Unfortunately for the present Gov-supporters larger number ernment they cumber among their
peace-at-any-price-men than any of their predecessors; and it is already apparent that they will be severely taken to task for" daring to put down by force she murderous raids of the Zakkha Khels on the North-West Frontier. They are, however, lucky in having Mr. Morley at the India Office. The most daring of the malcontents will not venture to accuse Mr. Morley of Jingoism and he has already shown th he intends to be s firm on thi question as he has been in dealing with sedition in India, "His Majesty's Government have sanctioned this ex-edition; it must, therefore, continue," was his reply to a protest in the form of a question which was addressed to him on Tuesday; and he treated with contemptuous silence s request subsequently made to him that he should telegraph out structions to our soldiers not to treat women and children with brutality.
'THE KING AND THE LISBON CRIME, King Edward and Queen Alexandra ave attended not only a great public service in St. Paul's Cathedral in memory of King Carlos and his eldest' son, but also a private Requiem Mass solemnized in the Roman Catholic Church in Spanish Place simultaneously with the funeral service in Lisbon. Of course a protest came from Protestant extremists against the appearance of the head of the English Church at a Roman Catholic Mass; but I need hardly say that it meets with no sympathy from the great body of churchmen, who recognize that His Majesty has not in the smallest degree compromised them by this tribute to the memory of his old kinsman; a tribute which, in thi do much to soften religions asperities. The service in St Paul's on the following day was, it need hardly be said, deeply impressive. The Cathedral was crammed and hundreds who were unable to obtain admission lined the western approach to watch the arrival and departure of the Royal and thi tinguished guests.
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