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Show THE EASTERN SITUATION. Although our telegraphic reporta are a day old, and very meagre, owing to the break in the wire, there is enough newa from the east to confirm our previously expressed belief that war beiweeu Russia and EngUnd ia inevitable. Everything poinla to an early commencement of open hoatili tiea. TUat the Euglinh government has firmly resolved to carry her point by arms, is confirmed by the resignation resigna-tion of Lord Ddrby aa foreign eece tury. Derby was tha great pe:ice power in the British ministry. Hia influence ia what has restrained tbe government so loug, and now being overruled by the w.ir p-irly, be eteps aside that bs place may be filled by ono mora in harmony har-mony with the c ibicidt. The ling ia!i pwple hiira bom an;i-R mian from the first. With them a war will be immenaely popular. They will welcome it as furnishing an opportunity oppor-tunity to punish Russian pride Bud check RuasUn aggressions, and also as a revival of national activity, and a chance for winning more laurels. Anotner strong inatcation th:it the ball ia soon to be opened, and business busi-ness begun, is the announcement that England has ralui'id to comply with the request of the parte instigated by Riuaia to withdraw her fleet from the sou of Mr-mora. Mr-mora. She tells the sultan that her ahipa will remain near Constantinople Con-stantinople aa kmg as the czir'a troopi are in the vicinity. This cornea nearer tr.e point of an open rupture than anything that has previously occurred. Having gone bo far, neither can retract without permitting honor to auft'er, and Bhowing the w.ute feather. It ie certain Eugland will do neither. Having eta ted the cue, no nation ia more apt to atand by her wjrJ, wherever it may lead j her, thau Ureat Britaio. Russia baa been kept out of Constantinople simply from tear of Eugland. H.td it not been for the latter power, tbe grand duke would have marched in triumph to the Turkish capital, cap-ital, and Ukeu ui victorioii-i departure de-parture for borne from that city. It now uppcars the czar has but one o: two courses to pursue, lie mua: either tight, or humbly retreat. It is d tlicult t understand how he can ttke the Utter step, without first mikiug a etrugg'e. Hia ambition B i tit red a st vcre check when he waa r s'.rrttiitd in his victorious march a fow mile from the coveted goal-Tnis. goal-Tnis. nowever, be could bear; but he ca:ilo: now retire without impairing bii national honor and imperial dignity, dig-nity, aud ohowing a lack of courage. Were it possible for the two powera to 1 ocg occupy the:r present positions without corning to an open rapture, it U not prob-D'y that they will do so. In the very nature of things so.ne hc.mu must bo taken aoon. It will uct cccaexu much surprise if w r is dtclarei to fare the close ot April; nor will eiich declaration cauao ft'jy Eerbui regret, especially on thia gdeol the Atlantic. America has little syiDp-Uhy lor Rutia, and would not muurn to any treat degree wera the monarch of tie noith to be teverely scourged at tbe hands of our n.other country. |