, 1877-03-07

nave Deen DISMISSED, AID there are over
10000 unemployed persons, among whom the
distress is fearful. No signs Of Improvement
in trade or m are perceptible.
Lord Derby declared that EngIand's policy
from the first had been to press the recon-
mendations Of the Conference upon the Porte,
but not use or sanction the use Of force, aud
at the same time not undertake to protect
Turkey from force used by the Powers.
He explained that he did not mean our
duty should be %inaction under all possible
circumstances as, for instance, if Constantine
pie should be threatened. That was a
question on which it was quite unn ecessary
and wholly unWise to pledge ourselves now.
With regard to the Cars assurances he said,
though be believed in the Cars sincerity.
still even the Gar might be compelled to act
Against his personal wishes, and he declined
TO accept amy declarations as a guarantee against
war.
The students Of tha Russian provincial
capital of Kazln have had their republican
enthusiasm visited with the diretul vengancs
OF the Car, It will be remembered that on
last st, Nicholas Day December 19), during
a selviCo in the cathedral of KAz4n, eleven
women and tWenty-one young men, students
in The collage attached to the S-miozernoi
Convent, mad a demonstration and unfurled
Q red flag bearing the legend, " Union and
liberty" They had probably imagined them.
selves in Paris, where, even under the most
despotic monarchy, the students Of the Latin
quarter We're won't to have their periodic spree
at the existing governments expense. The an
cient Knanate Of Kazln was for centuries the
terror Of Russia and resisted that Power until
conquered by Car Ivan the Terrible aud
annexed as a kingdom to Russia, These
students and women may have believed thas
they felt the fire of their sixteenth century
ancestors burning in their breasts. All ex-
cept three of the women have bsen sentenced
to Transportation, and all the students have
been condemned TO penal servitude in Siberia.
The Town of Kazan, numbering about
$4,000 souls, is situated on the river Volga
430 miles east Of MOSCOW. Ii has a Moham-
medan population Of 90 900, which has never
displayed any affection tor the Empire Of the
('zar.
A telegram from Kishenef gives facts Gisprov.
ing the current reports Of uISnontent and sick
ness in the Russian army. On the other hand
the despatch COZ firms the report that the pas
sage of the army through Roumauia would o.
Cupy probably a month, as alterations of guage
in the Ro1manian railways are necessary.
The correspondent adds II cannot learn thak
this measure has commenced. 1t naturally
will not be- until war is finally resolved upon.
notwithstanding an official denial the recent
CRISIS In the ROrmanlan Ministry was csuSed
by the question whether R0umanla should
fotm an alliance with Russia or merely permit
the Russian army to pass under protest. 1t
is underSt0o that the new government are fa-
v~oura5le 10 Russia. AdvioeS from kieff repre-.
seDt that Russia has ordered all the Railway
companies to procure ambulance carriages and
prepare to convey 10000 men to KiShenef.
AUSTRIA.
A despatch from Berlin reports that it is ex-
peoted that Austria, in reply to tue Russian
note, will decline TO adopt warIike measures
against Turkey. Germany is likely to offer
her good Offices to arrange 3 common course
between Russia and Austria.
The correspondence contains several strong
expressions Of Count Andrassy against tho
confermerI of excessive liberties on the Turk
ish provinces. Lord Derby, writing on No.
vember Z to Sir Andrew Buchanan, Bri-
fish Ambassador at Vienna, recapitulates
f conversation with Count Won Beast, the Aus
trian Ambassador at London, in which the
latter stated the Austrian government were de-.
termined. if England took up the same position
with them, not to go further In regard to the
question of autonomy than England's original
propositions but if England was inclined to go
further and not oppose the q resistance to
the process of slew poisoning or chemical dis.
Indignation which she would TO one of dismem.
berment, Austria must look to her own inter.