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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. i It is expected that Queen Victoria will visit Germany about E.tster. i John Morgan Abbott, member of the British parliament for Oldham is jdead. A treaty hai been signed lo permit the passage of Russian troops through Roumania. A general levy of troops has been ordered in South Russia for tho home guard. Turkey has decided to grant Montenegro's Mon-tenegro's request for the rectification of her frontier. The Turkish Grand Vizier is quite sarguine that peace will soon be completed com-pleted with Servia. Colonel Gordon, African explorer, has been appointed governor of tho province of Sauden. The Briliah public opinion in favor of abandoning England's ancient anti-Russian policy grows Btronger. A sericultural congress is to be held at Paris in 1878, and all silk producers pro-ducers are requested to commuuicato the results ot their observation and experience to "M. Gruer, secretary, Ecole Normalo, Supericare, Paris." Edbeim Pasha'i accession to the Turkish vizierabip has disappointed tho British hopes that it would lead 4e-ct-tae couoilintory-policy. He shows more vigor than hia predecessor in sustaining u warlike policy, if not a positive disposition to provoke Russian hostilities. |