It was stated last week that Sir Henry Elliot was
to go back to Constantinople, an arrangement which would have convinced the Turks that we still intended to support them. Mr. Forster, however, having asked questions on the sub- ject, Lord Derby explained that Sir H. Elliot had asked for more rest, and that some other arrangement would be made. Sir S. Northcote was asked on Thursday what this arrangement would be, but he did not know. Might we sug- gest the appointment, as Chefket Pasha is not a British subject, of Hobart Pasha. He is an Englishman, his name is in the British Bible, he has " experience," he is nearly as pro-Turk as Sir Henry Elliot, and he never believes in atrocities he does not see. Could any man possess qualifications more thoroughly to the taste of the Foreign Office ? Safvet Pasha would think such an appointment quite " kind" to Turkey, and as for British Liberals, what do dumb watch-dogs matter?
