In the French Senate, on this day week, M. Waddington
gave a reply in relation to the policy of France at the Congress, and the results of the Congress, which was of some interest. He so far supported Lord Beaconsfield, that he declared his belief that all parties to the Treaty of Berlin intended to execute it, so far as their power went ; but he admitted that in relation to the boundaries of East Ronmelia, the definition of limits is "less advanced, and cannot be carried on at all points in the winter, but we hope it will be terminated next spring. Great difficulties still exist, resulting from the distress of the country, after the chronic antagonism of the Mussulmans and Christians ; but negotiations are being held on that point, and I hope that, thanks to the good-will of the Powers, they will be successful." We hope nothing of the kind. Both in the interest of the new province, and in the interest of Europe, as opposed to Russia, we trust Lord Beaconsfield's pet plan for rehabilitating Turkey will fail, and that the larger Bulgaria, with a future and independence of her own, will be created. M. Waddington declared that France bad taken the initiative strongly on behalf of Greece, and still hoped to secure for her "the shores of Volo and Arta, half of Thessaly, and a portion of Thrace." In the Congress of Berlin evidently France did England's work, while England played the game of despotism.
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