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Show OUR EUROPEAN LETTER. (From our regular correspondent.) From official sources I learn to-day that the German Government intends publishing a series of diplomatic notes, in order to acquaint the German Parliament fully with the policy of the Government. These documents will make it evident that many false reports have lately been circulated by German as well as by foreign papers regarding the attitude of German diplomacy in face of the policy of the Western Powers, Turkey and Russia. Prince Bismarck has always openly expressed his opinion that no English Cabinet, to whatever party it might have belonged, could have adopted a policy in Egypt different from the policy of the Gladstone cabinet in defending and protecting the interests of the British Empire to the utmost. On the other hand, however, the German Chancellor has ever been anxious to induce England not to claim too much for herself, and to urge Turkey to adhere to a wise and moderate policy. By this attitude the German Government has succeeded in facilitating the arrangement of an undertaking between England and Turkey with regard to the co-operation of their troops, by which measure the preservation of general peace in Europe or, at least, the localization of the war seems to be served. The principal aim of the Conference was that order should be restored in Egypt by the co-operation of the most interested Powers with the Sultan, that no Power should be allowed to derive any private advantages, and that the final settlement should be made only with the consent of all the European Powers. The program of the Conference has according to the opinion prevailing here, been completely fulfilled as it never had the intention or purpose of tendering any military action on the part of England. An interesting historical exhibition was opened early this month at Dillenburg, a climatic ?? place about three hours distant by rail from Frankfort-on-Main, in the so-called William's Tower, which was erected some years ago on the ruins of the birth-place of William the Taciturn of Orange. The exhibition is entirely devoted to the history of the House of Orange and comprises historical relics relating to the ??-Orange family and reign, such as documents, writings, books, painting, ?? flags, utensils, coins, jewelry and costumes, most of them belonging to private owners. The catalogue contains upwards of 1,100 numbers. Under the protectorate of the Crown Princess of Germany a new institution is to be established in Berlin, in which both married women and girls are to be thoroughly educated and trained for becoming nurses in private families, thus opening a vast field of industry to many of their sex without requiring them to be enrolled in an ecclesiastical sisterhood. A number of ladies are interested in the institution, which is to be called the "Victoria House." The future head-manager, Mlle. ??, of present visiting the chief establishments in London, is expected to open the House before the close of the year, one wing of which will also be set apart as an asylum for invalid nurses. A popular German paper has of late been warmly advocating the tempting project of a uniform railroad fare. It pleads for the suppression of the 1st and 4th classes and the establishment of a fixed rate of fare of fifty pfennigs in the 3rd and of one mark in the 2nd class irrespective of distance within the limits of the German Empire, on the assumption that a sevenfold increase of traffic likely to be the result of such a measure would yield receipts fully as large if not larger, than the present ones. The organ of the United Railway Administrations strongly opposes the project with a long list of objections, some of which, true enough, are well worth consideration. The continuance of the debate may, nevertheless, lead to the introduction of reforms in that particular branch of public inter-communication, a simplification of existing regulations certainly being one of the ?? of the present day. August, Berlin Germany, Sept. 18, 1882. |