Tur Saturday Review, writing of the Es peror Frederick's diary, considers Prince jismarck's published theory of it—that the substance may be genuine, but the form is garbled and interpolated—the most. proba-lo, even independently of the high authority from which it comes, and says further It is curious and rather surprising to observe the unanimity with which it seems to be considered by instructors of the public that the matter of these entries considerably increases the Crown Prince's fame, and as so doing, is a proof of authenticity. It would not be difficult for " devil's advocate to make out quite a different ease, and even to argue from some of the most conspicuous characteristics of the Diary that it could not be the work of its asserted author. Great surprise and, in quarters not favourable to the German Chan-collar, not a Tittle satisfaction are expressed at finding that the unification of Germany under a German Emperor was mach more the work of the Crown Prince than of Prince Bismarck, It. seems to be forgotten that it fs never diffi ult to give oneself the bean role in a private and that there is absolutely no corroboative evidence for the part thus assigned. In not a few minor points the picture given rather than intendd of himself by the writer neither coincides with the estimate usually formed on the late Emperor's character nor, perhaps, improves that estimate. The Em:
cror Frederick, though not very widely or intimately known, was credited with much good sense und good feeling, with an un-Sbatrusive and almost modest nature, and, above all, with absolute sincerity and stra forwardness." In not a few of the entries of this Diary there is.an unpleasant ring as of qualities quite different from these, There are touches of cheap sentimentality' and po-tical claptrap, commonplaces of reflection, h stich a pen might surd spared, Fragients of son ug very like cant; and. as in the passage about dul able in a German gentleman, though quite natural to a hired German scribe, Yet it would be rash to condemn the document on the strength of such things as these.
The Spectator assumes the substantial authenticity of the diary, which it considers shews {that the Crown Prince was a much stronger man than he is usually supposed to have been, a man not only with the large reflective power which the world vaguely revoguised, but even the Hohenzollern ruthilessness in pursuit of adequate objects." Itsays thathe reallymadeGermany. Every-Body else, exempt the Grand 'Dukes of Baden and Coburg, was more or less hostile to the project, and' thought the establishment of the Imperial Throne a rather meaningless This, it was known at the time, was the opinion ut the Emperor William, but it was not known that Prince Bismarck regarded the project as both premature and useless, and even threatened to resign rather than carry it out at once." Tu short the Spectutor differs from the Saturday about the diary and the character ut the writer as fully as these two journals make it their mission to differ on nearly all subjects. Their conductors myst suffer good deal from their agreement in opposition known of the intentions of the Russian Govern-subject in which they have ever been of to Home Rule, probably the only political ment on financial or any other subjects to one opinion. Where the Saturday has justify any person in saying v dently cheap sentimentality in the diary, the What itis likely or not likely to do.
Spectator finds a hard Hohenzollern who, does buy silver in large amounts it is perfectly happened to believe that love for one's certain that the price must rise very consider-country is best shown by love for one's ably. If, on the other hand, the Russian purchases arenotresumed, there willie disappoint-countrymen." Tu an article on affairs in ment in the silver market, and the rise that is Sikkim the Saturday considers, ridiculously enough, that our recent ions there-about, were undertaken after a full Still, a sth advance appears more probable now being prepared is likely to be checked.
understanding had been come to with strony tive f at present, whi than a fall, for the reason that there isa very China. After the murder of Major Bart-favour an advance of prices in every direction; relot became known in England, the and further, that if India sells what she has Saturday says, a report was circulated, to export at better prices than she has been especially in America by the semi-Irish lately doing, she will be in a position to take papers that flourish there, that his as-more silver than she has done for some years, sassination was due to the severity with We do not think, then, that a considerable rise is likely, and neither do we suppose that which he treated the natives and the much fall will take place. Probably the bad temper with which he conducted him-downward movement in May was exaggerated, self tothem. The slander was soon traced as unquestionably the market believes it to to a dismissed interpreter of the expedition have been, and if 00, w recovery sooner or who was in London and was obliged to later was inevitable. retract fully the charges he had made, At the same time the only European who had Weariness," in the been vouched in support of the charges, is an interesting article un the Mr. Troup, who was invalided home last assertions so frequently made now a days Tune, repudiated them. In the Rise in that England may give up Ireland because the price of Silver," the writer recounts the she is bored with her affairs. Grout people movements in that market, while the Rus-suffer cruelly from anni, but great peoples sinus were buying in September, and states are never bored, it says, and ends by assert-that ing that the English and Scotch may give The result of all this was a rise of about 5 up Treland because they are convinced it is right, or because they are governed by huper cent. in little more than a fortnight, from a trifle over 42¢. ptr ounce to very nearly manitarian ideas; "but they do not listen Add. At this point, however, the advance to eighty thousand sermons " weeks to be was checked. The managers of the Indian worried out of their possessions by dread banks believed that so sudden and rapid a rise of platitudinous speeches." In the "Great was not justifiable. Perhaps they did not English Illusion" the view is given which a provide themselves with a sufficient supply. lain-speaking foreigner may and does, at in any event they felt that the difficulties of least to great extent, take of England, which their position were greatly increased by move-has monopolised almost everything' worth ments so impossible to foresee and so consider having in Asia, Africa, America and Austraable. One or two of them in consequence lia, Naturally enough' this plain-spoken offered to supply silver at the end of the year for 45d. an ounce. The offer alarmed the foreigner is made to say, "you ate all for speculators. They begun to see that their keeping things as they are, and for waiting operations were being carried tuo far, and that in a cod tion of peace al goodwill til fifty if they did not take care the market might be floodeil by the return of the metal fron fole. ears have passed and the majority of civi-ised mankind will be living either under After a day or two of hesitation the price Your fag in Australia in Canads and in the ighlends of South Africa, or under an until it went nearly as low as it had been be-began to fall al out ul Aly as it had risen, fore the upward movement began. Thea, Anglo-Sexon government in perpetual amity with you, and as wealthy and unamiable as n, there was a sudden turn, and this week yourselves." And then the writer makes the price has been steady rising. On Thurs-the foreigner say day evening it closed at 43d., nearly half of the latest fall having thus been recovered.
"Hasit never occurred toyon, however, that The only other influence likely to affect in the indefinite expansion of the most disagree-a great degree the silver market in the imable people on the face of the earth, encourag mediate future ix the policy of Russia. The ged by the maintenance of " sarus quo which, other Continental Governments avill as a mat-tends to give it all the prizes of the game and ter of course buy leave the rest nowhere, is not a notion which amounts, but their pure the rest of Europe regards with any very the market powerfully. If, wild enthusiasm Perhaps this idea has not ly to buy largely, that would yet occurred to you. When it does you will immediately send up the price of silver. understand why the other States of Europe Russian harvest last' year was exceedingly ulopt principles of foreign policy different the Russian exports in consequence from those You now uphokiy though all the in the first six months of the current year same they were practised. by England herself increased about per vent. It is estimated not so much as a hundred years ago." The that this year's harvest in Southern Russia is frank-spoken foreigner who might use such about 25 per cent. above an average crop. language as this would, we fancy, be pretty Therefore, the exports of Russia will continue accurately stating a feeling which exists very large throughout the new agricultural dumbly ind in a semi-dormant state all over year. The credit of Russia has been imy Europe, but which circumstances now un-ing in consequence of this, and it is believed foreseen might easily bring into activity. Of in the City that the negotiations which the course, there are plenty of people in the Russian Government has been carrying on for different countries of the Continent who are some time past in Paris and Berlin for a in no sense hostile to England, and who wish loan are likely to be successful. If they are, harm. Avery little, however, might the City believes that the Russian Government make the jealous feeling the dominant one, will partially at least resume specie payments and then plenty of good moral reasons, besides in silver. As we pointed out above, the Russian Government would hardly increase its note the reasons of policy, would be found for attacking England. England has already been circulation if it had the intention attributed likened to Carthage, and our neighbours would to it; but the City replies to that argument take little time to' discover that we were a that the notes are issued only temporarily, selfish and effete Power, purely. materialistic that coin or bullion is to be deposited in equal in our ideas, doing no good, and only cumber-amounts to the notes issued, and Sat sil ing those portions of the earth which we were will do for the purpose quite as well as monopolizing. The nations one worked into We would observe! however, that the resumapsuch a frame of mind, it would not take long tion of specie payments is u difficult and pain-to raise the ery, Delenda ext Carthage an to ful task, that it would require a certainty of set the diplomatists at work partitioning the the maintenance of peace, and that the recent, British Empire, Suppose, again, that we became involved in a war with some one Power, hardly justifies the world in assuming that it foreign policy of the Russian Government and ap to be getting the worst of it, is contemplating a financial operation such as would the rest of Europe be able to stand by a resumption of specie payments. At the and see that one Power get all the spoil
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