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are engaged IN a serious quarrel. A Cen.
tral-African expedition recently lett Italy,
under the command of the Marchese Anti
nori, who was furnished with an autograph
letter from the King to the Khedive.
Nevertheless, the following frman was
issued to the Enir Of leila flour or
five Italians will arrive at Zeila. Give
them men to show them their way, what
ever may be the part to which they desire
to 60. As regards the purchase of camels
or other things they may require, you are
not to concern yourself" The Emir, Of
course, took this as an order to worry the
party toto retreat, and did it so efectually,
by selling camels and SO on, that the ex-
petition will be delayed q year. The
Italian Government has demanded explana-
tions from the Khedive, and though it has
denied any intention Of using force, will, 1t
is believed, exact some kind Of an apology.
The statement that Ristics, the Servian
Premier, is seeking mediation is repeated
and denied every day. The most probs-
Bile story is that Prince Milan, who never
quite believed in the war, is overwhelmed
by his mistortunes, but that Ristics, 0
man of stronger fibre aud sure Of bis
influence in the Skuptschina, has decided
to fight on. The applications for media.
ton, therefore, probably come from the
Prince and the refusals from his Premier,
who knows how his countrymen eight ia
partisan warfare in the mountains. Ris.
tics is probably right, even on grounds OF
policy, as the Turks will grant nothing to
any mediator, so long as Great Britain ia
on their side. It is from this country,
"from the protector Of the Turks, " o.
John Lemoinne says, that mediation ought
to come, and come quickly, if a deter
mined movement of the North Slavonians
TO the aid Of their Southern brethren is to
be prevented. It cannet, with any decenS
regard for humanity or civilization, be
resisted.
The Daily Ne,Os has received full con.
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cities in Bulgaria, and on Tuesday night
Aug. 81 the statements GIFTS correspondent,
given in full elsewhere, were brought to the
notice Of the House. Mr.. Disraeli did
not venture to reply, but the Under-Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs read o letter from
Mr.. Barring admitting that $4,000 Bulgari.
ans had probably been put to death IN a
country at peace, and declared that the
Premier had not treated the matter with
levity, "for / have been ordered to be 10
daily communication with him upoE the
subject" which is clearly proof positive
that Mr.. Disraeli did not Joke. Her
Majesty's Government would now take the
matter into their most serious considera.
ton. Lord Harrington t%hereupon delivered
q speech Of unexpected vigour, declaring
the evidence complete, censuring Sir &.
Elliot, and demanding Interference +; aud
on Thursday Mr.. Bourke admitted the
whole case. The Government had made
representations "on the subject OF the
atrocious and cruel deeds which
have been committed in Bulgaria, and
have reason to believe they have ceased.
A Consul, moreover, has been appointed
to PhiIipoppolis. What reason have the
Government to believe they have ceased.
except the statements of Turkish oficialss
Or what is the use of q Consul, when the
Ambassador still minimises the stories 40
for as he can
The cue Of the Mahommedan journals
in London just now is to admit massacres,
suppressing the Daily New' kilograms, in
order that their readers should think the
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