There is some difficulty or other preparing in the East,
which exercises many Foreign Offices, but apparently excites no interest in England. The point appears to be this :—The Government of Roumania wants to make treaties, that is, in fact, form alliances just as it pleases. The Porte resists, believing this to be merely a step towards independence, and appeals to the Treaty of Paris; but Roumania, being supported by Russia, Germany, and Austria, is dogged upon the point We presume Turkey will give way, under colour of some nominal restriction of the right to commercial treaties ; but there have been rumours of Turkish armies in the field, and of some dissatisfaction felt by Lord Derby with the conduct of the Embassy at Constantinople, where our Ambassador actually first learned that Aden was threatened by the Sultan's troops from the Indian Viceroy. The telegrams and rumours may all mean nothing, but they may also mean that the Hohenzollerns have gained a diplomatic victory at Constantinople,—and that is the more probable meaning of the two.
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