The New York herald., 1876-12-31
The Conference Still Discussing the
Turkish Problem.
POLICY FORESHADOWED.
The Reported PrOlOngatiOn Of the
ArmiSiice Confirmed.
PRESS VIEWS OF THE SITUATION.
A Protest Against Russia from
Polish ExileS.
rBY CABLE TO THE HERALD

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Dec. 81, 1874.
The last days OF 1875 have teen spent in an effort
to prevent the outbreak OF war In Turkey, and the
result is still as doubtful as month ago. Whether
that effort has been an earnest one on the part OF
all the Powers represented at the Conference IN
Consfantinople must be lett to the future to tell
but there is Disgusting the fact that the new
year is about to open with prospect more uncer
tain than has been known in Europe for many
years. No matter how many editorials breathing
confidence in the preservation OF peace may appear
in the newspapers, the minds OF those who are best
informed European politics are filed with
gloomy forebodngs, and not few are convinced
that 1877 is destined to be year OF sanguinary war
and OF sweeping political change.
POLISH PROTEST.
The Polish question is once more before the
people OF Europe. although the people OF that
country show little sign OF llfe The special cor
respondent OF the HERALD at Berlin teegraphs that
the leading Polish emigrants In Switzerland have
addressed petition TO the Marquis OF Salisbury
protesting against the inhuman treatment to which
their commtriots In Poland are subjected by the
Russian government. They complain OF the de-
struction OF their religion and language and mplors
OF the Conference to obtain for the Russian Poles
the same rights and privileges which Russia de.
mands for the Slavs in Turkey.
TIE ARMIsrrcK.
Confirmation OF tho reported proIongation OF the
armistce comes from various quarters A despatch
from Paris says It is officially announced there that
the armsticc has been prolonged until the LIST OF
March.
A telegram from Cons,antnope is TO the same
crectAt Thursdays sitting OF the Conference which
lasted four hours, it was decided that the armstics
should be prolonged until the 1st OF March, 1877.
CONFERENCE WORK.
ThoTurksh delegates submitted objections several
OF proposals made by the Conference chiefly the
subject OF guarantees.
Discussion followed those questions, in which
Count Chandordy, the French Plcnipotentary, took
leading part
The next sitting OF tho Conference will be on saur.
day and Monday is expected that rapid progress
will be madc with tho deliberations The apprehcn-
slous recently entertained of uufavorabio are
now considerably diminished and pacific solution OF
pending questions is anticipated.
ESoLisn PRESS rRosrEcr.
Tho Pal Mall Gazette OF this afternoon states that
proposal TOR the proongation Of the armistce
madc by tho Porte considers that this adds
much the hopctuness OF the situation II believes
Turkey has put forward proposal that police force
composed OF Turkish regular troops under European
officers shall supervise tho application OF reforms
the provinces. Whether the Car and his Minister'S
will be with it the Gazette seriously doubts
declaring II easier TO believe the Russian army must
night unless It's sovereign can boast OF a far more obvi
diplomatic victory than Is likely to obtain, than
that will be ordered home by government virtually
defeated in the Conference chamber.
FoREsnADowiSG PoLIcr.
despatch from ST. Petersburg gives an extract from
an editorial article the Moscow Gazette which is very
significant indicating the policy OF Russia in the
event or a breakup of the Conference. The Gazette
says:ln the OF the Conference being broken on
Russia would have to enforce upon Turkey not her
own but tina, OF Europe. Europe would tben
virtually make against Turkey with Russian arms
The mcrc friendly neutrality OF Europe would not su
ncc. AS II not Russia who raised tho Eastern
quest on. Russia could not sford to risk flank
attack upon the Porte IN addition TO the sacrifices
which a war would entail upon her. Russia must
therefore unite her interest with that OF soma
other Power.
rHR rHSks<HE roRrR WILL YIELD.
The ColOs thinks the sultan make the c0nccs-
sions demanded by the Powers without fear OF the
fanacism OF the Turkish people, which 10 rather pro-
duced by the government for lis purposes than
spontaneously directed against its policy. The Goios
adds:..wss concession win strengthen tho sultan's
position while stubborn opposition would undoubtedly
produce serious conflicts"
THE BRITISH FLINT LEAVES pEsrKA BAY
From Constantinoplc It is annosncec that the British
fleet has left Bcsika Bay for the Prnus
rHK FRENCH CHAMBERS ADJOURNED
Paris telegram says the cxtraordi nary session AZ
the Chambers closed yesterday Tho regular session
will open January 70.
THE LONDON srocK ExcHAyGE
Business tho Stock Exchange during the week
has been almost at standsti in consequence OF the
holidays and the iortnghtly settlement The altcra
to comparatively few securities. Consols have been
tolcrabiy nrm and close J, higher. Turkish
bonds have advanced to per cent Russian
French, Italian, spanish and Peruvian are fra:tiop-
ally better Argentine, Bolivian, urugusyan, Egyp-
nan, Hungarian and Mexican arc lower. American
Illinois railway bonds havc rcceded nearly a nor
cent To-day the market considerably strength.
cned by Consantinople advccs. Tho discount market
has been decidedly nrmer during the latter part OF the
week bet tho rate for three months bills continues
about a. Loans, from day TO day in thc open mar.
kct, have advanced TO 2 per cent.