Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-08
The troublesome Eastern Question.


STANTINOPLE.
Reuters dispatch from ConStantinopIe
dai Ell p. M says positively that i'm accord
an' with the conditions of the armiStice the
Turkish forces have evacuated the lines of
Notifications of COnStantinople and the Rus
sian troops are now in the lines. These forti-
nrallons are, however, said TO be thirty miles
fl ON the city.
HEATED DEBATE IN THE BRITISH PARLI..
MENT.
In the British House of Commons last even
ing heated debate occurred, some of the
conservatives desiring that Mr.. ForSterS
amendment should be retained and formally
voted down Mr. John Bright expressed The,
opinion that if Turkey preferred a Russian
alliance TO that with England. that preference
would not warrant the government in asSum-
ing beligerent attitude. The question shall
the speaker leave the chair? which precedes
the motion to go into committee, led to further
debate, in which the governmental policy was
cenSured, While the conservatives retorted by
accusing the radicals of want of patriotism
The speaker was ultimately voted out of the
chair 10y 295 against 96. The house then went
into committee and adjourned till to-day.
THE ORIGIN OF METEoRITEs.-This a sub.
Ject which has long been discussed by min
eraloglStS, who are much divided on the ques-
ton. Prof ISchermak, after prolOn ged study
has come TO the conclusion that the active
agent In the process is volcanic. He points
out that the bOlideS which fall to the earth are
angular IN form that they have no cOncentric
structure even in their interior: that their eX-
ternal crust is not an original characteristic,
~ IN
animation OF the crust has shown that during
the later stages of the flight disruption of the
meteOrlte itself frequently takes place. From
much evidence of that character, Prof. fischer
max has been confirmed in his views He ar
CUES that the finding of hydrogen in meteOric
iron Is proof that permanent gases, and per-
hapS Vapors, which are the great agents i'm
transmitting volcanic energy have Dlayed
some part In the formation of meteOriteS; and
although We may never have the possibility of
obtaining direct evidence of the volcanic ac-
tVity which is supposed TO have hurled these
mysterious masses of stone and metal into
space, yet such proof as the violent gaseous
upheayalS on the solar surface, the action of
our terrestrial volcanoes, and the StupendouS
eruptiye phenomena of which the lunar era
tiers tell the history, lend powerful support to
any theory assuming that meteorftes owe
their formation TO volcanic agency.
PASTOR WHO WILL Nor REsIGN.-Yes
terday afternoon the PreSbytery of Newark
Nd again had before them the case of Rev
j. NJ See, which has been pending for two or
three years. Mr.. See having declined to re-
sign, in accordance with their advice, the
PaStOrate of the Wicklitfe Chapel, in Newark
the PreSbytery, at its last meeting, proposed
10 dissolve the pastoral relation, but found
that they could not do this consttutionally,
without formal trial for heresy. A commit
tee was thereupon appointed to again urge
upon MIR. See the PreSbytery'S advice TO re-
sign, and also TO consider whether Mr.. Sees
opponent in the church. Mr.. f. T. Cone should
not also be advised to withdraw from the con-
gregatiOn. Yesterday the committee reported
that MIR. See did not think il was his duty to
resign, and Mr.. Cone also declined TO sever
his connection with the church. although he is
not worshipping with the congregation. The
committee recommended that the whole mat
ter be dropped. After a long discussion the
PreSbytery rejected the report by vote OF IL
to 10. 1t is not deemed probable, however,
that any further effort to remove Mr.. See will
be made.-tN. Y. Times, 9TH.
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