, 1876-12-27
The Russian Army Will Assist IN
tue Decision by a Forward
Movement.
All the Ambassadors Will Retire in
the Event Of q Refusal.
Belgium Desires Payment for Any
Service She May Reform.
4 Good Prospect Of Harmonizing the
French Legislative Deadlock.


French Legislative uead-LooA'
THE EAST.
THE OTTOMAN DEBT.
LONDON, Dec 20.-A Reuter- telegram from
oonstaatfnoplc says: " Circumstances permit
ting, tho Porte will shortly arruf tho dccrcc re-
duclng by onc.t.alf the interest on the Ottoman
dkbt."
TuH ENGLISH REPRESENTATIVE.
A Vienna dispatch predicts that the MARQUIS
Of Salisbury will replace Mr. Elliott as the tEn-
fllsh) Minister to Constantluoplc.
TIE Daily 1Y<us' Constantinoplc special says: |
aAccordtnE to tho project Of the reforms pre-
sented 10 tho Porte by tho Plcntpotentiarlcs,
tue Governors Of the insurgcnt provinces may
b. forcgncra." .....-...
THE OCCUPATION SCHEME.
4 Paris correspondence Of tho Times gives
detailed account. OF tho occupation schenc'
derived from authentic sources, nnd show"
tug that very considerable concessions
have been made to Turkish eenst-
bllittes In this particular. According
to this scheme, corps ormil[tary gcndaEnerin
will be recruited from volunteers Of the neutral
states Tho corps will be under tho orders Of
tho Governors Of tic provinces. 1t wlll wear
Turkish badges, bo paid by Turkey Or tue re-
formed provinces, and constitute reinforce
mcnt of the Turkish police. 1t Is much feared
TINT Turkey will rcalst nearly all the proposed
reforms which tho Powers consider tho mini
mum which they arc entitled 10 demand. 1t Is
thought at Coustantinople that Afr. Elliott, tho
British Ambassador, Is in favor Of resistance u,
the part Of Turkey, aud Ills departure Is con-
sidcred as rcassurlng for pence"
4 dispatch from Constantinoplc says: The
Porto has resolved to cancel tho 1uaurial decree
Of 1875 Immediately"
Ygs on mol
4 dispatch from Couetanttnople to Reuters
Telegram Company Rays: "Tho Marquis OF
Salisbury will demand to-day from the Sultan
bis acceptance Ut the proposals. agrecd upon by
the Powers. Should tho Sultan refuse, Lord
Salisbury IL instructed to lcayc Constantnoplc
and order tho British fleet to quit Turkish wa
tess."
CoNsraEr1NoPLE, Dec. @.-1t is understood
that all tho Plcntposenttarics would leave here
should the Sultan reject the proposals submit
led to hin today. Tho respective embassies
would then ho lntrustcd with the direction Of
affairs. Reports are current that tho Turkish
Council OF Mlulslcrs decided yesterday to reject
ehe proposals, and that tit the event of war tho
Porto VIII arm It's Armenian, Greek, Bulgarian,
add Christian subjects.
BULGARIA.
CoasTAsTtxopLE, Dec. 2B.-Thc Plc,Ifpotcn-
taries are satd to exclude from tho term Bull
garia all localities whcro Mussellnaus arc In the
majority.
The Porte is still! firmly resolved not tn make
any concession which is contrary to the lnaiti-
tcnancc OF the Integrity Of the Empire, nor to
grant broad administrative authority to the
provinces, nor the disarmament Of thu Mllssel-
lnana,
DECLINE TO DE SACRIFICED.
Le phartdu Bosphore {newspapcF) publishes
An article concluding as tolluws: "Now, the
8layouic people will never consent to being Enr-
rtflecd 10 Pan-Blavism, but will fight And II W.T.
torlous will have the satisfaction OF having
Jared not only the natlonal existcnce, hut Brit
!sl, interests"
WAITING FOR THE DECISION.
CoEsrASTiNorLE, Dec. 20.-The Porto does
not appear to lavo decided formally to reject
thu proposals. Of the European Powers. Ml4hut
Pashn has visited the Ambassadors and Plonipo-
trntsaries During the conversation which took
place, be Is sail to have torcahadowed tlsat Tur-
key would raise objections. cspcriallytn relation
to guarantees and foreign geudarlnerfc, but 1t Il
slated lie did not speak of an absolute refusal.
TIE Marquis Of Salisbury to-day informed tho
aultau TINT the Powers wcra unanimous III lr-
slstiag OH tbs adoption Of their propo.
titions, ana in tho event Of refusal
the Ambassadors would quit ConstautInope.
Tho Porte will not mike known its intentions
uutil tho next sitting Of the Conference. It Il
believed tic armisticc will be prolonged aud
= prompt solution Of thu Pcnling gu esttons l.
expected.
DnussKL8, Dec. 2D-The Independence BeEg
laya the Belgium Government hns onfy rcceyet