A strange incident has occurred in connection with the new
Turkish Constitution. Two clauses of that Constitution affirm that the Empire is indivisible, and that the Sultan has the right of in- vestiture over all the chiefs of privileged provinces, besides other prerogatives. The Roumanian Ministry immediately inquired if these clauses applied to Roumania, and were informed that they did. The Chamber at Bucharest thereupon, by an unanimous vote, ordered the Minister of Foreign Affairs to protest ener- getically, and resolved not to adjourn for the customary New Year's Recess. It would really appear that Midhat Pasha, so far from making concessions, is resolved to revive pretensions which had been suffered to die away. The independence of Roumania, in all but words, has been a fact ever since the Crimean war.
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