New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
GETTING READY FOR WAR.
A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.


.o..o,o to tbe House of Commons calling out the
p~;;sb resarves and the British militia for perma-
cont service The necessary orders nave peen
issued by the War Office
The Queens message is as folioWs!
The present state of public affairs and the ex-
sent of the demand on Her Majesty's military forces
;or thes protection of the interests OF the Empire
having constituted in the opinion of Her Majesty
case of great emergency Her Majesty has deemeu III
proper to provide additional means Tor the m'ilIiy
service. She has, therefore, Thought IL righe W
communicate to the House of Commons that sue is
about to cause the reserve forces and such proper
t;oo of the militia as might be deemed necessary 10
be called ont for permanent service"
panorts arc current at Aldershot that oruers
have been received there providing foI the raisis
nf 10000 TROOPS for India. One battery OF morse
artillery will 90 from Weolwich TO lndla 'mncol-
atelv. The Government of Burmah is sendine d
thousand camels to India to be empioyeu III tno
ransnort service on the frontier OF Afghanlstan py
SsanoraI stewart the British commander. Orders
have been sent to Chatham 10 suppiS iniin'
ge million cartridges.
Orders have been sent to Portsmouth to pat the
eel despatch vessel Mercury, ten guns, in readi-
,ss for immediate service. II IS stated that the
mor-plated turret ships, Devastation ana
olossus, and the corvette, Bacchante. togethef
th the troop ship Orontes, are also under prepfra-
IN for the sea. Orders have also been reeeNeu a'
,rtsmouth, directing that the composite sioop'
orrnorant should be made ready for the sea"
Orders have hkewseEbeen sent 10 the armorers
,bropohout the kingdom to return immediately to
the Tower of London. all the Martini-Henry rifles
xrbirh they have in stock. The object of having
them sent to the Tower is that they may be IN
spected after which they will be sent 10 lnaia'
Fourteen thousand rifles now at Portsmouth VIII De
sent to India tomorrow. Orders for thousands OF
Mtartini- Henry rifles and revovers have Deen sent
To Birmingham The arms to be shipped 10
Bombay as rapidly as completed. The factories ao
birmingham are working night and day.
Mr. Gladstone stated IN the House OF commons
this afternoon that the Russians have advanced no
Nearer to Pendeh than Pul-i-Khatun,. which, he
aaid is eighty miles distant from Penjdeh Generai
AlkhanoH. Mr. Gladstone added has Established
post of Turcomans at Pul-i-Khatun.
The fact that the Queen had sent message 10
Parliament was not known pnti after the ofhclal
close on the Stock Exchange. and when the news
was received most of the operators had gone.
Busipess during the day was steady, with tendency
tnward better prices. When the news OF the
rnessage cane a rusb was made by the remaining
dealers {, ,l cOnsols and Russian bonds; Inc
former fe. TO 0634 the lowest point touched since
ls7S when an Anglo-Russan war was threatened.
Russian bonds were offered at 92is- wth no buyers:
Large selling orders we're received IRON Berlin. IL
ia fearpd that there will be panic tomorrow. ,
Wild rumOr ahoat in the afternoon that
Russian troops had attacked portion & Gi @ Snr re'er
The Council of India has been authorized 10 raise
credit of fl,500,00O On account OF the indian ian
Treasury for war purposes Earl DnnerR, Ine
Viceroy of India, will give the Ameer OF Afghan
istan the grant which he demands TO pay the
Afghan troops and allav the discomfort of tribe
leaders The Ameer promises to place 10000 troops
the frontier and IN the forts oil baiRn' IenIusH
and Herat The nov bo Sfg a enT% ad
vance will be made by the way OF Quetta anu Sial
with the object of reaching Herat before the
Baron de staaI the Russian ambassador, has In
formed Earl Granville that he expects important
5ispatcbes from st. Petersburg or saturday.
Ali RIA Paoha Yesterday left CoDstantlnople on
a nlisson from the Sultan TO Prince Bismarck with
reference to Russian proposals LOT Russo rAiSh
alliance.
OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS
The Standard in an editorial review of the exist
ipg situation, says: 1.-The calling out OF the
reserves is not such serious matter TO
tho industry Of the country as the
mobizipg of the continental army. The
entire reserve force and militia comprise only
100000 men. This number can easily
spared from Ia the serSSsT sgsTSgatf fnterePe 9GP
w,tb ,p.de or % agriculture. All preparations now
beng made indicate that the Cabinet considers it
more probable that war will be declared than that an
reached. The nation is in the huRor nor
TO settle the business once and .f tof
England % Is sster preparSd tor war
than she has been for years; She can con, con-
thue the war IN sQudan' anu anu aiso @
nsver before so tranquil. The soudan campaign
proves that the troops are still what they were In
1ke Times says when Disraeli called ont. the
reserves in 1878 the Earl Of DERBY retired from
the Ministry. Earl Derbys Top. nlon' therefore, nf
rapture with Russia . now are are sFSaSs srgar,r
gceS Of fConstantinople Even if the Cabinet dis
posed TO preserve peace by concession after con-
oession it is clear that such policy is as un-
safe as il would be dlshonorabe,D
"The Queens MESSAGE does not imply that
peace is less, hopeful. 1t simply means sa
That England will not shrink IRON ron
siIst England is reluctant TO engage IN waf lhls
Is rue but some things are preferable 10 peace,
soma things are worse than war. The ex-
euse that the Gar is unable to control his
officers on the Afghan frontier wonid be
more convincing If their acts were. promptly dls-
Ne,rs hints that il necessary Indian soldiers will be
employed 10 do garrison duty In England.
The daily telegraph says In an editorial that there
IL no reason TO believe that the ST.. Petersburg
Government will be reckless in wrong-doing. The
slarmist reports are in the main without fOunda-
tiou Everything is still possible IN the way OF an
CoNsTANTIyoPLE, March 26.-Tn political circles
here 1t is thought that III the event OF war be-
tween Russia and England the fighting Will not be
confined to the Afghan frontier, but viii extend 10
20 Black Sea. 1t is rumored that Great Britain
aas already sounded the Porte in regard 10 OBTAIN
Sng permission TO pass the Dardanelles III case Oh
way. he prolonged stay in London OF Hassan
Fosmi Pacaa, the Turkish envoy, Il attributed toa
belief that the Afghan troubles are more likely
than the Egyptian question to effect an alliance
between Turkey and England.
BOMBAY, March 26.--The Duke OF Connaught
has obtained leave 20 remain In India in the event
Of the failure of the Anglo Russian negotiations
concerning Afghanlstan
WAR TALK IN THIS CITY