New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02

THE PROTOCOL SIGNED AT LONDON.
TIE 30 UMEYT To BE SUBMITTED TO TIE POgrE-
THE TREATY OF PARIS VIRTUALLY ABROGATED-
ELEMENTS OF TROUBLE SILL UNTITLED.
LONDON, April /, 1877
Renters dispatch from st. Petersburg says
According to intelligence from London the protocol
which was signed on Saturday afternoon Will be ImIne
datoy notified the Porte. Gen. TgnaieG arrived on
Friday evening aud Immediately had an interview WITH
Prince Gorschakof The newspapers commenting on
his mission express the belief that the protocol VIII onJ
guarantee peace Turkey carries out the reforms which
they regard as doubtfu."
The Times, in a leading article. says:
We cannot hut Turkey I'm the background. De
hind all these fair arrangements OF the Powers so ucn
depends what The Porte will do or decline to do and
Russian disarmament IL promised In expectation OF 80
many things which may not easily be fulfilled on me
contrary the dOminan, feeling in Constantnope IL sun
OF defiance. In the present temper OF the TWO I'm
perOrs the suggestion OF negotiations Tor common ns
armament to be carried on by Turkish delegate az o.
Petersburg does not appear promising III may De
said that the failure OF this new attempt az
pacfcllion must Oe decided at Constantlnope. The
British Government is in the circumstances, fully jns
fled in sending out Mr.. Layard The turks are Iul VI
seeming abetors may less reasonable than three
months Many interpret Rusas overtulss as sshs
experience the TURKS and perhaps there Is no English
man to whom they would more readily listen. 10 nm
aud the other ambassadors we must look 10 nress On
the Porto the expcency OF doing nothing hc may DO
represented as nulliiying the protocol.
Tie Times has a special dispatch from Vienna which
advccs from Kischincff
Gen skobelef has been nominated commander OF the
-four. corps which form the first line tOncentLa,"u
toward the frontier ordered be complete by the sth
OF Aprl. In general, those commanding the army arc
fastening to make preparations for every eyentuay.
Thus In the next few days tine Qnariermascr-
General goes TO Jassy In order 10 arrange
with The Roumanian Government about quarter
ing troops. IL seems. however, that tne
Russians cross The Roumanian frontier they intend to
claim the hospitality OF the Roumanians as little as pos
sible they intend to bring with them wooden barracks
sufficient accommodate large portion OF the army;
IN preparation for the o9ntingsnGy OF lhep eve RnI
IAN committee, has been asked TO send 70 the RUSSIAN
headquarters list ot Bugarians who might ne employed
IN the civil administration of that country INC at co
aius $40 names. N. lyInOH himself h TO have promo
position in the event OF Russian 0ctu tOn OF ul-
Tal1o 4 general movement of Russian troops Is OBJ
Scryabe in consequence OF the orders Tor cohcehVa
ton.
The Tiaess correspondent remarks the foregoing,
that it has been the case repeatedly that just at the
moment when things are assuming peaceful aspect
warke news comes from some Quarter ms, 10 some
extent is cXpcable by the difference Of date news from
Kischenef belns few days older than tne pollllcai
news Still the appearance side by side OF peaceful ana
warkc intelligence, recurring it now does for the
third time does not quite look like fortuOus coinci-
dcnce, especially refers to orders for the future
given to the Russian army. The cOmnuncatyeDess OK
the Russian military authorities is, at any rate remark
able" ,, ,e--
Iqrroace says the signing of the protocol virtually
ab.oatcst be Treaty of Paris We believe Russia viii soon
proclaim this result Among the obstacles to the con
clOn Of peace with Montenegro is ltds opposition 10
the cess.on OF the port OF spiZza."
CoNsTAsTNoPLE, April l, 1877
The Nontencerins viii have another interview with
safvt Ptsha in the Of the week. He says the
PORTE viii come shortly nal decision and commune
cate it to them.
DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE IN LoNDoH
LONDON, Monday, April p 1877
Tie Standard announces that alter the signing OF the
protocol BIZ the representatives OF tho SIX Powers at the
Foreign Office in London Count Won Bsus tie Austrian
Enbqsador Count Won Munster the German Enlbassa-
dor Gen Menabrea, the italian Embassaaor and Count
Won schuuyalof the Russian Enbassador, hIi confer
ence with iae Marquis II IarcOut, the French Embas-
saaor at the French Embassy The Marquis u Harcourt
subsequently lett London for Paris"
WAR DEEMED CERTAIN IN RUSSIA.
The gtandoro's telegram rom ST. Petersburg says In
pe OF the signing Of tie Protocol pessmis' views again
prevail there, and war is sntd, red inevitable.
The ST. Petersburg VedOn0sti declares that tho
Protgcol is the beginning of sthc denOnement'
Russia cannot disa unless she r. convinced that she
will not have 20 arm again War may not be I'M
mediate but it is inevitable The Golos says the signing
of the protocol does not decide peace or war However
desirable peace may be there Situations IA which war
would be necessary The Journal dc ST. IetTso"rg says
the tone of the debates In the Turkish Parliament leaves
little hope of peaceful issue.
The Vienna correspondent Of The Standard reports
that according adyices from st. PeersDuFR' RUSSIA
has ordered her squadrops IN the Mediterranean ana
American waters 10 return to tile Baltic