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the distance ofhalfa league from the capital by=ix
rosber.. armed with guns. pistols. and dagger>.-
They compelled NJ. Darosraad and ,he posrilion
10 he down with iseir faces to the ground, and took
from them all the rnoncr llleY had about theN and
all their apparel, the value OF which was considera-
ble


GERNAsl.-The Belgian journals publish the
text OF the treaty between the King of Holland,
a Grand Duke Of Luxeulburg. and the King Of
Prussia. acting in the nane Of the German Gus
toms union. BIZ this treaty Inc Grand Duchv OF
Luxenburs adheres TO the rnion and the export.
import. and transit duties between the Ducfy and
Prussia are abolished; the produce and manntac-
tilrers OF the contracting parties TO be admitted
free subject to certain exceptions which are Gnu
mcrated. and The grand Duke agreeing not to i'm
pose loser home duties certain articles of
manufacture. such a brandios, spirits, &c. than
are imposed in Prussia. and TO adopt for the
dCchv an Uniform system OF weights and mea-
sures. to harrnonise with those OF the union.
The facilities OF canal navigation are to be COM
mon to the contracting powers. and the grand
duke adopts the regulations laid down by the
union for the prevention Of smuggling BIZ this
treaty the grand duke has obtained as a noditica-
ticn d: the treaty which he had refused to iaritv
the power OF appointing his own functonaries for
the repression of smuggling in certain localities.
The duration OF the trea,v. which was ratified on
the 3:il inst be from the lSt o.: April. 1912
TO the 3l.t of March. 1916. and if notice OF 4 de-
sire To gnnul be not given rine months before the
expiration of the prescribed term il is 10 be good
for .ix years more. and Is TO be prolonged in the
same manner eyery SIX years.


ArFGHAsIsT1S.-The Times of the lstsays that
their accounts from Aighanistan are any thing but
encouraging. There had been two engagements on
the 18th Nov. and the Dec. in which the Aft
CHAN tribes we're defeated and the English ac-
qilired fresh supply OF provisions. Of which they
were greatly in need. But as to the troops in
Cabu!-sutrounded by their savage enemies, de-
priyed Of food, and winter close at hand, !, w,s
though, that not one would live to tell the tale Of
their suferings. An attempt had been made 10
push forward a brigade to their relief; bu. the
heavy snow Fad driven them ba.k. a terrible.
perhaps useful, lesson. says The Times s,o those
rulers who think that territory may be gained by
a tew military succcsses-bowing open a few.
gates, storrnng tow fort, and shooting down II
tew wild Afighans On the LIST December an at
tack was made upon ,Jcllaabae by about 1000 Af-
CHAN troops, but they We're qIicsly repellcd with
loss of one hundred men. The English had none
killed. 1t thought that the result Of the ac-
ton would induce tho ksybarccS TO Join the
English.


ALGlERs.-The news from Africn is said to be
very favorable TO the French Government, and Add
c-Kader appears to be reduced TO a great cxtrem-
ity. Ihc fort of La Frasonn. 10 leagues south Of
Tlemcen, being the last post OF the second line of
the Emir, was entirely destroyed on the 9th. Fif-
teen tribes are said to have made their submission
to the French Governments. and, according to the
intelligence published at Paris. Abd-cl-Kadcr i.
driven close up to the Morocco frontier.


TURKEY AND THE EAsT.-Lcttcrs from Acxan-
dria of the 9th inst. announce the arrival at Suez
of the Bcngalorc, the vessel despatched from Ca-
cutta and Bombay with view open the transit
trade with India across Egypt. Considering the
difficulty of finding means of conveyance, and the
heavy customs duties, was feared that thi. trade
would not be productive of advantage. Jt was not
vet known when Mehcmet Ali would return to
Cairo. He was then engaged in agricultural pur-
suits, and had caused an immense tract of land
to be sowed in linseed and sesame. Ibrahim Pa
sha was still presiding at the construction OF the
public works IN Lower Egypt. The question of





been decided, and would remain in stotu quo un-
til the return OF the Pashe. Some of paenc
had again occurred of late in Alexandria. On the
5th a person who had attended Roman Doctor
laborng under the disease and an Arab woman,
living outside the city, were both attacked with
the lnaadv.


Our Corstantnople correspondent writes, under
date OF the Z tn inst. that Rizah Pasha was losing
ground in ,hc good graccs Of the Sultan; and that
he had been deprived of the most valuable pa.ha-
lick in the Empire, which he had been induced to
consider for years as his exclusive properly.


4 Grand Council IVES held on the lst inst. nj
the Porte. under the Presidency of the Grand Vi
zcr, a, which several important measures Of re
form were adopted. The Sultan had given his
sanction TO tie Ministerial proicc, relative TO the
reduction of onc-tenth of the salaries of all public
functi ionarics. Another measure. equally called
for bv the public, was discussed in the Council OF
the lst-namcly, the suppression of all useless OF
fees, which burden the Treasury with enormous
expense. without any real object. The Sultan
had permitted the u Arncnian. banished some
months ago from Constantinople, to return to that
capital


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