell, C. 8., at the Cape. It is generally
believed that if the lamented Captan Hugh Burgoyne had
survived, the offer of this desirable appointment would
have been made to him.

The Broad Arrow says :—lt is intended by the Go.
vernment to greatly increase the number of medical
officers who are employed for the purposes of sanitary
supervision under the Privy Council ; in fact, the whole
of the kingdom will be divided into sanitary districts,
each under a medical officer with a salary of not
less than £6OO per annum.— We have reason to believe
that the defences of the country are really in a satisfac-
tory condition, with their guns mounted, and everything
in the shape of ammunition and stores ready for
action, if the necessity should unfortunately arise.—
Vice-Admiral Wellesley will, it is said, relieve Sir
Hastings Yelverton in command of the Channel Squad-
ron, and will be succeeded in the West Indies and North
America by Vice-Admiral Faushawe.— Mr. Cardwell,
having inspected the fortifications of Weymouth and'
Portland, has gone to South Devon.

The bodies of Mr. Charles Echlin, the sailor, and his
son, who were drowned on Thursday between Globusk
Point and Innisherra Island, through the capsizing of the
yacht Wasp, were recovered on Friday afternoon off
Globusk Point. At the inquest which was held McCabe,
the survivor, stated he was on the mast trying to reduce
sail, when the yacht dipped to leeward, on which side
Mr. Echlin was sitting, and before he could change his
position the craft turned over, shipped water, righted,
and the* sank. A verdict of accidental death was re,
turned.

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