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Alarming .statements have been current that an ' English interventioa would he followed by sending a . Ger-man-fleet to Constantinople, and Gerihaii troops to the- Dardanelles. The' " Agence Russe," a St. Petersburgh paper, says that the English, encouragement to Turkey by cdnveiiing: Parliament early , wilH compel! Russia, to hurry on ■ to ■-. Constantinople; thua precipitating what it was intended Mxv P-fievejht* ■ '"[■ ■■■ : - v >v '■,■■.::'-;.■> ;-:.i-:V :- ,;; The 'Paris " J»e Temps/ alluding to a report that active^ intercoursehasv been going on between Paris and London with the view to the establishment of an. understanding on the Eastern question, says that it is perfectly certain that the l^neh Government do.es not intend departing' from its attitude of : reserve to. play an activepart m Eastern affairsv v great distress amongst thepoor m Constantinople^ m consequence of the rise m the price' of provisions,, a V.l ' difficulties ' a^e feared if bread. sliouUl rise. higher! —- " - : . ' Tiio Porto's 'circular requesting the-medi-ifcion of Europe said thatith« new CouH.itutioi.i guaranteed better govern-^ merit than autonomous States. Whieiv. couLl only ;urodnce -the disintegratiom yf: the Empire. All Powers declined inedi.ition on the impossible . ternw sUiCge.sted. The Porte then vritbdi'ew' .thy circular, and asked, unconditionally,, far English mediation, which -Russia: declines. • .- : r : The fall of Plevna caused a cohsideri. able cisein Russian stocks m Lontlbn.)\ The member for Northainpshirfr telegraphed to /the " Western! News " that the Government had i-ifrited : contracts for the supply of 300,000 p:\is-s. of boots, the largest order since th» Crimean war. . - { The Russian journals | contradict thestatement that •Germany .was exerting: her influence to secure an armistice. The " Golos " claims the complete autonomy of Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, and demands that apportion of Armenia^ including '■■-.■ Kars, Batoum, and Ardahan, be ceded vta Russia rand, further/ the opening of theJDardanelles exclusively for Russian war vessels. / i ■.Moscow demagogues declare that the army has no enthusiasm for the present war; - "■; . - .■■• ' ■ . - " \- : .-:--.y '■■,-._ The. Marquis of Nbrmanby was mentioned as the next Governor-General of" Canada, but the Duke of Manchesterhas been appointed. ■-'■ Lesseps has submitted a scheme m Paris for a canal across the Isthmus of Darien. - Michael Da vitt, a Fenian; who' waa. sentenced to fifteen" -years' imprisonment, has been realeased. / Don Carlos his been expelled frdnqt.. Prance at the request of the Spanish " .Government; . '.>.v-. : *■ There was a stormy sitting .m thePrussian Diet. Bismarck was assailed by the majority of the. House on hia; motion to surrender the Guelph Fund—the private property of the reigning House of Hanoyer-T-seized hy^ thePrussian Government m 1i866. , An attempt was made to get thePope to sit upright, but he had to beallowed to lie down again, The Pope sent an autograph letter tothe, Queen, than king her for the f reedon* allowed m establishing a Roman Catholic, Hierarchy m Scotland. , \ r on Moltke says that the Russian conquests m Armenia will endangerB.itish interests^ . . . The P. and O. Company's annual report showed that m twelve months thecprnpany's steamers had travelled. 1,700,000 miles, and carried freight worth £3,000,000, and 17,001} passengers.. Sir Julius Vogel,*in an article; in the? "Nineteenth Ctintury," advocates cheaptelegraph rates to the colonies. A great split i? feared amongst theFreemasons, m consequence of t heGrand 'Orient .of France hayingexcludedl belief m the Deity as necessary, while. Germany refuses to recognise Jews. The Bri tisli Pa Ilia men t» ry : nieasurea include a local government extension* scheme m England, and higher education m Ireland. / ""' TlXe "Daily* Telegraph " advocates

the British occupation of Gallipoii and nnd Batoum. ' There is a growing feeling among a section of the Liberal members of Parliament to advocate the restoration of the Greek Empire, with Bnzantium as its headquarter,, and thef expulsion, of the Turks from Europe with an" Asiatic, capital at Bagdad." ' It is rumoured that Messrs Anderson, Anderson, &: Go. have bought four of the Pacific mail, steamers for A severe hurricane visited the British <*,oast. Twenty-five vessels went ashore near Margate; where the jetty was washed away: