The New York herald., 1878-01-15
THE WAR.
France Makes a Move in the
Eastern Game.
EGYPT VS.. ALGIERS.
Widdin Hopeleesly Seeks Fa-
Vorable Terms.
DELAY OF THE ARMISTICE.
DELAY OF THE ARMlsTIcE.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, JAM Is, 1878.
Another important and significant diplo-
matte incident has occurred. Circulars
have been issued from the French Embassy
in London to all the French Consuls
in Great Britain and Ireland charging
them to report exact information concern
ing the popular feeling on the Eastern ques-
tion and intervention. This confirms the
report that France has interrogated Lord
Derby in regard to England's intentions re-
garding Egypt. 1t will be seen, therefore,
that this action of the French Republic
further complicates England's relations
with the Continental Powers.
CLOSING IN ON ADRIANoPLE.
A special despatch from Adrianople
says:-"The Russians are on the railway
between here and Philippopolis"
wIDDIN OFFERS TO cApIruLATE
The servians have effected o junction with the
Roumanians before wddn The commandant OF
that town has been summoned to surrender, but
demands that the garrison be allowed to march out
with their arms.
sERvIAN PROGRESS.
The Servians have rcoccuped Kurschmulje which
the Turks evacuated. The servians have taken
yranJa The Servlan General Belimarkovlch, with
fifty battalons, Is marching on Prishtina.
BURNING TWO WORTHLESS VILLAGES.
The Turks claim that their feet has bombarded
the Crimea.
now ESGLAND's POLICY WILL BE STATED.
The Post announces that after the address in
reply to the royal speech has been moved and sec
onded in the House of Lords Earl Granville will
speak and Lord Beaconsield will reply to him.
Lord Derby Is lndisposed and confined to his room.
lie was absent from the Cabinet council yesterday.
RUSSIA WITHOUT MYSTERY
The Paris correspondent OF the times says 1t Is
now known that Russia, when informing England
that armistlce negotiations must he conducted
directly with Turkey, declared her readiness to DIS
cuss with the English Cabinet the special points
which might affect English interests This reply
was the cause OF the repeated Cabinet councils IN
London.
PIT COAL ON.
Welsh colliery has received orders to immedi.
ately dispatch large quantity OF coal to vourla
Bay for the British fleet Il.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
1t is reported that Count Shouvalofr Is about to
vacate the Russian Embassy here, ana that Count
Orion, now Russian Ambassadorto Paris will prob.
ably succeed him.
TURKEYS REPRESENTATIVES AT TIE CONFERENCE.
Special dispatches from Constantinople to tlfe
London morning journals say that Server Pacha,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and Namyk Pac'ia have
been appointed TO go and negotiate with the Rus
sian Grand Duke Nicholas. Safyet Pacha, Minister
Of Justice will act Minister OF Foreign Affairs
during the absence OF Server Pacha.
INVESTED WITH FULL POWER.
They have been invested by the Ministerial Coun-
ell with full powers to treat for peace. A Con-
stantnopie despatch states that the depar-
turc OF Server and Namyk pachas for Kazank has
been delayed until to-day III consequence of rail-
way accident
wAITIsG FOR NEWS
The Turkish Chamber of Deputies being unwilling
to embarrass the government have unanimously
rejected motion asking the Ministry for informa.
ton respecting the armstice.
A DENIAL PROM ROME.
A despatch has been received from q press
agency in Rome dscreditlng the statement made
in Constantnople despatch TO the Standard to
the effect that the German and Italian Minis
ters at Constantnople had informed the Porte that
If permits the British ieet to come to CONSTANT.
nople Germany and Italy Will also demand permis-
sion for their fleets to pass through the Darda-
ncllcs.
TURKISH PUGITIvEs.
The Times correspondent at Constantinoplc
says 1t is calculated that 10000 ugitvcs arrived in
Constantinope from Roumelia during one week.
A train crowded with fugitives ran OIL the track
near Tchatadja yesterday About fifty were killed
and wounded The Turkish Parliament has raised
q subsc pton for the relief Of the refugees, each
Deputy subscribing not less than $40