Mr. H. Stanley landed at Dover on Saturday, and was
warmly received by a troop of distinguished friends, who were, however, roughly used by a body of police who had been ordered to protect the Mayor and Corporation of Dover while presenting an address on board the steamer. His arrival in London was the signal for another popular demon- stration, and he was carried off the same evening to Sandring- ham, to recount his adventures to the Prince of Wales. He will be greatly enriched by his forthcoming book, will, it is reported, be decorated by the Crown—he was born a British subject—and will be offered the governorship of the territories confided to the South African Chartered Company,—not pleasant news for the Portuguese. Sir F. de Winton has also accepted the governorship of the East African Company's possessions, and altogether the British position in East Africa is becoming formalised. The Foreign Office should, however, bestir itself a little more vigorously. Nothing effective will be accomplished until we have a clear written agreement between Great Britain and Germany, and Great Britain and Portugal, " delimiting," as Sir J. Fergusson calls it, the territories of each Power, and proclaiming the full sovereignty which involves full responsibility. Nobody doubts the good faith of responsible Governments, but they do of mercantile Companies and independent explorers. During this very week, the Germans have been accusing us of intrigues to arrest Dr. Peters, we have accused them of intrigues to keep out British trade from regions to be seized Emin Pasha, and the Portuguese have accused us of erring up the Makololo to murder their officers. All this bickering is utterly unworthy of the work, and very dan- gerous beside ; but it will continue until boundaries are settled on the map.
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