, 1896-12-12

es marked importance. The President Of eacb
chamber read an address cxultiny IN the
nahe OF me Senators agd of the Deputies in
the visit OF he Car. which, said Af Brisson
'-cnleI, be 1t remembered, of the ''autholita-
ave l''ulcaIs-was a new ground for conf.
u9loe ana hope Hope of what? NJ. de
Dio"!'z oeileVes that In every French and
Russian mind the hope is either for the rsyin.
~ulcatioh OF the lost provinces. or for rs,anqa
because che Treaty of San Stenhoro -
torn up. lie regards The Dual Alliance.
tleref re, as likely to become in the fnturA
neither pl@tonlc nor peaceful. His Judgment
IS as well worth recording rs that Of any di.
P'ohaiSt, out no prophecy in politics is very
enhshtenng. He himself deprecatss the notion
- war within two years, and in two wears
enescene may have changed AZ completely as
II zoos IN any theatre. In fnct, modern his
Tory tends neither to tragedy nor comedy,
out to sensational mel)drama. A connI. 80
deaths would alter the whole c~ourse'bf eventt
and probably all alliances.
The mlrrlage Of the heir to the italian
throne with Princess Helen of Mont,uemn
which took place on October 24th was not
very splendid affair, only Die member Of
a European Royal hpuN being present. and
at tue religious ceremony no disnitaries Of
the Churca of Rome. The Vatican. though
Pleasel. at the "converSi0n' of the Princess.
ana her acceptance of the document Of rcnuu.
clatlon-a translation Of which we nrint else.
where's still SO much at variance with King
Humbert that there was difficulty in selecting
either a church or d preIate to read the ser
ylcs whIch was at last performed in a compa-
rattvely obscure building bv a"mltrcd abbot"
The arlstocracy Of Italy, moreover. think ths.
the Montenegrin family is scarcely ROYAL
enough for the heir Of SO long descended a
line. The marriage, however, seems popular
among the people. who are pleased with the
unusual beauty of the bride, who had noted
with alarm the chance of a failure in the
direct succession, aud who believe that tho
wedding is as acceptable to Russia as if the
Princess had been a member of the Imperial
house.
Sun Yat Sen, the Chinese doctor who was.
as ne alleges. kidnapped by the Chinese En-.
basSy on October l7th' was on Friday week
released. tie hal contrivod to send notice
ot'hls imprisonment through an English ser,
want OF the Embassy to a friend, DIR. Camille.
who informed the Foreign Ofics of the facts.
Lord Salisbury thsreupou made inquiries.
Ah'S HillIu2 lnQl the laCG OF detention WAC
admitted, seat for Sir Halliday Mccartney,
the English Secretary of the Chinese Lega-
ton, and addressed to him a remonstrance in
such terms that Sun Vat Sen was immediate.
~ hustled ont OF a back door and restored
to his friends. No force was employed or
was needed, hut it is stated that the police
officer who watched the liberation of The cap.
tive would, had it been necessary, have over
born any resistance. 1t seems clear that SUI
Vat Sen is really sun Wen, a leader in a
secret society hostile to the Tartar dynasty
which reigns in China, and that his capture
and execution were greatly desired at Pekin,
but those f"ctS do not justify SO astonishing
a breach of the comfy Of nations. A techni-
cal right, even if it exists, has been 40
stretched as to constitute a grave %affront-
strong representations as to the necessity for
apology will doubtless be made to Pekin,
wher3 hi Hung Chang has just been appoint
ed Foreign Minister, and we mly hope that
the Chinese Ambassador and his English
adviser will be at once recalled. 1t is clear
that while the Embassy is occupied MS at
present relations of confidence with it are
quite impossible.
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