Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-27
ENGLAND AS A MILITARY POWER,
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
RUmored Reclamation of ord m. "a


loNpoN. Feb. y, 30 p.m.-It is rumored in
the lobby of the House of Commons this after
noon that Lord Derby has resigned IN" foreign
secretaryShip i'm consequence Of an important
step resolved upon hy the cabinet The rumor
must be accepted with reserve.
England ~ ~ Military Power.
LONDON, Feb. 2,.-Ma jOr General Sir Garnet
Nolsely contributes 30 the nineteenth century
an article entitled, England as a Military
fo%er. The following are his conclusions.
Al no previous period has England been so
SioSngs .aSi,g IN "a military sense as now Were war
declafed tomorrow above four hundred fhou-
SAND drilled men would fan into line ii re-
CURED, supported 10y three hundred and
SeNehlS-tMor neid guns, manned and hOrsed
ny The royal artillery. That number would
roughly be made up as follows: Standing
army al home, a.00O men army and militia
reserve, 4n.eO: militia, sl00: volunteers
lSl,un and Second-claSS army reserve, 10 90
Total, 4ll,W0 In this calculation I have nut
The ngures very low. and have left out alto
gether The ten thousand yeomanry. who would
pe available Tor home service | have not
taken INTO consideration the number OF reCu-
lar troops that would be available for war
when The Mediterranean garrisOnS We're fur
nlShed by militia. Ii will thus be seen that we
couId at once take the field with Two fully
equipped army corps of more than 2NnOl
soldiers, each leaving a similar force Of regu-
ldt troops al home as reserve. When com
pare the military strength of England now
with what II was i'm 1854. l am as amazed M
me condition OF military weakness and helm
leSSneSS in which we were when W., bpran The
russian war of that year a am al the igno-
rance OF those who are now croakinE over our
supposed want of strength and alleged in
ability 10 fight
The Treaty Of Peace.
LONDON, Feb. 2I.-lntelligencc from Con
StantinOple, under date of Feb 25 ly way oT
odessa. says: " II iS expected that the treaty
OF peace will he signed this week Some minor
points. are still under decision. The Grand
Nicholas viii have an interview with the SuI-
tan here, and leave for Russia immediately
after the treaty iS signed
No Peace for n Week
CoNSTANTINOPLE, Feb 27-it is now stated
That the peace negotiations will consume
another week, unless Russia insists upm their
being brought 10 a close.
The British Commander I'm Chief I'm
the Field.
LONDON. Feb. -, u. m.-Inrd \aDipr of
Magdala, governor and commander in chief of
gibraltar. has Just arrived here from thai
pace: Ihe afternoon papers announce very
prominently, that il has been decided 10 pn
IN Chief of amy expedition force that NAV ha
sent out in case of war, with Major GeneraI
SIR Carpet NOlScly as chief of stan
Later fr0m London
LONDON, Feb. -. 40 p. m.-Thp govern.
ment is still unadvised of the signature of the
treaty of peace. Lord Napier of Mavdala had
long interview with the Duke of Cambridge
commander IN chief of the forces today.
Lord Derby Not Resigned.
LONDON. teb. =, 4:3O p. m.-OHe of the
members OF the cabinet answering a private
inquiry as TO whether Lord Derby had re-
signed, said: Half an hour ago Lord Derby
was Wllh.me at a cabinet council and nothing
was said about his resignation