, 1880-02-25
sa@E14hss tbrrihniciibble u PansIavism as soon as it

19hst principle of PansIavism as Q as it
sSK0ws itself becoming an active and
ssAggressive power. As yet Germany still
8presefves friendly relations with official
Russia, but Europe can only be thoroughly
quoted by exertions in the place whence
the causes Of her agitation have proceed
ed. The assurances of peace from the
Russian Press ought to be received with
great satisfaction, but still it must not be
forgotten that it is more easy to excite
fears h to pacify them, particularly as
the first results from acts, and the second
only from words.n
The Times also quotes the following
letter from st. P~etersburgh published in
the National Zeitung:
"The news that the German Govern
ment has resolved to make considerable
augmentations in the army has fallen like
a thunderbolt Oh Russian society at large.
At this moment especially nobody was
prepared for such q determination. The
attacks of the Press on Germany had very
much lessened, the report that Russian
troops were being maSSed in Poland had
been fatty c~ontradicted, and Russia had
declared that she would reduce her army
by 10000 men. 1t was, therefore, not to
be expected that the German Government
would answer the peaceful assurances Of
the Russians by q proposed augmentation
of the army. The tone of the Press is
consequently somewhat reserved and
melancholy. 1t is, perhaps, Of no use to
remind the papers that this reinforcement
of the army need not be directed against
Russia, but that this measure is, perhaps,
moro cauSed by similar steps which have
been taken in the French army. But the
Russian Press ought to know we'll what
the proposed movements i'll reference to
the German Government mean, and in
pretending to be ignorant OF them, and IN
representing themselves as prosecuted
innocents, they only follow the example OF
the French Press"
Among minor items of news we notice
the occurrence Of an accident which reveals
aedanger in the use of electric lights,
which does not hitherto seem to have
excited any attention. The Times says:
"An accident of an extraordinary nature
occurred on the Goth Of January at the
Hottie Theatre, Aston, a suburb of Biz
mingham. The stage is lighted by two
electric lights, and when the candles are
= not burning, two brass connexions used
for the purpose of crossing the current are
hung up over the orchestra. After the
performance of the pantomime, MI. Bruno,
tho euphonium player, was leaving with
the other members of the band, when,
presumably out of curiosity, he caught
hold Of the two brass connexions referred
to; the man in charge called out to him
with the object of warning him of the
danger he was mourning. The warning,
however, came too late; Mr.. Bruno receiv-
ed the full shock of the electric current,
generated by q powerful battery which
supplies the whole of the lamps in the
building and grounds. 1t is said that the
candles not being then burning Mr.. Bruno
was unable to disengage himself, and pull
ed the wire down. The shock rendered
him insensible. A medical man was at
once sent for and r~estOratiyes were applied,
but Mr.. Bruno died in about 40 minutes
afterwards"
The Times says the export of French
beetroot sugar to the end of the year
amounted to only 5000 tons as compared
with $1,000 in 1878; but in Austria, where
an increased acreage more than compensat-
ed for the deficient crop, the export was
110,547 tons against 81 AGO in the previous
year. While, moreover, refining has vir-
tually been completed in France, Belgium,
and Holland, some of the Austrian retiners
are provisiOned up to the end Of March.
BARBADIAN VIEWS ON IMPROVE