AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.

Evening Star, Issue 4172, 11 July 1876, Page 3

AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.

[COMMUNrCATED],

Despite the writings and sayings of many about the inactivity of the present age, and its want of chivalrous spirit, I feel that the nineteenth century is not destined to pass, ere it brings about great changes in the civilised world. At present all Europe is alive to the dangers attending an insurrection in its nature so closely allied to all that is just and right, and which should be productive of those sentiments of sympathy we accord to the early Christians. Perhaps nothing will in after years reilect more discredit on the nature of present existence and power, than the fact of our being the silent spectators of wrongs heaped unjustly on an oppressed people without any redeeming qualities or hope of redress emanating from the oppressors. I need hardly say I refer to the Ottoman Porte. In the face of Christian Europe such government is alike disgraceful to the civilisation of which we pride ourselves aa it is averse to the principles and dictates of common humanity, and I am disposed to regard the rejection of the reforms provided in Count Andrassey's note by the insurgents as the harvest of repeated bad government, and what he regarded as'reasonable when dealing with a power of bad faith. The idea of upholding such a barbarous race as the Mussulman and keeping him in Europe should merely be dreamt of, as its existence, however beneficial for the present to any particular state, can only be of a temporary nature, collapsing with its downfall, which is sure to come sooner or later. The deposition of the late Sultan can but little alter matters, as the insurrection still rages in all its fury, leaving little hope of either subjugation of the insurgents or a signal defeat of the Government. In this dilemma the Porte is powerless, as with its coffers empty and all its public offices in a deplorably confused state, it can but have f oor hopes of a peaceful establishment of its power. It is a chronic disease, but not spent out, and the time so often predicted by old English and Foreign statesmen has arrived when circumstances must force the Ottoman Court further east. Being inc 'Pable of bringing about a termination to his insurrection, which bids fair to f-xcel the Carlist one for duration, they must look outside for aid. Now Russia '.as shown her dislike to Turkey in no very covert manner, not merely in the columns of her Press but more recently by giving pecuniary aid to the insurgents, which speaks for itself. Austria still gazes while the clouds are gathering, and lrom recent information on the subject merely awaits a signal from Berlin to cross to her old pleasure grounds. St is quite evident, however agreeably he congratulates Europe upon the peaceful aspect of affairs, that the Czar is quite aware of this latter movement, as he made but a poor excuse for having one hundred thousand men camped on the Turkish frontier last autumn. England we find at least holds her ground, and unable to spend move lives or tight another Crimean war, and still less inclined to uphold thekultau -uid follow in the fi.-otstena ot pro vious statesmen, places but a few men-of-war in the Black Sea and Botphorous to i watch proceedings.

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A letter from Midland, Georgian Bay, Canada, says that Boss Tweed and two companions spent the winter on Muskoka River, thirty miles from Midland and 100 miles from Toronto. It appears that Tweed and two men loaded a small steamer last November, just before the close of navigation, with a great quantity of provisions, and went to Park's mill, which has not been running. Tweed and his companions lived in a cottage all winter, the Boss keeping dumb, and it being given out that he had received a paralytic snock. On the 24th of April the steamer that took them up last fall arrived there again with a lot of provisions on board, but did not leave for a few days. On Friday, the 28th, two detectives left Midland and went to Park's mill, reaching there on Saturday. On being discovered the whole of the Tweed party fled on board the steamer by small boats. Their •scape in boats was covered by some four men on the steamer with revolveia, and shots were exchanged with the detectives who were on the dock. The steamer escaped with Tweed to the bay, the detectives being unable to follow. They expect soon to capture him. The French Government has received a dispatch from Algiers, dated April 12, paitly confirming private advices of a rising of the Arab population south of Constantine. The dispatch adds that General Carteret attacked the insurgents, who numbered 100 horsemen and 2,000 infantry, and put them to flight after making a desperate stand. They left 100 killed on the field. The losses of the French troops are stated to have been only eleven wounded, and those of the Goums four killed and eight wounded. A great conflagration took place iu Buchan street, Glasgow, on April 21. A whole square of valuable houses was burnt. The ' Glasgow Herald' office caught fire, and work therein was suspended. All the available fire-extinguishing apparatus was at work. The damage is said to be enormous. At Vercelli, in Italy, a recruit was to be examined by a Military Board as to his fitness for the service. He swallowed a certain quantity of tobacco, probably so as to ' excite palpitations to be construed into disease «f the heart. Two hours afterwards he died in agonising pain. A young man named Thomson, aged eighteen years, residing at Glasgow, while playing football, being heated, took a drink of cold water. When he reached home inflammation of the bowels manifested itself, and the young man getting gradually worse died the next day.