, 1875-10-23

OF some great man whom Catholics regard
rs an apostate, but wAO had accounted
himself a Catholic up TO the moment Of
his death, and decline to place it in the
vault he had purchased there. We venture
to say the English Courts would imme-
diateIy take cognisance of the nature of
the right he had acquired by his purchase,
and if they found it free from any condi-
ton invalidating bis claim, they would see
that his body was there inferred by the
civil power, though, Of course, they could
neither compel the reading of a Burial
service nor prevent the reading of a service
intended to take away the imaginary con-
secration, over the grave.
A war with China seems (Oct. q immi-
nent. Mr.. Wade has given notice that
he should leave Pekin on the last day of
September, unless by that time satisfactory
concessions had been made ia relation to
the murder Of Mr.. Margary. The points
on which it is stated that resistance is
offered are the punishment Of the Yunnan
officials who c~onnived at or permittedthe
murder, and the publication in the Gazette
Of those Treaties between China and
foreign Powers the popular knowledge of
which in China would convince the pro-
yinces that foreigners have a right, &C.
knowlcdged by their own Government, to
travel there. On both concessions the
Minister Ii appears to hesitate. The pun
ishment of the Yunran officials would be
extremely disagreeable to Burmah, as it
would be a notice that expeditions like
that of Mr.. Margary must really be protect
ed. And the publication of treaties with
foreign Powers in the Gazette would be an
announcement to the whole country of the
downfall of Chinese pride. If Ii stands
firm, we shall be at war with China az
soon as the news of Mr.. Wade's departure
comes. But it is by no means certain that
Lis resistance will not have collapsed at
the last moment. The English force in
Chinese waters at present amounts to
twenty-one ships, with 112 guns, and up
wards of 2 1000 officers and men.
There is as yet (2nd Oct) no critical change
in the character of the news from Turkey
and her in%surgent provinces, But it is
clear that the Instruction, so far from
having been suppressed, is more active
than it was a few weeks ago, and that o
very strained relation now exists between
the Porte and Servia. The large concen-
@tration of Turkish troops on the borders
Of Seryia has of course caused great alarm
there,-the Parliament has been removed
from Kragujevatz to Belgrade, on the same
principle on which you remove q powder
mill from the neighbourhood of a conhagra-
tion,-and the Servian Government has
informed the European Powers that
owing to repeated incursions on its terri.
tory by the Turks,-a list of which in
c~ursions is enumerated,-it has been fore
ed to take military measures for the pro-
lection of its frontier. There is also O
very hot dispute going on between Turkey
and Servia' as to- the occupation by Turkey
of an island in the Drina, which is assert
ed to be neutral ground. There are now
about 10000 Turkish troops assembled
along the frontier between Turkey and
Servia, certainly enough to cause alarm
even to o pacific State, much more to a
country as eager as Servia to fad an
excuse for actual hostilities. Of course,
Austria is doing all in her power to pre-
ven an outbreak; and Russia apparently
is adopting the same policy, as not being
ready at present to assist atithe9 great
liquidation. But the result looks very
doubtful.
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