, 1877-02-07
qELEGRAMS BY ENGLISH MAIL
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.
VIgNNA Tan

A. was to he expected, the sitting of the
Conference yesterday has brought about no
solution. Lord Salisbury. in the name Of his
colleagues, communicated the new proposals
of the Powers, modified in the way announo.
ed. The points about the geRdarmsrie, the
cartOnmen t of The Turkish troups in specified
garris0ns, and thu deIimitation of Bulgaria arc
dropped. The ceSsi0n Of Zwornik Is left in
suspense; ths point about Tie aggrandizsment
of Montenegro il considerably reduced so
that only The TWO pOinls of diff renee respecting
tine International Commission and the nomina.
ton ofthe Governors remained. The nomina.
ti0n of the Governors, with the approval of the
Powers, is only demanded for the frat period
of five years, will FIR the Int-rnational Com.
mission Il mixed Turkish and European Com.
mi. stoned is proposed. After communicating
these proposals to tbs T4rkiSh PIenlpotentia.
RES one after thu other, the Plpnipotentiaries
recommended Tho acceptance Of these last pro.
poSalSs as in the contrary case they had orders
TO Withdraw, aud leave Con<tanrinople. In re.
DIV To this, thu two Turkish Plenipottntiariea
expressed their regret at this resolution, as
they were not in u position to accept the two
points at issue even in their modified form,
as they deemed them Incompatible with the
Independence of Turkey; still, they said that
the Pore wonll examine the new proposals,
afu give d uFu lile VIZ Wcl III 'US u6GJ SlItl0Qe
This sitting is 10 be held on Thursday. or. If
tn Turks should not he ready, on Saturday,
next. To discuss aad to decide the defnitivs
answer Of the Porte. an extraordinary Great
Council, in which all tbe Official. civil. and
military tuncliopari4S above a cArtain rank, to
HE number Of some 30. will take part, has
been summoned With the feeling %reigninR
among the Turks Al present, small hopes are en.
tertainel If this extraordinary Council arriving
at a favour4blo result.
In the audience which Lord Salisbury had
The day before yesterday with the Sultan the
latter is said to have declared that he could
not accept ihs two points, It all looks very
critical. Still, there is time till the end of the
week, and 30 hope need not be altogether
given up that some mode or other of arrange.
ment will still be found.
PARIS. Jan. Is.
There is ct last some hope Of the Conference
coming to an issue. The Plenipotentialiss
have given up seven points out Of nine, now
alhpriug only to the semi. 1nterDatiOnAl Com.
mission and the nomination Of Governors ap.
proved by the Powers, and have just met q
politician friendly to Turkey and ell inform.
ed on its designs, who aft I'm :. that If Elrope will
only abandon the two last points she persists
in maintaining. The TURKS will not merely fer
no objection, hut will select as Governor. OF
every Christian province g persona gr0Ga,
thereby astonishing The world by their dccility
and manifest desire of making the greatest
sacrifices for the peace of Europe. / am hers
seriously repeating what was seriously told me.
The Turkish D-I+ga!eS have reduced to these
twop ITS thr sum of tn liz requirements. Almost
tAe entirt programme has been given up. All
tlat cou Id in the eyes Of the Porte appear like
40 abuse OF strength, a bloE al iis Integrity or
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that QnulH imOoIiI {tS
sovereignty. the P!rnipotenriaries have aban.
doned, Gfs' in dstail and then in a lump and
:h+y bavs come down to these two points,
Commission Of Supervision. composed EQUALLY
of natives and Europeans, and the submission
for five yaars Of III appointments Of Governors
to the "od6oiOns" choice and general agree.
Meht Of the Powers.
Curiously rn.uyh, too. 1t is General EgnatieR
-" ex, General Ultimatum.'' as be 10 called at