The Rigsraad just elected in Denmark is composed almost ex-
clusively of members pledged to continue the war. The ex- Premier, M. Hall, was elected almost unanimously, and in address- ing his constituents on 5th March he made a strong war speech. He denied utterly that the common Constitution was the cause of the war, for the storm arose on the death of Frederick VII., when the Constitution was not even in existence, and Lord Wode- house had told him that even if it were repealed the German troops would still advance. The British Government, moreover, had offered to guarantee the repeal, yet the invasion took place, and 4' the object of Germany was, he was certain, the dismember- ment of Denmark." He called upon the people for union and firmness, declared that gloomier storms had broken over Denmark without destroying her, and believed that " she would surmount this time of trial in such a manner that the Danes would never have to blush for the recollections of the past, or renounce their hopes for the future." Bishop Monrad, the present Premier, is also an advocate for continuing the war.
