Delta chief., 1885-04-01
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
England Calls Her Reserve into Service
And Il Preparing for the Worst.

England Calls Her Reserve into Service
And Il Preparing for the Worst.
LONDON, March 26.-The Queen sent
message to the House of Commons calling
out the reserve Militia fer permanent service,
and orders were accordingly issued from the
War office. This call is for Sc. 900 reserves and
received which provide for raising Is, 900 troops
for India. One battery Of Horse Artillery pro-
ceeds from Woolwich to India Immediately.
The Queens message calling out the re-
serves and militia is as follows: "The present
state Of public affairs and the extent Of the de-
mand on Her Majesty's military forces for the
protection Of the interests of the Empire hav-
ing constituted, in the opinion Of Her Majesty,
a case of great emergency, Her Majesty has
deemed 1t proper to provide additional means
for the military service. She has, therefore,
thought 1t right to communicate with the
II ouse Of Commons, that she is about to cause
the reserve forces and such proportion Of the
militia as might be deemed necessary to be
called out for permanent SERVICE"
A special Cabinet Council was held this after
noon at Windsor Castle, sby command Of the
Queen. Just the Ministers were leaving the
Castles messenger arrived from the Foreign
Office, bringing dispatches for Lord Granville
from Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minis
ter to Russia, and Lord Dufferin, the Vlceroy Of
India. The Ministers returned to the Castle
and second council was held. The fact that
the Queen had sent message to Parliament
ment was not known until after the Official
close on the Stock Exchange, and when the
news was received the most Of the operate rs
had gone. Business during the day was
steady, with a tendency toward better prices,
and when the news Of the message came there
was rush of the remaining dealers to sell
consols and Russian bonds. The former fell
to 96ssI, the lowest point that has been touched
since 1878, when the Anglo Russian war was
threatened. Russian bonds were offered At
92H with no buyers. Large selling orders
were received from Berlin. It.is feared that
theIe will be panic to morrow.
It is rumored that Great Britain has already
sou nded the Porte in regard to obtaining per-
mission to pass the Dardenelles in case Of a
war. The prolonged stay in London Of Hassan
Tehmi Pasha, the Turkish Envoy, ia attributed
to the belief that the Afghan troubles are
more likely than the Egyptian question to af-
feet, under certain conditions, the alliance be-
tween Turkey and England.
The Times says the risks Of rupture with
Russia are now greater than they were In
1873. The Cars forces are almost at the
gate Of Constantinople. Even II the Cabinet
were disposed to preserve the peace by con-
cession after concession, 1t is now clear that
such policy is Is unsafe as It would be dis
honorable. A yielding would ALLEVIATE the AZ
ghans and degrade us in the eyes Of all the
people Of the east without, in reality. averting
. war, which would only be postponed, at the
most, for three years. A delay would only
benefit Russia, to the detriment Of England.
Whatever frontier shall be traced, we must
protect the Afghans. A compromise, In the
present state of affairs, would be represented
| as a Russian victory.