AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Aspect of Politics and Religion.
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&C., SC.

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ceiyed at the New York Herald Office.
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celVed al INC new lOrk Mtrulu Ulllct,


The Queen has approved of Mr. Alexander ]. Ber-
gen. as Consul at Bermuda for the United States of
America.


The number of newspapers found in iheGenersl Post
of those sent to the dead letter Office I7S $780, and OF
those placed in covers and forwarded with notice,
In consequence Of the great influx Of letters
brought by the mails from America, India, and
Chlna and other foreign ports, delay took place
the delivery OF the letters at the General Post Office,
in London, on Monday, the 18th ut II is stated
that 260, 900 had to be sorted in the inland office
the morning OF that day. Measures in progress
for the removal OF the present unavoidable delays
which occur in the delivery OF letters


A letter from Salonlca states, that curious phe-
nomenon has been observed at Bei-Aurethiser, a
village eight leagues from that town; rather exten-
slve lake has simultaneously transformed itself In
10 salt pond, and now contains abundance of salt
OF the first quality.


letter from Berlin of the 10th ult, states that
Faorder Wehl, the writer OF pamphlet entitled "Ihe
Imprisonment and hard labor, Tor offending his Ma
jesty !-(of Prussla)


The Ottoman Porte has issued the firman SO long
asked for by Sir Straord Canning, for the building
OF Protestant Church at Jerusalem.


The stakes in the late fight for the championship,
f4l0, have been given up 10 Bendigo under an in
demnity.


The Emperor Of Russia has made an advance of
100000 roubles to the inhabitants OF Livonia, TO
enable them to purchase rye seed, the crop having
generally failed In that country.


The Cologne Gazette states that project of con-
voking general council of the clergy OF all sects
In Prussia, with view OF hearing their opinions
on the religious questions which at present ag-
tate the public in that country, is under consldera
ton.


new movable keel that can be accommodated to
the depth of water in which the vessel may
chance to be, was attracting much attention at
Stetin, in Prussia. 1t was built at Cologne, on
the Rhine.


ACCIDENTS AND CRMK-From the last annual re-
port of the Registrar General in England, it appears
that, during the year, 1906 persons were killed by
machinery, railways, walls of stone, carriages,
scalding, and l4s by explosions; 1850 by drowning
l5S by accidental poisoning. There were also 80
cases of murder, and "a Of manslaughter.


RELIGIOUS PeRsEcUT1oN ~ Russ1A.-The per-
secutlon, says the journal des Uebats in a recent
number, against the Polish Catholics is continued
with greater barbarity than ever, ii we may credit
the following report, which we borrow chiefly from
the Unirers:-


"On the 23d ult the Polish refugees in Paris at
tended funeral service, celebrated In the Church OF
st. Roch, in honor of the AZ nuns who were re-
Gently martyred in the town Of Wiebesk, with re-
tnement of cruelty that would refuse to credit It,
had not witnesses in every respect worthy of belief
attesed the fact This convent had been established
from time immemorlal near the town OF Minsk,
and the inmates fulfilled, among the people, the
same duties as our Sisters Of Charity. They in
structed the children, provided for the widows and
aged, and assisted the poor by the fruit of their
labors They had, unfortunately, for'chapain,
priest called Mchclewlcz, one OF those creatures
whom tyrannical governments invariably select to
fill the chief offices of the church. This wretch,
having become bishop, apostatized, and wished to
involve IN his guilt the holy ssterhood Alter be-
setting them in every kind of way, and vainly re-
sorting to promises, persuasions, and threats, per
ceiving that he could not obtain his object,
he determined to punish by serverity During
the night by his orders, Cossacks surrounded
the convent, seized the with the most
revolving brutality, bsnnd them with cords
and conducted them thus to Witebesk nearly 20
leagues from Minsk, compelling them to walk the
entire distance. At this place they were confined
in convent OF schlsmatlca nuns, IN the capacity OF
servants, or more properly speaking as slaves.
Those who are acquainted with the profound
ignorances, dissoute morals, and ardent fanatclsm
Of these Greek nuns can form some idea OF the
dreadful treatment which the Basllian sisters were
compelled to endure. Forced to perform the most
vile offices, supplied with quantity OF black bread
scarcely sufficient to support nature, each OF them
moreover received regularly every Friday % ashes
so that their extenuated bodies were covered with
wounds and sores, yet they showed even more cour
age under these trying circumstances than their en-
emies exhibited ieroclty. Encouraging ~ each other
vered IN the Catholic religion. The anger OF the
apostate Sunayko increased. He caused these holy
and selfdevoted creatures TO be rOned and sent to



sisted of half a salt herring daily, with small
measure of water. This diet was now changed to
half pound of black bread, with the same quantity
OF water, and thus, whilst suffering from hunger
and thirst, they compelled to act as laborers
to the masons employed In constructing the Epsco-
pal Palace Several OF them were driven into the
river up to their necks, and from time to time
plunged under the water, because they persisted in
refusing to apostatize Others condemned to labor
in mines, were placed where the danger was most
imminent, and were IN many instances killed !;
finally eight of them had their eyes torn out. Their
faith surmounted these severe trials, not one OF
them gave way, though 30 Of them sunk under their
sufferings. Among the IL who yet survived, after
the death, or rather after the triumph OF these 30
martyrs, three only possessed sufficient strength to
avail themselves OF occasion which presented Of
escaping their unmerlted punishment. The schis-
matte nuns who guarded them having become in
sensible from ebrety after one of the orgies
quent upon certain Of their tGtes they enabled
TO climb over the door Of their prison, and thus
escaped unobserved. 1t was not without regret
that they abandoned their companions, and re-
nounced the glory of dying with them, but they
hoped TO be OF service to their faith and to their
country moreover, IT was expedient that Eul ope
shouldbe made acquainted with what had transplred
After encountering a thousand dangers and hard
ships they succeeded in entering Austria, and one
Of them, the venerable superior, is actually at pre-
sent in Paris. Ii is this lady from whom we have
gained the above facts, and which we also take from
the Polish journal the 7rois MAJ"


nal des Debdts, but, unfortunately, when Russian
policy is concerned. everything is credible. The
Emperor IS resolved to bring all his subjects to the
orthodox Greek Church. The autocrat will not
tolerate any religion in his European States except
his own. All resistance is treated as rebellion. We
will not, however, call upon Europe 10 Join in a
crusade against the Emperor OF Russia, and we
have no desire to see return again the times when
Gods creatures cut each others throats in the
Of religion. We would wish to see the spirit Of
tolerance, which has triumphed in civilized coun-
rles, take the place OF those odious excesses. To
go back to the period when Catholic armies de.
slroyed by fire and sword the Christian sectarians
Of Abby appears to us a bad means of preventing
the. prosecutions arising from Russian policy and
orthodoxy"


Brazil AND THE ZoLLvEREIN-Wc find by the
commercial accounts which have just come to hand
that there is every probability of the viscount
Abrantes succeeding in his mission of forming a
treaty with the Zoverein. II this point is gained
it must be in direct opposition to the best interests