Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-18

LoNpoN. May s;th, 1855


Editors Rutland Hfrdid A general
reyiew Of European events presents no
striking features at the present time, and
, certain dulmcss prevails, which may,
however. la interrupted at any moment
hy some startling news from some part of
the Continent, Paris is gcnerally'a pref
IN productive soil for extraordinary or
spicy events Thus the Archbishop of
Algiers has an interesting quarrel with
the Goyernor-G General Of that colony, and
appealed in person 10 the Emperor; but
nothing has as yet been decided, Tbs
substance o. the complaint is that abou,
400 Arab children, whose parents had
licri,hed in consequence Of the late fam
inc, and who had been offered a.ylums
By the clergy, were returned TO the ma
tive tribes by order of the Governor
Marshall MacMahon. The reasons al
legged Tor the lattcr's conduct are the evils
that would be- sure ta ensuc among the
MuSsulman population from attempts at
proselytism, but the Archbishop declares
that not the slightest attempt has ever
been made by him or his clergy at direct
or indirect restraint in questions OF re-
ligion. In Italy the profusc distribution
Of the newly created Order of the Corona
d'Italia Crown Of Italy has created con-
siderable ill-fccling among the ambitious,
and been the object of much ridiculc
among the public and the press, There
is, besides, such want of discrimination
shown in the selection Of individuals, that
il i feared the time will soon come when
the want of the order will he a mark OF
distinction rather than the possession Of
it, The Crctan question remains 1t stdtH
gr1. fhu Turkish government has much
TO say about reforms, but reforms, in an
absolute empire like that Of the Sultan,
generally means nothing but the acces'
sion TO power and influence of the Sui
tan's favorites, and the removal of the
others Railroad projects to unite West
ern Europe with Turkey, and TO open the
grand route to India and Persia, occupy
the minds Of the Christian population of
RIrkey. but it may be many years before
such plans can be realized. Russia is
building railroads to the south and east
of that vast empire, with an activity
,,li.h C,la,r1, oIn,,-s .Iat ,Ia g p...,.s-
burg Cabinet is alive to the requirements
OF the age, and anxious of uniting the
whole Of Russia by means of net of
railways, ut an early date.
Austria is still struggling with her
financial difficulties The resolution of
the committee of finance of the House of
Representatives, TO recommend Ia the
House the reduction of twenty-five per
cent Of the rate of interest on the nation
al debt, has created just Indignation over
the whole of Germany 1t is rightfully
asserted that such proceeding shows an
utter want of craftsmanship, and that
rather than to have recourse to such an
extreme measure, which would be moth
ing but an open acknowledgment of ma
tional bankruptcy, the resources of the
country should be had recourse TO by
taxation, and only if the last resource had
proved insufficient the objectionable ex-
treme measure should have been pro-
posed The Zollverein Diet in Berlin is
adjourned, and the members of the Par
Lament have gone to kiel on an excur-
sion to see the North-German fleet and
navy yards. The impression prevails in
Great Britain that nothing will contrib
ute more to the establishment of German
unity than a sound basis of the CONNER
cial relations between the North-German
Confederation and the Southern States
England is the natural friend and ally of
Germany, and will rejoice at the efforts
and success of that nation towards be-
coming once more united people.