New-York tribune., 1878-04-17
RUSSIA AND ENGLAVD UNRECONCLED.
HOPES orPEAcG AID FEARS OF WAR ALTERNATING

PRINCE BI--tAI,Ch ACTING eau JIlOtSLN.
LONDON, Tuesday, April 10, 1873
The absence of new. regarding the crisis
depressed the stock markets yesterday aud prices osci-
lated viosutly ON comparatively slight transactions In
official quarters and the clubs the feeling IS equally
de,p1ndcnt. This mornings news from ST. Petersburg
is calculated Increase confidence. The fact That
ia, Cabinet, 81 London and ST. Petersburg have hId re-
course sculoical intercourse seems 20 indicate that
official expressions would only have intensified their
differences The result Of the interchange Of views IL
NOT hopeful Russia substantially repeating her former
answer and England rcanimug the principle originally
Iad down. The reports ~ Austro-RHss.an
aeten,ut, mad" under pressure from Prince
ulI1 @ ts,, ~, J R"s.i ms b.nn one Of entire
u,utrltt wei! Undrr- Iuding hat Austria urged thr
The Tlraiy OF san siefauo and that the margin for
mediation is exceedingly narrow. An reports about
Russia having sent reply to Au5'tbS upectiOha arc
CO.. radi.t.d the source. In Other circles In
Vienna n e. stated mat the Emperor and the military
party aIr stronger than Count Andrns'y and VIII not
Au..rrr. NJ. J,i.f prevails that Austria mas nothing
substantial 90 gain by either peace or war, because
Inn f c. ION viii be forced 0u the Monarchy II the
Russians attempt 10 dsarm or occupy Ronmania
ENrEAyAGANr ECMoEs ArLpAT
In default of authentic news, rmors were ou-r NJ
Yesterday. that the Russians had made al preparations
10 occupy Cogsontnople and the Bo,phon7 on the first
siual oi ho,tltics that the Roumiuan army, except
guards fos Bucharest and P.sic,t have retired upon
t.r Au.r1n froptinr. and lint the Car has sent an
autograph letter 20 Pr zee Milan tl'tTuc9n< hlh Hs 70
are probably all false Pro oRu,s.au adylecs from Con
ufmo.i that The Grind Dukc Nicholas much de
pressed. and that the impression prevails that hn4land
and Eu-.f surely Gu'uus to war 10 That event
Eu..,u action VIII Doc governed by Au-tria's attitude.
n Austria Is neutral, the Rrs,lan. VIII undonhiGdy
sriz. the Byuhuui+ a. Austria mould IIuy' l" pr no
tile lts doubtful whether te Russians Ni Try 10 hod
Bosphoru or sTnlR oi Aar4n'r t t1iy & G, fr
ra--e,. and attack Austria from GaucA, Rodmania and
Bosnia. Otusr CJnsJautinupc udNlfcs say tIat Ile
Turks nave sopoo men "io"uu Tue t,D ".' "'O ~
GauDl and would rcsgut n attempt 10 enter tle capl-
tai Eut iu, aiituI. uf tie Government i rpectant,
san s,ciauo aud observe neutrality defending II If
m,naccd.
EyGLlND To PURSUE \ PASSIVE POLICY.
This afternoon The P4Ii MAI GG-cnc had artcle
The R!tlsh policy. "Whcthor Prince Bismlrcks propJ
sails succeed or fail" It said. we have reason to dis
tuIb ourryc about the situation We are strong In the
Ia cc OF diplomatic position and can Afford 10 wait
until our material strength begins to tell in support Of II
by way Of merely passive pressure. II Russia accedes
10 our -tipuatous for Congress. well aud good II
Will be heidi and shall begin to put our hands to the
most arlu0us piece of international work that has been
attempted IN Europe since the beginning OF the century
m Russia refuse, To- acccdc those terms there Is
necessity for IA, to declare against her. and IL Is
tue last degree i'm ronablc that the Government VIII
resort 90 declaration OF II will be sufficient FOR
IN IN to continue their armamcnts, To occupy certain
points of territory, not necessarily proyOcatye OF a
collision with the Russian forces ana Keep RUSSIA IN
her present position, that Is to say, WIN an uurCcog-
nzrd treaty uer possession, hut no Othcr gain rom
the but such - she can retain by actu physlGdl
possession at unOusy increasing cost and there To let
her until returns TO the sense oI her duy to
Europe"
BRITISH LIBERALS SATISFIED.
In the House Of this afternoon, Sir Stafford
Northcoto moved an adjournment OF the House at
It's rising to-day, until the 9Th Of May. Sir Wllfrid
Lawson Qadca Carlisel criticised this step In view
Of the serious crisis. Mr. Fawcott Liberal, Hackney
moved an amendment proyidInS iOr an adoulnm9ht TO
the 29h inst. Sir Stafford NOrthcOto deprecated THIS
proceeding, which, lac SAID would alarm the world Mr'
Forster UieraD supported Sir Stafford NOrthcOtes mo-
ton and SAID that II he and his colleagues thought the
Government were pursuing war policy they would
nave acted otJervise MIR Fawcett's amendment was
rejected by vote yeas, 10, nays, l6S, and the motion
for an adjournment until May was adopted
THE AUsTRIANs AGGRlEvED.
In House OF Lords this afternoon. Lord Salisbury.
Foreign Secretary, stated that Count Won Beust the
Hungarian Ambassador. represented to-day that
persons OF authority Austria, especially officers were
panied at Lord Dorbys recent observations respecting
that country Lord salisbury said that Lord Derbys
observations were made his own responsibility, and
that there nothing In the Foreign once warIdhung
them The OF Lords theu adjourned until the 6th
OF MAY. The remark OF Lord Derby which chiefly gave
umbTage In Vienna. was that III consequence OF the mum
Der slays the Austrian army could not be trusted
To fight against the RUSSIANS.
NOTES AND MINOR TOPICS.
The Journal de ST. PtterSbor0 states that negotiations
with England aud Austria are In progress
The river Danube is now open its entire course 1t Is
expected that the Danube Navigation Company VIII
shortly resume Its service.
A special dispatch to The Times from Vienna says:
News reached here that the Grand Duke Nicholas
returns to St. Petersburg aud that General Todleben
goes san stefano assume the chief command THIS
Is considered "A cOnciliatOry STOP
The ST. Petersburg Agence RnSSe OF to-day, says inc
situation to-day is unchanged.
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