15 AUGUST 1891, Page 2

Another bad case of brigandage has taken place in Turkey.

Two Frenchmen, farmers in the vicinity of Constantinople, were seized at their home by a party of seven armed men. One was carried off, and the other told to go and immediately procure 5,000 napoleons as a ransom. Count de Montebello, the French Ambassador, promptly took the matter up, and insisted that the Porte should pay the ransom before any troops were sent. This the Sultan consented to do, and the 25,000 will accordingly be paid. If, however, many more of these attacks on foreigners take place, the Turkish Government will find it cheaper to put down the brigands.