The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1876-10-07 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

CRUEL CONDUCT OF A TURKISH COMMISSION IN BULGARIA.  The special correspondent of the Daily :Nees at Belgrade writes: "Trustworthy private information from Bulgaria states that BIRCAIIIP Bey and Youvanteho Effendi, the Turkish Commission sent ostensibly to re• investigate the atrocities, are really procuring signatures from the Bulgarians to a document expres,ing their complete satisfaction with the paternal government of the Porte, and requesting that no innovations should be introduced into the government 01 Bulgaria, The information states that all who refuse to sign this document are maltreated and tormented in every way that the ingenuity of these investigators can ~-11ggest." The correspondent of the same journal at Constantinople gives further instances of Turkish officialism coercing its victims into making professions of gratitude and respect for the "Sublime Porte." The same writer says It was announced a fortnight ago that the Government had promised .E 30,000 for the sufferers in Bulgaria. 10... present time I' has not given a farthing, nor is there tareogon to believe that it ever will. Even in ordinary m.rfea • stances such a promise would only be made for the object of deceit. Thus, in the Asia Minor famine, we were told that the Sultan had given .E5(400. I have made careful inquiry, and learn that to this hour not one farthing of this much-boasted subscription ever found its way to the sufferers. If such were the CARO with the sufferers in Asia Minor, it is evident that those in Butearia, against whom the hatred of the Turk has just found vent in general massacre and animal outrages, are not likely to fare any better." Many proofs are given by this writer that the list of atrocities already published has not exhausted the charges of brutality against the Turks. Among others is this one:—" A copy of the following letter from Colonel l'rotitch, describing the treatment of the Servital villagers, was put into the hands of the Right Hon. Mr. Forster by M. Ruffles, and was. I believe, communicated by that gentleman to Sir Henry Rlllet. 'trig dated Alexinatz, the 30th of July, and is addressed to the War Minister at Belgrade. It Is important as showing that the Bashi•Bazouks in Servia are charged not merely with burning the villages but with murdering the inhabitants: 'Yesterday the Turks have committed acts of barbarism in full day worthy of the middle ages. To the list of villagee already do' - yed by the Turks twelve may be added wt had been ocetipied by our troops, and which ,se bee- me the victims of the Mueoultnan brigs The villages of Tzeyie, Paillina, Benhintzi, Irf ~sf le Haut and Irnnva le Bas,Topavnitza le Haut Toparnitza le Da,, Mildrovtzi, and the Monastery of the Holy Virgin, Belie-Pdie, Drajevtzi, and 'natty Meigrai, exist no longer. All have been reduced to ashes. Part of the inhabitants have escaped by flight, the other part have been massacred. All this has been done by the Turkish regulars assisted in their work by the Bashi-Bazooka While on our left wing the Bashi-Basouks proceeded to massacre and to burn everything, under the protection of the Nizams, other bodies of regulars traversed the other villages, and, approaching our advanced posts, reassured the peasants, and urged them to go on peaceably with their work. Then they began firing the villages nearest to • 'ir line, and began massacring the population. Af ''wards the same lot fell successively on the other Tittles's, the inhabitants of which had been reassured on their pas'age. At Tozene they were all put to death. ',paring only two young girls whom they have taken into slavery,'" 1/ The correspondent concludes thus: "As I am posting my letter I have received information frm,, Bank more than confirming what I have stated abov.• about the condition of the people. But beyond that my informant states that the Government promises to supply timber have all been broken; that they have E,. pplied absolutely none: that the harvest Is not yet cost. i'letely gathered in, and that the inhabitants are forbidden to thrash their corn till the tithe gatherer has been , round. He must then be paid by the corn first thrashed. Government will not remit the tithes. The condition of the people io, in fact, getting worse instead of batter." ,  Jenny Lind has been named an honourary member of the Academy of Liberal Arts of Stockholm. :New York now has an Aquarium which, built on the site oi the old Colosseum. was to open on October 1.  MR.