Year: 1867

i 49, August II, 1901.
tions being held Sweden and Denmark join the
French league Prussia is rapidly preparing for the coming
storm. important symptom, among minor
is that the division which Hee is bound to furnish the
Psan pursuant to the military alliance and which
not have been organized till October 1s by recent
resolution of the Grand Duca Government and the Hesse
Darmstadt Chamber to be formed Immediately The remark
able for his haste publicly assigned by the Hesse
Minister of War; that although impossible to predict
with certainty what events spring it
a that the Hesse division should be for active service by
that time and that it would be impossible DURING the six
winter months have the extraordinary leves thoroughly
drilled with the needle gun and fully equipped The three
months yet left of felt to be necessary this
purpose AS Prussia is supreme in all matters military
throughout the Southern German Confederation well in
the North what is the rule for Hesse also be the
for Bavaria Wurtemburg etc. 1t is most important that
peoples well governments should not shut their eyes
against evidence. The alamsts the greatest friends
of peace 1t is certain that the French Emperor medtat
ing grand SCALE and 1t is equally certain that the
nearious object is extension of territory in order to
restore his prestige greyouy damaged by the Mexican
failure and to fe opposition at the next elections. There
is hope that the good of the world may yet bauk
these designs but safety lies in constant vigilance and
keen of the impending danger.


On this condition of things another English paper thus
comments:


The uneasiness which prevails in France with regard to
the of foreign politics. gives rise various
The latest that the Grand Ducy of Baden about
the North German Confederation. This would be most
serious event for France The countries contermn-
Gus about 100 miles, the Rhine being the frontier line
% by vq"a be
confirmation but the fact of its circulation implies how
widespread is the belief in impending rupture between
France and Prussia.


In Backoods Magazine for July is article reviewing
life of the first Napoleon, in which the following
tences occur:


"The most valuable legacy which Lord Palmerston left
his country his saesmanlike conviction that firm
alliance with France was her policy and this conviction
has always concded with that of the Emperor The tenn
poray weakening of that alliance has been attended already
with the most momentous consequences. Had it been
strongly cemented we might have stopped at its beginning
the frghul civil in America and instead of allowing
democracy form ITSELF which threatens the rights
Liberties of the whole world have secured the division of
North America into great Republics the nestmabe
advantage of each of them and with ncacuabe saving
of blood and treasure"


The sincerity French and British professions of friend
ship for the American people, and for the and pros
pery of the Unon may be tested by this confession Of the
failure of the contemplated union against the United States
The project of recognizing the Conederacy and Of aiding in
the dismemberment of the American Union originated with
the French Emperor. The British Government though
willing, afraid.


In the House of Lords 9Th August the amendment
the Reform Bill increasing the basis of the lodger franchise
from to to &5 per annum was reconsidered and rejected
The Bill was then read for a third time and passed.


In the Commons, the night Lord Stanley Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs promised submit the
House before the close of the session. the correspondence
which has passed between the British Government and the
United States in regard the Alabama claims, and all
other documents bearing on the


Sir Coman OLaughln drew attention the condition of
Ireland lie showed the eVls unoer Whch that country
abo and conended that the Government made effort to
them An interesting discussion followed in the
of which several Tory members made speeches. read
ing which, would suppose Ireland to be the happies
country in the world Mr. Mcguire declared that legislative
neglect of Ireland had aroused the beres possible feeling
against this country in the United States The Chancellor
of the Exchequer agreed that the state of Ireland most
unsatisfactory but that it not from the of the pres
last government but from the efforts of exterior
agency. He proceeded to declare that the Governments
efforts legislation for Ireland had with no support
and held out no hopes of more being DONE


Advices received here from Abyssnia report that the
King.


Thiryhree of the Fenans who have been trial before
the Commission in Tppeary have been convicted of treason


Italy.