COUNT MOLTKE OX THE AFFAIRS OF EOfl

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 324, 11 June 1874, Page 2

COUNT MOLTKE OX THE AFFAIRS OF EOfl

Count Moltke, speaking in tlic German Reichstag j new military law, and specially alluding to clause 1 1 bill, which^places the oflectire force of the army at M men in time of peace, after pointing out how neeessaj army is for the maintenance of order at home, went eav .__« What are our prospects at home ? The sum generation, perhaps, move fortunate than ours, may h be rid of the armed peace which lias long been indie' Europe. I can see no chanco of such good fortune be] us. A great historical event, such as the restoration German Empiro is not accomplished in a trice. \VI achieved by force of arms in six months wo may perh obliged to sustain by force of arms from attack for century. It is impossible to aAoul seeing that v acquired since the happy issue of our last war the res all, but the sympathy ot none. Everywhere wo are 1 the same distrust, the apprehension that Germany, increase of power, is to become a dangei ous neighbo Belgium 3 ou will still find plenty of sympathise] Fiance, but few -»ith Geimany. Holland has begun construction ot her line of forts and ditches, agams I -will not pretend to sny. No German dreams of ai Holland ; for, though we conquered that country bcmning of the century, it wus not for ourselves, | the ])utoh. A pamphlet, widely read m England, d i an invasion not of the French but of the Germans mark, too, has deemed it necessary to augment her fl fortify the Island oi Seelaod, fearing an attack from one time we are credited with the intention of anne: Baltic provinces, at another of seuing the German pi of the Austrian Empire. France, the neighbour witj we are most concerned, is reforming the whole orgaj bcr army, copying our military institutions, an<U them off as hers. She has introduced universal conj service, lasting in all twenty years, instead of twehj Germany. The French Government is now in a poj embody 1,200.000 men into the, active and l,000,( the territorial army. The National Assembly, with tinefcion of party or regard for economical considera wllingly making the greatest sacrifices in order to and extend tho powers of the army. More warlike t "War Minister,, that body has compelled him to ac odditional sum of 17,000,000f. in order to call up the portion of the contingent, and its action is supportec ■whole country. I believe that the great majority of . men are animated by a sincere desire for peace, but i seen how a party may drag Government and peopla i most unexpected resolutions. The cry which com< from the Vosges is the frantic desire for revenge. not with to follow our neighbours in their scheme tending the army, but, on the other hand, we must t that it does not decline. The peace effective i settled for a long period. Kcmember that every din of that effective makes itself felt over a term of 1 and we cannot tell what 12 years may bring forU mildest of men may be dragged into a quarrel if 1 troublesome neighbour. I believe that we shall sliotj world that we are a powerful but yet a peaceful natij we do not wish to make war through love of gloiy quest. Indeed, I don't know what we should do morsel taken from Russia or France ' I hope that not merely keep the peace for a number of years, 1 pose it a 9 a moral necessity upon other nations. Th haps, people will oome to see that a powerful Ger the centre of Europe is the best guarantee for the the Old World. But, gentlemen, if you wish for p ready for war, and I believe that it is our duty, in sent coudition of Europe, to declare either that we need of a strong army, or else to accord all that is r for. maintaining it in full force.'

An article in a late copy of the Times give 3 an M tbe contents of thirteen odd numbers of a newspap the World, published in 1781, when George 111. w Each number of the World was composed of a sin once folded, of tbe size of the Pali Mall Gazette. tbe politics of the time, the World throws som< light upon the manners and politics ef tbe day i it ,vac published? and not a hUle satire. For nAbe number for August 8, the follow ing mock a ment appeared : — "li thp Three Gentlemen who w mitted to go out to «ttend Lord John Townsbend'e sion, and who solemnly engaged to return when t was over, will keep their word, some adjustment debts shall be considered. At all events thej are i requested to return the Three Blue Coats, as they w< ftt Hx 's, the Pawnbroker, and the Buff Vai&tco borrowed of a Yriend." In other numbers of tbe Fox's debts are frequently refened to, and on one his absence in Switzerland is eaid to have been ci by the assemblago of, a cro^d of his unpaid tiade front ot bis house, woefully displaying tboir bills. .Fox and his friends, indeed, tbe World appears! waged savage wcrfare, setting no bounds to its ■ Lottery matters occupy a considerable space in the oi \he' World, and in connection with this subject some oddly suggestive- advertisements. As for esi " Margray's (Lottery) Office, Kg. 1?7, Flect-btreet lady who purchased some Uiauces on I'ruSny la* above office, drcfged in a daik green satin gown colored satin clonk, with ermine, and ordered her en some street near Grosveuor sqiuvre, is single, and w a man of honor with her aildrcss, she mn\ bej acreeable proposal, which in future will pic\ent hj ing to the Pickle Goddess Fortime. Please to dired No. 137, Fleet-street." Altogether the nilitlq mi using and niblruclne

Some twent> }ears ago, tbc late Colonial Surgeon, Doctor Wilson, examined some of the black sand from our beach After taking up all that a magnet would remote, be examined what was lift under a microscope, and felt certain that there were specks of gold in it. What his Honor stated recently goes to «uppoit it, as al«o the follow nig extract, under the headins: of ' Beach Mining m California,' j fiom the Scientific Amtucan :— ' On the coast line of Kla- j math county, there is u remarkable deposit of auriferous | gravel. For nine miles along the beach an unbroken lmo ! of cliffs, towering from 100 to 300 feet, serves a sea escarpment to' the mountains behind, and these are unmen-e masses of gravel of varying siz.' and of distinctly marked layers or stratifications, "in these ' gold bluffs,' as they are termed, the precious metal is found in considerable quantities, principally in the tenth stratum, -which it ' black sand,' or gravel with iron cement. The 9ea working ceaselessly, day and night, i* the great natural separator, and man has but to gather t'x results of its tireless work. The washing is done in •Long TomV with copper plates, tho latter being first coited with siher, before the quicksilver i" applied.' Recently there was a large gatheiing of Old Carthusians and other friends of Charter-house Schools to witness the consecration of tho now chapel which has been erected by Mr William Ilardwicke, in completion of the block of buildings which tho school now occupies on tho hills above Godaming. Tho Bishop of Wmohester, as Bishop of tho Diocese, officiated on the occasion, lie was supported by nbout 90 of the Surrey clergy and of Charter-uonso men irom all mrts of England, who wero present in their surplices. The sermon was preached by the Head Master of the School, Dr llaig Brown, who took his te\t from the Psalms — " All my fresh springs shall be in Thee." Ihe Holy Communion was afterwards celebrated by the Bisl.op, about 250 of tho congregation communicating. The new or"an and the school choir were very effective, and were much admired. At the close of the service tho guests, above 300 m number, were entortained at luncheon in the largo echoolroom, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion with flags, banners, and evergreens. Dr llaig Brown filled the chair, supported by the Bishop of Winchester, Lord Harrowby, Lord Cholmsford, and Lord Devon (members of the Governing Body), Mr J. G. Talbot, M.P., Archdeacon Clerke, the Jlev Dr Hayman, &,c. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honored, the well-known toast of ' Floreat JElernnm Carthuiiana Damns' was proposed by the chairman, and the party broke up. The chapel is a handsome building in the Decorated, or Second Pointed, style, consisting of a nave and sacranum, with an aisle on the soutlem side, and calculated to hold about 400 worshippOI.p O1 . a — by no means too large, seeing that it ia expected the school "ill reach that number of boys by the end of the present year. It has a wooden ' waggon-headed ' roof, and the windows on either side arc filled with geometrical tracery of various patterns. They are nearly all adorned with painted glass, the east window, containing the Crucifixion, being the gift of Her Majesty the Queen as a Governor. Other windows on the north and south sides have been given by Lord Dalhousie and the Duke of Buccleuch (Governors), by the Master, by Dr Currey, by the Head Master, by Old Carthusians on the Foundation, by boarders in the masters' houses, by tho former day scholars, and by one or two private persons, including the children of the Head Master. The reredos and decorations of the eastern wall, including a mosaic of the Last Supper, were gift! from tho ' gown boj's,' or collegers, and Mr G. T. Clarke ; the ledilia, from former orators ; the brass lectern was given by the assistant masters ; the alms dishes and fcook-markers by Mrs Currey »md Mrs Haig Brown ; the organ, for which £1500 has been subscribed by Old Carthusians, master of the school, boys in the masters' houses, and friends of the school, is built by E. Schultz, of Erfurt, and will bo placed at the west end of the chapel in the course of a few months. The Charterhouse Band played a selection of music in the cricket-field and on the terrace at different times during the afternoon. The New York Herald says : — ' Sir Garnet Wolseley hai achieved a triumph which will teach a stern and useful lesson to the Ashantecs, who have long and defiantly maintained a terrorism on the Gold Coast. He has done what Kaufmann did in the conquest of Khiva — secured a lietorious peace where ererj former attempt of kis countijmen was a disastrous failure. Let us hope, with all the facts before us, that the British will not relinquish entire control in Ashantee. The fruits of the Abyssinian campaign were nothing, because England abandoned that well-meaning people to become the prey of internecine strife and clan warfare. If she had sitnpW kept up a Protectorate over the Switzerland of Africa, and had made an effort to establish a healthy commerce along the Red Sea and with India, Abyssinia would not be found, as it is now, the same country it was eight centuries ago. The same truth applies to Ashantee. The mere teaching of a lesson is of no value if the natives ore to be permitted to relapse into a condition of ignorance ond cruelty, which will be even more unwholesome after the British shall have taken away all tho gold remaining m the kingdom. Within a few yeari European Powers have thus waged and closed three wars against barbarous people that had placed themselves in the way of commercial enterprise, ond have been borne down and cleared from the path as obbtructions. It is above all the war activities of Europe, a pie-euunently good sign.' On Sunday evening a sermon will be preached in the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, by the Rev R. G. Gleig, M.A , Chaplam-General to the Forces, and a collection will be made for the benefit of the widows, orphans, and disabled men of the Ashantee Expedition. Divine service will commence at 630 p.m. Donations from those who cannot attend will be thankfully received by the Chaplain-General or the Rev R. C. Ilulpin, Principal Chaplain to the Forces, 22 Belsize square, London, > r .W. In the Times of Tuesday last allusion was made to the sum realised by an amateur performance at the St. James's Theatre for the widows and orphaus of those who fell in Ashantee. It should have been mentioned that Messrs Lacon and Oilier, of Kew Bond-street, undertook to defray the expenses of writing, advertising, itc. The Dunedin Slur states that Allens English Opera Company took in five weeks in that city the handsome sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds. The Circle understands on good authority that the new editor of Pench will be Mr Percival Leigh, who has long been connected with tho staff of that journal.