Wrexham Guardian

THE EASTERN QUESTION. On Friday evening week, Mr Henry Vincent gave a lecture at the Public Hall, under the auspices of the Liberal Association, on "The Eastern struggle, and the position of England with regard to it." Mr Charles Hughes was called to the chair. Mr Vincent, in his opening remarks, said he met them that night under a profound sense of respon- sibiiitv; but he trusted he should not incur the! charge levelled by Lord Beaconsfield against many of the people of Eng and of being worse than these who had committed the Bulgarian atrocities be- cause he dared to criticise the policy of the Govern- ment, and arouse, if possible, public opinion against it; but he felt that in a public assembly in the borough of Wrexham he should not appeal in vain to enlightened Conservatives and Liberals, and all men with consciences and minds, to consider the present crisis with gravity in order to come to a right understanding on the merits of the question before them, a especially on the graver question of what the policy of England ought to be in presence of the difficulties that now existed in the Turkish Empire. Now the Turks, whatever ex- cellencies they may have displayed in those in- dividual exceptions to their general character which have been recognised in the history of the past, are perhaps the most sensual, the most in- dolent, the most oppressive, the most untruthful of all the races with which we have to deal j and if this be true of the Tuikish people generally, it is still more true of the ambitious, profligate, sensual men who are the rulers of the Turkish people, and who have constituted perhaps the most untrust- worthy, the most oppressive, and the most dangerous government at present existing on the surface of the earth. Of course, he would not deny that there might exist in the Turks many good and amiable qualities but as far as we know them in their organised official capacity, the chief character by which we know the Turks is that they borrow money largely, and neglect to pay either the principal or the interest (laughter). We know, moreover, that for certain political considerations there has been an established policy in the govern- ment of England to sustain the Turks at Con- stantinople, on the ground that Constantinople is the key to our Indian empire, on the ground that the fall of Turkey might open sume serious Europeon question, such as the occupancy of Con- stanstinople by the Russian Empire, or some other Power that might dispute with us by laud or sea. at any rate by land, for the possession of a high road to our Indian dominions and that this policy has begotten by degrees a general conviction in the minds of politicians that however bad the Turks may be, however oppressive their rule. it is a British interest to sustain the Turks, if we can. We say nothing about what we would do if the Turks could not be sustained'there except this, that we do not want the Russians to become the heirs of the Turkish property. We have too much modesty to say that we want the property our- selves (laughter). Still, we must recognise that there has been a strong traditional policy to keep the Turks there as long as possible in order that a more dangerous Power may be kept out, thus securing more effectually what Lord BeaconsSeld would call British interests. Having spoken of 1 the Chiistian populations inhabiting European Turkey, their national characteristics, and th<fc! various struggles they have made to emancipat.e. themselves from the Turkish yoke, the lecturer de- nounced the Crimean war, and praised the agita- tion which had been got up in connection with the Bulgarian atrocities, and which aimed at reversing the traditional policy of this country with regard to Turkey. He also criticised the action taken by the Government, and passed seme strictures on Lord Beaconsfiekl's Aylesbury speech and on Lord Derby's despatches, though he admitted that the' question was a most complicated one to deal with. In concluding, he remarked that the Turkish Empire was so inherently rotten that nothing that could be done by all the Powers could save it from ruin. This being the case they advanced to a i very serious question, because in the mind of every prudent man there must be a political con- siderntiou for the welfare of the empire. The leading thought in every prudent mind was this, how far would the full of the Turkish empire involve the security of our Indian dominions ? He did not shrink from this question, because it was one of great gravity, and one that largely determines the policy of our rulers rightly or wrongly, wiselv or unwisely. They must remember that the fall of the Turkish empire was a question independent of the future occupancy of Constantinople. Thev must remember that it was more than probable that these outlying Christian provinces of to- day will to-morrow either by force of arm or through European diplomacy, form a great confederation essentially anti-Turkish, and imbued with the spirit of civil and religious liberty. They must remember thaf the dissolution of the Turkish empire involved the enlargement of Greece, and very little had been said about the Greek empire, though there were districts of Turkey essentially Greek, as much Greek us the Athenian people them- selves. He could see as clearly as though written in flame before him that in the upturning and dissolution a strong Christian confederation would I be found on one side and an enlarged and power- ful Greece on the other. What were we to do? Were we to Itussianise these Christian populations and the kingdom of Greece? Was the Endish Government to proclaim that she preferred that the Christian subjects of the Porte and the Greeks should be friendly with Russia, and fraternise with Russia, rather than with 1 his country ? Let' him not be misunderstood. He had none of that jealousy of Russia which some statesmen had he believed the wisest thing our statesmen could do would be to shake hands with that Power. Now, if under the present state of things there was any danger to our Indian empire, let them show him where it was. On what did enr rule iu India l depend ? Did it depend upon, the Turk or the Russian ? Nc, a thousand times no. The safety of our Indian empire depended ou the justice and equity of English rule (applause). They talked as though all tne Indians were Mahomuiednns. Thev forgot the large Hindoo population that share equally v.ith the Mahomtnedun the advantages of; English rule; for the visit of the Prince of Wales indicated with sufficient clearness a certain syinnathy with the Crown of this country. He was certain that the development of railways, the dei-poning of their rivers, the extension ot'the e]<-<-rric telegraph, the building d schools, anl the gradual overthrow of caste, and the greater wisdom we were beginniuf to show iu d'-aiing with the natives—he aid long as the English rule was beneficent, as long as it was just, and as long as it pleased Ahuightv God, who is the governor of nations, to gives us the position we hold in tIL, country, not all the Hussians in the world will be ab! t.u <]; lodge us (applause). It seemed to him vhat this talk about the danger to our Indian emt.ire was all moonshine. People talked about the Russians crossing the 6ea HIld getting into India, as easily ns though they were out for a pic-nie but war wis no pie-nic. It was just like timid people who periodically amused tfWl))f"¡ \'P; witn the tbonp-ht of a possible invasion of the United King- dom by the Dutch, the French, the Uus.t-vius>, the people of Tinibuetoo, somebody else. They were always thin'-ing of the landing of an invading army of men. They seemed to forge; that to put. fin army of 200000 men on shores, with nil t'i"ir arnllfry, mauitious of war. an i pro- visions, would require all the commercial ships in the world, nnd all tbenavies in the world, and then they would have to smppose that all the English .admirals were druuk and all the English sailors asleep (applause). It was jns-t possible that III fifty, ?)ixtv. or a hundred year- hence the IUi.ssian« were likely, if 4hey w>ent on bit by hit. sometimes running back a,gain. and then getting forward, in- venting a railway here and there, to get nearer our Indian empire. Thenc was nothing in the Bible to say t'ney should not, there waA no commaudment written in the stare that Russia was to ston any more than England. It seemed to him that Con- s'antinople wns not the key to India. In the place, if the Turks dfed, nobody has* got there vet, and we are as nfr there as anybody, perhaps nearer, as there is a very ugly fleet in Besika Bay. Though. Jack was not a soldier, he was as likely to go on shoie without orders as anvbouy he knew (laughter). Rut we were always forgetting Ger- many- There was always a nice understanding between the courts of St. Petersburg, Vienna, a.nd Berlin until something occurred to provoke a rup- tnre and there was always something arising in a very remarkable way to confound the calculations of politicians. If there was one government in the world more than another that could keep Kussia j back it was Germany. Her interests were far more opposed to Muscovite aggression than the in- terests of England, and even if the Turks went down it by no followed that the Russians would go to Constantinople. He world not be frightened if they did he would rather have sia. there iban the Turk. The qneetloa in case was, who should occupy Constantinople? lie thought the Greek people" would make a good centre at Constantinople; or if not, the Greek people, as heirs tc the cradle of the old Greek church in mystic times, whoever went 1 here could be managed mueh bebttJ than the Turks. What- ever he agreed to do, they must see that he did it. and they would have much trouble in doing so Whenever 1 he question of Constantinople begau 'then the Kussian difficulty would arise Russi woul i say, "I will have itand Bismark would e aajing I would iatber Inrce it," ^laughter). I •" -L r In fact, there be 80 many Powers lead toV:l~ ¥1- :,?'Ve 11 that wou!d either would ar^t, iUlUi Lnru:-ear* or common sense WOQlti ■ir,aoge to mane it ro-u'rai „.„c—,i the guaranty of the .?ew,r,. 30- the'fiwd^uf navigation in that part of Having expressed a wish that thy.present Cabinet reP:t;s^t the peop'e of England on this question, and commended the note written by Lora Derby the other day, which he Raid was tZ voice o, ihe peopie of England ringing through ae ptn o, *joj\i Derby, the lecturer wound up with a piroru.tiçu in 1dtjienc(j of a policy which should give p. • 'e^orn' an(^ independence to the Christian poj.u.ations of the Turkish provinces. 7 JS t]?en came forward, and sub- T £ -\V ■ adoPtlon b7 tne meeting a memorial to her Majesty the Queen, setting tortb that the memorialists had heard with sorrow aV the dreadful cruelties practised on the Cfiri^4-8 in K°Jinces:- and feeliQ? apprehensive that m any settlement of the quosiion the stron- wisr.es ot the English people in favour of the aosolu.e independence of th.e Danubkn provinces would not be regarded, felt constrained to urg-e at^the^ef to a meeting of Parliament at the earnest possi^te moment iu order that the national will might find expression. .1. M. Jones the of the un:1.nim.ously; and the meeting- with th", usual vote cha.irman.

6tlttraI. ine Dutvc oi Afcorcoru iias rejii'ried th« i ,,rrt t tenancy of Ireland, and w;il he succi-eded br theDuk- of iiarlborough. -t oi Bor oD Mmd,y „8 -te cST' Ine St. P.uicras District Conservative Association has parsed a resolution expressing confidence m the'Ministrv and regret at the ungenerous course par^d'b^ 'oma prominent members of the Opposition. H^hVdaSi!etdirf at the n-e of Wilham uo erne.d, V,n,ss life nas neen eveutfuj He r,s seHt at Waterloo, aud marchad to the f;ues of P^" He was present: at the coronation of the t £ 0 s,v r who preceded Queen Victoria. cr-'»"s At a conferel;ce held in Chester on Mondav it was resolved to lorm a society fo. establishing and ssta¡ning H,ughiu Congregatiourii Churches ia JTcth Wales An annual s«b>crip*ion of £ ''0{) for bv Mr K. S. Hudso^rfiw e i ^Xett,ng ?f CoBse"'atives f South Shropshire was he,u at Shrewsbury on Saturday afternooa, and is ZZ occidod to prepare for a content. The names of BeveS gentltinen who are likriv tn v. ml LrP consent to become canditates ma""& a"" din,ion is to be h?ld.. -i Mr' 'Her, h.d iv,?l0 n l0a -n Tnsequcnce oi vv-as un. ,oun..ca. All. idjcas Cad an attack of fever, bat is now a. Oa,o waiting ior stores which have been ordered d which be will proceed by M.,m..r to ZiDzihrtr end again make for the interior A shocking maruer w«s comnsitied in Liverpool on Saturday. A seaman, n.uied Kelly, and whose name isuuknown, were quarrelling about religio^ Ke ly being a Catholic and the other Protestant. Ihen n ck" ot'the a--ar8e SiiJ'°r'8,kmfe aad V^'S'-a it into the w«rds m&a' W"° died a minutes after- wards.. G;'vefrcment saPF0rters was held on in io express approval of the ruioi,terid polzcr ou the Eastern queslwn. The hall WitS filled be,ore toe t,me of opening. number, could nr "It m. niCUard W dlace and M.P.'s were prenent. Kesolutions supporting the Gjver-ment were carried with tnihusiasm. ^sei.ucnt were A meeting of Good Templars on the question of the admission o. negroes to the wfnte men's lodges wftS hed in London on .uesday nigh:, the occasion being the welcommg of a ceputariou from America, hea^d by Colon,. Hicsmau.ch.ei templar of the w or,d. Some erf the ^ugLsn *oqg iemjuars, termed secessionists, created a great disturbance, resulted in all unseemiv and uproarious meeting. Colonel Hicktran Oti attempting to speak was i)Ooi £ d uow* ° At the Moaiaouthsiiire Quarter Sessions prominent attention was directed to the alarming incite of iR- ^.anitv in the county. During toe qaarter 20 additional lnuutics had been received lino the asvium Tne-e were now (!00 patients !"n if, and S5 had to be boarded out at ae Macolesneld^ Asylum. The Chairman said the ffCulU atrtibuurL it to the intense heat; but Mr O. j o.gau ly. Ui.hr re-ukea from the excessive educatioa now lorced upon the pooplc, *u)Jch addled their brains. r.ie Mownff Pust says We hear that Mr. Val it.iiM'u c-;Uiu.i>s:osed to pioceea to India to pamt a ^.Mit lusioricaj picture of the proclamation of the ,s c ,s S!d the art!te is to receive io;U0U for his woiJc and £ 1,000 for expenses. Fr<^m his fauiny coRuection wah Iuriia, and from his distinguished artistic tMl«cfs, we have no doubt Mr. Prmsep will be enabled to einbociy on canvusa a worthv- representation oi i his unparrfln-led ceiemonv." iiejiiving to th' quesfiuiii ot some Sheffie'd getlemen who tskeu wneti.tr tbe removai of u Sh*ffieid steel bnsxness to America cotdd be cooMdered le"inmate use of i-ughsh capital, H»d sugg^nK taxation of our Aoicnc« import*. Mr Gladstone «vr,r.t8 that the removal of caoital and efctabl .diments, however much it might, be regretted, would ;,e maoe in the exercise of a tegai power with which he has no right of any sort to interfere. Pro- hibi:olY dut:cs uch as are mentioned are plausible in appearance, bur. he believes them to h condemned by ail g-rey.t antborifies among our couutrvniet of ,1;e pre- sent and past generations. An f.cc.deut occM.-eii about one o'clock on Sunday mon.ing on the Great Western Eaiiw!tv, at Stout bridge. The St.-iiuher Mill viaduct crosses v-diev oi the Stoor near the station. A heavy lu.'g.tge train was earning down au ificl.ne towards the viaduct", wiien a c. uphug snapped, fiu-'t tne engiue driver vr,-yt thead wohout kiKiwmg bis train had parted. 1I oulie.. up on the v.aduct, waning for a signal, when the latter part «f the i r!llD come erashiug.ii!. SOtue ot he trucks mOOD- ted the engine, vihicii was driven forward, ami eight waggons were buried over the of tne vuUuc\ and tmastK-d to pi.-c-s on the siooe lh;o t\1" di-vc fall abJut .J 03 teet. The 'guard e,caeed wifch a sbakiiig liie unver anu stoier were equaliv fortu- nate. 1 t-ir C, B. Addeiiey, speaking at ilarilee rs Tuesaar night, said thai. tt»c LakTern q'.ies;i iu^ c fHcutt it Ywu.8. "-otlid teod lw iiici't-if^ the sire.ngtj) nnd stabiiit v of the Goveinmenr, and that, this result WOKIj ie cue, noi only to the bri'iian: tt.fei.tf t.f the Premier and th- r'reig«t Sr.cietary, but hUO io the m.^tukes of iheir ope neius. Sir Hobert. Peel, c.nce being a>ktd for an ojnu.or. said, Ca'l rue in itnil I will preprint- bur they had had an uiK-fii::«. doc,or, who baa rudied" with a pietcriptiou. he would contend tnut when he did so his reputation a a minister was gone, that it was clear that, after his sy:-oc/t and p--mpi)Ie- Mr. G!adstone could not he called up a train, "C,.der j.-r, r C'tr ui it'c- Xjoi'tl i*-iielet a hie nmmter ol :he crisis. Mr. Gl.<dso.r.e had not shown the. hist du y of a minister—reucni^e. Then Mr. Bright bad i-ad his say, and that sav v.as keif-'suda- tion. i'hey knew uair that, a crisis bad beeo reached, und he sine thu i.) crisis Engbshme;: w'.u;t !ir..r- riti^h-hinen "etme and above ail tbe Gt.vert)tneiH would be faithful to ire«'vs. of Wnte-, ;in-:)j hy two of their children, visited Gw.^ow oa' sday, whue tbey re-e.ved ai: ent husius-:c «.y,c.:r,nt. Tre- citv was < xtensively decoiat^d and Ini, ?i.-s< al-n en liiely f-uspeuded. Kuly in thr <Lv t i;,r.- wn' i renew ot voiuau-ers, and H ine aPer..e j i" fi tra IT "hops" laid witt. Masonic honour, th- dutio« s-one of a new post-office. In ¡q.1y to a-, v-d—s irom the Pr«Vi»-t, the magistral. nod n", -"ibrrs of the Conned of Gla-gow, the course of which be said he w;i, »hv.iv, he iOfiti-j that eircuin.iiKtices permitted into 'to' oim-.r-v-t <H* inrerest he feels in anything relating ri t.jai Oio.-peilty of ourgreattuanufac-unua and con-m^cial centres and "U-1.>1 \11;:[ his late v;.it. to Inca ""0:11d of service to vh- tnltny oi bl. ielh.w orta.ures in taut aistaat p»rt of the world, and would unite vet liitnly tee ties which bou.d o-.r: F.tstera possessions to Grea- BriM.iu. There were iiiuuoaations and ii/ewoiks in the evening.

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