WHAT THE WORLD SAYS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 23, 26 January 1877, Page 4

WHAT THE WORLD SAYS.

("Atlas,": in the : World.) ; I suppose that three out of every four pedple in the coqniry beHeye war on Rußsia's t part against Turkey to be inevitable. lam not going to comm it myself in the mat ier; but I happen to parth!if^d;la'-aTjtKe ; Xnfcelligenc.e':;pepartment in Adair House, where, by the way^mueh more is known in a q aiet undemonstrative fashidnthan is at all generally given creditf or. But" if the trouble cornea it is comforting to learn l oW military authorities know exactly what they are going. ,to d 6; are determined' to db a certain things and tto morei under what temptation or solicitation whatsoever; and are ready for tha not very Herculean undertf\kipg[ihey have presefibed for British arms— the holding of the lines of Constantinople against all comers in trust for Europe Lord Napier of Mag'dklaV it bas been quite settled for some time, will command the army corps' in' the event :of: ita: aervicea baing required. The appointment, apart from all other considerations, baa an especial fitness, in view' of the role presoribed, from the ctroßmfltanc» that. Lord Napier ia an engineer officer. : The gallant old soldier holds strong opinions with regard! to' : the physical 'qualifications requisite in a thoroughly -efficient commander on active service in the field; among ' 7 the indispensable attributes being that he" should be able to ride twelve hoars a day for any number of da'ysr Men who saw. Lord Napier in the saddle at Delhi last year for. two hoars after he bad broken his collar bone will scarcely share the stalwart veteran's modest self estimate, that he is physically not longer capable of enduring the fatiguea of an active command in the field. This, however, was what be said and stack to. when the matter was under diacufesidn before he sailed for Gibraltar. Bat he had no difficulty in accepting the' provteionat command of a Bri&jsb { *rjpT corps destined to cover Cphatanii.npple, when ita attitude of the strict defensive was explained to himf; Sir Garnet Wolseley is told off to command one of the divisions of the corps; and I uaderatand, although this appointment ia not yet quite settled, that Sir Donald Lyson will have the Cthery;, ■ -■■■ /^r\. .-.-■; ; ,:: -.-">. The force intended for this purpose ia not actually tinder orders, but the regiments are named and in readiness. Heading the list stand one or two corpH $ elite, horse *n i' foot, which seldom leave the couoiry. except in serious emergencies. : At the military cluba there is a flutter ; of excitement; the keen soldier scents already the combat from afar, the more easy dreads rather the prospect of a winter in an intrenched camp-on the feoaphorua instead of on leave travelling or in T sport. Barely 40,000 men could be sent into the field to-morrow, and their embarkation for active/ service would necessitate the" immediate calling oat of the militia! There is, it is true, the first army reserve,: which would supply another 20,000; but the machinery by which these men are to be mobilised is still only experimental, and might not stand a/severe strain. It is satisfactory, then, that the task presoribed to bur. arms, in the event of Russia carrying oat her threats, is well, within the limis of our resources.; It is at all events certain that we can place athwart the Constantinople peninsula a force of 25,000 men, equipped as perfectly as any force that any country ever sent into the field, and bur experts hold that strength amply sufficient for the undertaFtogT'" ""■ ..:.■.'.'■ : : .' This is Frith'a " Railway Station 1 ' (oow'ijon its" way honie from ihe Philadelphia Exhibition) from the American point of view : — " The positive, offence of the picture is ita insulSr anobbiabneaa, the avowed declaration that all Englishmen are brave nobie^' handsome, or manly, and all Englishwomen beautiful and amiable ; while, if all foreigners are not knaves, cheaters of cabmen, or forgers— at least r all knaves^are foreigners. . . • . The tipstaves, the navvies, the cabmen, and the guards are all ideal d,ukes and lords in disguise," This ia far more ingenious than Ruskin ; and yet it has been thrown off, apparently at a moment's notice, by a critic of the New York. Tiibune. An American chemist haa discovered the temderaitnre of a place which is paved-^-thereby somewhat resembling Pall Mall: — with good intentions to be 7O,oOOdeg Fahrenheit. ** Since we have known this," remarks a 'Frisco editor, "we have never kept more than five aces up our sleeve at a time." Pending the settlement of the question who has been elected President of the j United States, the files of American journals coming to hand supply some exciting reading. Here for example is a" bulletin issued at two o'clock in the morning from the office of the Courier Journal :— v The election is in our own hands. We have oarriad the outposts. We have crossecf the trencbea. We have storcoei the campa of the enemy. If they drive us out and back now, we're a poor lot indeed. They van not and they will not drive us. Taja time we'll do the driving! But every man to his post ; every column in its place! There are but twelve days more. The people are ready, willing, j and' able to stand the racket. File, j leaders, to the front!" " Whoop-la!" is- the laconic but sympathetic observation which the opposition journal makea on this breathless . announcement. :""7:- -. ' ■•• -

The Post of Taeaday refers as follows to the fatal accidents whioh took place at the Wellington regatta on the previous day :— Such pleasure aa may have been derived from witnessing the incidents of the regatta yesterday was more than marred by the knowledge 'obtained towards the close of the proceedings, that one of the events had been attended by two almost aimnltan;eous accidents, involving the loss of two fine boats, and the lives of two men belonging to the crew of each. This sad news was first learned when the Government steamer Hinemoa came alongside the wharf with his Excellency and party on board just as the people were dispersing after the last of the rowing-boat races, and as soon as it became known it naturally produced a most painful sensation among the spectators assembled, and throughout the city generally. The feeling was all the more sorrowful on account of the circumstance that the iunfortunate men drowned belonged to ship's companies who were favorites in 'the Port, and who had actively con* | tributed to the pleasure of the public on the occasion of this regatta. The ahipa to which they belonged were the cable steamer Agues and the ship /Avalanche, and they were four of those belonging to these vessels who had taken part in . the regatta during the jday, and who were engaged in the 'concluding match of the programme at the moment the accident.: happened. They were also favorites among their shipmates, one of the men belonging to the Agnes — the boatswain — having been in the service of the company for ten year 8, and the saHmaker ; of the Avalanche having; been on board that ship aince she was launched. The body of one of the four— -the boatswain of the Agnes -— was recovered, and having been brought on shore by the Hinemoa, an inquest as to the circumjataacaa under which be met hi^ death waa held at the morgue this afternoon. The three others sank in sight of their Icompanioas who were saved, and after ;gallant attempts had been made by those who were with them to keep them afloat until assistance arrived, as it ■ fortunately did soon after for those who 'survived. Had that assistance been a few minutes later, there would, doubtjless, have been more deaths to record. '■ As it was, some of the survivors were | in a very exhausted state, and it rejqnired all the considerate attention j whioh they received on board the j Hinemoa to secure their recovery from ; the effects of their immersion, i An Auckland telegram to the Post jgives the following amusing account of bow a young swindler was caught by the police : — William Rose, a young man of fast habits, and sensitive die- ' position was brought before Mr BarIstow on Saturday, charged with fraud. ;The young man, shortly after his arrival here ' called on 1.. D. Nathan and Co., representing himself as the ac~ j credited agent of Mr Gibson, a merchant of Patea, and thus obtained £10. ;He next succeeded in obtaining goods from McArthur and Co. to the amount iof £317. In the meantime young i Rose in his travels abeufc the city, had i been introduced to Miss — — , who mii troduced him in turn to her mama and i sisters. He professed 'himself sweetly enamored of one of them, and ; whispered the fact that he was fairly caught. He proposed a pleasant drive ;on Friday as.far aa ptahuhn. .The j proposal was at once accepted by the fair one, and the Patean traveller hired a carriage and drove to the residence of the sisters. In the interim a telegram ; had. been received that " sweet William was not a " Rose of Patean gari den," but of wilder growth. In fact William : Rose was a counterfeit, and the whole thing a fabrication. I Detective Jgfferey was immediately ion the alert, and went to the ; horns of the ladies where the carriage' ; was waiting at the door. "Out stepped ; William Rose, and at the same time several ornamented heads were seen at : the doorway. The appearance of the detective had a chilling influence upon the ladies, who knew their man, and shrieked as if stricken by a sudden stroke. The conscience of William i Rose did not know Jeffrey, and he won- ; derail as be saw the retreating sisters, but ho won%ere i but. for a little time, I for the voice of Jeffrey sounded in his 'ears, and, accompanied, by two silk , dresses partly finished, he was driven to the police station, while the girls, j disappointed of their rosy holiday, retired " to sleep, perchance to dream."