, 1877-11-30


unquaiit1cdly approve Lord Dcrby's declarations
regarding Epgland's policy In ths East. The
7imss says: "Lord Derby has at last, wc may
prcsume, returned n 1aal answer to tho clnmors
lot war with Russla IN defense Of Turkey. and
Ills wor]s wilt give perfect satisfaction to the
great majority Of hta countrymen.''
The Standard ea5A: "Ata ttme when the
Government 's accused OF not knowing It's own
mind. and Of not having definite policy on tho
Eastern question, the country Will read With in.
terest Earl Dcrby'a speech 10 the deputstton
which waited ou him yesterday to inform him that
constanttnopte was In danger, and that he
really ought 10 DO something, especially II s1o
could get Austria to help him. Tic Foreign
Secretary was able to po'nt out thai the pollcy
Of the present Government, tu-wIt: the
own interests required TINT xe should resist
tier enemies, MAS resolved upon and declared
cvcn before the n0tation concerning Tbs oue-
rAEcs in bulgaria. 1iastnE thus Treasured llls
not dictated by 1t. Jatncs' hail, md would
nut 30 altered BY II, Lord Derby was able
also to say, we bare spoken IN AZ strong teruas
~ Diplomatic usagc pertnlts Of the necessity of
not allowing Cunstantiuople to nass into other
handa than those that nuw hold It. Upon that
p'dnt can only refer you to the language VIC
held At the beginning Of the war. from Which
We do nut intend to depart IN the slightest
degree
"lord Desb5's second point was, that, although
We need not Jet talk Of intervention, still
should 1t come 10 that we must not rely upon
Austria One Of tile deputa!ion had satd
as seetha 1sfs provided u Ep4ss 5ss sneurneea C. %
her. TlIu reply was explicit; Il think / can
10y claim for niyee!f TINT hare missed no op-
portsutty nf knowing what arc the idcns and
feellnEs vt the Austrian Government, und c0n-
tent ,nysetf With exprcss!ng uay dissent from
this oplniou.'"
Thc Standard, however, ltn1s causo for dissas-
tsfactfon IN the absence Of any rcfercnre to the
and Turkev, and says, III conclusion: MN
gland Los o stake In the issue OF the
eoni}!ct rhtc1. 1t is Impossible for her
70 forgot or ignore. ottlthe brssandcrs,
tAe only. two possible results Of l,ttls,-tllo
total collapse u! Turkey, or pirate arrnnge-
ments between her nnd lst1ssEa. Any day mar
br1ng US tho news of either event. and .tlcn
III That IL question which tho English ucu-
pic arc now asklIIg themselves, anl wc arc sor-
~ that Earl Derby cannot giro US anything
moro comforting than the wcll-wor,l insurance
that Constantinople Is not to pass into itussau
TILE LORD CHIEF nARoH Or ENGLAND ON THE
RlTuATiox.
That aasasy fgsiiag Il III isa r. Enss mind
which ! hare already twrlt upon was further
Lord Chief Baron u Englond IN receiving tho
the Lori sia5or from tho ieuch III tho Court u
E1cllequcr ct Westminster, tho oid judicial
chlcttatu said:
AT Lohu nAron: Ills now ju.t s.r yesrs ago
T. s ,s9 is .Ss sns
'has ss Ssns' Of H.
81 e II Sf
States. or the fostunea Of eevcral States, OF
provinces ii Ffauss. And, II Il that time. anl
with those !ass aal!slons 10 tler powet. then. a.
smother Of ths great Contincntal STATES. they
o1sruas.f 81 !Ae naJn E. .4 Ssp0s p &
sears aro. What. lien. il thc.o statet-that
Germany, should form. 0r rhou!d have formed, an
alliance With anotaer Of ths xfras Continental
sses saeh "a r. EnPfs : ct Esia; 9nd T. ass
!hrown: and II these great powers having EUROPE
va. about to my At their feet but-at their d's-
81 tie conquered coantry~.oi eoaalcfel Turkcy:
Il It Impossible that constantiuopla md the i.os.
phon', md , aoue u tho i.iIe.t poEt'ona q A,'a
that which WAS done In thu iast century VIII,
itemsa,bersnv Also tsat i'sns,la, now ma:ni.
dcd iuto Impartial acrnaay. ami lsutsla, from
this time OF l'eter tho 0reat to tue present hour
unehanging and unchanged, were two IT .the great
Powers nf states IN Europe which connitttd-l !ad
atnlo*t said ucrpstrated-that net Of spoat!on. "a
te influence Vt exercise II thc power Of tic &c twe
| great Empires: tho dominion Of Turkey stunid be
| psEreied out In tho way to which hare H.nf IT,.
should then 30 tho stata Ut Europe. Austria. IN.
deed. might be compensated OF sacridced. then
glanl, tue freedom Of hsf commercial intercourse.
aud nes sast possessions In The EasL 10 ssy nothing
! Of the ssiotj 81 India Itself! Ny tosd. 81. poi
from IN encounter with my number Of enemies
WIN may bc hanaed toaeshtr, ,asainat her. lwou!a
aa}, with our grcat drxmaIist
xaa " sss ss!fs ssef 10 world ID
England. sin.le-hande4 mud alone. confronted
te s.esa
ana our own iiiusFious Wellington. that The mosttl
ever .aw; Alone Sld EnElaua wage krsat W,
ntxhty Empire, aud " laat. with her allies. de
feated him In u wcll.iouEhl neld. and ronsgned
e % ss Ea..aa asfS
and dcfess anJ number Of States of Europa oanIel
ioestaer ss.inst her: Gus Il would ~ u lhs az:
tmo OF thfes hundred n.tliona sterling Of moacf.
AIEIIEMET ALI.
INTERVIEWED mr. ERxALH coGREsrosuEaT.
4 lady correspondent Ut the cologne Gazetts
gives the following necount Of an Interview
which eho had on tho l4th Of October with tho
Turkish General, Mshsmet All:
~ had now ali opportunity Of observing him
moro closely. lie u rather over tho middle
height, bsoad.shoullcred, and certainly docs not
look like Turk. but rather like disguised
European. The dueucy Of hs speech, the ani-
mated gesture. the half.sarcaatic. half-humorous
curling OF the llps, the sharp glance. all depota
thc Western msn. Ills manners, entirely uu-
constrained, ret Nrll-bretl, bctray the man OF
tho world, biz xenial touo tho Gcrmun. 1t IL
quits impossible for nc to reproduce exactly Ill
be sait, especially ~ when he camc to gi1e a
Meuts, lal the mlaf0rtuue to culfounl uivla-
tous aud tEtgades. cannot, therefore, trust
my memory tor particulars. hut for what do
TIL you can Youell.
does not seem quite clear to HIN uyeu yet. Ny