, 1877-10-24

mended the women prisoners to mercy,
we were unprepared for tina announcement
in the TeIegraphic Despatch of 10th inst.
Of the "reprieve of the Psnge murderers"
presumably the whole four.
AS usual during the Britieh Parliament.
airy vacation, the various members are
addressing their constituents on the results
of last session and the probable policy OF
the next, which opens in February 1878.
Prominent among these speecnmakers il
Mr.. Parnell the leader of the new party in
the House of Commons, known as the
"Obstructionists." Though obstruction as
a means Of hamperirg the progress OF
business, is by no means new 10 the House,
it has never before been carried out with
such pertinacity and determination. and as
Mr.. Parnell himself declares that their tac-
tics for the lex' session ore to be tar more
detrimental to the interests Of the country.
than heretofore, we shall look fol ward with
anxiety for some proposed rensure TO
suppress a disgracofu! policy that would
probably be oIerateJ in % other country
bat Great Britain.
Papers up to the LIST October inform US
that the Turks ae holding their w
both 10 Europe and Asia. Plevna was still
being vigorously attacked by the Russians
and as vigorously defended by the Turks.
Though :he Russians were sangulns OF
succ IS upon the arrival OF the expected
reinforcements, Osman Pasha from within
the walls Of Plevna spoke hopefully OF
being abb 10 hold his own, while 9ls rO-
Inducements ard revictualIinG were aFri-
wing in large quantities via DJetik. o.
the 18Th ~instant a despatch announc .
chat the Tuiks un1er Mukhtar PAsba wers
pursuing the Russians in Asia, while o.
The 18th last. we receive news OF an i'm
portant victory Of the Russians at karsv
and again o. 18th inst. We learn from the
same source that the defeat of Mukhtar
Posha is 'almost irreparable" tfom which
We are led to conf rcturs that some stIafcgi'
cal snare laid by the RuSsians has b'en
disastrously TAIL n in'o by the Turks.
A Cartoon in Punch represents the
president OF the French Republic stand
ing erect with the Republican banner
grakped in his hand in front of o door be-
hind which are hiding representatives Of
Monarchy, Imperialism and ClsrieOlism
while in front stands Ia dame F'anss'
exclaimiug "Oh yes, mon marsehal you
NAV be honest, but what OF those behind
von'' ana this seems to be a very COED
summary Of the present state of public
opinion 10 France. Marshal MasMahon
travelling tn ough France and tying
to induce the public to elect 40 assembly
more to his taste, was not himself so much
an object Of distrust, as those ministers
whom he has allowed 90 surround him
and whose anti. republican tactics are but
too we'll known to France.
The Egyptian Obelisk known IS Cleo
patra's needle is now fairly on It's voyage
to England 10 tow Of the steamer "Olgs."
She was passed by the P. and 0. Steamer
"Poona" West Of Malta and reported call
WE'LL"
Greece up to the latest adviess has sus-
ceeded in keepiRg oloof from the war
though stirred with an invsssrate hatred
of the Turks. Servia has not hsen - fer
tunats, and seems to have entered into .
compacs with Russia, fron which. she
can never reap either 4pre6l or benopr.
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