The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
FO r E I G N.
The Eastern War Cloud.
The Situation I'm
changed.
Germany and Russia in Complete
Accord.
FOREIGN.
Opinions of the London Press,

Opinions of the London Press,
LONDON, Oct. 19.-Tbe Stock exchange open-
ed freer from panicky feeling than Yesterday,
and most stocks were Slightly firmer Consols
were at last nights closing price, Russians and
Egyptians about one per cent, and Turkish a
fraction higher, bat Hungarians were one per
cent. lower. Absence of definite news merely
checks sales. There are no indications of re-
covery of confidence.
The situation to-day is quite as gloomy as it
seemed yesterday. There is indeed less excite
ment on the stock exchange than yesterday,
and less of panicky feeling in commercial GEN.
tres, but there is if possible, profounder con-
viction that general war is inevitable. The
tone of the leading papers of London this
morning is not only depressed, but it is de-
sparing. Writers seem to give up all hope
that general conflict can be averted. 1t is
conceded that no one can see the end of the
complications, should Europe really be sum-
moned to arms. To add to the excitement and
distrust, it is announced that orders have been
given that three corps of the British army be
Immediately modified, which looks like war
Dispatches just received from Vienna state
that Austria and England are advising the
Porte to yield on the guarantee question. Count
Andrassy, it is stated, is determined to act in
concert with England on the Turkish ques-
ton, Notwithstanding the efforts of the mill
tary court party of Austria to influence his
IN Bulgaria is being agitated
Vienna advices contradict in effect all re-
ports in regard to an alliance between Austria,
Russia aud Germany. Austria it is claimed,
will maintain neutrality while Count Andrassy
remains at the head of Austrian councils. and
present indications are that in respect to a war
programme Russia stands alone. Turkey has
modified her rejection of the armistice by put
| ting it in a mllder form. 80 49,
English and Continental Bourses closed with
la .oI.4
marked recovery
her Majestys Indian troop-ship Jumma left
Portsmouth yesterday for India, with 934 ar
tillerymen and upwards of 20 officers, surgeons,
&c. She will embark another battery of artil-
lery at Plymouth. The departure of the troops
| from Woolwlch for Portsmouth was witnessed
| by vast crowds, and the excitement displayed
| was the greatest since the Crimean war. The
Times announces that the Jumma has been d.
rected to call at Gibraltar and Malta for orders
| in case circumstances should necesstate 6
change in the destination of the troops.
This mornings Financier says: A war risk
of five shillings per cent. was required yester-
| day by Lloyd's and other insurance companies
on British vessels trading between England,
| Australia and the East No business is vet re-
ported in risks on Russian, Austrian and Ital-
ian vessels. but the rate on these would of
course be higher.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct 19-Gen. Ignatieff
| the Russian ambassador to Turkey, who has
| been on leave OF absence, returned to the city
| last night.
vIoNNA, Oct 19-Newspapers here publish
| the intelligence from Athens that the Greek
| government will submit to the chamber of
deputies proposals for calling out $4,000 men
| aid demanding a credi. of fifty million
| drachmas, and authority to contract loan of
| ten million drachmas.
| ST. PETERSBURG Oct 19.-The Globe yes
terday published an article violently attacking
/ ord RoaoOnfio1A fho oh H.
semi-ofical journal de st. Petersburg to-day
| expresses regret for the unseemly character of
| the article.
| VIENNA, Oct. 19.-The Tagblatt announces
that Servia and Montenegro have resolved to
accept no armistice.
LONDON, Oct 19.-It is impossible to draw
conclusions from the mass of conflicting tele-
| grams about the intentions of Russia and the
| position of the other powers. The correspond
ents who are usually the best informed are at
| fault now, aud any assertions of pretended
facts which may find their way to the United
States should be regarded with great caution.
| Every capital in Europe is telegraphing to ev-
cry other capital the enquiry, SIS it peace or
WARP" and nobody who will is able to answer
the question. The news of the reconstruction
of the triple alliance is uncoufrmed, but as yet
| it is uncontradicted.
| The publication of Russia's note refusing to
| agree to a six months armistice in the Berlin
| Imperial Advertiser, which is Germany's offic-
ial gazette, is considered an indication of her
| resolution to agree with Russia. On the other
hand the correspondent of the Times at Vienna
| usually most reliable authority, especially on
| diplomatic matters) repeats the assertion that
England, France and Italy declared to the
Porte their acceptance of the six months armis-
| tice, and that Austria expressed herself from
| the first in its favor. She refraned from prom
ising definitely before knowing the views of
Russia and Germany, but has frankly informed
them that in her opinion Turkeys proposals
are such as cannot be accepted. The CORE
spondent confidently believes that in view OF
public opinion, which is decidedly in favor of
| the longest possible armistice and the probable
| attitude of the Austrio-H Hungarian parliament,
| it will be very difficult for the government to
reject the Turkish proposal now that England,
| France and Italy have accepted it officially in
Censtantinople. and Austria can scarcely re-
main behind them long.
Austria,s interests and antagonisms are such
l as to render these statements of the Times
correspondent highly probable, but not more
probable than an agreement with Russia and
the latter case the question of peace or war de-
ponds upon England If the Times correspon-
dent is right the question of peace or war de-
| ponds upon Russia.
A Reuter- despatch from St. Petersburg says:
Lord Lotus, the British ambassador to Rus
STA, will shortly proceed to Livada. This is re-
| garded as symptom Of a possible understand
ing between England and Russia
| LONDON, Oct. 20.-The cabinet met yester-
day and all the ministers were present The
Times says that the meeting was rendered nee
essary by the critical state of affairs in Europe,
for the negotiations which have occupied the
| past twelve months are virtually at an end and
war between Turkey and Russia is supposed to
be unavoidable. Every resolution at a time
| like this even the conclusion that nothing re-
mains to be done is one that a single minister
| might decline to be responsible for. The min
| lister only confirmed by common accord the
conclusion at which the country had arrived.
1t the result be only negative as far as present
action is concerned this only represents the al
most unanimous desire of the country There
| is to be no ultimatum or contingent declaration
| of war. There will moreover be no autumn
session of Parliament The cabinet did moth
| ing which can justify the prevailing fears of
British par ticipatIon in the war
1t will be understood that this result does not
involve a positive decision respecting events
which are still uncertain, and the position will
change continually. 1t amounts only to this
that the existence of virtual war between Rus
STA and the Porte does not create state of
things calling for our interference; that we are
not called upon either by the text of treaties or
by moral obligation to defend one of those en-
pres against the other.
The Times correspondent at Paris says there
is no doubt of complete accord between Rus
STA, Germany and Austria 1t can be easily
seen that England and France will not break
their neutrality Therefore Russia has oply
Turkey to face. The only minister of the o.
toman Cabinet who believed Turkey might de-
fend herself and receive foreign aid has fallen,
Russia wishes the absolute independence of
Servia and the recognized independence of
Montenegro with exten zion of territory and an
nexation of part of Spissia, and the political
aud administrative autonomy of Bosnia, Her
zegovina and Bulgaria. She wishes to strip off
Bessarabia taken from her in 1856, and to have
the liberty of the Dardanell established.
PLYMOUTH, Eng, Oct 2O.-Orders have been
received at Devonport navy yard to complete
the repairs on the four turret steamships Cy-
clops, Hydra, Gordon and Hecate, each carry
ing guns, and on the iron-clad Agincourt,
carrying % guns Three composite gun YES
sells are building here and two others in pr
vcte yards are being prepared for commission.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
The Margaray Afair-Hnsurrections-
pan Items.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S-The Pacific mail
steamer Alaska arrived from Hong Kong