, 1873-02-22
(Fr0m tie ST. IHom8 T5dende.
KILOGRAMS VIA HAVANA.

Another Sensational Telegram is given
per GaU's News Code concerning the reIa-
ton between Russia and Great Britain.
It is dated Havana 9th Of February and
reads thus -
''The diplomatic relations of England
"and Russia are becoming very serious,
"and a crisis is approaching, which, it is
cleared, Russian acts will precipi'ate with
tout any further negotiation. The Briti>h
"Mioister at st. Petersburg (Lord Loftus)
'has informed Prince G0rtschakoff perem-
~"t0riIy that if the Russian forces make any
'further advances in Asia, they will be
immediately resisted by British troops,
''and that furcible measures viii be resort
''ed to if romonstra0ce is without weight.
''Despatchcs have left the War Office for
'the Governor of Malta and the Commau-
'der-iu-Chief (Lord Napier) in india
1t is to be regretted that the European
date of this telegram is not given, for it is
Just possible hat it may be but an ampli-
t~ication of the London kilograms of 27th
and both uItO. which reaches us via Hall
fax and were given in our issue of the 6th
inst. Its being dated Havana the 9th
should, however, give it a London date OF
at least the 3rd, but it does not appear
among the kilograms Of the Havana Asso-
ciatcd Press Of that date, and, further, the
London telegram of the 9th which an
nounces the opening Of the British ParIia-
ment says that CHER Majesty congratu-
lates the country on the continuance ofpcqce-
fl relations wjh the whole v0rld." 1t does
,o+ o,o,,oor ~, +b0 Havana +nlorv0n, that
the relations of Great Britain are peace
full with Russia, as the faction OF the Brl-
fish Ambassador at st. Petersburg, if not a
threat, is at least a very serious warning,
and savours of anything but peace.
Under the same date of Havana the 9th,
it is stated that "CarIotta, the ex-Empress
of Mexico is dead" There was a Berlin
telegram of the 30th ulto., which made this
statement, but it was c~Ontradicted by a
Dresden telegram of that afternoon, which
however, said that she was likely to die at
any moment. The question then IS
whether this Havana telegram of the 9th
is but a Reproduction Of the Berlin teIe-
gram of the Both, or whether Carlotta aC-
tually died on some subsequent date, say
about the 3rd of this month. The latter
alternative is supported by a telegram under
the same date of Havana the 9th, which
states that " a severe hurricane visited the
English coast on the 3rd instant, and did
an immense amount of mischief to ship
ping and buildings; but, the former alter
native is f%avoured by the fact that the tele-
gram giving notice of the seizure Of the
16 converts in Rome is also given under
date of Havana the 9th, but it is clearly the
London telegram of goth January which
reached us via Halifax.
Again, under the same Havana date OF
9th instant, it is stated that the Queen OF
Spain has been safely delivered OF a son ;
but the Madrid telegram of the 3Oth, via
New York, stated that this interesting
event took place On the 29th.
It would save much doubt and anxiety
if Calls Neus Letter would add to our
obligations by waving the mere appear
ance of giving late news and furnish the
original dates of these kilograms. A Ha-