Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-30
COMPLICATIONS.
A Strong Anti-RuSSian Feel
ing in England.
Public Meetings and Strong
UtteranceS.
UNABATED SUFFERING AND CoNFU-
SION At CUNSTAnTlN0PLE.
British Army and Navy to be
Placed on a War Footing,
A Good Opening Yet for a Peace
Society.

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tives in the house of commons are ex.
pected to give their solid support to the
credit vote on Thursday. One or two
defections are probable. The Liberals,
on the contrary, are divided, and there
will be numerous abstentions, and some
will support the government. The home.
rulers have not yet determined their
course, but such as are mainly ultra
montanes will support the government.
The majority for the credit is already
estimated at over one hundred. Meet
ings are being held throughout the entire
country to influence parliament against
credit, but mostly by liberal, reform or
peace organizations. No non.parliameRt
meeting has yet been attempted.
An open air meeting at Sheffield yes
terday, for the purpose of opposing the
government, was turned into an anti,
Russian demonstration. An amendment
to the original resolution against credit
was carried by an immense majority, de.
claring that the cause of peace and the
interests of the empire will be best pro-
NOTED by supporting the foreign policy
of the government. The meeting num-
bered over twenty thousand persons.
They sam patriotic songs, cheered Lord
B%eacousfields nam and greeted Lord
Csrnsrvon's with Kisses and cries of
traitor" Some leading provincial news.
papers are taking an antiRussian tone.
The central committee of the Red
Crescent Society telegraphs from Con-
stantinople an appeal to oil kindred
committees of the Red Cross, all benevo-
lent institutions and all kind.hearted
men of all countries. 1t says a consid-
cradle number of wounded soldiers are
constantly AOcking into Constantinople
from all parts of the country. Nearly
10000 refugees, victims of the war,
flying from the scene Of military
operations, deprived of all means of
existence, almost naked, constitute a
situation which, considering the limited
resources of the Red Crescent Society,
might end in disaster and in general
calamity; that the smallpox and typhus
have commenced among the refugees,
AID efforts are being made to send them
to Asia.
1t is apprehended that the increased
population of Constautinople will occas.
ion a scarcity Of provisions unless there
is some special effort from without to re.
plenish the stores. Eight thousand refu-
gees arrived Monday. 1t is impossible
for all to find shelter. Many are huddled
in open sheds knee deep in mud and
water. The wholesale exodus from Rou.
melia is undated.
LONDON, January 30.-In the house of
commons this afternoon Prim (conserva.
tive), member for Gravesend, gave notice
that be would move tomorrow that the
house, while giving the government due
credit for maintaining the policy deter
mined upon, after the solemn assurances
Of the czar that be desired only immunity
for the Christian subjects of the porte
and aimed at no aggrandisement what
ever, is of the opinion that these assur.
ances are being deliberately eVaded by
the proposed terms Of peace and ad.
vance Of Russian arms, and believes the
time has come when the immediate &C.
ton Of England is an absolute necessity
and requests forthwith estimates for
placing the army and navy on a war foot.
ing. Prim represents the strong Turco.
phile section Of the house,