New-York tribune., 1866-12-26

TIB CHOLHRA-COEsTITUTIoNA GOVERNMENT IN
EGYPT-RoBBRT COLLEGE AND THB TURKISH GOV
ERHMEET
From Our Special Correspondent.
CoSsTANTINoPIR, Nov. 20, 1860
TIE Leraat Herald, having having published letters
from Crete not in accordance with official news has been
condemned 10 pay fine of 5OI sterling for wfuly and
malicously publishing false news" The official paper
has three times informed the public that the island OF
Crete has boen subdued aud the ended by the subms
sion of the insurgents Unfortunately each subJugation
would appear to have been followed by sharply contested
battles in some of which the Turks not victorious
Now we have fourth declaration that all Is The
insurgents have all laid down their arms except few In
significant bands who ere lurking among tho snoWbanEs
near the summit Of Mount Ida
The condemnation of The LeUaR Herald 10 added TO
this declaration to make 10 douby sure VINO can doubt
itnow Ypn may il you choose may II \, keep ny
doubts to my self but the principles of law laid down by
the tribunal which judged The LerdHf HeTad 90 not en-
courage 10 express such doubts here III was soehhy
declared 10 be fundamental principle Of Turkish law that
c burden of proof alcays rests upon the defendant The
accused always be supposed to be guilty unu nc s
able to establish his innocence.
The editor of The LeraRt Herald accused OF pub
fishing faso news No proof Of this was addaccd nor
was the editor allowed time to bring witnesses from Crete
to subsantiae bis statements lie proposed that COM
mission Do sent his expense To Investigate the farts
but this was refused derotory to the dignity OF the
Government lie then condemned 70 pay a hne OF
ESQ on the principle above mentioned. 1hs u law IN
DOpic.
As to tho real state of Affairs in Crete have later
news 10 communicate The Greeks declare that
everything Is progressing most hYoraDly TOT tho
insurgents aud that the Turks further than ever ron
Huhduing the island.
There s good reason to believe that Russia is now act
lively engaged In moving the protecting powers TO inter-
fce in behalf Of the Cetans but yet France does not
show any inclination 10 act with her. II 10 believed mere
that both Russia and the United Saes have sent vessels
Crete remove the nOncOmbatans bat, so fr Gs tho
United States concerned this acon has been only rec
ommended not decided upon. There can be 30 doubt
10 the feeling Of Americans on this subject The rec
onmcndatiOn of Mr. Morris in this sense must be ap-
proved home for II simple humanity TO rescue these
poor women and children from destruction. Even tho
Turkish Government ought TO accept 1t without hesa-
tion.
For some months past we have been promised mecorc
shower Oh or about November 49, equal in extent to that
OF 1893 In Constantinope have had nothing which
could be compared that but the 18th and 4th OF No
yemberabOut between oclOck in the morning and sun
rise had most beautiful display Of meeors. On the
18th the sky clear and s0r about one meteor see
The actual number of course have been greater On
tho 18th the sky obscured with clouds until nearly
sunrise but the display OF moteors between and was at
the rate OF say 10000 hour On both occasions ey
were Of all sizes and oolors. one brilliant red me-
teoT whchlexpOded DOT far of and separated into many
smaller ones Many Of them Int up the heavens ike fash
Of ghtning and N several lnstaes t6ey lit trans OF
light behind them from to % degrees in length which re-
lnained some five minutes Most Of those which noticed
passed from South 10 North. On the whole was dsap-
pointed in what saw, as it wIs certainly unlike the dls
play i'm 1885, but at the time IL rare end start
ling phenomenon. Not few persons we're alarmed by II
here believing that the tas falling from heaven.
great IRE occurred in the midst OF the display ono night
but cannot say whether il was caused By falling meteor
not IT may have bceo, the quarter was Of wood
MOVEMENT POR REFORM IN THR ARMENIAN CHURCH
For some time past party in the Armenian Church has
been laboring quietly for thorough REFORM The Ameri-
can missionaries in Turkey have abOrcd among these peo
pie for 30 years. and they have succeeded IN carrying the
Bible into every village II has been read aud CONVECTION
has upon the Armenians as church. that many OF
their rites and practices contrary to the PLAIN teaching
of the Scriptures. But ehurch and nation are so con-
founded Turkey that thousands have hesated 90 leave
their church. although they OF ats
Nav these thousands are combining 10 eonipci ~"
tho simple teachings Of the Bible they propose
20 retain tho Episcopal form OF church goFefnlnenf
better adapted TO Turkey than any othef' lher
Central Committee Is In constant communication
with Protestant pastors and missionaries, and is
drawing up creed basis for their party to act upon
An Armenian paper this week declares that all the young
among them joining this new movement and pro-
pheses that II will succeed. not quite so sure aDont
immediate success for tho corrupt ecclesiastical hlerarcy
has unllmtedpowerfor evil but the movement askng
evidence Of the success of the American missionaries In
bringing this people back TO the Bible as their only sure
guide.
All through the Summer not Of cholera occurred
in Consantinope. One was reported and foul blis
were given for DAYS but il finally proved that the
person died under the hands Of aphycian OF difficulty
which had nothing 10 do with cholera
Within two weeks ~ cases of cholera have been
officially reported in Galata and in OF the villages on
the Bosphorus. The origin Of the disease is unknown IL
ised to the village where it broke out here and although
he passed several quarantine, and hasad no attack
of cholera himself believe that he brought the DIS
ease TO ConsantinOple Others say that the first cases
were caused by eating poisonous mushrooms Others deny
that any of the deaths have beon caused by cholera
There has certainly been en- appearance OF cholera IN
some of cases. but cannot yet be said that cholera
Is epidemic in the city, The absurd regulations have
been adopted by the Sanitary authorities to prevent the
progress of tho disease Every house wheTo case occurs
is put in quarantine with all its inmates for ten days
The doctos who attend the patient included in this
quarantine. This absurd regulation will OF course lead all
physicians 10 refuse TO attend upon cholera patients.
wealthy jew died in Pera daY before Yesterday and his
house Is now surrounded by ys7Ah His two physicians
remain in the house but to-day his funeral was celebrated
with great pomp Many hundreds collecting at the house
receive the body and convey 20 the cemetery Those
extraordinary proceedings are supposed TO be tho result of
the now light thrown upon the cholera by the International
Cholera Commission which has been sitting IN Constants
nOpe most OF the Summer.
II rs really a act that tho Viccroy of Egypt is about TO
make Egypt Constitutional Kingdom Ia France Inis
singular freak cannot easily be accounted Tor lnose who
the hand of Louis Napoleon IN everything DeeNe that
this is first step toward replacing the present family OF
Suans at COnstantnople by that OF the Niceroys Oh
Egypt such change would not be for the better.
moro plausible suggestion is that he has drained the
country until he possibly lay any more taxes upon
bis people but by the device of making the people TAX
themselves he hopes TO grind something more Out OF mem
The plan absurd in itself that it was universally
regarded as canard when first published In the
IndependaHre Beise The best informed papers
in Consantinople ridculed the story, but II is
true after all. Egypt is actually to have Par
lament II will be after tho French model OF course, but
still il will DO Egyptian Parliament have not yet
learned whether the members to be kept IN order by
the bastnado the cowhdc whether more than ten
members will be allowed speak at Bat all those
of your readers who have Travelled in Egypt will UNDER
stand that these the most Important quesuons 10 Dc
solved in reference to the Assembly.
Poor Egypt The rule of the Sultan is bad enough the
misery Of the Provinces is enough to melt the heart but
in comparison with Egypt the Administration OF Turkey
is civilized and forbsaring. And the naked sary
ing felaheen are to be Knocked by Parliament 1t is
very much though South Carolina had proposed ten
years ago TO establish constitutional government over
her slave population, with Parliament at Charleston.
l alluded In late letter TO the infamous treatment
which Robert College had received at the hands OF the