We are told now every day by the Turkish Press
of England that the enthusiasm of the country is giving way to a more sober and rational attitude of mind. There was, however, no room for giving way, as the enthusiasm was itself perfectly rational, and there is still every imaginable sign that the enthusiasm is not cooling down. Monday's meetings in London were the most enthusiastic Whith have been held ; at the City meeting, the pro- poser and seconder of a vote of confidence in the Government could not get even a hearing ; and at Exeter Hall, Pro- fessor 'Fawcett's passionate eloquence was cheered as he has never been cheered before. In Glasgow, the Duke of Argyll— than- Whom no one has yet spoken with more point, earnest con- vidtffin, and manly sagacity—received as enthusiastic a reception as Professor Fawcett received in London. And besides these great meetings, others of the same kind and tendency have been held during the week in Rochester, St. Ives, St. Helen's, Salis- bury, Salford, Birmingham, Colchester, Kidderminster, Oxford, Wednesbury, Manchester, D undee, Westminster, Morpeth, Birken - heads Bath, Chelsea, Lewes, Leamington, Barnstaple, Cardiff, Hex- ham, Bury St. Edmund's, Calne, Spinnymoor, Chatham, Ilfra- combe; Dudley, Wigton, Camborne, Bilston, West Bromwich, Lowestoft, Mile End, Hampstead, Shoreham, Whitchurch; Burton on-Trent, Guildford, and Towceater. If this be cooling down, what is boiling up?
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