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Show THE SEBVIAH-TURCO WAB. War has actually commenced between be-tween Turkey and her provinces ot Servia, Montenegro and Herzegovina, and the troops of the two former have taken position on Turkish territory. Prince Milan, who is at the bead of the forces, has declared war, and threatens to blockade the Danube with torpedoes. Eoumania and Bosnia Bos-nia are neutral. England has proposed pro-posed a meeting of agents of the six powers in a neutral town noar the seat of war, with the object of watching watch-ing the progress of the war in order to prevent it fiom degenerating into a war of reprisals. Great attrocities are reported as being perpetrated by the Turks upon the christians. The Pall Mall Gazette says the war will be one of race and religion, which will have no lack of stimulants oither in Russia or Turkey, and it regrets that this phase of the war will be bailed by English sympathisers. The Gazette ays that the ministers are already threatened by enthusiasts, who declare de-clare themselves ready to sacrifice Euglish safety in the east rather than Er.gland should shame herself by doing anything in opposition to the : conflict against Turkey. The London Times says that Servia and Montenegro Montene-gro must be allowed to fight out their quarrel. Though England may finally become involved, tho present circumstances would not justify her interference. The Times' view of the resvlt of the conflict is unfavorablo to Turkey. 1 In the house of commons on Monday Mon-day evening the liberals were inclined to attack the government for refusing to Bubmit tho diplomatic documents bearing on the struggle to parliament. Disraeli promised to submit them immediately. It is supposed that the ministry's policy is based rather on England's antagonism to Russian aggression in the east than upon the merits ot the question as between Turkey and her provinces. Hence the moaning of the Pall Mall Gazette over the division of English public sentiment. John Bright strongly protests against the policy of war for the maintenance of Turkey, and denounced de-nounced the Crimean war as unjust, unfortunate and ignominious. Whether Great Britain will again bo forced into war in opposition to Russia in I the really important question of tho campaign, of which idea an may bo formed when tho correspondence between the European powers shall, be lubmitled to parliament. |