Prince Bismarck is said, while at Vienna, to have expressed
to Edhem Pasha great friendliness for Turkey, and Baron Haymerle has sent messages to Constantinople which the Sultan highly ap- proves. The Austro-German friendship is, however, dependent, it is said, upon the Turks making Turkey habitable for decent citi- zens, which they will not do, and the German Chancellor ap- pears to have given Edhem Pasha one strong hint. The Turkish Government, seeing that the Bulgarians are gradually mastering Eastern Roumelia, sounded the Powers as to the propriety of removing Prince Vogorides, and occupying the province with the Sultan's troops. Prince Bismarck intimated that this would not do at all, and Safvet Pasha has announced that the design is abandoned. There is a peculiarity about the friends of the Sultan. They all believe in him, they all praise him, they all " protect " him zealously, and they all take the greatest care that he shall not get out of his strait- waistcoat. It is added, however, to the announcement that Turkish troops will not enter Eastern Roumelia, that "the right to garrison the Balkans is quite unimpaired." Certainly it is, as unimpaired as Lord Salisbury's right to burn Hatfield,—and a most valuable right it is.
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