, 1877-01-07


| the Gear and his Government Tor those pacific
| intentions which they have always professed, Il
| may still be supposed that the sobcring dow
| Of the popular Elud in Russia has enabled The
Government to follow out more thoroughly
these pacific Intentions: while the difficulties IT
! tue way Of an eventual occupation Of Bulgarli
| by force, and the little encouragement which
| such design finds anywhere, have contributed
10 persuade Russia that there might he some
other sort Of guarantee besides All occupation
SHARP ITALIAN STRUCTURES ON THE ATTITUDE
OF ENGLAND.
Dtsoatch TO london Timer.
ROME, Dec. lS.--At the commencement Of
the debate this afternoon upon the estimates
10r the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, THE Depu-
ties aiicell' Pe!ruccclli, and Marcora put inter
rogaI1ons TO the Government as 70 the policy
followed with reference to the Eastern diff
Guilty. Signor &1icelli aprlauded Russia
in the highest terms for the policy she had
initiated, ane deplorcd the attitnde OF England,
which he described rs veritabe anachEonlsm,
twenty-five years out Of date. lie argued that
Italy should frankly assume the part OF rledi-
ator, but at tile same time support the Russian
programme. HI hoped the coming struggle
| would result, not only in the autonomy
of the insurgent provinces, but Of
all peoples under Ottoman rule. He
wished to know II the Italian Gov
ern1ncnt intended to follow strictly neutral
course, instead OF the decided policy to be de-
to exhaust all her efforts ut the Conference to
no other purpose beyond satisfying the pretcn-
sions OF England.
2iguor Petruccelli wished to know why the
Government favored English ideas, why italy
insisted Oh the Treaty OF Paris being respected,
anu why she had rejected certain propositions
made by Russia.
ln the absence Of the Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs seriously inlisposed, Signor Deprclis re-
piled, to the effect that the discussion OF the
question at the present moment WAS altogether
inopportune, in;ismuch rs Conference WAS sit
ting to give the requisite explanations. Until
that Conference had concluded its deliberations,
the Government lad no intention Of unnecessa-
rily withholding documents demanded by siguor
Of tie oppostrl,e moment for making them pub
lie. Nov, while the Conference Was open; their
publication would be not only inoppor1une, but
inadlnissifle. The conduct Of Italy was suili-
GENTLY explained by the English amt Russian
documents, which threw full light OIL all i'm
portant points Of the question. Italy WAS en-
ploying her Legitimate influence on the
side OF conciliation. In the meantime the
Chamber might feel assured that the Govern
ment would follow that course which would in-
sure Italy making her way through the colnpli-
cations with d strengthened position and in-
creased consideration.
TERk1sH PREPARATIONS TO RESIST RUSSIA.
CoSsTAST1NOpLE, Dec. 20.-1lle warlike at-
the Turkish papers. The Constantinople
journal 1ttihad, regarded as Aiidllat Pasta's
organ, is prepared to see Turkey wage war
against Russia without European support. All
it demands is. that Europe should Insure Ruu-
manian neutrality BY authorizing Austria to oc-
cupY the Wullacllian Priucipalities Meanwhile,
the Turks prepare to occupy kaiafat and some
other points on the left bauk Of the Danube, di-
rectly the Russians cross tnc Pruth.
Tit Turks must either feel already strong
enough to resist eventually a first onset Of tie
Russians on the Danube, or else they must have
reason m snnnnsr that in t],e event nj H. r,,n
ture with Russia, tic theatre Of war iu Armenia
is destined to play q yery important part: for.
according to the last dispositions Of the Turk
ish Minister of War onIy the smaller portion