ENGLISH SUMMARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1323, 7 April 1877, Page 8

ENGLISH SUMMARY.

London, March 3rd. <The Vienna. correspondent of the Standard understands thafcJhe 'Porte intends to invite England to consent to the immediate return of; her, ambassador to Constantinople, and thus set an example to the other powers in this respect. Russia is endeavouring to obtain concessions in Constantinople in 1 return for pecuniary assistance '" ( ' ; ; ' „' " . The" whaling steamer Spitsbergen was lost near Bergen with all hands; numbering 21 persons. . • - 1 :>.'(. The Spanish -Ministry is engaged upon a draft' of the Treaty of Commerce with the TTnitedStates. - . - . ' , The understanding come to between Turkey: and Servia was that the Turks were to evacuate Servia, within, twelve days, after signing, the | protocol. ' Austria will concentrate an army of corps on the Servian frontier,' which will effectually guarantee'neutrality of Servia and Constantinople. •.'■'"' - , • The Porte's note to Servia will treat of four points: — erection of new fortifications in Servia; hoisting of the Ottomon flag side by side with the Servian on existing forty ; recognition of equal rights of the Jews and Christians; and the prevention of armed bands from crossing the frontier. Several agitators have been shot in the interior of Servia. Prince Peter, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, ha", by special commission of the Czar, intimated to the Emperors of Germany and Austria the Czar's desire to meet them again. Edheim Pasha, Turkish Grand Vizier, has resigned at the request of the Sultan in favour of Mahmoud Damond, brother-in-law of the Sultan, whose policy mma at the abrogation of the Constitution. A water-logged wreck, the barque Marie, having on board two survivors of the crew of 14, has been found. The men h^ve been without food or water 32 days, subsisting on the dead bodies of their comrades. Eight thousand Russian engineers have been engaged changing the Roumanian railway gauge to that of the Russian lines. All the Powers have replied to the Russian note that they would not interfere until the Porte had shown itself incapable cf carrying out the promised reforms. The Pacific mail subsidy has been opposed in the Senate. Twenty^ Bulgarians have been sentenced to long imprisonment for participating in an insurrection, while Cheakel Washa, who was notorious for the part he took in the atrocities, has been appointed commander of the army corps on the Danube. The Russian mobilised army numbers 800,000. There is great activity in the Turkish War Department, and troops are despatched to the Danube constantly. Ford's American Theatre, Philadelphia, has been burnt. The British steamer Ethel has been wrecked, and 19 were drowned. Troubles are expected between the blacks and whites in Louisiana.