Year: 1875

TURKEY-THE CHINESE DIFFIcULTx-THE


ADMIRALTY AND FUGITIVE SLAVES.


At a banquet given by the Lord Mayor Of Liverpool,
the 7th inst Lord Derby made long and able
speech tho following summary OF which is taken from
the London Daily 7etegraph Of october s. After re-
ferring TO the labor question and other affairs relatively
local Lord Derby said:-


ESGLASD's POSITION IN EURoPR


turning from these matters, would say-and am
glad To itthat the department OF government with
which am connected Is OF very neutral character
You wil Of course, have differences opinion as the
merits OF particular acts, and these differences when
they occur, are fair subjects OF political criticism and
party connlct but they are differences think rather
OF individual Judgment and temperament than Of party:
and for my own part am glad that II is So because
where England is brought into relation with roraion
Powers is. above all things essential IL we want Ia
be respected abroad that we should be united at home
The very that our action Is SO carefully watched
and our abstenton when II takes place bitterly crt
cised does not look as Europe were indifferent what
we did or did not do No doubt We have now that
peculiar and exceptional influence which exercised
for the last few years of the Old Napoeonc We
gained by subsdizng right and LETT a cost OF
hundred millions If we chose TO use the same
we might possibly reproduce the same condition of
things, but II would be costly luxury and don't
recommend It. We have apart from that, an i'm
mense advantage over Continental Powers We
want nothing and fear nothing We have
no frontiers To rectify We cannot be invaded and
torously have aggressive designs Our one
great interest Is the maintenance peace and our ad
vice, when give IT. known to DO dsinteresed and
sincere. know there are persons in the present day
who laugh at the notion OF moral influence in public
affairs, and regard material strength the sole Gle
ment OF international power. | object TO that view
not because II Is cynical, as people sometimes say,
but because 1t is inaccurate. You cannot in public
any more than you can in private do violent and ag-
gressive acts without inspiring dstrus and inspire
dstrust Is source OF weakness. In business you
well know character il capital; and international
relations trust t"orhincss is an element OF strength
Now, | believe whoever likes dislikes
US, that are trusted; and, IL wo avoid
on the ono hand the tendency to foolish
and fussy intermeddling where help not wanted
nd m he other hand if keen cleaf
dclusion which reason and feeling equally condemn
that nothing that happens on the Continent ought
seriously to interest affect u.s. see reason why
should not continue to enjoy all that respect and
consideration which have hitherto received and
much influence neghbors' affairs any rational
person need to wish Tor lApplause)


TURKEYS TROUBLES.


There two countries which of late have been at
tracing good deal OF attention. In Turkey as you
know, disturbances have been going ior some time
that have been greatly magnided in
Importance by popular report for the simple reason
that they occurred at u time when there was
not much else 10 write aboubut still serious in this
sense, that in those countries there is always u
good deal Of loose gunpowder about and very small
spark may lead TO very large explosion. The armed
force of the insurrection has been considerable


indeed fancy of the difficulties OF the consus who
were lately sent on mission OF cancellation was TO find
the insurgents whom they were 10 conciliac II was
hoped no doubt by the leaders Of the movement that
they should have the support either secret avowed
OF the great Powers In that hope they have been dis
appointed The great Powers without exception have
shown their sense OF the difficulty of the situation,
and OF the inexpediency of pulling down where you
cannot build up / do not think, therefore that
We shall hear much moro of the armed in
surrection As for the steps that may be taken
to prevent another outbreak by the removal of
the grievances, don't apprehend that there will be
any reluctance the part of the Porte TO grant
siderable administrative reforms. The difficulty viii
be to lind men execute them II is proposed by
some persons that the provinces In question should
have granted to them local autonomy like that
OF Roumania and Serva That Is idea which
think will not find favor in the eyes of any
of the parties concerned. Local autonomy is
well where hayO deal with only
religion and race but where Mohammedans and Chris
tans mixed together not very unequal in strength
leaving the stronger OF the two parties oppress and
possibly to exterminato the weaker, much may
done in the way OF removing abuses and tightening
taxation; but t Is useless 10 dony that, do what
may, clements of discomfort will remain; il Is only
In a high state of civilization, and not always then,
that two rival religions can get on side by side
in tho country. The state of things docs not
conceive admit OF good radical cure but alleviation
is possible and the rest may be left to time. And
l como a question which Is of more immediate and
direct ourselves In the of Turkey we
have only to do our duty by other Powers. Our own
interests though very real are indirect and the de-
cisions taken 40 not rest wholly with u.s.


DIFFICULTY WITH CHINA.


In China we have claims OF our own to press and in
terests already extensive and which may in of
time become almost intellectually great | had hoped
till the last moment that might be able to come here
as welcome guest-ndeed bringing the news that our
Chinese difficulty was peaceably settled That Is not
the No decisive Intelligence has reached the
Foreign ofco on the subject From what we know
already am hopeful that matters will 90 well but that
Is all say. need not enter into the history Of
the dispute. Most OF the facts familiar to you
through the newspapers For years past has seemed
probable careful observers that collision Of this
kind would take place II has come at last, and we
must do best to turn 10 good and make IL
the of putting our relations better footing
In iuture need not say that If it could be honoraby
escaped, a with China is a thing which should
all deprecate We do not look forward with pleasure to
the prospect of sacrificing men and money IN
a war where climate would be the chief enemy, where
our opponent is hopelcssly inferior in strength and
where therefore, there but little military reputa
be aCQured-WhAteVer that be worth but
more than that, do not want to break up a vast
empire, TO have another 'sck Man" Oh our hands,
and TO ruin q people with whom object
in holding intercourse Is the development Of
trade Therefore you need not fear any
cess of pugnacity on our part but IL Is use
running away from plain duties because they are un
pleasant, and temporizng with difficulty is generally
the way 10 make 1t bigger Our demands have been
moderate and just and we mean to adhere to thcm and
If trouble comes we have good cause and we say
with truth that the fault has not been with Jap
plause.)


THE FUGITIVE SLAVE QUESTION


am occupying too much of your time but there Is
one other matter winch just now is exciting good
deal OF interest," and as to which 1t IS desirable that
should say word refer to those instructions lately
issued from the Admiralty bearing the question
escape from their masters. You need not bc afraid
that | am going into any question which
will provoke controversy. | wish simply TO
make statement Of fact for which you
have given me convenient opportunity IL has been
decided by the government that those Instructions
shall be suspended. loud cheers) We don't admit
that they bear tho construction popuarly put upon
them; still less have contemplated any change
OF policy in reference 10 the subject with which they
deal There could be no motive Inducement for any
such change and II we Dad meant It, 1t would not have
been last acts in The session lately ended TO
conclude and more stringent treaty with the Sui
Zanzibar for the suppression OF the slave trade
The statement OF law contained in the document have
referred TO, whether or no II embodics the popular
view Of our rights and obligations, is simply
that which have received the highest
legal authority. But, looking at the construction
placed upon it, feeling the extreme nexpedency OF
exciting popular passion matter which requires
careful handling, aud, considering that the question
dealt with not one requiring urgent haste, we think
IL better cancel what has been done, so that tho
whole question may be considered de moro and that any
future discussion upon may not be preJudced This
Is not the and place Tor detailed explanations but
probably you will think have said enough for the mo-
nent loud applause.)


THE REUPP MURDER TRIAL.