The Sultan has accepted the Austrian Note, with one material
reservation, that the revenues of Bosnia and the Herzegovina should not be spent within them. The provinces are only to have a portion of their taxes spent on public works. This means, of course, that Constantinople will still have an object in misgovernment, but the reservation has been agreed to, and a decree issued em- bodying the reforms. The insurgent leaders, on Old 'other hand, who know quite well that they have obtained nothing, have met at Mostar, and have agreed to continue the insurrection.' Both Roumania and Servia are raising money, and although Austria can, of course, suppress the revolt if she pleases, it remains to be seen if she will so alienate her Slav subjects. The Turkish army is again reported to be in straits for provisions, but if the mild weather lasts, and the Sultan can get any money together, this obstacle ought to be easily overcome. The outcome of the situation depends now, as it did six months ago, on the real intention of the Russian Court, which can show the insurgents in a momert that their cause is hopeless, and they had better 'emigrate. If they remain, the Beys, in spite of the general amnesty, will grind them to powder.
