The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23


the palace. His Majesly's greeting to his English
admiral was very Kind and gracious. When he ap-
preached the throne TO render the usual act Of
homage, the Sultan detained him several minutes,
asking him about his trim, and telling him how glad
he was TO see hun back again ut constantinOple as
he iah begun 10 Tear that no would be tempted to
remain In England altogether. by the by, what
fuss has been made about the restoration OF the ad.
mlral's name TO the naval list. The most extraor-
dinary part OF u s the amount OF ignorance that has
been displayed 10 Parliament by people who should
know better. Hobart Pasha has been merely re-
stored 10 his position on the retired list, and his rank
Ia purely honorary. The regulations Of the service
do not permit OF his taking any command In
the British navy, aud there IL consequently
again, az TO his pension. This Is given, not
In remuneration for any services that he may have
under the Porte, but as the reward which Ii Justly
duo to him for his many years service In the Brsh
navy ibs annuity OF eaG5 became his right ON be-
Ing retired AZ post captain In 1903, and he might
have cOmmuted the same for fixed sum as many
others have done. As for being deprived Of his pen
sion during the period that he receives pay from the
Turks, where Ii the justice Of such measure when
retired officers arc free to add 10 their scanty In-
comes by taking 10 any sort OF business, from iout-
ing for wines to the promotion OF joint stock compa-
nles? The Admiralty, however, have no option In
The matter The recognition OF Admiral Hobart ~
British naval 0lcer would carry with II his right
TO naval pay, even were he not on the retired st,
blt an Admiral on half pay, as an order OF council,
Issued In 1873 states that olcers serving under for
elgn governments are TO receive the Unrestricted
amount OF their half pay and not, As heretofore,
certain portion only.-LOadon GioJe's Constaiai-
nopte Correspondence, Jhy2l.
sudden scare, political and financial, ON the re-
ceipt OF news that ought 10 have been commonly
foreseen ~ probable. This Is what happened yester
DAY; apd though there IL likely 10 be for tic time
asubsldence ofa alarm, the state OF things In Central
Asa Ii al least as threatening now as ever II was
The truth Ia, that on one condition alone was there
any likelihood thar the Russians would content
themselves with their present positions In Afghanis-
Tau. They might possibly have feared that the
change OF government In England would make II
easter Tor her 20 lnd friends and allies; and there
lore tiat they had better secure what they had got
consolidate themselves Ia their new possessOns
push on their Railways and await another opportu-
nifty FOR a further aud hnal advance but, as we
repeatedly and anxiously warned the government
and the public, there could be no reliance on this
calculation For, In me grst place, the nations that
are willing 10 be EDgand's allies are not sure that
her present government will endure and have no
security that the engagements that might be made
WIN her would not be speedily torn 10 pleces by
their hnssla-oying, einpire-iinlting, peaceat-any-
price SUCCESSORS. In the next place. the three.er-