The Parliamentary Committee which was formed late last Session, at
a meeting under the presidency of Lord Shaftesbury, to watch the progress of events in Turkey, have held an im- portant meeting at Canada Buildings, King Street, West- minster. Circulars had been sent out in influential quarters, which had received very encouraging replies. It was .there- f ore resolved to hold a National Conference in London at an early date, "To consider the best means of promoting the favour- able progress of the Eastern Question through the concert of the Powers and Nations of Europe ; and particularly,--(l) of obtaining for the Christian provinces of Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Bulgaria a release from the direct rule of the Porte, with due guarantees for the equal rights of the non-Christian population ; (2), and also of diffusing through the country sound information on the various branches of the question." It is expected that the first list of conveners will contain nearly two hundred names. Many eminent names among the clergy of the Church and other religions bodies, and distinguished men of letters, scientific men, and artists, have already signed, in addition to a large number of Members of Parliament, and other political celebrities.
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