The Evening Star THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1871.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2676, 14 September 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1871.

Onh would imagine from the telegraphic news received by the Nebraska,

that a fresh supply of evils from Pandora’s Box had been sown broadcast over the earth. From all parts there are tales of misfortune—war, rumors of war, earthquakes, floods, disasters by sea aftd land, pestilence, famine, and distress of nations. That which chiefly affects us, is the illness of the Queen, which all of us most fervently hope will not prove more than temporary. We are not of those who look forward with any degree of apprehension to the accession of the Prince of Wales to the throne. The President of the United States for the time being has more absolute powers then the Monarch of Great Britian. Those who hold command of the purse are the true rulers, and the increased and increasing power of the Commons of Great Britain, will hold a check over the most profligate of monarchs. There is every reason to think His Royal Highness is not quite so black as he is painted, and, with increased responsibilities, and the memory of his excellent mother and father in his mind, like Henry the Fifth, the thoughtless prince may become the wise and successful king. We trust, however, many years of experience and observation will be accorded to him before he arrives at that honor. The nonsense of supposing monarchy is to cease in Great Britian can only be entertained by those whose ideas of the British constitution are vague. They may rest assured if ever kings cease to be, one of the last will be found on the British throne. As for the disasters arising from physical causes, of which accounts are to hand in abundance, man can but look on, powerless to control them. All he can do is to alleviate, as far as possible, the sufferings and distress of those who ar* spared. But while he cannot control the wind nor stay the earthquake, nor stem the earthquake-wave, there are other horror’s told of, over which he has at least some command. The cholera is once more travelling westward, and seems to hare got footing in Brazil, to which it has not usually found its way. We are not much surprised at its taking root in France. It is seldom that war is the only evil which an invaded country suffers. Pestilence most commonly attends the line of march of an army ; and people harrassed, impoverished, and deprived of comforts are peculiarly liable to attacks of malignant diseases. Unfortunately when this takes place, it is not confined to them. The very air men bi withe is made the medium of conveying the seeds of contagion, and the evil that might hare passed over, comparatively lightly, finds its victims in other lands. It is not merely povertystricken people like the sufferers in France, who are ill-prepared to resist attacks of cholera. In every country where there is dirt and bad drainage, and where filth is allowed to accumulate, cholera finds a home, and slays its thousands. It is therefore of importance that we should take precautionary measures in time. The Australasian Colonies have hitherto enjoyed remarkable immunity from the ravages of contagious diseases. Their immense distance from thickly-peopled countries, and the purifying breadth of ocean that lies between them, are great safeguards. But these must not alone be relied on, as is proved by the slight touch of imported scarlet fever we have had. Individuals have greater control over their own safety and that of their families, than is usually supposed, and may fairly calculate upon escaping danger, by strict personal household and neighborhood cleanliness, and by intelligent attention to ventilation and dryness. Co-operation is a great help to this, and once established, it is ground made good, not only against cholera, but fevers and influenza. As for political matters there is little reliable in the news. No one conversant with history expects that France is through her troubles, but the wild combinations x-eported on such flimsy foundations as the meeting of two monarchs, may be simply dismissed without comment. At the same time there are more unlikely events than some scheming between the Bourbon family and Russia, if the Czar, following the traditional policy of Alexander the 1., conceive it necessary that monarchy should not cease in Franee. The first Alexander was the leader of the misnamed Holy Alliance, the crop of whose, unholy doings Europe lias been reaping for the last forty years. As for France being tired of government by an army, it may be simply said no other government is possible with a country, where physical force is looked to so ranch, and moral obligation so little. With regard to English Parliamentary affairs, it is somewhat surprising that once more the Ballot Bill has been lost. It is evident that aristocracy will fight the battle of personal influence to the hist. It is, however, only a question of time. It is impossible that it should not be ultimately carried when the abuses of electoral power disclosed at the sittings of Parliamentary Committees are considered, and Viih the evidence of the

working of the ballot in the most important British Colonies. So far as the commercial news is concerned, it may be looked upon as favorable.