, 1876-11-22
England Has an Equal Interest IN
Carrying Out This Pro.
gramrne.
Torpedoes Planted in Sow =
eral Prominent Rus
sian Harbors.
Austria Watching the Course ol
Events, and Bitlfng
Hcr Time.
THE EAST.


Huss1AN ToNrEpO SERVICE.
BRUSSELS, NOV. 2l.-Tlle Government OF Bel.
gluln l,as received a communication from tho
Belgian Consul at Malta announcing TINT the
Malta authorities had Informed tho Chamber Of
Commerce tint torpedoes had been piaced at
the approaches to the ports Of Odessa, Kcntcll,
scbastopol, a'ld Eschakofr.
TcuERNAYEPF.
9r. PETERsnu1so, Nov. 2t.-A dispatch from
6e1nltn announces that the Scrvtan Minfetry
hare refused a demand Of Gen. T<:llcrnayeff's to
be admitted into the Cabinet, declaring TINT II
be entered 1t they would resign.
MOVEMENT OF TURKISH TROOPS.
ZANA, Nov. 2l.-1ntelligcnce received here an
nounces that MoAkhtar Paslla Is concentrating
twenty battnlons Of Turkish troops at Carinay,
uear Derzatta, on tho Austrian frontier. It Is
inserted that he intends to proceed to uroycssa,
where the troops will embark for Constnntl-
uoplo. This would ,cecssttate their marching
across the Austrian territory. Several Turkish
transports, 1t is stated, have already arrived at
Groycssa. Up to tho present tine, five Turkish
battalfons have reached Carinny.
coNcILIAroRy.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-A special from Vienna re-
ports that Turkey designs to concliate tho
Powers, and consents 10 grant autonomy to
Bosnia afd Herzegovina, under tho Government
Of Mtdllat pnsha. Thu Turkish preparations for
war, however, continue.
RUSSIAN Demands.
LONDON, MOI. .2l.-A dispatch from st. Peters,
burg says: IA dispatch Ut Prince Gortscllakoir
to Count Schcrynlot, tho RussEan Ambassador
at London, datel Nov. T, Is published. Tho
Prince expresses his satisfaction that Lord per-
by recognized, in his dispatch Of Oct. 30 to Lord
Lotus, the British Ambassador Mt st. Peters
burg, which was sent for transmission to Prince
GOrtschakoif, the efforts Of the Russian
CabIuet to cooperate with Euglnul. l'rince
GortsclakoR cxplatus the necessity arising from
the failure Of diplomacy to subordinate tho lit
tcgrtty Of Turkey to the guarantees wllcl, arc
demanded by the interests Ut humanity a,ll the
peace Of Europe. III conclusion tho Prlncc d.
mics that Russiu entcrtalns aftcr-thoughts rc-
spccting Constantinopie."
Another dispatch from Prince GortschakotT,
dated Oct. e, expresses tile Russian regret at
England giving way to grouullcs5 apprchcn-
sious.
DESIRES rEAcE.
LONDON, Nov. a1.-A spccint says that t1e
CZar llas instructed Gen. Sci.onyaloT to Inform
Qucen Victoria that tho Cxar desires peace, anl
lesTcs that England be informed Of tho peacc-
full Intentions of tllc Czur.
LONDON, Nov. al.-Tliu Foreign Office pub-
lls'ics dispatch III which Lord LOTUS, Brtttsl,
Ambassador to Kussla, reports In detail what
passed ut tho audience 1Ic Ind With thu Gear
NOV. 2. Ho reports that thu Gar saId e Aa1
sent tho tttimutum tu tho Purte, because lle
feared tho liscolM1lturo Ut tho Seryian nrsny
might bo followed by atrocFtlcs. Thu Porto llad,
by 6erlc8 OF InnncuireH, frustrated all Ut
tc'npts at pacl1lgation. Tie prcscnt state OF
things was lntolerablc. Unless Europe was pre-
pared to act lr.nly and cncrgetleally, he would
III OBLIGED 70 ACT ALoNg.
ITe regretted to sec tllnt invctcrate suspicion
and continual fear Of Ruas!al, aggression still
existed In England. Thu Gear reminded Lord
Lotus TINT hu had OH several occasions given
the most BuleInn ASSURANCES that hs desired
conquest. lie l.a1 not tho smallest wlsl, or Ill
tcntion to auIuiro Constuntissoplc. s.lest ae-.
qnisition would DO Il misfortune for lsrssia.
Following aso tue exast words Of that uor tton
Of tho dispatch referring to Coustantlnol,le:
"Tho Car pledged his sacred word Of
honor in tho most earnest nut! sosr, mn
manner that ho l.aI no tutentiu IN
Of acquiring Cunstauttnople, and that, II ncca +
aity should foscs Him to occupy portion d (
Bulgaria, It would only bu Professionally unit
the peace and aatcty Of tho Christian population
were sceured. The CEaE could not understand,
when both countries had common object,
namely, tho amelloratlon OF thu condition Ut
Christians, and when lie lsad given every proof
that he had no lcsiru for conquest, why thero
should not bo perfect understanding between
England ara nussia, blsel OH d policy OF pcacc,
which would bo cgually beneficial to their nll-
tual interests mud to thu interests Of Europe
generally.
"The Czar said nothing could 10 moro absurd