THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'OLOCK Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3803, 7 March 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'OLOCK Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1881.

Fbom a iCable message in another column it will be seen that the English House of Lords have adopted the motion; of Lord Lytton for the retention of of Candahar by a majority of 80. It seems strange that the Liberal Government should have countenanced the sacrifice of that stronghold, as many valuable lives and much precious treasure have been expended for the purpose pf maintaining British supremacy in that city. So far as our information carries us, it would appear that the Government have been actuated in this matter more by party feelings than by motives of true patriotism. The red stream, like the wine-bedabbled streets of London immortalised in Barnaby Rudge, has flowed for a considerable time, and is the result of : that expenditure of ; human ; life to end without any satisfactory conclusions being arrived at ? Lord Lytton's motion may be considered as emanating from a man who, besides being excellently versed-in the requirements and weaknesses of our Indian frontier, and from one who has the greatest interest and the true, feeling of patriotism, and there is no doubt that although Lord Lytton and his party are at present in the minority, the Liberal members of the House of Lords deferred to his opinion, although that of a member of the Opposition Bench, on account of his being such an undoubted authority on the subject. The voice of the House of Commons has yet to be heard, but it is probable they will coincide with, the views enunciated by the late Viceroy of India.