The construction of the Constitution in Turkey is still pro-
gressing satisfactorily. The Heir-Presumptive to the throne has begun to show himself in the streets of Constantinople, and if all goes well we may hope that soon he will be perform- ing some of the useful public offices of a Constitutional, Prince. There has been a certain amount of bickering in the newspapers of Constantinople, but an order has been issued by the Young Turk Committee imperiously declaring, that editors who foster strife will be regarded as traitors. Even in Macedonia the Elysian peace still reigns in spite of the rumours of ecclesiastical conflicts among the racial factions. The Sofia correspondent of the Times calculates that in the future Parliament the Bulgarians will have five to seven seats and the Greeks fourteen to sixteen. Of course, with a representation of that sort the Bulgarians could not press a demand for autonomy in Macedonia, unless perhaps all the various foreign races within the Empire combined to achieve autonomy for themselves. But we are glad to say that, according to the present signs, the Bulgarians will not indulge in immoderate pretensions. The same correspondent, telegraphing on September 1st, reports that the programme of the newly founded Bulgarian Club at Salonika is " studiously moderate and perfectly loyal." It aims at contributing to the success of a homogeneous Ottoman nationality.
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