The New York herald., 1869-03-04
E U r. o p e /.

The Cunard steamer Australaslan, Captain Nc
Micken from Liverpool February 20 via Queens>
town the 21st, arrived here early this morning. She
brings the latest foreign papers.
The Belgian Railway bill, which has been the sub
ject OF SO much discussion In the French papers,
was to be brought forward In the Belgian Senate ON
the 10th ult. The committee to which IT had been
previously submitted reported in its favor, four,
members having voted for 1t ana three having abb
stained from voting.
The right OF public meeting in France is isdestined,
1t would appear, to be very short Lived circular
just issued by the Minister OF the INTERIOR NJ de For
cade la Roquete states that the government hitherto
has contented itself with merely watching that no
abuse OF the newly accorded liberty occurred; but
that longer tolerate such excesses as have
been committed, and intends Tor the future to put
them down.
The Italian papers state that the carnival In Rome
has been q complete failure this year. Many for
egners had arrived to witness it, but after the first
day or two they went elsewhere. There was nothing
to complain OF with regard to the weather. but the
Roman people had determined that they would nos
make merry and they efrectually carried out their
resolution
The Turkish official journal publishes the text on
new law on nationality IN Turkey, the Irincipak
articles of which are as follows-Every persons
born Of Ottoman parents, or Of an Ottoman
father, Is an Ottoman subject. No ottomaR
subject can In any case naturalize himself as
o foreigner without direct authority from the
Turkish Government. The children OF an 0ttomaU
subject, who has become naturalzed abroad, do not
follow the condition OF the father, but remain Ot|
toman SUBJECTS Every person inhabit!ng ottoman
territory Is reputed an Ottoman subject until his,
character az foreigner Is regularly verified. !
An Athens letter In the Deoats describes thof
difficulties which stood In the way Of the for
nation OF new Greek Ministry. The King, wn0
had resolved to accept the decision Of the Con7
ference, could find no ministry willing to sign
what the people called the dsh0nOr Of GreeceS
AS soon as any statesman was summoned to the
Palace twenty anonymous letters threatened HIM
with immediate assassination II he accepted ofhceA
This lasted for three days-the entrances TO tho
Palace and the Legations being carefully watchedi
Even the King himself and his young Queen werc
threatened with assassination, and IL was feare0
lest his Majesty should abdicate and revolution be-
the consequence. To bring about these results wao
said in fact to be the desire Of certain satesnen
in order that Regency might be formed. Of which,
Of the Kings son, who is only six months old Tho
people, however, refused to be led away; paid, no
heed to the incendIary pacards which were issuedA
but listened to the advice Of the Legations, that
pointed out the misfortunes which must arise from
o Turkish invasion, which could not be repeledJ
But the Greeks, adds the correspondent OF tho
De0ats. do not consider themselves the wr0ngS
They yield because they arefhe weakest and are NOS
supported by any European Power, and bide theiE
time