' As was expected, the Sultan has given way. On
Tuesday M. Delcasse read to the French Cabinet a decree signed by authorising.his Government to' pay the sums owing to French subjects in monthly instalments, to recognise all French schools and religious establishments as authorised, and to exempt imports by those establishments from Customs duties. They are also exempted from the Land-tax. All future establishments of the kind, moreover, are also to be recognised and to enjoy the same advantages. Lastly, the Chaldaean 'Patriarch, who is head of a Catholic body, has been recognised, and his election, which had been refused, is confirmed. Upon receipt of this com- munication from the Porte, Admiral Caillard quitted Mitylene for Syra, where his squadron will remain until all formali- ties have been completed. The Mahommedans are said to be greatly exasperated, but the foreign colony in Constantinople is exultant, as it perceives that the settle-' ment will be a precedent for the future. Indeed, fourteen claims which had been advanced by Austria in favour of her subjects without success have already been settled satis- factorily. The success of M. Delcasse has greatly improved the internal position of the French Government, as is proved by the irritation of the Nationalists, who loudly complain that France has run risks, but has obtained nothing except promises on paper.
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