, 1877-01-22
Il Statement Of tho Turkish Sfdo
Of tho Question to Uc OIL
cially Published.
The Sultan Willing to Make Concessions
Voluntarily, but Never Com.
pulsorily.
Russia Evidently Very Anxious to Secure
the Aid Of Either Germany or
Austria.
Ten New Cardinals to Be Added to tho
Vatican Consistory.


TIE EAST.
AN ORIENTAL FALsTAFF.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 91.-Thc Vienna cor
respondent Of the Herald tc!cgraphs that ha has
learned that the Porto has tnttmatcd that, soon
utter tho closing Of tho Conference, 1t would
spontaneously offer considerable concessions to
tho Powers which II now refuses to yield on
eomputsion.
Ttt1s 1a THE MOST NOVEL rHAsH FRKsESrEp.
LONDON, Jnn. 31.-A dispatch from Paris
taya the recent hostile uttcrances Of tho Ger
man press have causcd n very serious impress
sion at The French Capital. French Journals asl-
yocatc 4 strict uttitulc Of non*tnerfcscncc III
rcgan1 TO foreign affairs. They deny thu. any
extraordinary measures Of army organization arc
on fout.
Tho Standards Paris dispatcl, Rays the recent
killing OF Ecrn,un saIlor by solnc Frcnch sea-
men at Smyrna Is untluly magnificd by tho Ter
mnu press into al international difficulty. Tie
French Government has ordered an inquiry,
and wlll glyc every satisfaction. The affair was
tho result OF drunken brawl. The Fost's Ber-
lin dispatch statts that
THE FEELING or RESENTMENT AuAlNsr FRANCE
bccauao OF her supposed hostility ut the Con-
stantinopIc Conference continues u,Iahatcd,
both in atllcial cirrlca and among the general
public.
UEE. tnyArIErF LET'S HIMSELF DOWN.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Dlspatrhus from Constan-
ttnople fny that uen. Ig1,atteff, at tho meeting
of the Conference Saturday, after alludtng to
the crorts lc 1lad male to avert var, DECLARED
that, II the Porte should lsrcgarl thu armlsttce
or take any action hostile to Montenegro anil
scryia or II the Christian inhabitants Of Turkey
should bs subjected 10 auy hardslips, Europe
t,rk n m
and would
CoNsIp1R WHAT COURSE OUGHT TO HE ADorTkp.
lie also remarked TINT the European rlcn!po-
tentiaries lad received petitions from Chris
tians Ut Macct1ou, Thcssaly, Enlrus, and Crctc.
II hal been impossible to consider these papers,
as tho scope Of the Conference waA limited; hut
he was anxious to state that they Lad been re-
cctyel
All tho T1cnlpotcnttarics hare assembled at
tho Austrian Embassy md sfgncd tho fIal pro-
tocol Of the Conference.
LEAvE-7AK1Ha.
Tho Ambassadors Of TIC European Powers
have requested nudirnccs with the Sultan for
tho purpose Of taking their leave. The Sultan
Will probably receive t!lou to-day.
WHIT KusslA WILL DO.
1oSnos. Jan. :sa,.-Thc Dcrl!u correspondent
of tile Ti,na telcgrnphs that Russia Ia beginning
kO ItHEctEllk W IN l1lALJ Llt III
the Conference lnvlpg been rejected, It deyolves
upon Europe to take more forciblo proceedings.
Should Europe, as il ccrtain, find It impossible
to agree TN joint action, Russia will bo abtu to
lerlare that tho failure OF tho Conference Ia
THE DEFEAT OF EunopE, NOT OF RussfA.
Meanwhile, 1t appears that Russia wishes to
nuke arrangements With Austria respecting
| the joint occupation OF Bulgaria anu
Dosnia. Count Andrassy WILL hardly asreo to
this, whatever he 1naY bo driven to II tho Nls-
slams act on their own responsibility. The
steady reinforcement OF thu Russian army prob
ably means no mnre than that
TlIH RcsstAas Will. cRoss TUE rEuTH,
but without any immediate intention OF crossing
tho Dauute. 1t IL probable that Turkey would
tolerate tho prescne- OF the Russians Ia Rpll-
n,as,ia for Ahurt tilnc after Which tho financial
strain caused by the large armamenta which shc
has been compelled to keep up would compel
her to choose her courbe.
TIE PotTE TO rnlST 1 nTATEMENr.
Tho .itaadard's dispatches from Pcttl. saYs It
II reported In Vienna that the Ports Intends, Ut.
ter tho departure Of tho Ambassadors, to pub
| ltsh 4 manifesto to Europe giving IN ~
count Of the proceedings OF the Coafercnee.
| CtiAKSIN0 FAVOR WITH ntsNAnEK.
a Berlin special to tho I'ost represents tha.
| Russia sccms inclined to revert to thu Berlin
| memorandum MS scheme for The settlement Ut
tbs Eastern question.
| MORE MKANINnLEss TALK ABOUT EUROPk'S IN
| TESTiosa.
| Qcn. lQuatIoff, IN hts speech Saturday. ro.
| marked that Ikussta's moderation must nut he
tnEstnterpsctcd. 1t did not originate In weak.
Iicss. but III tile Governments atnceru desire to
act IN accof.lance with tls wishes Ut Europc,
EuTnpe reserved to itself the right 10 take III.
tllru artlnn with regard to the grievances exist
| Ing IN Eprus, TAessaIr, Rnh Crete.
MoNk or TILE QuEEH EHFRANco-0xltMANr TROUBLE.
The Tshyranh's Vienna correspondent statrs
That tho truth ii the rrports ol heayy French
| purchases of grain ia Hungary ID denied.
nislrIsI OFFICERS.
4 dispatch fru,n Peru ta the Tin.es reports that
| 1lofIart las!ia ias been instructed to offer nd
! !ni4siun !utu thu Turkish fleet to a number nf
British naval officers.
| DON CARLOS.
I.oSD0S, Jan. al.-Tho arriyal Of DON Carlos
ut Constantinope IL announced.
| AFRICA.
| COL GORDON AND Hts wonx.
| Loadaa 5JH.<4 jsr. -.
| 4 LITTER from Alexandria skttclca Singular
~ Interesting episode III the career Of q soldier
who, in different circumstances frum those Of
our time, might have repeated tie exploits Ut
| CllTe. In China Cul. Gosdun showed that hs
was 4 born leader Ut mcn by the ssccndcncy
which he gained over thu tai1est pcople In tho
world, and by thu good Sighting stuR which he
| fashioned out OF nn essentially uIwarllke race,
II tllfs country lad wished tu seize any part Ut
Chinl. instead Of heink ncryously anxious 10
| aytil such conqnest-H 1t Lad POSSESSED tAe