, 1893-03-08

The remarked pair are 80 revisit Srrvia ia
order to : watch over" their son, and it is iuat
possible that they may consider HIM "a little
too young to reign. AS Queen Nathalie can
still depend on the Russian party, and King
Milan remains for unknowA reasons tho
fsvourite Of the Army, their chance of regain
ing the Throne, if that is their object, is a
fair one. The Governme 1T of the Regents
has not excited enthusiasm. and the alarm at
the condition Of Servian finance h,s spread
outside the political circle. A Restoration
may not appear probable; but Servian politics
are spasmodio, and the remarriage seemed
yesterday quite impossible.
There has bael a revolution inH wall. Ac.
cording to the San Francisco correspondent of
the Iimes, the Queen of the Sandwich Islands,
on January 10Th, proposed a reform of the
Constitution by which all foreigners were ex-
Guided from he franchise. The Ministry, who
were foreigners, r fused consent, and on the
Queen threatening them with death, sought
protection from the United States cruiser,
Boston" The captain Of this vessel landed
three hundred men. and with their aid the
foreigners arrested the Queen in her palace.
disbauded the household guard, and formed a
Provisional Government headed by q Mr.. Dole,
an American born in Hawaii. Trey then de-
puG~O AOOL y tu0lT umD6 To proceed III w ASH
ingtOn and demsnl the annexation of the
Islands to the United States, to DO governed
Is a Territory, The Government is said to be.
inclined TO grant the demand: but the American
people have always been opposed to foreign de-
tendencies, and the method of governing the
Islands would present serious constitutional
difficulties. Great Britain, morrow. r, has u
treaty right to be consulted, and the Canadians
are violently agitated, the Island command
ing the new trans Canadian route to the Far
East. 1t is probable, therefore, that the
ultimate decision will be to remove the Queen.
who IL sixty-ive years of age, but to allow q
Princess descended from Ka~mehameha | to
ascend the Throne Of Hawaii under certain
guarantees. THE Revolution in itself is not of
great Importance; but q departure of the United
States from it's traditional policy would affect
all politics in the Pacific.
1t certainly cannot be said that London
jaries encourage the lioence of the Press"
The National Observer a paper not given to
libel, recently reviewed q semi religious novel
by a Mrs. Wallace, called The Service Of
Love-. 1t was dedicated to her husband.
who had she said, encouraged her in her
doubts about the old faith" The reviewer,
therefore declared that the author had win
ONOW'OAJ ~OOANo'SN Ia w CudI OUJfCJIOn,
able and foolish person" her husband, who
had so encouraged her. The reviewer was not
accused of malice, and one would think had
used the words only as an expression of dis-
like for the new theology but the jury gave
the plaintiff ElOO damages. We do not de-
fend the use of the words objectionable per-
son" because they are inartistic, and many
stapid people would think they referred to
character but if conduct mentioned in q book
m"y not be called Objectionable and foolish"
reviewers will be bound in impossible letters.
DIR. Wallace, of whom VT know nothing, has
clearly a right to hold aud teach his own religi-
ous opinions-which one he evidence, are nearly
those of Robert Elsmsre-but surely if convey
ed in a book,a revis*er may lntimate that such
opinions are Questionable. They certainly
have been doing it since reviewing began.
The Irish National League" Of America
has issued a manifesto. signed by President
Cannon, denouncing Mr.. Gladstone's Home
Rule Bill AZ "a mass of legal verbiage, not
intended to satisfy any party: They say
they have carefully studied it, and that it
will place Ireland on a still lower level than
she occupies at present. There would be a
make believe Parliament, able to build 9
bridge or construct a road, but wholly una.
bic to foster industries. other than agriculture,