Year: 1875

The new Servian government have received distinct
notice that If they attempt foment the rebellion in
the Herzegovina Belgrade will be at occupied by
Austrian troops On the day that this clear init
nation gwen TO Mr.. Ristich (who does the writing
and reading part of politics for the Young Servian"
Premier similar warning sent to


PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO


and he was clearly informed that Cenje his capital,
would have to support an army of occupation If he
thought proper TO be contumacious. Turkey, Russia
and Austria have for united in determination to
bring the rayahs to their Senses and should they per-
severe in their resolve, the rioters, who have been
growing and frightened during the past
week, will be altogether put to silence


announced in my earlier letters that 1t would be an
expensive and possibly ruinous business for Turkey
If the Servians allowed to join the rebellion; but
1t now seems dehntvely settled that they will not be
allowed to do and the rebellion in the Herzegovina
is at the present writing only kept up osensby, by
few


BANDS ROBBERS


These good people have done much mischief as they
could. They have stolen about Is, 900 head of
cattle and have driven the frontier
for safety every of the inhabitants of the Herze-
govna who had anything to lose. The emgrants
said to amount to about IL 900 persons that number
certainly represents all the todo people and some
thing more out of so small population 1t must be
remembered that in the best of times


HERZEGOVINA is MIsERABLY POOR.
land is ungratefu; its chalk mountains contain no
metallic ore; its forests mostly property and
the OF transport bad that the timber in
them will hardly pay for telling Much of the soil
suited for agricultural purposes belongs to the Christian
monasercs. The peasantry live chiefly berries and
parched maize with little polenta onions and cheese
on high days and holidays The corn raised in the dis
trict is insufficient for the consumption of its Inhabitants
and what is absolutely necessary their has
to be imported from Bosnia few head of cattle
herds Of swne little poor tallow and little
wool used to be barered for salt in Dalmatia Now the
Herzegovina will have nothing lett export and no
money to buy from Bosnia, except such may
have been hidden in the monasteres, so
that the whole country, for the next of years
at least will be given to plump monks and starv
Ing peasants There are, were before the recent
exodus, about $4,000 Greek Catholics in the Herze-
govna and their clergy were the only persons in COM
Portable circumstances AS their property consisted
In tthes, money and land they likely remain SO,
because they have suffered very little from cattle steal
ers' raids during the late troubles.


So, to sum up this mornings news intclligbly,
may that everything to indicate that Turkey
will of her scrape with flying colors. 1t
never much more than public house shindy, magnihed
by the newspapers and turned to profit if not origin





plentiful harvest by their labors during these dull days
of autumn for the Turkish five per still remain
fixed at thirty five Nevertheless, indications are not
wanting that the days OF


OTTOMAN POWER IN EUROPE


are numbered. heard last night at dinner from un-
questionable authority that England will longer
terfere preserve the integrity of the Turkish do
minions in Europe, and that whenever Austria, Rus
sa and Greece think the time ripe for dividing them
they will be at perfect liberty to do il
they can, as far as Great Britain is con-
cerned This information, which conveyed
to the Porto only few days ago for the first time,
must have been received with mingled feelings of re-
lief alarm by the Sultan and his conservative
Cabinet They must have felt that since England
lvowed her intention give armed support to Tur-
key in she should be reduced the last extremity,
her representative at Constantinople might probably
withhold much unpalatabe advice for the future. On
the other hand the Sultan and his advisers must have
been made aware that in future they will only hold
their possessions in Europe suferance rather,
just so long land onger) the Powers interested
may feel jealous of each other to agree about their
respective shares of her plunder


Experienced persons who have watched the course of
European politics during the last decaae will be
wholly unprepared for the news which is published
in the HERALD. Whether England is acting prudently





in what is called 'the Eastern question: may be open
to dispute Dlpomasts of the old school, who believe
in


BALANCE POWER


rs panacea for all evils in Europe, will have all their
notions upset by the intelligence that Great Britain has
dedntively seeded from continental business But there
is good deal to be said for the view taken by Mr.
Dsrael's Cabinet, as there is good
deal to be said on the other sde
hal
power that England might sorry to see Austria
strengthened to be able, least hold her own
against her formidable rival and if the rich principa
ties of the Lower Danube added the domains of
the House of Hapsburg, Austria would be richer ana
stronger than she is supposing that she could
her acquisitions in something like peace and order
Indeed she would nave no fear of Sclavonian revolt
II the annexation frankly sanctioned by Russia
because of these semi barbarous States would
dream OF rising into rebellion against her, unless they
encouraged to do so by Russia IL remains to be
asked whether any Russian Gar would dare to sanction
such arrangement or even partition treaty refer
ring to these provinces in the teeth of the scave move
going on in his own domnions, though he
we're compensated by both shores of the Black Sea- the
Bosphorus the Dardanees and the Greek agitation
we're set at rest by Thessaly Eprus and the Egean
Islands If the people of Russia would not on account
Of their religious ianaticsm allow their coregionists of
the Greek Church to be transferred subjects TO
Roman Catholic power, war would during the
general scramble between Russia and Aus
lrla, for Austria could not, in accordance
with any OF the old traditions of craftsmanship which
still guide the councils of Vienna allow the Russian
frontier to be peaceaby advanced to Belgrade Now
between Austria and Russia would not dispease the
diplomatsts Of Germany for while both these empires
had got each other by the ears Germany might raise
the question of the Baltic provinces and occupy Riga
she light also lay hands on the German provinces of
Austria Here again England might her advantage
for Russia, being fully occupied with the partition Of
Turkey and its results would have less leisure to prose-
cute her advance Central Asia and Germany while
busy with plans in the Baltic and would think less Of
Antwerp, Holland and Luxembourg.


1t must be remembered in considering these even
Qualities that Great Britan could 20 70 war