There a double game was playingfor the affair was a political game, rather than an earnest religious movement. While the English were seeking to win the countess, and carry over the Scot MacConnells to the Protestant side in the war, the great chief of the O'Neills was seeking to crush the Irish O'Donnells by taking away their countess and her native countrymen.

In another paper we must notice the daring and infamous schemes of Shan

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were united for self-protection during forty years, having then been severed, Austria was compelled to strengthen her position by a closer union with Hungary, and now we may expect to see arise a power, having for its leadership the splendid Hungarian, absorbing Austria and all the territory east of the Adriatic and drained by the waters of the Danube. Thus the Teutonic races united under the German Empire, and the Slavonic under the supposed Austria-Hungarian Empire, will complete the new organization of Central Europe, and tend to consummate the renovation of that portion of the continent so long resting under the baneful influence of the Mohammedan.

ITHIN the past few months Europe has been the scene of wild and startling events, that have occupied and bewildered the attention of the world. The collision of great armies; the sudden overthrow of dynasties and powers; thrones tumbling; an emperor a prisoner; an empress and a queen fugitives; the accession of Prussia to a first position; the recession of France to a nominal position; the unification of Germany; Rome occupied by Emmanuel; the Pope's temporal power terminated-how rapidly and suddenly have these conspired to work the complete transformation of Western Europe.

It may be interesting now to direct attention to the East, and note events there likely soon to occur, of far more importance and of far deeper signification than any of these.

Before passing to the real purpose on hand, we may notice the new posture of affairs in Central Europe. The creation of the German Empire may work the unification of the Slavonic races. The long contest between Prussia and Austria, for the leadership of the German Bund, terminated in favor in 1966 and the

For four hundred and seventeen years the Ottoman Empire has held control of South-eastern Europe. For six hundred and twenty-six years the same power has held possession of Jerusalem and all of Eastern Asia. During these long centuries have two cities, once the centers of Christianity, been under the shadow of Mohammedanism. Thus long has Christianity been denied free access to the sacred shrines and the hallowed spots clustering in and around Jerusalem. While

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toman Empire will open the land to the uses and blessings of civilization. The hopes engendered by the decree of the emperor, in 1856, are at once dispelled when we get at the true condition of affairs in that empire. Previous to 1856, any person of Turkish birth who embraced any faith other than the Mohammedan incurred the penalty of death. When, in that year, the decree known as the Hitti-Humayhum was issued, declaring equal rights, and giving freedom of choice in matters of of faith, such was the opposition that a wide-spread conspiracy at once arose to destroy the emperor and his ministry, and now, after fourteen years of effort on the part of the emperor to organize a healthier state of things among his people, little progress has been made and his famous decree amounts to a nullity in the Provinces. With here and there slight concessions, under compulsion of France and England, Christianity has a fettered existence in that empire. At Jerusalem no Christian may enter the Mosque of Omar, nor is it wholly safe for him to proclaim his faith at Constantinople under the very eye of the emperor. The traveler wishing to explore places of surpassing interest within these dominions, can do so only by sufferance, and under the protection of an armed guard. He may not with safety visit Olivet, or the little town of Bethany, or the Garden near Kidron, so sacred as the resorts of our Saviour.

From principle and by education opposed to what he terms the infidel races, the Crimean war of 1854 was the source of deep mortification to the Turk. To be protected by two infidel nations from the assault of another infidel nation, only served to increase his hatred towards all, and from that time he has stood in an attitude of sullen pride, striking, where he dares to strike, against the advancing civilization.

While Turkey thus remains an incubus upon the fair breast of Europe, a healthy growth in material wealth, science and morals is witnessed else