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THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. MARCH %.
FOREIGN NEWS
Per City Of Sydney, March 18th.

Per City of Sydney, March 18th.
WASHINGTON, March PAY Inspector Caspar
Schenck is ordered to duty as Inspector Of prOvis-
ions and clothing 81 the Navy Yard, Mare Island.
Pay Director E. C. Doran Is detached from duty as
Inspector Of provisions, clothing, etc at the Navy
Yard. Mare Island, and ordered as Purchasing Pay
master at San Francisco. relieving Pay Director ].
S. Cunningham, who is ordered home 70 settle &C.
counts.
LONDON, March 2-The Standards dispatch from
Berlin says-it is believed that Prince Peter Grand
Duke Gutenberg has by special commission Of the
Gar intimated TO the Emperors Of Germany and Aus
tra the Cars desire to meet them again.
CoxsrASr1xoPLE. March 2.-Orders have been
given to the Russian troops to eyaeuate Servian ter
ritory.
LoxDoy, March 3.-The Russian telegraphic
/ agency confirms the statement Of the Memorial Di-
llomatique, that England has proposed to give the
Porte time to carry out the reforms.
LONDON, March 2.--In the House of Commons
| Perry Wyndham moved that the government ought
to take the earliest opportunity Of Withdrawing from
the Declaration of.Paris. whereby England had re-
nOunced the right to seize enemies goods on board OF
a neutral vessel. Wyndham laid great stress on the
fact that the United States had consistently refused
to become q party to the Declaration. Bourk, Under
Secretary for the Foreign Department, speaking in
behalf of the government, opposed the motion. He
maintained that the Declaration Of Paris conferred
great benefits. and pronounced discussion inoppor-
tune. The motion was rejected-I7O to SO.
LONDON, March 2-The Queen has commanded
Josiah Henson, the original of Mrs. Stoves Uncle
Tom" TO wait upon her at Buckingham Palace
tomorrow.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Vienna correspondent
of the Times says: The general declarations made
by Turkey of her willingness to give guarantees
if she does not succeed in introducing reforms
after certain intervals OF grace, have now come
up again in a more precise form, viz: That a
period of three years be given the Porte to carry
through by means of the Constitution the reforms
demanded by the Powers. If the Porte does not
succeed, it will pledge itself to accept the guar
antees proposed by the Conference. News of this
disposition on the part of the Porte comes from
various sides, SO that it may be supposed that
there is a wish that it should be known. 1t may be
meant as a feeler-as q counter project to the sug-
gestion, which is attributed to Russia that the
Powers should grant a certain interval, but pledge
themselves to use coercion ii the reforms are not
effected at its expiration. 1t however deserves at
tention as the first step taken by Turkey since the
Conference indicating a desire to approach the
views of the Powers. There seems to be common
ground between the Turkish and the Russian sug-
gestiOns on which an understanding may not be
altogether impossible, if what now comes merely
as a report from various quarters really represents
the views and intentions of the Porte.
In the face of the Russian telegraphic agencies
authoritative contradiction of the impending move
meut of the Russian army across the Pruth. there
is again news to-day that the Roumanian Railroad
Companies received intimation from Russian head
quarters to prepare everything for the transpOrta-
ton of troops. 1t is said that Russia has also sent
detailed instructions for the regulation of the
whole transportation business. There can be little
doubt that preparations are being gradually made
for action, although Russia may have not fixed the
time, and may thus, with good conscience, con-
tradict reports about immediate action.
VIENNA. Feb. ga special from ST. Petersburg
says the announcements of Immediately pending
military action are premature. There is, however,
in any case. a prospect that energetic steps will be
taken. The decision depends on the replies of the
Powers to the Russian circular. The answer of
England is expected at the end of the present week.
The Daily .Nstcs correspondent at Vienna says:
1t IS confidently asserted that Russia will dispatch a
second circular to the Powers, pointing out the in
tolerable uncertainty of the present crisis and re-
minding them that the first circular still remains
unanswered.
BERLIN, Feb. 22.-The German Reichstap opened
to-day. Emperor Williams speech opening the
session adverts to the depressed state Of commerce
and industry, and also to the deficiency in the
Budget. He proposed that the deficiency, amount
ing to $780, 900 marks. be met by raising matri-
culatory contributions payable by States. The
speech also refers to Eastern affairs, and expresses
the opinion that the peace of Europe will not be
broken. The dangers which might result from the
Eastern question still unsolved, threaten Germany
in q less degree than any other country. The
empire has remained true to the principles which it
laid down for itself at the beginning of Eastern
complications. The Conference has not succeeded
in obtaining from the Porte those concessions which
the Powers judged e~xpedient TO demand in the in
terests of humanity, and as a means of securing
peace for the future. Nevertheless the proceedings
of the Conference have led to this result, that the
Christian Powers have arrived at q common under
standing among themselves respecting the guaran-
tees to be demanded from the Porte. Before the
Conference met such an understanding lacked uni
versally recognized expression. By this means a
solid basis has been secured for confidence that
peace will be preserved among the Powers. Even
should the hope be disappointed that the Porte will
of its own accord carry out reforms regarding the
treatment of its Christian subjects which the Con-
ference considered, the request in the interests of
Europe, should the expectation now entertained
based upon the promise of the Porte on the one
hand and the opening of negotiations for peace on
the other with Servia and Montenegro fail to be
realized. the Imperial Government, which, recog-
nizing the fact that the present question does not
prescribe any precise line of conduct for itself, will
continue to exercise its influence as hitherto in
behalf of the protection of the Christians in Turkey
and the preservation Of the peace of Europe; above
all things, however, Strengthening its own good
relations with the governments allied or otherwise
friendly TO it.
LONDON, February 26.-In the House of Lords
tonight, Lord Stratheden moved an address to the
Queen, praying that Her Majesty would adopt
measures to prevent h~ostilities in the East and Sc
cure an adherence to the treaties of 1856 and pro-
mote the welfare of the races subject to Turkey.
Lord Stratbeden urged that the Government should,
by the acceptance of his motion, declare that they
would adhere to the treaties as far as Parliament
would permit them; by their thus taking up a more
decided attitude than hitherto little doubt would
remain that the peace of Europe and Asia would
be secured. Earl Gray made a strong anti-Rus-
sian speech. He deprecated interference between
the Turks and their subjects. The Earl of Derby
replied. His main point was in r~efutation of Lord
Stratheden's argument, that England's treaty obli-
cations were unchanged, whatever might be result
of the conference. He said this argument, carried
to its logical conclusion, involved the consequence
that if the Powers once bound themselves by treaty
to protect a State they must still continue bound,
even if it wilfully voted against their own advice.
Lord Strathedens motion was rejected without
opposition.
R~UssIAs PEACEFUL PROTEsTATIoNs.
The Berlin correspondent of thei Times says
The Russian Government has given the most pacific