, 1877-12-14

}, FRIDAY DECEMBER
Turks generally, 10 It Is impossible to estimnte
tts elect upon Tho population.
HEptAr1oH.
No overtu1cs for mediation hare been made
to any foreign embassies.
cnAklR rAsuA,
appointed to replace htchcmct All, has restgncd
his command On account 0f !lf.htalth.
ConsrAxrisorLB.
LONDON, Dee. t3.-it ts eatd the suggestion
has been laid before the British, Cabinet that
Constantlnoplc be made free city under the
guarantee Of European Powers.
nEstsrANcE 10 rnz LAST.
CoNsTAxTIsorLE, Dec. 18.-Tho news Of the
fall Of flcvna has been received With calmneas
and forsEtude, The Journals urge resistance to
the last.
rURTisu PARLIAMENT.
The Turkish Parliament vas onencd to-day by
the Sultan. All The Turkish sltynttnFtcs and
foreign Ambassadors were pretent. The speech
tro'n the tlrone WAS EcsctTed In tone, aud H.
ludes neither to peace nor mediation.
THE HoNTExEaKtxs.
RA0usA. Dcr. t3.-The Montene9rfns have
cut the communication between Podgotitza and
Scutatl.
TIE suLTAH's srREcu.
CoNBTANt1xorLR, Der. 13.-Thc Sultan In hls
speech to-day said: II must ngain appeal to
the patriotism u mr. subleets 10 protect our
legitimate rIgbts."
AcHxHr EroCp,
CoxsrAN7sxorfE. Dec. 13.-Aellmet Eyoub
f. e1l,ectcd ut KamartE.
foHEtoN AMBASSADORS DUET At CoNsTANrtNo-
FLE.
CoEsTANrtSortK. Dec. l4.-Ftequcnt inter.
views are taking place among foreign Anbassa.
dora.
oHbHnED TO nEsrKA BAT.
a special from Alexandra, Egypt. reports
that the British fronctad Rupert has suddenly
been ordered to proceed to nesika Bar.
Will NOT PROPOSE PEACE TERMS.
vienna, Dec. 13.-A Bucharest d!spatchsays:
Tin Russian Official circles 1t Is not thought
likely that either Turkey. or any power in ller
behalf. will propose peace negotiations"
eERyIA.
Belgrade dispatch statcs that the Chief OF tho
eersian Stat has started for parakin.
7IlR RUSSIAN PROGRAMME.
BERLIN, Drc. 13.-fhc 1silaslaus are expected
to cross tho Balkans In forre, alter wllscl, tlyey
will be ready 10 open negotiations. II tho ne
Kotintions arc successful the result wllf be conn.,
nunirated to tic sTgnatory Powers.
Further Russ1au rctntorccmen,s have hcen
countermandetl, the Car believing the present
army Is sufficient.
RouMANlA-PniNCe CHARLIE CoNuRATuLATKs
BUCHAREST, Nov. 23.-The Roumantan Cham
bcrs Wcrc opened yesterday by tho President of
tho Council IN the nafnu ot Prince Charles. The
speech from tho Throne contained the follow
ing reference 10 tho hopes Of Rousnania as r.
6pocte tho result OF tho war;
We hopc on the fall OF Plcyna Into our hands 10
reap on ~ ruins the peace 20 dear 10 IT,. We arc
The independence of Routnan1a recognized BY ali
aar ssdIer., ana thelr b"oa shed in nehio esuts:
Tho frnce has the 1rm belief, ant the Scuatc and
ChanlbcF will certainly shsre It With him. that tae
Guaranteeing Powers have by shh time bucoH,o
~ I'LL a sssntir 1' T.
mission reserved fur heron the Lowe. Danube hay.
ing tho pcfAefcranee 10 accomplish IT and tho en-
foreign tutclnrc and vaasalaRo has passed. awny for
~: konmhnia Is now. and will remain fprovtr, q
FREQ and Independent country.
.Thl* passage Of the speech was much ap-
p1audcd.
TURKISH CONCESSIONS 700 LATE.
cossrAn7isorhn. NV. $ M:mThcre i'*f1 /. some
creating IN army Of reserve Of 100000 men;
tho foEre ID composed OF sit1es.t.nAts Ar1 NM
Musaulmana, but according to tho most M
proved translation the nou- Slussu1man8 arc
tho dcfenso Of thu Capital. Thu new force Is to
be called tho National Guar.l, with whIc!, IA
aala1gatnatcd tho present Cisic Guard. Tho
summons to non~Mussultnnns ts conveyed IN
the form OF q concession due to then, ~ enjoy
ing equality with Musaulmnns under tho Con
etltutlon. The summons seems likely to bc rc.
colycd favorab1y t'Y tho Chrfstlans, who rcrog-
nzo tho advantage Of being qualified to do gar
rlson duty, II they are treated with perfect
equality.
ST. rzrensnuko on rna FALL or KARs.
terrtt pondk,.es k Lsndon ~ M Time.
Of e. s dsY s aknH M. u E.s sffst s. 6ss sss
has been sung IN the Palace, she big guns have
been fired from the fortreas, tho town lius bccr
illuminated IN tho ordinary otllctat way, and at
many fcstyc gatherings tho health Of the tau
casus army has been drunk with enthusiasm.
In Moscow. 1t Il said, tho cuthusihstn WIS nurfl
greater. The people spontaneously illuminated
the town without even asking tho permission
OF tllc polite. III St. Petersburg aid Moscow
alkc AZ sGn.aer tl;o % event a. Sery tn,pqrtan,;
says on tho subject:
Hitherto K4rs constantly Parnlyxcd great part
q "n5 f"ssss y a 1tn,en and tneFeRy
tho p1sco mast therefore doubls onr fasccs In Asia
Nnor BY ltbcrnltng tho troops which bockadcd tho
Hwn Lesg n 1s s s
portion OF the alcge artillery. Besides ts. By tho
t.snY of Kss o., ns Of opcE:tisn. tt9a A,e1aE,
H{OpQ1 10 l.fkG1nuHls uu0At EnHti4h miles IN
lnn9th, hecuincs completely FREQ and safe. whila
The tsl1al -A!e1xndr0pol. kars. .Asdahan-Glyes
such strength to our basis ot operast1ns thst tho
over great an army they mar collect next spring.
In view Of this great military Importance Ut
KaIs most people believe TINT Itwtll be retained
BY Russia. The Nopot VrtmYa says:
Wo have now taken Kars for ihu third time; a
thing that haA cost us such B1ctihce4 cannot hs
given hack Iienrcforth Kars IL ! [tusstah town,
: lpssian fortress. aud one Of opr 1smcst barrets
Ia Asia Minor.
evcnt .uny not be considered - affecting british
interests tho Gotos says:
Ths taking Of Kars il purely military Incident.