The New York herald., 1879-12-04

the Turks i'm Bulparia do not take part in the
municipal or parliamentary elections, saying
that they look upon themselves as guests
(n,usaf,) who have no right to interfere in po-
litical afiairs.]
THE GREEK BOUNDARY COMMISSION
1t is stated that NJ. Fournier, the French Am
bassador TO Turkey, has received instructions
to counsel the Greek representatives to assume
more moderate attitude upon the question of
the rectiication of the Turco-IIeenic frontier.
[sawas Pacha recently produced at the Turko-
Greek Frontier Commission a certificate signed
by several French engineers of eminence, to the
effect that the line proposed by the Greeks is
5000 metres distant from the northern frontier
line indicated by the thirteenth protocol. The
Ottoman statement will point out that, since it
is doubtful whether the European Powers desire
that the frontier line should follow the northern
or southern boundary of the valleys, Turkey
has right to claim the benefit of the doubt and
to maintain that the southern mountan chain
should form the new frontier lne.]
AUsTRIA's MILITARY ANxIETIEs.
The Lower House Of the Reichsrath, with only
twenty dissentents, yesterday decided to pass
to the discussion of the clauses of the Army Bill
after warmly applauded speech from Baron
Won Horst Minister of National Defence, who
said the government could not economize to an
extent that would weaken the military power
of the Empire. He said the people them
selves instinctively feel the approach Of
events of great import and do not wish
the government to be taken by sur
prise. The Standards Vienna despatch adds
''The Lower House of the Austrian Diet con-
tinues the discussion Of the Army bill I hear
that several well known constitutionaists and
former leaders, including Prince Charles
d'Auersperg, who in 1868 was President of the
Cis-Leethan Ministry, and DR.. Schmeykal, have
forwarded letter strongly urging the neces
sity of voting for the bill on patriotic grounds.
The letter has made the deepest impression, and
will probably secure the necessary two-thirds
majority. Many of the constitutionalists will
vote for it after it's return from the Upper
House,"
THE GERMAN RAILWAY BILL.
The Standards Berlin despatch says 1.-THE
government bill for the purchase OF the Berlin
and Stettin, the Magdeburg and Halberstadt,
the Hanover and Altenbecken and the Cologne
and Minden railways having been submitted
to the Railway Committee of the Prussian
Landtag for examination, that body appointed q
subcommittee to prepare and settle conditions
furnishing guarantees against any abuse Of the
powers which the government would derive
under the new measure. The subcommittee
now recommend that the concurrence of
the Railway Committee in the measure
be dependent upon the governments in
PRODUCTION of bill during the present
session, or, at least, during the next, guaran-
teeng O separate financial administration for
railways, so that the revenues therefrom shall
be applied solely to meeting the charges on rail-
way debts, management and extensions. The
subcommittee also recommend that the railway
administration shall be assisted by a general
railway council, to cooperate with the central
railway administration, vested in the Ministry
of Public Works, and by district railway coun-
ellis to cooperate with the managers of the vari-
Gus railways. These recommendations have
been accepted with slight notifications, by the
Railway Committee, and will doubtless be
adopted by the Landtag." sa
ENGLAND AND THE DOMINION.
The Times discussing the appointment Of Sir
A. r. Gait as Canadian Minister Resident in
London, says 1.-THE Home Government con-
slider it highly desirable that the Dominion
should be represented in England by Cabinet
Minister who can give expression to the views
and policy of the Canadian government of the
day. 1t concerns the interest Of Canada that
the embargo placed upon United States cattle
imported into this country should be
removed, for Mt present large source
of profit to the Dominion railways, shippers
and middlcmen is lost, owing to its existence.
1t is not unreasonable to expect that cattle
from certain divisions of the United
States which are far removed from the dis
tricts where pleuro pneumonia exists might be
permitted to pass through Canada ON con-
dition of effective inspection at ports of entry,
and landed in this country on the same
terms as Canadian cattle. The sole reason
for maintaining the embargo is to prevent
the importation of contagious diseases, and it
may be possible for the Canadian Minister
resident here to submit scheme of safe
guards which will obviate the necessity for
this country applying prohibition to the
whole of the United States. 1t is GER
tain that the fisheries question between this
country and the United States is about to come
up again in some sorm, and the presence of u
responsible Canadian Minister could not fail to
strengthen the hands Of the Foreign Secretary
in connection with the preliminary negotia-
tions."
ALEXANDER'S PERIL.