The Cardigan Observer and General Advertiser for the Counties of Cardigan Carmarthen and Pembroke

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. 11 THE changes in a Cabinet, brought about by resignations, can hardly fail to have a good educational effect and influence upon the Mini-ters who are suddenly called on to give up one poat 'I. and take charge or another differing greatly from the fint. Lord Salisbury, from his previous oloae I acquaintance with the complex Eastern Ques- tion, might experience little difficulty in taking up the business of the Foreign Office at the point where it was left by Lord Derby but Mr. Gathorne Hardy is likely to feel for some time an essential dif- I fere ce between 1h3 lodiaa Secretaryship and, the War Secretaryship, whhh he had filled with credit since the formation of the Deiconsht-ld Ministry. It 'a rather singular that one of the results of Lord iJ^rhj's resignation should have been tho appointment of bis yoanger brother, Colonel S:anley, to the post vacated by Mr. Gathorce Hardy. The new Secretary at War has not, it may be presumed, the same objection j to a belliccse policy as his elder brother, otherwise he would have preferred to retiin the post of j inancial Sscre'ary to the Treasury, in which be le succeed*d Mr. W. H. Smith, who finds the office j oI hirst Lord of tbe Admiralty to be no sinecure in these threatening times. The danger ot another rowdy conflict in Hyde- park *aa happily averted oy an intimation from Scotland-yard to Mr. Auberon Herbert, Mr. Brad'augh, snd Lieut. Armit—tbe heads of the would-he crmntAr-de;nonstntors-that they would be held responsible for any breach of the peace that might occur on Saturday. Though Mr. Herbert, in an indignant letter, protested against this arbitrary interference on the part of the police authorities, he had the prudence to depart from the idea of holding the projected meeting, if there was ever any inten- tion of doing so; and the only thing in the shape of a demonstration that tuok place was the appearance in the park of a small procession— consisting chiefly of boys carrying flags and banners-hea.ded by the redoubtable Li^ut, Armit. R.N., who ought to be prdmote.¡, and placed at oooa in command of an ironclad. A meeting was held, but as only one dissentient uplifted his voioe against the two resolutions that were put and carried, the gathering was a mere fiasco in comparison with recent Hyde-park demonstra- tions. It is to be hoped that we shall bear no more about thesa contemptible affairs, which are got up by agitators fond of notoriety, and taken part in by rowdies, who find ample opportunity in crowds for indulging in their favourite pastimes of bruising, bonneting, and pocket-pickiog. This is the week when every Londoner may, in a sense, be said to have "the bluee," light or dark. Saturday is the day fixed for the great annual rowing match between Oxford and Cambridge—a match which, so far as public interest in oon- oerned, puts all the Agricultural Hall walking or running feats into the shade. The Cam- bridge crew, who came first to the water aa they had most to learn, were by no means favoured with good weather for several days; but both eights have now the advantage of perfecting themselves for the final heat under the inspiriting csnditions of refreshing airs snd April sunshine. Towards the close cf last week their performances were watehed by augmented crowds of spectators, in- cluding what is known as carriage company, and this week witnesses still larger groups at all the familiar spots between Putney and Mortlake, whence good views of the reaches of the river can be obtained. Remembering the advice given by the aathor of the" Biglov Papers," we shall not attempt to enrol ourselves among the prophets, or to give the slightest hint whether the dark or light blue is likely to be the conquering colour. Owing to the circumstance of the aquatic race last year being a dead heat, the forthcoming contest is likely to be attended with more than ordinary excitement. The verdict of the jury, given in favour of the defendant, in the case of Swaebe v. Tbiatlethwayte, heard before Lord Celeridge in the Cimmon Pleaa Division, is likely to have the effect of putting a check upon those fashionable milliners snd dressmakers, in Regent-street and elsewhere, who try p11 sorts of devices to encourage the Ixt-rAmganoe of tain cad ligut headed women. What the verdict amounts to ii ibat the husband is not responeibie for debts contracted by his wife when he ha? made it known to trades- people that she has an allowance of her own for all the purposes that underlie the colleetive title of pin-money. Though Mr. Swaebe was the nominal plaintiff in the case, it was Madame S waebe who, in the Regent-street establishment, conducted the business of milliaer and dress- maker, and she had assumed, for easily under- stood reasons, the more attractive and Frenoh- seeming name of Madame Rosalie. Theatrical stars of the female sex are often fond of adopting fine names; but it was perhaps not generally surmiied, until this Common Pe-n action cropped up, that fashionable milliners and dresa- makers, for the sake of augmenting the number of their patrons, were in the habit of resorting to the same device. It might not excite surprise if women following the profession of Madame Rachel were to carry on, under a false name, the quackery of the enamelling process; but it must tend to shake confidence in the straight dealing of any busi- ness when people place on their brass plates and Cards names that are not really their own. Madame Swaebe or Rosalie, when put in the witness-box, gave it as her opinion that a lady in Mrs. Thistlethwayte'a exalted posi- tion should spend £ 1000 a year in dress, and that she bad customers (or patrons as it is more polite to call them) who spent doable that amount. The perfect ease and assurance with whioh Madame made her observations on this point serves to show the extent to which ladies, who move in fashionable circle;), are at the mercy of strong-minded milliners and dressmakers, with an' eye to the main chance. There are ladies who submit to the authority of priestesses in the matter of dress just aa implicitly as they do to the authority of priests in matters of religion. It was the Empress Eugenie who, in the" goldeD Srime" of the Court of the late Emperor apoleon, raised the tide of female extravaganoe In dress to high flood, and it has never since then gone back to its proper limits and level. The abounding weekly journals and monthly maga- zines, largely devoted to dress and mil- linery, and rendered attractive by illustra- tions showing the latest Paris fashions from top to toe, have also much to answer for in bringing to pass oases like that of Swaebe v. Taistlethwayte which came at the close of last week before Lord Coleridge and a special jury. But it is the same all over the civilised world. Mra. Comyns Carr, in her recent interesting work North Italian Folk," mentions that 11 Signor Giordmo is a great man in Genoa because he has the largest shop for the novelties of fashion, and goes regularly to Paris and London for spring and autumn modes. Here is a scene the lac-simile of some which must have been enacted in Madame Rosalie's establish- ment in Regent-street, with only this difference, that Signor Giordano is the Genoese Worth-be serves and pleases the ladies better that any lady could do. No sooner has the Contessa Capra- cionte entered the shop than the great Senor, toeing aside the Carriere, a mercantile paper, makes his obeisance, and orders a tall and per- fumed young man to show some bsautiful new aauzeathathave just arrived. ''Pretty!" ejaculates the Conteasa, admiring the citron-coloured gauze, which ia shown off to the best advantage. ''1 But -7ith that stuff I shall need a silk dress of the colour besides; it will cost me too much!' Truly your ladyship has the love of fun/ laugba fat Signor Giordano at her elbow; ( we know pretty well what the Contessa Capramonte has for money. Truly,' pouts the pretty lady; you are a good husband one can see. Do you not; reflect on the face which that sour-visaged Count will make when I bring him the bill, and hive no more money "f the poor pittance he gives me to pay it w,th ? Oh, but I muat reflect upon it, however!And so on, the story ending with the purchase of tho citron-coloured gauze. The Coatessa Caorarnoate Íi simply an Italian reflec- tion, perfect in all parts, of Ilrs. Thistle -.hwayte- wre of a. gentleman of fortune residing in Grosvenor-squsre. D. G.

KOBNIITAN'S ^EA, not faced with Prussian Blue. HOBKIMAS'S TEA, always good alike. HOBSRAFAS'S TEA, best value for moMy.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. I There was a considerable muter of Senators, De- puties, and men of letters at the Oratoire in Paris, at the marriage of the daughter of M. Noel Parfait, Deputy, to M. Eugene Beandouin, landscape painter. Victor Hugo waa one of the witnesses. Toe bride- groom is a Protestant, and the two families had ap- plied at the Archbishopric for arrangements for a Catholic ceremony; but the bridegroom refused com- pliance with the condition laid down that any chil- dren of the marriage should be brought up as Catho- lics, and tie ceremony was, therefore, a Protestant one. A magnificent Shakespeare Album'' intended for England is exhibited in the Berlin Museum of In- dustry and Art. The album, the gift of Professor Leo, one of the leading Shakespeare scholars in Germany, to tbtt Birmingham Shakespeare Library, contains portraits of all the more important German scholars, poets, actors, and composers, to whose united efforts the Germans are indebted for the thorough acquaint- ance with and intelligent appreciation of the great poet. It is stated that the Admiralty have decided upon augmenting our fleet on the China and East Indian stations by the addition of another armour-plated vessel. The only vessels of any size on these stations are the Audacious, 14. armour-plated, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral C. F. Hillyar, C.B., Commander-in- Chief on the China station and the Undaunted, 31, unarmoured frigate, flag-ship of Bear-Admiral J. Cor- bett, CB, Commander-in -Chief in the East Indies. The other vessels—about thirty in number—are small, and do not carry any heavy armament. The Pene- lope, now at Chatham, and which is ready for com- mission, will be sent to China, and as she has been fitted as a flag ship, it is thought that a rear-admiral will be appointed to her, to be second in command on the station. In the official despatches respecting the Congress it is stated that Prince Gorttchakoff declared to the Roumanian agent at St. Petersburg that Russia would not bring the Bessarabian question before the Con- grers, and would take Bessarabia by force if Bou- mania refused to give it up. Prince GortschakofE has also declared that if the Roumanian Government pro tests against or opposes the 8th Article of the Treaty. which provides for the communication of the army of Bulgr ria with Russia through Roumania, the Emperor will order the occupation of Roumania and the dis- armament of its army. Referring to the dinner given by the Sultan to M. and Madame Fournier, the Moaiteur remarks that this was the first time such an honour had been paid to an Ambassador's wife. Mrs. Layard, indeed, was once invited to lunch, but that was a private affair, whereas this was a gala dinner attended by the highest functionaries of State. The Sultan asked for infor- mation about Sweden, where M. Fournier was for- merly Ambassador, and evinced some surprise on hearing the small amount of King Oscar's Civil List, and on being told that if the King ever threatened to thwart his Parliament it put a check on him by threatening to stop the supplies. Advices from Grenada by the West India mail re- port that on the 7th of March her Majesty's ship Bellerophon, bearing the flag of Sir Astley Cooper Key, K.O.B.. Vice-Admiral on the North American and West Indian Station, in company with the Rover, Capt- Thomas Barnardiston the Sirius, Oapt. George L. Sullivan; the Blanche, Capt. O. G. K. Knowles; and the Argus, Commander Robert H. Harris, appeared off Pointe Salines, approaching the land under full sail. Sbortly afterwards the ships took in sail, got under steam, and r..n in to within four or five miles of the anchoring ground, when the Argus steamed up to the mail steamer Larne and got the admiral's de- spatches and the mails for the fleet. The gallant visitors came from Trinidad, and Sir Cooper Key in accompanied by Lady Key and his two Msughters. They arrived at Barbadees on the 20th of February, where numerous balls and parties were given m honour ot their visit, and from that island the fleet proceeded to Trinidad, where also a round of enter- tainments were given. After getting the mails from the Larne, the Argus steamed away again at full speed for Barbadoes, and the other ships got under sail and sped away to the westward, en route to Port Royal, Jamaica. An interesting letter has been received by the Journal tits Dibats from Adrianople, in which the writer gives an account of the state of the town since the occupation by the Russians. After describing the heterogeneous element of which the population is composed, he says the predominant race, not for numbers but on account of the noise it makes, is the Bulgarian. The Bulgarians desire to subject all the other races, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, and Turks, to their domination, and in that respect they differ from the Russians. Tho oesire of the latter is only to Bu»sianise the town, and not to grant any special ad- vantages to any portion of the population, except in so far as is necessary to sorve their special purpose. On account of the un willingnees of the Russians to erect a Bulgarian feudality, a certain coldness has sprung up between them and their proteges. The Berlin press, on the whole, comments approv- ingly upon Lord Salisbury's Circular, but considers that it defines England's view of the Busso-Turkish treaty in a sense almost inevitably precluding the pos- sibility of a peaceful issue to the essential and funda- mental differences existing between England and Russia. It is thought here that Russia cannot yield if she would to the extent implied as a sine qua non by Lord Salisbury, and leading journals express the conviction that England having at length spoken her mind in plain terms, she will not depart one iota from the stand she has taken up. This, the semi-official and Liberal organs say regretfully, but without any expres- sions of hostile animus towards England. A pessimistic view of the situation prevails throughout society, as well as in the Berlin and the provincial press. The Russian Government is quietly concentrating ita naval strength at Sebastopol. All the war vessels, gunboats, and torpedo craft havereOCITed orders to con- centrate there, and to await further telegraphic instruc- tions from St. Petersburg. It is believed at Sebastopol that when the squadron is complete in all details, Captain Baranoff, of Vesta notoriety, will assume command of it, and a move will be made upon the Bosphorus. Plans have already been supplied by Captain Baranoff to the Russian Intelligence Depart- Trent for successfully preventing the entry of the English fleet into the Black Sea, and have received the Grand Duke Constantino's approval,—Whitehall Review.

A MODERN "DOTHKBOY'S HALL.A Ply- mouth correspondent sends us (Pall-mail Gazette) the following account of the condition of a boarding- school as set forth by counsel and confirmed by evi dence in an action brought for damages by a pupil teacher at Holdswortby, North Devon, against the keeper of the school and his wife. The plaintiff having been engaged as pupil teacher, found that, besides twenty girls. there were thirty boys in the school. All the boys slept in one room, the capacity of which, the judge remarked, was not enough for five. The plaintiff had to make the beds in the boys' dormitory, which was the only place they had for washing; and, as there were but four basins, half of them often went down dirty. The sheets were only changed twice in one half-year, and when measles and other illnesses occurred Holloway's pills were the only medicine administered, no doctor being called in. The plaintiff had to sleep in the same bed with four others, and when an infectious disease broke out they all caught it, and the plaintiff, when she left, was disqualified from taking another situa- tion for several months. Several pupils carried the infection to their homes. Although the household consisted of seventy persons, only one female servant was kept, and-sometimes there was no servant at all. The judge summed up strongly against the defendants, and the jury awarded the plaintiff £ 20 damages. PMVATBBRiNG.—There has been some discus- sion on the possibility, in case of war with Bmaeia, of the revival of the practice of issuing letters of marque. The publie have been warned that in a war between England and Russia the latter Power will issue letters of marque to American adventurers, and a swarm of Alabamas may interrupt our commerce;" but in reply to this suggestion, a correspondent of the Times writes to state that tbe old practice of issuing letters of marque to the subjects of neutral States, by which they were authorised to carry on a sort of legalised piracy against the vessels and property of a nation with which they were not at war, bad been abandoned and rigorously repressed long before the Declaration of Paris. In fact, no. such letters of marque have been issued or accepted by neutrals in the present century." This may be true in the sense of the formal issue of such letters to subjects of neutral nations, but it is not true as to the general issue of letters of marque for on the 17th of April, 1861, the President of the Confederate States issued a proclama- tion offering letters of marque to all persons applying for them; and it appears that even Prussia, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Pari?, which recites that "privateering is and remains abolished," in the course of tbe Franco-German war found herself, says Sir R. Phillimore, so pressed with the superiority of the French navy that she issued a decree for the purpose of creating a voluntary marine, which, according to that learn<d writer, it is very difficult to distinguish from the old system of priva- teering. With these examples before us, we cannot agree that "there is not the slightest probability" tb. t pnvateeringjwill be revived.-&Iicitore Journal. OHDEBS HAVJS BEBN BRCEIVBD from the War Office that no soldiers whose regular period of service has expired en be permitted to transfer themselves into the reserves, but must serve with the regulars for six years longer if required.

THE BUEGET RESOLUTIONS. | The following are the resolutions passed by the House of Commons, asrecorded in the minutes of the House: 1. Resolved-Tbat, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, thé" duties of Customs now charged on tea shall continue to be levied and charged on and after the 1st day of August, 1878, until the 1st day of August, 1879, on importation into Great Bri- tain or Ireland (that is to say) on tea, per lb. 6d. 2. Motion made, and question put, "That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, the follow- ing duties of Customs shall be charged on and after the 5th day of April, 1878, on tobacco imported into the United Kingdom, in lieu of the duties DO" payable thereon (that is to say): Tobacco manufactured, viz. s. d. Cigars the ib ft 4 Cavendish or negrobead the lb. 410 Snuff containing more than 131b. of moisture in every lOOlb. weight thereof the lb. 4 1 Snuff not containing more than 13!b. or moisture in every 1001b. weieht thereof the lb 4 10 Being cavendish or negrohead manufactured in bond the lb 4 4 Other manufactured tobacco the Ib. 4 4 Tobacco unmanufactured, viz.: Containing 101b. or more of moisture in every 1001b. weight thereof the lb 3 6 Containing less than 101b. of moisture in every 1001b. weight thereof the lb 3 10 —(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer).—The com- mittee divided Av?s 204, Noes 24. 3. Resolved—That in lieu of the drawback now payable on tobacco, there sball be allowed on and after the 5th day of June, 1878, a drawback on the I exportation or deposit in a bonded warehouse to be used as ship's stores, of tobacco, of 3a. 7d. per pound, subject to the provisions of the Manufactured ) Tobacco Act, 1873 (26 Vic. c. 7), for ascertaining the amount of drawback payable, and under such regula- tions as the Commissioners of Customs may see fit to adopt. 4. Resolved-That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be charged, col- lected, and paid for one year, commencing on the 6th day of April, 1878, in respect of all property, profits, and gains mentioned or described as chargeable in the Act of the 16th and 17th years of her Majesty's reign, chapter 31, the following duties of income tax (that is to say): For every 20a. of the annual value or amount of property, profits, and gains charge- able under Schedules (A), (0), (D), or (E), of the said Act, the duty of 5d.; and for every 20s. of the annual value of the occupation of lands, tenements, hereditaments, and heritages chargeable under Schedule B of the said act—In Eng- land, the duty of 2;d.; in Scotland and Ireland respectively, the duty of lfd., subject to the provi- sions contained in Section 163 of the act of the fifth and sixth years of her Majesty's reign, chapter 35, for the exemption of persons whose income is less than £ 150, and in Section 8th of The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1876," for the relief of persons wh we income is less than £400. Motion made, and question proposed, "That on and after the lstdayof June, 1878, in lieu of the annual duty of 5s. imposed by the Act of the 30th and 31st years of her Majesty's reign, chapter five, there shall be granted and charged the annual duty of 7s. 6d. for and in respect of every dog of the age of two months or upwards, for which a licence to keep the same shall be taken out under the said act, euch license terminating on tbe 31st day of December fol- lowing the day on which it is grantedMotion, by leave, withdrawn. 5. Resolved—That it is expedient to amend the laws relating to the Customs and the Inland Revenue.

THE KING OF DEN^ABIC'S BIRTHDAY.-—Mon- day bdng the King of Denmark's sixtieth birthday, Copenhagen and the ships in the harbour were covered with bunting. There was a large attendance at the lev6e, including the Corps Diplomatique and th" highest military and civil authorities. The popula- tion greeted the king enthusiastically as he drove through the town. Telegrams were received from Marlborough House and from most of the European capitals. A court ball was given, to which 600 invi- tations had been issued. GERMAN. IRONCLADS. — The Berlin Official Gazette announces that the squadron of evolution, consisting of the ironclads Eceoig Wilhelm, Prueasen, Frederich der Grosse, Der Grosse Kurfuerst, and the despatch boat Falke, which will be commissioned as in preceding years, on May 6, will sail for the East, in the event of its being ordered thither, at the end of that month. BERLIN WOOLS and GERMAN NEEDLEWORK- The above are imported direct oy M. LEADER, 9, NEW JXXYAKD, SlICBEDITCil, LOXDOY, EC, from wboiu price lists are sent, on application, of every descrip- tion of fancy wools, canvas, filoselle, &c. A YOUNG WOMAN IN ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE UNIFORM, In the Third Police-court, Dale-street, Liverpool, before Mr. Clarke Aspinall, a young woman named Margaret Eccleston, aliis Henderson, who appeared in the dock dressed in the uniform of the Royal Naval Reserve, was charged with being drunk and riotous on Saturday evening in Great; Homer-street, and Mary Fraser was charged with attempting to rescue the first-named from the custody of the police. From the evidence of Police- constable 484, it appeared that Eccleston waa going from one public house to another about Great Homer-street at tho tioi > stated in a drunken state, and was followed by a great crowd of people. She was refused drink at every house/and she was dressed in the uniform in which she appeared in the dock. Fraser said that tbe uniform belonged to her father, and that the other prisoner put it on for a lark. She went into the street so dressed because she was dared to do so. The young woman Eccleston, who is a chairmaker, bad been before the Court four times previously, and was fined 10s. and costs. The other prisoner had been twice before the Court, and was fined 5s. and costs. THE KAN who enters into the enterprise of Manufacturing Adrated Drinks, in any district where they are required renders real service to the public, and no business offers him a better return for a comparatively small outlay. 1c thoae who propose investing in this lucrative business, the first object to ascertain is where such a district exists, the next for success is tobave the proper Machines and Appli- ances for producing the different Waters in the best condi- i tion.—Catalogue and all information sent upon receipt of six stamps to Barnett, Son and Foster, 2lA, Forston. street, Hnxton, London, N. THE ARMY RKSBRVB IN LIVERPOOL.—The 4th iost. was the quarterly pay-day of the men belonging to the Army Reserve in the Liverpool pension district. Over 300 men reported themselves as ready for duty; and they were each served with a notice tequiring them to attend at the office of the district on or before the 19th instant, on pain of being proceeded against as deserters. W OOD AHD IVBBT, LIMITED (J. W. Ivery, manager), Altion Blue Brick and Tile Works, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, manufacturers of vitrified blue bricks, garden border tiles, flooring quarries in blue, red, or buff colour. Illustrations and prices on application. NAVAL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. A move- ment is on foot to establish a detachment of Naval Artillery Volunteers at Lancaster, and the captain of her Majesty's ship Resistance, at Liverpool, has re- ceived instructions to inspect the volunteers who have signified their readiness for enrolment, and to report on the advisability of erecting a battery for them to drill at. T HAVE IT W YOUR HOUSE — LAMPLOUGH'B PTBXTIC SALiiot—and use no other. The only safe anti- dote in Fevers, Eruptive Affections, Sea or Bilious Sickness, Small-pex, and Headache; having peculiar and exclusive merits. Use no substitute. See per- petual injunction against imitators; also the unani mous judgment before the Lords Justices Bramwell, Brett, and Cotton, 22nd Jan., 1878, in Lamplough'j favour. 113 Holborn-bill, London. CHASE OF A GBEEK STEAMER.—A Greek steamer with a cargo of ammunition, and having on board 360 volunteers, who were going to join the in. surgents on Mount Olympus, was proceeding towards the Gulf of Salonika, when she sighted, near Cas- sandra, two Turkish ironclads. She immediately re- vers°d her course and turned south, when the Izzedin. the flagship of tbe Turkish admiral, was observed ap- Eroaching. The Turks gave chase and, after several ours' pursuit, the Grefk ship ran for the Island of Stathos, and succeeded in making her escape. WBI«MT*B OOAI. TAX SOAP (Hayo Coro<m»» Deterjww), Antiseptic, Detergent ^Disinfectant. The raost healthful, agreeable, and refreshing Toilet Soap in the world. Bv Its daily use, freedom from infections diseases 13 secured s the complexion improved; pimples, blotches and roughness removed and the oiiu made clear, smooth, and lustrous in our hands it has proved mf<OØt effective in skin diseases —!Th< LoMMt. 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THE EASTERN QUESTION. ] ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN TROOPS AT ODESSA. A despatch from Odessa, under date April 8th, says: About 3000 of the Russian army have arrived here from San Stefano, consisting of the Emppror's escort and the Podolsky Regiment, which was one of the first to cross the Danube and distinguished itself at Sbipka. They were treated by the Municipality on the Ex- change place to refreshments. The National Anthem was played, and the regimental flags, crowned with laurels, were displayed. A religious open-air service was also conducted. ITALY'S ATTITUDE. Italy's attitude towards the Eastern Question is fairly summed up in the Opinione. While Italy cannot approve the Treaty of San Stefano, she finds nothing in that treaty to make her depart from her neutral policy. Her. part, will be to aid in effecting such a modification of the treatv as miy Becure to the autonomy of the Balkan Penin- sula, and the formation of a Greek kingdom strong enough to neutralise the preponderance of Russia. ATTITUDE OF GERMANY. The Times St. Petersburg correspondent says The belief that Germany is abandoning her strictly passive attitude is rapidly gaining ground here. The articles of the North German Gazette and the Berlin Post have made a strong impression, and are regarded in the official world as very significant. Prince Bis- marck, it is said, evidently intends, without openly interfering in the quarrel, to use his influence for the maintenance of peace. How he will do this is not yet clear, but it is I supposed that the Congress negotiations will be recommenced on some new basis. Any effort in tiaat direction is sure to be seconded :by Austria and Russia, and some formula may be invented to remove the preliminary objections of the British Cabinet. There will, of course, remain the objections of a more serious kind, but an agreement is not despaired of. The Russian diplomatists disclaim any intention of having tried to exclude Europe from the solution of the Eastern Question, and do not regard the modus solvendi proposed by the pre- liminary ,treaty as the only one which Russia can adopt. Let Austria and England, they say, state clearly the solutions which they deeire, and perhaps by mutual concessions some satisfactory arrangement may. be found. Already, it argued, there is a wide basis for agreement, seeing all recognise that great changes are necessary, and that real guarantees must be secured against a renewal of the recent disturbances in South-Eistem Europe; while the problem to be solved, apart from questions of national amour propre, would not be simplified by a European war. THE TURKS IN A DIFFICULTY. A Constantinople correspondent says: The Turks are in a most difficult position. I doubt whether they will be able to adopt a policy of neutrality merely. They will be obliged to take sides, and become the ally of one or other of the belligerents. Now, if they side with England, the Russians would of course' attack instantly, before English, troops could come to their assistance, with a result which can hardly be doubtful, I mean the complete destruction of the army, and the loss of Constantinople. The Turks have no fortifica- tions, and the Russians of course will not allow them so long as the present state of things lasts. If, on the contrary, the Turks side with Russia, the Eng- lish could seize nearly the-whole of Asia Minor. What are the poor Turks to do 1, THE NAVIGATION OF THE DANUBE. (OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION ) The following translation of an official notification relative to the navigation of the Danube is contained in a letter from Lloyd's agent at Galatz "The Minister for Foreign Affairs having received a communication from the Chief of the Staff of the Russian military communications, General Cerkes- sof, No. 1975, 16th March, is in a position to give the following notice regarding the navigatior of the Danube. All the obstacles which im- peded the entrance of vessels into the Danub< from the sea have been removed, as well as the mines placed above Ibraila. The navigation is therefore entirely free in this part. As regards thE course of the river between Czernavoda and Kasovata although all the Russian torpedoes have been removed circulation cannot be fully assured, because the num ber of torpedoes placed there by the Turks is nol known for certain. Their removal 18, however, beinf carried on uninterruptedly, and it is hoped that th< bed of the river will shortly be entirely cleared. Is the Upper Danube the only point where work still re- mains to be done for the' withdrawal of mines it Oorabia, but, as one of the channels is free of torpe does, navigation is open in that part." PUBLIC OPINION IN ROUMAMA. A telegraphic despatch from Bucharest, under dai* April 8th, says: The Roumanian journals of al parties are exceedingly hostile in tone towards Russia They assert that Russia cannot maintain the Treaty oi San Stefano without a war. The relations betweet the Russians and the Roumanians along the Danubl are very much strained, and innocent traveller! crossing the stream feel the effects of this ill feel ing. The local journals express great confident in Western Europe backing them up in theii resistance to the retrocession of Bessarabia. Tb< opinion prevails here that, in case of war, the policj of England will be to avoid any great battles, bui instead thereof to wear out the Russian means of keep ing up their armies, and force them to yield through exhaustion. Such a policy, it is asserted, will have I terriblv depressing effect upon the Muscovite energies which would be roused to confront any amount oi I. present difficulty, but would droop under a prolonged period of armed inaction. THE RUSSIAN TROOPS IN BULGARIA ANI ROUMANIA. A Bucharest correspondent of a contemporary under date April 7th, says: The Russian troops it Bulgaria, Boumania, and the south-western district* of Russia are taking up positions at various points ol strategic importance, and contracts have been mad! for the delivery of supplies at these centres. Pitesti in Roumania, is the most salient of these positions, and it is a place of great importance in a military sense It commands the southern embouchures of the Kimpo- lung, Jule, and Rosentoura Passes through the Carpa- thians, and, in conjunction with a force at Ploesht: to defend tbe Kronstadt Pass, covers all the ap- proaches to Roumania from Austrian territory which are practicable for artillery, and trains. The Rosen- tour and Kronstadt Passes are the most passable fot waggons and cannon, the ether two being crossed with great difficulty, although since the passage of Gourke and Skobeleff through the Etropol and Trajan Passes of the Balkans the faith in natural mountain defences must have become seriously weakened. Russian troops are already marching via Bucharest in the direction ot the Carpathians. Contracts have been made here for furnishing supplies at Pitesti. This place is situated on the through line of railway from Galatz to Turn Severin, and can, therefore, be easily supplied by rail. The river iluta is the natural line of defence on the west, with its right testing on the Carpathians, the passes of which are defended as above mentioned, and its left on the Danube at its junction with the Aluta, protected by the fortress of Nikopol opposite the mouth of the latter river. The left bank of the Aluta is very favourable in its natural conformation for purposes of defence. South of the Danube the defensive line runs through Plevna and Lovats to the Balkans, with the fortress of Widin as SO advanced post. I am informed that torpedoes have been placed in the Danube at Widin, leaving only a narrow passage open for river steamers. In rear of this line comes that connecting Galatz, Silis- tria, Rustchuk, Biela, and Tirnova with the Balkans, covering the immediate approaches to Kustendjt*, Varna, and Bourgas, the ports through which the Russian armies in Turkey will receive their supplies in the event of further hostilities arising out of the Treaty of San Stefano. AN AUXILIARY CAVALRY FORCE FROM INDIA. The Times Calcutta correspondent, under date April 7tb, says: All military furloughs have been stopped. Various rumours, assuming at last more and more definite shape, have circulated in the Dress with reference to a projected expedition to Bagdad. These, however, turn out at las* to be entirely without f oundation, having been officially contradicted. At ter a careful consideration of various regiments of the native army and its strength as a whole, I am led to the conclusion that immediately on the announcement of war we should be able to despatch from India a very large army corps without weakening the frontier or any other strategic position, or reducing the various forces of observation maintained to watch and keep in check our too powerful feudatories. Probably, however, the most important auxiliary force which India could furnish to an English army would be a corps of native cavalry, supporting, as it would, I that branch of the service in which England is numerically weakest, but in which the native army is pre-eminently strong. It would be a very ahorteigbtfd policy in the event of war to disregard the military advantages which would icerua from the employment of the splendid auxiliary force of cavalry this country could spare. If cavalry be the eyes and fears of an army, it would be difficult JO find in any European fighting body sharper eyes or )a.rs than would be supplied by the Indian cavalry. rbe Bengal cavalry in particular is in a highly efficient itate, well drilled, well mounted, and perfectly j •quipped, having also the greatest power-of mobilisa- MB of any regular cavalry in the world. RETURN OF TROOPS TO RUSSIA. In a despatch from San Stefano, dated April 7th, it is stated that, in addition to troops proceeding by sea to Russia, the first division tJf cavalry, commanded by General Doctoroff, and the first division of Don Cossacks, consisting of four regiments of cavalry anr, three batteries of arrilleiy, have begun their march to Russia viA Braila or Tultcha. Three regiments of j Oosaacks, two batteries of artillery, and the 11th Corps, comprising one cavalry and two infantry divisions under Prince Schakoffsky, have gone Rustchuk. The Grand Duke at Constantinople has had long in- terviews with Beouf and Savet Pashas. WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM BULGARIA TO ROUMAJNIA. The continued withdrawal of Russian troops from Bulgaria to Roumania is attributed to the independent position assumed by the Bucharest Government at what may be the beginning of a European conflict. In tbe event of foreign vessels getting command of the Black Sea, tbe Russian Government are necessarily anxious to protect their line of communications in Moldavia and Bessarabia. There is reason to assume that in an unpublished Treaty Servia has engaged to co-operate with Russia in any future commotion, and that it is intended to impose the like obligation upon Bulgaria. 1HE FRENOH NEWSPAPERS AND THE ATTITUDE OF ENGLAND The Paris correspondent of the limes says: The great majority of the French newspapers do not dis- guise, in view or Russia s almost impudent demands, their approval of England's attitude. The Dibats well remarks that it would be a mistake to suspect England of hankering after some conquest, her only anxiety being to defend imperilled public law. All the other leading papers adopt the same tone, and it is not surprising that Prince Orloff complains of this attitude of the pms. No one had been more zealous than he for years, and even under M. Thiers Government, in preparing the successive public Cabinets to greet with favour the substi- tution of Russian for Turkish influence. It may even be said that he had succeeded in making the people forget Russia s attitude during 1870, and attribute to her alone the credit of having pre- vented a fresh Franco-German war in 1875. He has, therefore, reason to be surprised at tbe atti- tude of tbe French public, and r«ally this attitude bas almost surprised the public themselves. They were disposed to admit that certain advantages might fairly be acquired by Russia, but when the treaty map appeared they were struck at the dispro- portion between the victories gained and the advan cages stipulated. Russia, after two years of prepara- tion, has only conquered a discredited nation without resources, a victory not justifying her deriving euch advan!»ges» and modifying the whole map of Europe. This has been the feeling of the public since they have come to understand the treaty, and I dc not think anything can change it. It j8 therefore natural that the Frencn Government has no very strong desire to express an opinion on the treaty; for it could only speak in accord with the feeling of the country. FOREIGN OPINION OF LORD SALISBURY'S „ CIRCULAR. Lord Salisbury's circular, says a St. Petersburg correspondent, is regarded here as a new proof that tbe British Cabinet has decided upon war. In the official world it is said that the document is not plea- sant reading for those who deeire peace; but it has so advantage over its Predecessors in being quite clear and intelligible, and in removing ibe discussion from the region of words and formalities to that of facts and interests. Besides this, i$(Joes away with any regrets which may have been caused by the breaking down of the Congress negotiations, because the Congress could not haveaucceededif the Plenipotentiaries had entered it animated with the spirit displayed in the Circular. I The text has not yet been received by the Govern- nient, and consequently no decision has yet been taken regarding the answer to be given but there is reason > to believe hat it will not be regarded as having any- thing of the nature of an ultimatum. As the British Government declares the solution proposed by the pre. ) lioiinary treaty to be inadmissible, but confines itself to a purely Edative criticism, it is possible that it may bJ t n some solution of its own. If the > English Cabinet, it ia argued, is really anxious to avoid war, as some of its members have declared, a pacific solution of the difficulty may still be found. A Vienna correspondent says: The impression pro- duced here by Lord Salisbury's Circular is very great. All the papers re-echo it, but leud and harmonious as i the echo is, it is still but a faint reflex of the effect produced on the public mind. As yet only a tele. graphic rikumA ef the despatch has arrived, but ex- i tensive enough, nevertheless, to enable one to judge of its whole tenour. Primarily, this deep impression is undoubtedly due to the large and statesmanlike view taken in the Circular of the real bearings of the Trea y of San Stefano, aE(j to the clear, manlv lan- guage in which this view is txpressed; but the effect l bl's been heightened not a little by the circumstance • that, in spite of the attitude lately assumed by Eng- 8 ^arati°a from her carno rather unex- 9 i jj ENGLAND AND GREECE. V u atldre88» of which the following is a translation, has been presented to her Majesty's representative in r Athens by the Metropolitan of the Greek Church, the i Sr .• University of Athens, the directors of the National Bank, the Majors of Athens and Pirceug rand Ouhera: We have the honour to present you t with an address expressive of the unanimous feeling of 1 e most well-known men of Athens and of the Piraeus, aa well as of the whole of Greece, who are, we are sure, the interpreters at tbe present time of r the deep thankfulness for the noble sympathy so I ?ordJally Inanifetited by all parties in England ln favour of eur cause, and for the noble initiative which her Ma) -sty's Government has Just tsken in proposing the admission of Greece to the Congress which will have to df^G {ate of the nations of the East. This step 1 ° gland s is an eloquent sign that the British Government estimates the part which Hellenism has p to play in the same spirit which inspired the cautious policy Of "the imfcortal George Canning, and that it • *1?1« xihe Hellenic cause under its shield." this Mr. Wyndhana replied as follows: I am deeply touched by the expressions which close the address T?1!! • Ju!fc presented to me in the name of the Hellenic nation, a nation for which England bas i always had great sympathy. I shall take real pleasure, ■ »nd gentlemen, in forwarding this address to her Majesty's Government. In conclusion, I beg you to permit me to express a wish for the prosperity of Greece and for the happiness of his [ Majes y the King your august sovereign, of her itojestv the Queen, and of the Royal family." MASSACRES BY THE TURKISH TROOPS. The spec'al correspondent of the Standard tele- graphs from Lamia as follows: I have received Consular and other more direct authentic reports I from both sides engaged in the struggle in Thessaly. I They agree in stating that the Turks, after seizing I the insurgent positions at Makrinitza and Porteria, I began pillaging and burning the villages, churches, and monasteries. They massacred young and old, Sn.WC v, 88 wounded and infirm of both :.0lite8. an<l shops were sacked, and in I B° v. j t]?e Plunder was sold openly. Some Raya s and Europeans were outraged and murdered in t e suburbs of Volo. Tbe Consuls bave despatched *i*5° Hobart Pasba, as tbe Turkish officers' plea their inability to control tbe men ia all non- -i was murdered by the Turks near j nn4L-a 80111 e hours after the battle was over, and withm the Turkish lines. Almost every Turk -I™ IQ\ 7 B'ght, and the circumstances of his death mdica e design, jjr. Ogle waa unarmed; he did not even carry a revolver. The insurgents have retreated to Drakla and Ghion places where Amyz Pasha hesi- tates to attack them. His troops commit such out- r3^B £ eneral massacre is apprehended. Tbou- Bftn 8 women and children have fled to the coas a. Lechotnia, and are there perishing from terror and exposure while they wait to be carried to a place Of safety by ships. It would be an act of humanity tor the British Admiralty tod irect some ships toca upon this coast immediately. While tbe Turh are thus acting like devils the Greeks treat their prisoners well, and offer the Turkish wounded every relief in their power.

2»Thk PROPOSED EASTER REVIEW.—A meetiDg me roPohtar commanding officers was held at the Offices of the National Rifle Association, Lrrd Rane- lagh presiding, to consider the invitation by the 2U,tfTtle8u0f ^°y8ton to the volunteers to hold a field-day there on Easter Monday. Lord Elcho moved, 8fp t <e«lfru seconded a resolution to the {ftect, lhat the military authorities be invited to in- spect the Royston Ground with a view to a field-day on Esster Moaday." To this Lieut.-Colonel Ommanney moved an amendment, which was seconded by Lieut- Colonel Brown (29th Middlesex), That though the ground offtred is suitable it is too late now to make arrangements, a large number of commanding officers having made preparations for independent drill which cannot now be altered." After some discussion the amendment was carried, so there will be no field-day on Easter M ;ndav. THE Soldieb AND HIS ENEMy.-OffioiaI re- turns show that in the financial yfar 1876-77 the stoppages from the pay, &c., of soldiers under for- feiture for drunkenness amounted to ^17 935, which was applied to the granting of gratuities to well- j conducted soldiers on or after their discharge. In < the preceding six years the aggregate amount of these fines was higher than the above sum in four years, ] and lower in two years, I

FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIR G. SCOTT. The funeral of the late Sir GK Gilbert Scott to^f place in Westminster Abbey. The corthge Oourtfleld House, Kensington, and was witneeeed jv a large number of people. The procession was made lip in the following manner: Tho funeral car, taining the body, the coffin being of polished 0*7 with brass furniture. Carriage containing 8ir hert'» sons—Mr. G Gilbtit Soott, Mr. J. CXdred S<5°r*' Mr. Alwyn G. Scott, and Mr. Duncl infield H Next came her Majesty's private carriage, carri*^ containing the members of Sir Gilbert's favon' carriage con tain" ng Dr. Sexton, the Ber. R- ™' I. Forest, D.D., and Sir Gilbert's valet; earner contamng Sir Gilbert's staff of assistants pupils and carriages containing the office- bean*'9 the following societies and public bodies: Academy, Boyal Institution of British Society of Antiquaries, Archaeological Institut^ Architectural Museum, Bcclesiological Society, I don and Middlesex Archaeological Society, and of Builders' Foremen and Clerks of Works. &0 some time previous to the arrival of the processj^ the sacred building was filled in every avail»& part, with th* exception of the transept, which set apart for tbe relatives and friends of the d ceased. The coffin was met at the west cloister by Canon Prothero, and was now joined by theP14*^ of Westminster, K.G., the Bight Hon. W. Oovp6. Temple, Lord Henry Lennox, the Hon. 0. L. W'' Sir 0. Beckett, Q 0., the Dean of Bach ester, tbe D*, of Chichester, the Dean of Canterbury, Arcbdeacc Balston, Canon Moore, and by numerous artiste, & 1 tractors, and clerks of works who bac been a«soci» with Sir Gilbert in his many works. The proof*8' 1 thus formed, headed by the choir, the Dean, Canons of Westminster, slowly proceeded up nave, tbe choir the while singing the funeral antb* The p'<ll-bearers on each side the coffin Mr. Mitford, Secretary, representing the First 0° missioner of Works; the Eight Hon. Lord Manners, Postmaster-General; Mr. S. E. B.A., representing the President of th« Bov»l .« demy the President of the Boyal Institute of Architects; tbe President of the Society of Antiqu»r' > L and Mr. J. B. Beresford-Hop*, M P,, Jt the Achitectural Museum. The coffin was set f in the transept, where a portion of the impr*88'^ Burial Service was read, after which it was \< the grave, which is situated in the nave, 1mmedia;* in front of the pulpit, and close to the grave of Li*j stone. Here tbe concluding rites were perform^1 the Dean, and the remains of the eminent arcbi laid in their last resting-place. 'J.1.

SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICEN man was charged at the 01 rkenwell Polic«;c° flt with selling liquor in Sadler's Wells Theatre wi1 having a licence. It seems that gome kind 0 ^efi masqui was held at this place a few weeks since, the offence occurred. The raagis'rste remarked ill the circumstances of the case made it a very 3ne, and fined the defendant fifty pounds. aj THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED of M. Jacquand, an historical and ginre painter, at 76.