LORD RIPON ON INDIA, ENGLAND, AND RUSSIA.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5184, 3 June 1885, Page 3

LORD RIPON ON INDIA, ENGLAND, AND RUSSIA.

Loud Ripon, at a meeting of the City Liberal Club in London, was received with loud and long continued cheers, and said that he was very proud to bo called upon to return thanks upon such an occasion as thepresent for.our Indian Empire. The chairman had briefly sketched the story of tho rise of that Empire, and had brought it down to them from the days of its small beginnings to a period when the great task of tho English Government in fndia would be to develop the material resources of tho country, to advance its progress in alj directions, and yet more to- educate its people. That had been the task intrusted toi-'him by hia right hon friend and honoured leader, Mr Gladstone, .in 1880. He trusted he was not wrong in thinking tlyit they had not proposed the toast solely in consequence of the accidental circuraBtance that he had tho honour to bo among them.. He trusted father that ho might see in it a proof of the growing'interest of the people of. England in all that concerned tho greatest dependency' of the English Crown. It was not unnatural that

their thoughts should be turned to India at the present moment. The thoughts of every man in this ; land were filled with deep anxiety as to the ovents which! were taking place on the north-west frontier of Afghanistan and the ciroumstances which were arising out of thoso events'; and when. ; they knew that that very night Parliament had been asked to vote no less

than £11,000,000—more than half of which was.to be devoted to purposes which for the moment-he might describe as unconnected with Egypt—they must indeed feel the gravity of the existing situation. But he would not abandon the hope that the difficulties which had arisen, between .this country and. the Government of Russia might be brought to a peaceful solution. In view of the ovils which a war between England and Russia would cause he desired with all his heart that a peaceful solution of the difficulties might be found, provided only that it were a solution which was consistent with the honour of the country and the engagements of the Crown. But if that hope should be realized, and if we should be delivered before long from the dark shadow which lay for the moment athwart our hopes, there would yet be in the circumstances of India ample reason why the people of this country should, give to her affairs, and .the condition of her

people a- closer attention than they had been accustomed to give. During the time he was,jit the head of !the Govern? ment'of India he had felt that he was. in the first place bound to carry out the noble policy which had.been laid down for his guidance by the Crown and by Parliament. He had known—he had always felt—that the time, was not far distant when a close approximation of the British frontiers with

tho_ frontiers of one of the-great military nations of 'tho. world would be accomplished ; and he ; had'felfc it to be his duty to look forward to that period and to endeavour to "strengthen, the feelings of attachment between Her Majesty's subjects in India and our beloved Sovereign. They had seen what had happened in that country within the last few weeks and the manifestations of loyalty which had burst forth, as it were, from the hearts 'of princes and people alike. It might, perhaps, bo of interest to them if he placed before them the latest testimony in his possession on that subject. He had received on the previous evening a letter from his distinguished friend tho LieutGovernor of the Punjaub, Sir Arthur Aitchisou, a man of great ability, and from whom they need have no fear of exaggeration. .The letter was a private communication, but he thought the reading of an extraot from it might be excused in existing circumstances. Sir Charles Baid:--- *| Anyhow, if she (that was Russia) reckons dn'jdialoyalty in. this part of India she is sadly mistaken. Her threatened advance Has called forth spontaneous outbursts of loyalty and offers of service from prince and gentlemen arid peasant for which, loyal to the core-as I know the Punjaub to be, I was hardly prepared. Within the last fortnight I have had,offers of service from Sikhs and Mohammedans, especially Sikhs. Patiala, Bahawalpur, and'all the chiefs of note havo placed their treasuries and. their contingents at'our disposal. Many retired officers, covered with medals won in our wars, have come to see me and, too old. to serve in person, have put their swords at my feet and offered their sons in their stead. With native gentlemen there is the 'same spirit. The country'is thoroughly loyal,", Well, if this cloud should pass away, and the danger of war should be removed from us, our duties to theso people would remain the same, and our obligations ought not to,,be forgotten by those who,were interested with our

administration in India, No doubt, when quiet'times returned, the quostion of the defences of that of our military .organissation there would be likely to occupy largely the attention of the Government, and'the country. He could assure them that our military organization heeded improving, and that a great deal might be done in that matter without" the .expenditure' of an extra' rupee, and even ! with no inconsiderable economies. He trusted that all

who had- to'consider the subject 'would keep steadily in mind that the. military organisation of Mia in 1885 ought to be baßed on the circumstances of the 'country at that time. If it should bo thought necessary to"" incur increased military expenditure in India he trusted.that whatever was done would-be done in,a way least calculated to placo unnecessary burdens on the people of that country; He believed that in this matter economy and efficiency might go hand in hand. He entirely agreed with, the chairman in thinking it a groat and urgent duty to comploto much moro than had yet been dono of tho railway system in India, as in his judgmont thero was no moro efficient means of guarding against grievous faminos. His lordship, in conclusiorij urgod tho necossity for tlio closest union among the ranks of tho Liberal partv in view of tho important electoral contest which was about to bo ontorod upon. The now representative system would, ho believod, bring within tho scopo of practical politics a widor rnngo of questions than we had hitherto been accustomed to feol; but ho was uot alarmed at thai prospect. Ho rojoiced when ho looked around at tho many roforms which yd remained to bo accomplished,

THE RUSSIAN SETTLEMENTS IN ::V\ CENTRAL ASIA.

The Journal des Dabats. referring to the progress of ttussiau colonization iu Gonliul Asia siuoo their first arrival iu Turkestan

30 years ago, remarks that:-« As all the i land best adapted for cultivation is ot the i foot of the mountains, the result is that the Russian colonies are settled along the principal mountain chains. The Government encourages this colonization „by granting to the settlers a certain quantity of land without payment, upon condition that they at once put it into cultivation. After ten years' occupation the Bottler" becomes the owner of the land, but should ho leavo it before, it reverts to the Government. Numerous colonies have baen founded not only in the steppes of tho nomad Kirghiz tribes, but in that part of the country inhabited by the Tadjik's and Uzbegs,' who have been sedentary and civilized for ceuturieß. Thus it is that in tho provinco of Syr-Daria there is a series of settlements which help to consolidate the strength, of Russia in thac region, the, moat important being Tashkend, which has more than 12,000 Russian inhabitants. These are nearly all merchants, domestic servants, and Government Officials; whilo just outside is the village of Nikolaewka, where General Tchornaieff won a victory 20 years ago; which has become a flourishing agricultural settlement, upwards of 7,000 acres of barren heath having been transformed into flourishing farms occupied by 30.0 Russian peasants. The result of an inspection made by competent officials was that the provinco of Syr-Daria was found to comprise 320,000 acreß of good land not cultivated by the natives, and 6,500 fins* sian peasant families have now been settled upon it, there being seven other settlements besides Nikolaewka, BOthe of the settlers having come from the neighbourhood of Kiildja rather than become subject to the rule of China. In the province of the Seven Rivers (Semiretche), the colonization of which by' Russia dates fromllßs4, the number of Russian towns and villages is much larger, and the settlers are over 30,000, among them being several thousand Cossacks. In the valley of ZerafchaD, where the native population is very dense, the Russians,have not been able to establish many settlements, though they nnmber 2,000 nt Samarcand, whilo there is a floating population of several thousand. In the delta of the Oxus there are several colonies of Cossacks from the Ural who are .exiled for having revolted against the Government, and who now gain a living by gardening and fishing. In. the Transcaspian deserts there,is an important Russian colony, at Askabad, and several secondary ones at Mikhailovsk, Kizyl'Ar'vat, and Merv, among the settlers being many Armenians and Moscow traders," •■' '

A good deal of trouble has arisen in San Francisco by striking sailors. : Tho ' Jaoks are taking the business into their own hands; they have formed a Union, ignoring boardinghouse-keepers' crimps, shipping masters, and all the parasites who have lived on them for so long. In consequence, wages have gone up to 35 and 40 dollars a month. ■■•■ '■: The _ Austrian.;. Government, through their Minis'ter.at.Washington, has made a formal objection to .the appointment of Kioly as Minister at Vienna, because it is generally understood that his wife is a Jewess.. , '. ... ,; In view of trouble between England and Russia, a public meeting was held at .Victoria, British Columbia on April 30th, to devise ways and means for the dofenco, of the colony.. Col. Holmes, commander of the Provincial Militia, Capt, Allington, of H.M.S. Satellite,; and others, tested the patriotic foelings of those present in pertinent addresses. A patriotic fund was started, and an enrolment list for volunteers (independent of Dominion Militia), was commenced. : A rifle corps is also to be formed, to be officered by retired railitary'officei'B. -Twelve nine-pounder fioldpieces, and'six forty-pounders, are oh' the way from Eastern Canada ..'to British Columbia. The Russian man-'o'-war Strolok is cruising on the Atlantic seaboard, and is followed from port to port by H.B.M/s frigate Garnet. The Russian lias scarcely let go her anchor beforo the English frigato is also at her moorings.' : James R. Osgood, and Co., the Boston publishersjiailed on May 4th, with liabilities reaching: 150,000 dollars;. the assets are nominally large. ' ,; : : .The' memorial tablet to Edgar Allen Poe, the American .poet, was dedicated at the Art Museum Central Park, New York, on May 4th. •■: :; ■'.'"•' I TheEdraunds' law against polygamy is being enforced so closely among the Mormons of Utah, that the Saints'have held a' raasß meeting to express indignation, and a formal appeal and -protest has been issued to the President and peoplo of the United States.

, A murderous maniac,' namod Martin Neilson, ran a muck at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the 6th May, and killed eight 'people before •'■ho himself was shot. ! The box given to President/Monroe by the Mikado of Japan about 1823, and Whioh has laid in an out-of-the-way nook in the Treasury vaults of Washington ever since, was opened on May sth, and found to contain a bottle of diamonds, a bottle of pearls, a bottle of attar of roses, and a lump of gold. •• ' ■■'■■■■• J -- The Pacific Mail; steamers, to protect i themselves against the banditti raids at the Isthmus, have each mounted four pieces of ordnance and a Qatling gun in each quarter, i A British Columbian mass meoting was held at Viotoria on May 2nd,.and passed resolutions looking to extreme and extra legal means of getting rid of the Chinese as a public nuisance, and thai the Government and Judges.of the Supreme Court should, and miißt, be held answerable for the consequences what unfortunately might attend a general uprising of white citizens against their common enemies the Chinese.

; The Turkish Ministry are discussing the syßtoms of defence for the Dardanelles, proposed by German officers, ' \ Tlio operation of the Dominion Liquor Act has been suspended, . ■ • : '■ Admiral Sir Qeorgo Roso.Sartorious, G'.C.B., died at his residence, Bast Grove, Lymington, early on the morning of April 14th. The doceasod Admiral ontorod the navy at an early ago, and was present at tho battle of Trafalgar, commanded a gunboat at tho fliego of Cadiz, and was three times mentioned in tho Gazette for his services. When in command of the Slanoy, ho was present at tho surrender of the Emperor Napoleon in 1815 to tho squadron under Sir Frederick Maitland, captain of tho Bellerophon, Iu 183031 ho wascngngo'd to lit out a Bquadron for tho Queen of Portugal to act against the usurper, Don Miguel. Owing to factious opposition, misrepresentation, and withholding of tho pay of his mon, a mutiny sprang up ; but by tho Admiral's forbearanco and firmness this was subdued,' and notwithstanding, desortions from his fleet and want of provisions, lie fought two notions,' driving tho enemy's ships into Lisbon, while tho Tagus was blockaded and Oporto kept free. On the ro-estublisliment of tho Queen's Government, Admiral Sartorius received the titles of Viscount do Pudade

and Count of Senhafirma, and; the Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword for his sorvices. Sir Georgo was one of tho first naval officers to advocate the adoption of the "rain" in naval warfare. He became Rear-Admiral in 1849, Vice-Admiral in 1856, Admiral in 1861, and' Admiral of tho ' „ Fleet in 1869. Aged 95/ > " .^; ; :\ !A \ The Bombay Presidency Association);;;,, during the present political crisis, has ceived from all parts of tlio country strong :: and universal assurances of sympathy with England. Tho feeling among : the Indian Princes and people was never more loyal,;) All the principal Indian Princes-iriclud-wA ing Cash'tnero, Holkar, Mysore,-Scindia;'' . Guicowar, and the Nizam—hav^j' : volutin : tarily offered their cordial co-operation. Tho people everywhere aro showing,,, enthusiasm towards the British .Govern;'.... ment, and have protested against, tho:'':'.'; Russian advance. Native volunteering } advocated everywhere and by the wholo Native press. Offers have boen made to the Viceroy, by 400 of the principal natives of the Bengal Presidency, consisting of zemindars, barristers, officials, and ■ ■ graduates, to enlist. Enlistment,-has' '.» ■' already commenced in the Madras Presi-; : ; dency. A similar feeling is manifested Jn'. Bombay, Poonah, and elsewhere. This J unprecedented manifestation is overywhere >■ regarded as a striking justification .of the ' policy of the Royal proclamation as -■- carried out and brought home to the people during Lord RiponV adminigtra-

\- Nobody; will 9nvy the feelings of the , individuals responsible' for. the 1 manage->i.!> ment of the register office, Paris/which'a!- 'V few days ago recommendod a young tfkab named Martin, as a trustworthy and other- ■ !r £ wise suitable person to be taken into service of Madame Cornet, a Creole lady ij;, who has been living in a street 1 off the, ! ' ! - Boulevard des Capucines, her .husband':,, being engaged in a large business in.Fremsli| !i;i India. M. Cornet it seems, was expected in Paris shortly, to arrange for thei trans- "*',' port to India of the body of his daughter, ■• who died a year ago when ; she; was abotit <# to be married, and whose remains,hisr;'parents wished to lay finally to rest inYtheitf. land of her birth, ", If the unhappy .man 1 ''!! still comes to Paris it will be to. supe'riri-!,! tend the carriage not of one; but 'of twor coffins to the Far East.. .The, recommeof'f ■.' dation of the register office was accepted,'-it and Martin was engaged as man-servant to ,;i3 sleep in Madame Cornet'si-house., entered on his post on Wednesday ing. In the afternoon he borrowed 30 francs from the maid-servant, on the plea of wanting anew suit of olothes, said he was going out to purchase one,. and,was not seen by tho maid again.' But'on Thursday morning, suspicious sounds, hay- „., ing been heard during the night, Madame 1 -' Cornet was found dead in a pool of blood in her bedroom. Martin is Bupp6sed|to have concealed himself somewhere in her/ : apartments, to have butchered/; with^-'6'r^v-without the aid of an mistress whom he had been onga'g6d.to.| protect, and then to havolet himself dowff|t : into the street by the signboard oyervthe shop on the ground floor of theJlioußO. Surely, if he is caughtand hia guilt proved, no jury will discover any extenuating cir- ;,.'. cumstances about it. ■ .{■■•[

Iu vievr of the various statements .pro-* mulgated from Europoun Capitals,(jl ;havef V ; sought, says a correspondent to:the TeU-ia graph, the opinion of u high official of"thb?>'i Porte, eminently qualified-' from his' posi- -"* tion to form a correct estimate a'9" : t'oHho'v' future action of. the. Sublime : Port6.'.''My' :! j informant in the first place ddclarcd to mo;''[ emphatically his belief that tbore.vyould b'e';|.; no war. " Russia," he said, "is too poor, to fight England. , She is on the verge opa bankruptcy, and will not be able to boffow >'s anywhere in Europe. Besides, the.'Eus- r a '' Bians have put themselves too-;utterly, : in : .. the wrong,, I cannot.believe they: wil/re^;' 1 ' fubb to make -England some,'satisfaction'; It is," he continued," because we peace probable that tho attitude of Turkey. may have, seemed doubtful; but it is sheer nonsense to say that Turkey in any; case would ally herself with Russia.; v That'iißj;s an impossibility! The advance on India is an advance on Constantinople;; England. ;■

knows it, Russia knows it, iand Turkey. <■■. knows it also. You willsec i£ j warißdc-*j dared whether Turkey Will 'liesitatoflo ( join with England. England natural though estranged You'; v. have tried our patience in : Egypt',' it' ; is 1,,! ' true; but that was only a family quarrel. We know that you do.not intond toqcoupy the country, and youvwill : not attack 1 "the. Sultan's Sovereignty. ! Wo shall be ready; to go hand in hand with you.' 1 "In reply to the suggestion that the Central Powers of Europe were cjearly anxious to avert a European war, the diplomatist observed: "No European Power will assist Russia. .■ against England and Turkey. Austria knows too well that some day BhoYmuat fight; Russia; she is her only, Europe. Servia is disgusted with and will be guided by Austriaj-and as :toi(f the Bulgarians,'we: could deal with 1 them fs with a couple of brigades." Iveritufed'toH raise the question whether, in'the event'rof-''' war, thelHirkislvQoyernraeni'wouJd cpti*: '[ ;. sider itself bound, if it were with Engiand. to close the Bosphpfus and.f the Dardanelles aguinst'. us.)'; The reply ((i was: " Undoubtedly Turkey cannot. ships of war to enter theßlaokSra, in defence of Turkish interests, :a.nd. ; at| S: the same timo tho Black Sea; is weak point. But if Turkey became ;bel- ' ligerent your ships might goand cpthe." ij „ rt ■ On April 12 the Amecrleftßawal.Eindi.'Dr; He went away in the happiest V? frame of mind, says the Dally ] Nem\ cone's* Jt.poiidont, and well lie migh^;to last during' the whole negotiations not a single hitcli of,any : has Nay. nioic fairly Baid that in negotiations not a'..word :> lias ; -:bjßep to which objootion could be; ritisod.; ;; Ameer has been decorated by thp with the Grand Crossof tho Stur of.lodiiij. !> amino one who has received; tliat; tiohcould possibly bo .moro.prqiKl/oflitt than Abdnl Rahnmn. It is hardly sary to state that nothing haslet made publia respecting tho: rqßUlt;ofi;.'tnQi.! lengthened conference,between/'tho Atfeor:.> and the Vicoroy. ; We shall-; doiibtless'Jij know all about'it in limp, but; for. tho'present tho strictest scorooy ; is' still.main-'!; tuiuod on all sides. The prevalent belief, j however, is that a 'treaty lias boon (ir willbe: signed.' Tho Aineor, it shotilil viVo . staled, has a great belief'itf the ', Pensive strength of Afghanistan.;, Jl6J : ia M :,; i fully prepared if'neccsswy ;lo:jmq; ; tlie ''>.. ' whole of .the resources; of /ihb'Coouiitryjlnlf tho defence of his Icnilory,: i Russians; and, while. keculyyaliyp;:lo.;llip"| momentous issaesi. iiivolvcd, '. shrink from the; struggle or, from ; taking it on his own bo]ii: rbspp:isilli 1 il y:/; ; At tho same timo ho is "quite willing that v i British troops should adyiu]ee'in : theeyen;t,|;; . of war breaking out on a Jargoscalolyit I is only necessary to look• ut tho peaceful,; , aspect which -'.Cabal ;,presents at;,,this;] , moment to see ii-cou.vinciu'ji proof nftho , i stability of his rule; ;-The- Anicq'r.'.-JsH ) strongly of opinion that Goncral Kpmar-:, . off'Bactionrit Penjdoh;\vijl set ) country against tho Russiaus/ ;■■ ■-'■ '■ : v,'|'^•.;[

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