, 1885-05-16

thaman-i-Baid, " further north than Shir
Tepe or Sari YAH.
This news has been hluch discussed, and
the general opinion is, that it is very dis.
heartening, as indicating a disposition on
the part OF the Ministry to give UP much
more than Russia can fairly claim. If til"
southern line be adopted, Russia will
obtain the important starting POINTS of
Penjdeh, Maruchak, Acrobat, Pul-i.Kha-
tnn and Zulfikar, as we'll as the practical
admission that her recent advances were
Justitable. 1t is generally felt throughout
India that war is preferable to such con.
c%esslons. and that to yield any material
point now will only postpone the crisis for
a few years, to a time when Russia will be
FULLY prepared, while England will have
lapsed into q chronic state of unreadi.
ness.
Meanwhile, the centre of interest, so far
as India is concerned, has shifted from
Calcutta to Rawul Pindi; and the public
is anxiously looking for some indication of
the result of the conferences there.
Nothing as yet has been allowed to tran.
Splre. Whatever else be done, it is earnest.
~ to be hoped that some arrangement be
made regarding the fertilization of Herat,
and It's occupation, if not by British troops,
at any rate by a garrison whose fidelity
can be trusted.
Hardlya day passes without giving fresh
proof how entirely the natives are identi.
flying themselves with the British cause.
Among other examples may be mentioned
that of the Maharajah of MySore, who has
equipped a regiment of cavalry, which he
has offered for service in AfghaniStan.
He is also providing Il large number of
bullockS, and has put the whole resources
of his State az the disposal of the Govern.
ment. The Nepaulese Durbar has made o
most cordial offer of assistance, which has
been telegraphed to the Queen, who re.
piled expressing her thanks. Other
Princes i'll all parts of the country have
displayed equal anxiety to prefer help.
The general body of the people show no
less loyalty, often going beyond mere
words, and proposing to present large
sums OF money to the Government.
Mr.. Grant Duff, presiding at a meeting
in Doveton College, on Wednesday last,
expressed his views on the situation.
He said that he had fully hoped, and now
believed, that we should not have war on
this occasion. There might be wars in the
future, an there had been in the past; but
when war was so near as it had seemed TO
be recently, it was delightful to see Eng.
IbhN opAuIS w All Will tuO SdllO dltCllty
as in the time of the Spanish Armada.
There were never more persons averse to
wal than now and never had those persons
so strong an influence on the Governments;
but at no time had we been so well prepar-
ed at all points.
VIENNA, April 6.
The extracts from NJ. Arminius YAM.
b6ry's important article in the EgyerteS.
which forwarded yesterday, were from y
te%legraphic summary sent from Pesth.
Having now received the article, / add
the following passage:-
whatever Russian diplomatists and
Continental newspaper writer's paid by
Russia may say, it is an undoubted fact
that Rnssia's present position in Central
Asia forms but a temporary, dearly bought
hating place Oh the way sOuthwards. Ii
has been costing her from 5000, 900 to
10000, 600 roubles annually. English
statesmen are very credulous, and so easily
ensnared by the Russians that there IN
good ground for the growing irritation and
anxiety of the British nation. Each days
delay must be injurious to the English by
diminishing their chances in a war which.
let the facts be blinked as they may by
those /who have an interest in blinking
themI is inevitable. In a few years Russia
ilInenetrate into the proximity of Herat,