, 1880-02-18

AbdeTrahman He'd into Russia, where ne
received q pension Of E3, 900 q year, which
he has diligently saved. He is now, it is
believed, at Balkh, where q former sup.
porter rules, and will, it il believed, en-
deavour to organize ar army, and make
another great effort for the throne. He is
q good soldier, and his life shows him to
be a man of Twill and decision, whom it
would be we'll to recognise as Amer.
Unfortunately, he has resided 10 Russia;
and English Tories believe Russians to be
so attractive, that any one who has resided
with them remains always pro-Russian.
We poor English are not so fortunate. II
the history of Azimoollah, who massa-
cred US at C%awnpore. can be trusted.
Sir FL. Layard has failed in bis last
fight with the Turks. The Sultan handed
him back DR.. Rollers manuscripts, the
German Ambassador having taken up the
Missionary's cause, but declined to dis.
miss Hs6z Pasha. alleging that he had
himself given the orders-which is clever,
as Sir Henry is not prepared to dismiss the
Sultan-and proposed to exile Ahmed
Tewfk, the school.master, TO some Turk.
ish island with a Christian population.
This is q complete defeat, for the conces'
sion to DR.. Roller will be regarded as a
concession to Germany, Ha6z Pasha tfi.
umphs. aud Ahmed Tew6k will be regard
ed 10 Constantinople as one destined to an
early death. Sir Henry Layard is now
en~deavouring to procure a decree annulling
the ecclesiastical sentence OF death upon
the schoolmaster, in which he will proba.
bly, fail. The result is uncomfortable
for those who think England deserves
some consideration in Constantinople. and
the Tories are consequently trying to
remove the impression by linsinuating that
Russia instigated the whole business.
That is very probable, but the whole
truth sshould be told. Russia not only
did this, but she is now sending RELAYS of
fog TO London, to embarrassL Lord Beacons-
field, a fact which is proved by the fogs
coming from the West. If they came
from the East, Russia would be suspected,
80 Prince Gortschakoff intrigues with the
east wind to blow from the west. AZ the
same time, the east wind ia ravaging Rus
sia, which will consequently DO bankrupt.
Could anything be plainerf
Mr.. Chamberlain delivered q strong
speech to his constituents at Birmingham,
on1Thursday evening. He expressed his
belief that the country had at last found
out the foreign policy of the Government.
and asked scornfu!Iy, l"Where 10 the peace
with honour" the ",stroDg place of arms''
10 Cyprus, the "frlendly and indepandent''
Afghanistan 2 Who believed 10 a reform.
ed Asia Minor. or the scientific frontier,
or did not expect every month some new
source of anxiety or new disaster ? Even
now it was said that because the Russians
were going to Merv, new sacrifices must be
demanded from the English people. He
held that both in Afghanistan aud Zulu
land, we had entered into wal on false
pretexts, in order to conceal q policy of
aggression. The epitaph Of this Govern
ment would be-
Here lies . Tory Ministry.
Whose word no man relied on
Who never said the thing they meant,
And never did a wise one.
He was himself convinced that the
country had returned to the mood OF
1868. and that we should have a Liberal
Government, supported by Liberal ma.
jority. O E
The evidence taken before the Court OF
Inquiry into the Tay-Bridge disaster has