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The situation in Macedonia is no better, but it is

believed that the Austro-Russian Note, which has been under con- sideration by the Powers during the week, was presented to the Porte on Thursday. The contents of the Note are not known in detail, but it is rumoured that the demand for reforms is of a stringent kind, and that efficient methods of coercion in case of a non, possum= from the Sultan have been agreed on. We, of coarse, devoutly hope that this is so ; but we cannot wonder if the wretched Macedonians have little real hope, and still believe, in Byron's words, that " Turkish force and Latin fraud will break your shield, however broad."

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