, 1876-02-16

these papers begin IN 1872 and severely
%criticise Aruim as a diplomat, dwelling on
his unreliable character and his proneness to
subordinate official duties to personal interest :.
The Emperor is reminded OF his own misgiv-
ings when he appointed Arnim Ambassador
to Paris, on account of the latter's unreliable.
ty. One of the reports to the Emperor states
that when The idea was entertained of trans
ferring Arnim to London a vigorous protest
was received from that quarter because Of
his tendency to intrigue.
THE WAR IN TURKEY.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Jan. rs.
An official despatch has been received by
the Porte from the Ottoman Consul at Ragusa,
which states that a severe engagement occurred
near Trebigne on the 18th and 10th between
the insurgents and the garrison of Trebigne,
who had made a recommending sortie from
the town.
This official despatch, in contradiction to
the other accounts, announces that the In
surgents were beaten, and retreated with the
loss of one of their chiefs killed.
RAoUsA, Jan. IS.
Ali Pacha has landed at Kick from Con-
stantinOple.
Thirty-fve hundred insurgents are intrenoh-
ed on the mountains on the road from Ragusa
to Trebigne.
LONDON, Jan. 26.
The Pest1er Lloyd comments on the open
encouragement and aid given the Herzegovinian
insurgents by the Austrian authorities in Dali
malta, and calls on the Hungarian government
to interfere.
LONDON, Jan. &c.
The Moptenegrin official journal announces
that the Porte IS determined to declare war
and annihilate Montenegro. The journal de-
clares that Montenegro has preserved her
neutrality, but it is unable to prevent individual
subjects from aiding their brethren.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Times SAYS
the above important statement is confirmed by
a communication from the Porte to the several
Powers threatening that the Turks will i'm.
mediateIy occupy Montenegro if her govern.
ment does not cease giving aid to the rebels.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
LONDON, Jan. 25.
The Times this morning has a letter from
Constantinople which gives the details of great
suffering among the Armenian Christians from
the cruelty of the Turkish rulers and the un.
restrained rapine Of the Koords.
Many Of the Christians are protesting con.
version to Islamism in the hope of escaping
oppression.
LONDON, Jan. 90.
A Vienna telegram to the Meas reports that
efforts continue to be made at COnstantinople
to induce the Sultan to accept AndrassJy's
reforms.
The Porte has sent a confidential agent to
Cettnje to offer a compromise.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Jan. %.
The Carlists severely bombarded San Sc.
bastian on Thursday.
Some of the inhabitants were killed.
The story of the CarIist General Tristany's
having submitted to the Alfonsist authorities
is disbelieved at San Sebastian. The persons
who submitted to the Spanish Consul at
Bayonne were some members of the Navarrese
Carlist Junta.
MADRID, Jan. 25.
The elections are ended.
The total lumber of Deputies elected to the
Cortes is 4O6. Of these, thirty are supporters
of Sagasta, ten c~lericals, one cantonalist and
364 ministerialists. #
Senior CASTELAR, is the only moderate repub.
lican elected.
LONDON, Jan. 26.
A special despatch from Madrid to the
Standard says Sagasta's organ, the IBERIA,
and other opposition journals ~reiterate aIIega-
tons of official pressure and abuses in the
elections.
The Standards correspondent estimates that
the Sagastaists have obtained forty seats, Cas-
'telar's party ten and the radicals six or
eight
Great apathy prevailed throughout the
country.