There has been a great deal of talk as to
"partition" during the week, and a French newspaper has set forth a scheme in detail which is alleged to be occupying the Powers. Curiously enough it corresponds very closely with the sketch of a settle- ment set forth in the Spectator a fortnight ago. There is, however, one amazing addition, which we can hardly think has been seriously entertained, namely, that the Italians are to be compensated by Tyrol. This, of course, must be a mis- take for the Trentino, but even with this modification it is difficult to understand how it got into the scheme. Elsewhere we have given our reasons for believing that the dangers to the general peace are not so great as is sometimes imagined, or at any rate that they may be avoided if Austria-Hungary shows prudence and statesmanship.
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