ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 143, 23 August 1876, Page 3

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

The following (says the Melbourne. ut Argus”) | extract, from a private letter i-eceivqd by. the mail .will be fotind interesting-, as throwing light on the present Reeling in-England in reference, ”to *' “ I am told that dt the present moment, the feelin£;of the Ministers is jtist this—rthat'they will stand .no nortserise whatever from Russia. . They, almost, desire war,, ajid. wpr, ,now rather than later ;.,; In, this, they-are most* assuredly backed up by: the National spirit.; 1 NevPr ; within: my memory * has‘the '' tohOOf thh'” foblometers beehwbellicbse.” 1 Very calmly/ very little fuss, but ajfchorough setting 'of the teeth, and,a genuine, determina T tidti .that ’We . see. this‘matter put; NdW, 1 h'Pt sfrre that this is a ! good' thing, and though it is well to check Russia, I don’t.think, oiight to show 'eagerness: to fight. And - this - rather because,: if" I am-'correctly informed, Gerih'any' had formally said Don’t be troubled- about the triple alliance. Russia is no friend of onrsi- -i Youimust tight her one day, why not' ihow? i> The ’opportunity, ■ was neyer so favorable!' Bhe,.;ia nearly hdnkrupt, her population is disa^ectedi,.,Turkey has alittle,money for the’time, and much enthusiasm ; the Czar himself is feeble and woi:n out.. Strike,' therefore, and strike keep,the ring tapd Russia,'once beaten, will , fall to pieces.^, almost, as rapidly as ,i She has even less.to hold her together. If ! yon wait, Russia will, get tetronjpry 'both- in- Europe and. in Asia; whilst you will'scarcely advance in power, and .your- possible . ally _ will certainly' retrograded’ ( Tliatf as I rdad it,. means are to fight a portion of Germany’s battles for her, whilst she husbands her resources and comes in . at the. fitting time, gaining not onlyf credit, but more solid ’ advantaged,- by" holding back. Austria cannot well move against ns— France daren’t. Bo we should owe GorInany no thanks for keeping those powers m Check, and although it is satisfactory

to find that she desires to cripple Russia cveu more- than we ‘ <lo and wishes nothing- tiefctt-r than.an alliance with ourselves. I anl (lot Inclined to jump at the hr,it. Fiirthih'nlnl-e, I fancy ' Ooi-tfihriitd.fi' ilpipro.cirites most fully how cdinple.-i ly his.' whole, achcme.-hasjisitl the botUnn knocked oiit of.it, aikl will in consctpiertce avoid arty occasion of offence.' Already'he has begun to give way, and nothing short of a:l-lfeing, would, I believe, force Russia : to. ; encounter, jng.. : .‘f England is; a - bit’ll that fancies itself, an ox;” you',remember a french politician said. .. .Xoiii and I have .alvvays know;ii : that : Englahd is a brill indeed with very well developed bonetk and muscles. ' Depend ilport it, Russian statesmen know this Well enough top; And wo , have,, ceased tb.-ibelievo evert that we have lostonr-vigor. Such a change has taken place ; sincer—7 srtggcstcd the purchase of the Site? Canal shares, and we; began to take pur, old place at the head of-Europe. - It makes one’s heart leap to see how a lcw ; resolute Words and one resolute step have been the signal;, for our ;detractors ,to, stand clear. I know how you must have , rejoiced at the grqat, news, and I . most heartily shake hands With you across-the sea. It is something to ,feel that the pride one always has in England, is, justified in the face of the world. Yet if our rightful influence can bo asserted and our interests maintained peacefully, I for-one, would gladly, escape war. The three Imperial jrowerS cannot, of course maintain their alliance. They ate like three ruffians who haVe stolen a bag of gold, and swear eternal friendship, to be cemented with the spoil-—each is afraid that the. other two will combine to cut his throat.”