Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-12
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The session Of the congress- yesterday, lasted
four hours and fifteen miautos. Lord Boacons.
field was again absent The reading ct tire
treaty was completed. OILY lew imma!erIal
points are left for settlement % Saturday,
There will be 90 sitting to day, 10 order to
allow time for the preparation 1T cop@s Of the
treaty.
It's annouucai that Russian and Turkish
commissioners, to arrange tlr The evacuation
of Shumla and Varna, will !a2vs Constantine.
pie to-daT.
40 official statement ANNOUNCING the coucu.
sion of the Auglo Turkish alliance is published
10 ConsantinopIr. The statement says that
Eogand has engaged to pay the Porto $780,.
900 yearly, whereas the present revenue OF tho
island Ct Cyprus is only $500, 900 per annum.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July ll.-Mr Barring, ct
the British Legation at Constautinoplc, took
possession of the Island of Cyprus to day in
the name of Great Britain.
LONDON, July 12.-From what may be
gathered abroad there seems to be no really
serious dissatisfaction at the step England has
taken regarding Turkey. The scare in France
about Cyprus is stated to BE- by no means so
great among the general public as among the
professional politicians. The Rcpublique Fran.
caise continues wrathful, suggesting that the
Frerch pIenipotentiaries should protest, but
the more rejecting papers like the Journal Des
Debats and the Temps deprecate au indulgence
in irritation against England. The Manchester
Guardian Paris correspondent states positively
that NJ. Waddington, French Minister of
Foreign Affairs and plcnipotcntiary in the
Cougress, has the strlctest guarantees OF Eng.
Iish respect for French rights in Syria and
Egypt. The Times Paris correspondent says :
"Alodcratc counses may for the moment be
disregarded, but it may be confidently predicted
that as in the case of the Suez canal purchase
the present irritation against England will be
very short lived.
Regarding the action of the English liberals
there is said to be a growing conviction that
the front opposition bench 10 the House OF
Commons will not hastily give formal chal.
lenge to the Governments policy. A meeting
was held yesterday Of radicals who desire to
urge the liberal chiefs into action, but Lord
Harrington, the liberal leader, and his immc
diate friends, are stated to show no disposition
10 give way.
Considerable anxiety is excited about Lord
BeaconsfeId's illness, since it is known that
his private physician has gone to him, but the
latest news from Berlin reports that the
Premier is better.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Times says:
10 consequence Of the opposition offered by
Prince Gor!sohokcfE the demolition OF the
torti6caions Of Batoum has not been made
obligatory upon Russia but is OF y implied 10
the designation of Batoum as q commercial
port
The treaty Of Berlin is to be printed on
parchment and IL antique type. Elcn sigu atory
power will receive a copy signed by al the
plcnipotentaries.
LONDON, Jolly IA Vionua dispatch says:
"Privato adviccs from Crcte assert that a
movement is on f,ot there to ask for 40 Eng
81 protectorate over that island as an autoDo
NOUS State
A dispatch ftom Alexandria says: ut is
rumored from Massowsh. that King John has
resigned the crown Of Abysnuia 10 favor OF
King Mcnelek.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Emporor Williams physicians have issued
another loug statement 10 regard to his condl
ton. They ascrbe His MajesLy's relatively
slow progress toward recovery to great loss OIL
blood AID appetite, to tho shock to bis system,
and TO mental depression. His altainabIe dc
gree oil strength is not yet regalncd. His
power Of looomotion is small. His hands arc
helpless, aud be cannot cat without assistance.
The physicians, however, are confident Of bis
recovery by the Influence Of time and exercise.
The American exhibitors at Paris have OBJ
tanned more przas than the citizens of any other
country in proportion TO their number. In two
classes all the exhibitors obtained medals except
one. Five or six grand prizes, with liberal
number Of gold medals, will BIO brought to tho
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