Year: 1878

ton which is to be held in Mexico next
year. He also takes hopeful view OF an
increase of our trade with Brazil and other
South American countries.


He recommends some legislation for
carrying out the new postal treaty; tavors
relief OF the Supreme Court from its over
whelming accumulation of business by a
large addition to the number of circuit
judges; indorses the suggestions of the Sec
retary of War, and makes some other minor
recommendations. On the whole, this is u
cautious, judicious and conciliatory, al-
though not very striking and in no respect
an original Message.


Russia Gives Notice That She Means


10 stay.


"Prince Lobanoff informed Safvet Pacha
TINT the Russians will evacuate Bulgaria
and Roumelia conformably with the Treaty
of Berlin, but that they will continue to
hold Adrianople and Thrace pending the
Porte's acceptance Of u deiinitiye treaty"
BY this statement, therefore, the Sultan's
government has been pat il possession OF
Russia's view as to the bearing Of the several
treaties in operation on the point Of the
Russian evacuation of the Turkish territory,
and understands that Russia will not with
draw her troops merely because some West
ern diplometists are Of opinion that the
Berlin Congress; intended to provide that
she should withdraw them. This notice has
been given, doubtless, in pursuance of the
report made by Count Schouvaloff of the re-
sponses he had received in Vienna and in
London, whittier lie went from Livadia to
con Ter with the Austrian and English gov
ernments on this with other subjects.
In England. it will be remembered.
the reports represented that he was
treated somewhat de hdue en- bds; and
we suggested then that this ill
timed exhibition of bad temper meant
simply a failure Of the British Ministry to
come to an understanding with the personal
representative Of the Gar on the difficult
points which England holds are covered
beyond dispute by the Treaty Of Berlin
alone, but which Russia regards in another
light. No doubt it was q very great sur
prise 10 England's two representatives at the
Berlin Congress to learn that there was no
evacuation Of the Turkish territory.
1t was a surprise to the French even,
and so serious an authority as the
Journal des Debdts pronounced the Russian
view to be ridiculous and preposterous. 1t
compared the Russian occupation of Turkey
to the German occupation Of France, and
said that to refuse to leave Adrianople when
it had agreed to eyacuate the other districts
was as if the Germans, having agreed to
evacuate one department of France, should
have merely gone into another, which they
might have done surely if they had not
agreed upon general evacuation of the
whole territory by given date and an
equivalent to that has in the present case
not been agreed upon. This notice to
Turkey will be a new thorn in the side OF
the British Ministry, for the old game Of
calling the Russians names will not satisfy
people can read for themselves in that-in
what is there as in what is not there-the
record of Beaconsfeld's and Salisbury's
imbecile diplomacy.


Decorative Art AS u Practical Charity.


The Decorative Art Society's Loan Exhibi-
tion closed last Saturday. and we are
pleased to learn that the receipts have been
large enough to render the permanent sue
cess Of this admirable benevolent under
taking no longer doubtful. The exhibition
was especially interesting as showing the
Improvement made since last years dis
play by those who enjoy the advantages of
the society's aid, as we'll as in the evidence it
afforded Of the continued activity and zeal
of the patrons of the enterprise Artists
who are in love with their own genius and
critics who are ambitioust to display their own
acuteness may be disposed to turn up their
noses at the articles exhibited and to pro-
nounce them very trumpery productions.
But q. young society, having for its main
object the training Of women in q
pursuit from which they may earn
livelihood, will scarcely aspire to
place their proteges at once on level
with the most famous artists and workmen
of the Old World. or to establish for them

in the second year of their apprenticeship
high reputation Tor originality and beauty
of design. We know that the society is
doing an excellent Christian work that it
is encouraging artistic taste, gradually pro-
ducing artistic skill. refining and elevating
the recipients of its care, and in every re-
spect meriting the encouragement and SUBJ
stantial aid Of all good citizens. These
facts are sufficient to encourage the pro-
moters Of the excellent undertaking to per-
severe in their good work, and to assure
them that their benevolent. efforts will be
crowned with permanent success.


The Dairy Fair.


Governor Seymour's address at the open
ing Of the fair for the exhibition Of dairy