which the Revolution of 1688, and the advent of William III. called
to the Throne, can be appealed to as a parallel. The draft warns the
Government of Sardinia "_not to seek for new acquisitions_," as
the new "_Provinces_ annexed have hardly as yet been thoroughly
amalgamated." Now, no public writer nor the International Law will
call it morally right, that one state should abet revolution in
another, not with the disinterested object of defending a suffering
people against tyranny, but in order to extinguish that State and make
it "an acquisition" of its own. If William III. had made England a
Province of Holland, he would not have received the applause Lord John
quotes. The Queen trusts that in appreciation of this distinction,
he will introduce some amendment in the sense indicated in her former
letter.

_Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria._

HOUSE OF COMMONS, _30th April 1860_.

Lord John Russell presents his humble duty to your Majesty; he
confesses he cannot see anything morally wrong in giving aid to an
insurrection in the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily. But he admits that
to do so for the sake of making new acquisitions would be criminal,
and that he is not justified in imputing this motive to the King of
Sardinia. Count Cavour would probably at once disclaim it.

He therefore proposes to alter these words. The despatch went this
evening by the usual messenger; but, if your Majesty approves of the
alteration, it can be made to-morrow morning by telegraph to Turin.

[Pageheading: INDIAN HONOURS]

_Sir Charles Wood to Queen Victoria._

INDIA OFFICE, _3rd May 1860_.

Sir Charles Wood, with his humble duty, begs to submit for your
Majesty's consideration, whether the letters of thanks to those Civil
Servants who have not been thought deserving of the honour of C.B.
should run in your Majesty's name, or in that of the Government.

Your Majesty desired that thanks for service should be in your
Majesty's name, but there will be nearly two hundred of these letters
to different officers, and Sir Charles Wood doubted whether it would
be right to use your Majesty's name so profusely. He is inclined to
think that it would be better to use your Majesty's name only when
addressing higher officers. Sir Charles Wood encloses drafts of
letters in both ways.

Sir Charles Wood also encloses an address on the occasion of the
Thanksgiving in India, delivered by a Hindoo.

_Queen Victoria to Sir Char