The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-21
PRICE TWO CENTS
ENGLAND'S PREPARATIONS.
THE ARNT AND THE NLTY BLING cor
READY FOR SERCICE
Incrc nsina the Number OF Men In the sh,e
t"rds-Lord Derby's Retirement Risses
At-The Tone OF tho Press OF Ensisnd.

f"rds-Lord Dcrby's Retirement HATED
As-The Tone OF tho Pres. OF England.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-At Woolwich and othor
arsenals orders have been received to stop thu
discharge OF men and take back those discharged
under previous orders. There Is no doubt that
England IL 10 be put In readiness for war sboulif
that be necessary. The Daily Necs says III L
the Fastening ofthc meeting of Parliament IL COZ
war preparations. The Times says money ID
to be asked to increase the army by no, less
than twenty thousand men. The 7ri,g,sph
asks II England is to wait for leave TO defend
the safeguards Of her commerce and the dic-
tntes Of her national honor. There Is n belief
that somc important step has already been
taken by the cabinet either in the form ol ;v. aass
to Russia against another campaign or orders
to the British fleet to 70 to Gallipoli. Or,lers 10
British navy yards show unwontcd h,sto in
the preparation Of war ships and troop shin IA for
sea. The Admiralty have ordered the iron.
clads Monarch. Nelson. and Northampton into
GTSSmmssion TS at the earliest possible moment.
lncSc arc the three finest ships I'm tho navv-
Also that the guns for the inhexible, now beine
specially madr. be- fastened.
n The Tunes throws out strong Indications that
fhrlianlcnt. VIII be asked to vote money fer tho
purchase q further interest Of some Kind in
nayp, EgypI ,he Ihere are two purchases possible.
Egypt V''>
inf' ffifS urges tnut tncr0 ia no change in
the situation OF tho belligercnts since I"rf
Dcrbys recent. speech TO the deputatlon rrl.r-
senting the Society for tho Protection Of Brii IN
Interests and other political societies which
presented memorial for active intcrfcr,n' N
favor Of Turkey and says: IAN argumcn,y
against interference then remain good now.
The supremacy Of Great Britain Is not en,l,n-
gcfed AT tho same time there are inter-
csts not threatened 10y the progress of war cx-
cept 40 FAR as the mutual cohesion of the whole
ottoman empire In threatened. which might ba
more strongly protected than they are by acts
not i'll ANY degree sayorinR Of the character u
BE- bound up with the maintenance OF the Otto
man empire IN It's Integrity or Independence.
-, II will be found whom Parliament meets thai
the communications the Ministers will have ia
make to both Houses nre not inspired by thas
terror which now disturbs the mental vision
and distracts the judgment of So many"
The Daily Ne,rs says: We think Parliament
is issummoncd to approve war preparations"
The Manchester Glidf,iiOn says. Every at
tempt Ia sr ke out now foreign policy for tho
Gov"rnmrnt reviNcs dtsscn-iOn~ in the Cabinet.
The retirement of Lord Derby. Foreign Minis-
ter is by no means improbable. Among tha
'mbor VI rumor'd projects ncr'ssitating the
W "'ng OF Parliament. arr increased hrii-
nnents, Va. "
Turkish fleet" I'm this mo,ni,.'r
Several financial Ar,,n,-. rrmn"as IN
i;,n"yn l", hhs notiP" fnnrkcN. 'uCril
iayrtian bonds. Yesterday amid the
depression. and nsrribe II TO poiifioul rpngn,a
lhe journal des Dsbdts Oi Paris saw. ihnf
thcrr is no doubt that En-lail has rnrn,,.tI,
sounded the powers to ascertain whnihrr il q
possible to act with common dlplrunnii,. H. H.
80 Us to restore peace. '''