The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-31
The Dardenelics Opened &,
Russian Men-Of-War.
Great Excitement in London.
VIII England 60 TO WaTl

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Eaalcier says:
Among the various reports tending to
depress the Stock Exchange on Thurs.
day, the most tangible was that Brit.
fish troops are about TO occupy CALI
Fpoli.
Tie Standard says: ''ihe news that
Russia's terms of peace have been made
known 90 the Porte and are now being
discussed by it, comes oppoTDuEely tc
temper the Cabinet and exaggerated
the alarm that foolish people might
otherwise have felt at the intention OF
Government to move on Monday for
supplementary credit. We do not hes
itate to say that the mere fact that a de-
lay offour days is to elapse before the
motion comes on il sufficient indication
that In the opinion Of the Government
point against which it is to guard lis is
by no means pressing, though it is abb
s%olutely necessary that Russia should
receive a hint that she has tried our pa
tience too long
Aprovincial journal says that the
Duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal and
Commander-in-chief, who was visiting
in the country, was unexpectedly sum
moncd to London by telegraph on
Wednesday morning.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Reuter's have the
following: "Constantinople, Jan. 25.--
The Porte having accepted the Russian
conditions, peace is regarded as virtu-
ally concluded. Russia's conditions
arc not yet officially known here, but
j Gppears certain that they greatly e&-
coed the conference programme and
stipulate both for territorial conccs-
sion and payment Of a war IDENTITY"
The Daily Telegraph, in its second
edition, prints the following from Con-
%stantinople: The Turkish delegates
have been ordered to sign the peace
preliminaries, and an armistice will
probably be concluded to-day. The
peace conditions are stated on excellent
authority to include the following:
Servia to be independent without COM
p%ensatiOn, Montenegro to receive Anti
vart, Nicsic, Spuse and a portion of the
territory bordering on Lake Sclutari
Russia to hold Batoum, Kars and Erze-
roum until a war idemnity of" twenty
million pounds is paid, the Dardanelles
to be opened to Russian mcn-of-war,
Bulgarian autonomy to be concluded
rather on the principle of the Lebanon
than the plan Of the Constantinpple
Conference, and Turkey to nominate Il
Christian Governor for a long number
of years subject t9. ratification by the
Powers. Bulgaria is not understood to
include Thrace but only to extend to
the line Of the Balkins. Part of the
Russian army to embark at CONSTANT
nople for their return home and the f.
nal treaty of peace TO be signed at Con-
stantinople by the Grand Duke Mich
olas. This arrangement will satisfy
Russian military honor without invOl-
wing the occupation of Constan'inople.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-In the House Of
Commons this afternoon Sir Stafford
Northcote, Chancellor of the EXcheq-
uer, replying to a question put by the
Marquis of Huntington, said it WAS on
ly this morning a formal communica-
ton from Russia, containing the basis
of peace, was received. In consequence
of a private communication last eve
ming, the fleet which on Wednesday
was ordered to the Dardenelles was or
dered to stop at the mouth Of the Oar
denelles. lie was not authorized to
say whether any minister had resigned.
The vote to be proposed was f6, 100000.
lie was not aware Of the conclusion of
an armistice or of the signing Of pre-
liminaries for peace.
IN the House Of Lords the Earl of
Carnarvop Is making a long statement.
He has now resigned.
In th2.Houge fLords this afternoon
Lord Bloomfield, in reply to a question
]propoundcd by the Earl of Sandwich,
said That is was a fact that instruc-
tons had been given to the fleet to pro-
coed to the, DaTdunelles and Constanti-
nople. At the same time the Govern
ment prepared to telegraph TO the Eu-
ropean Powers including Russia and
the Porte, that in the course the Gov
ernment had followed there was not
the slightest deviation from the policy
of neutrality they had from tue first
ANNOUNCED. He mentioned that the
British fleet went to the Dardenelles to
defend British subjects and British
property and take care Of British inter-
ests in the Straits. Since the Govern
ment had arrived at that resolution
they had become acquainted with the
proposed conditions Of peace, and hav-
ing examined those conditions the
Government were Of the opinion that
they furnished Il basis for an armisticc.
Therefore they had given. directions to
the Admiral TO remain in ,Biska bay.
They had not, under the circumstances
circulated throughout Europe the tcle-
.graphic dispatch which he had refer
red 10,