The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-18
PEACE on UfR?
England Drawing Troops from India-st. Pc
ter.burs Uneasy Roumanis Defiant.

LONDON, April 1.-THE stock markets
were stagnant and depressed yesterday until
near tho close. when an exaggerated report Of
the favorable character Of Sir Stafford North
cote's statement in tho House Of Commons ere
ntcd some activity and confidence.
A semi-ofIlcinl despatch from Calcutta Of
to-day's date says: THE Indian Government
hns received orders 20 send troops to Malta
The following regiments nrc designated to
leave for that place: Ninth Bengal Cavalry,
First Bombay Light Cavalry. Second Goorkas.
Thirteenth and Thirty first Bengal Infantry,
Twenty-nfth Madras Infantry two regiments
OF Bombay native infantry. two Bombay field
batteries. two companies Of Bombay sappcrs
and miners, and two companies Of Madras
sappers and miners. The native infantry will
be brigadcd with British Mt Malta
A Constantinoplc despatch Of April 16 says
that the contest in the Cabinet continues.
Ahmed vcnk Ercndi. President of the Council
Of Ministers. rendered his resignation on Mon
day. but withdrew II after u long conference
with tho Sultan and Safvet Pasha. President Of
the Council Of State. and the refusal OF Reouf
pasha and Mchcmrt Ruchdi Iasha Ia accept the
Premisrshp Mehsmc, ,uGhdi pasha has ercn T
Turks still occupy Batoum. IL Is untrue that
the Russians have again asked permission to
occupy Buukdere. or are moving nenrer Con-
stnntinop'.
Both from Vienna and st. Petersburg como
reports II great uneasiness and dissatisfaction
in the latter city about lIussias position. The
il-humor is directed against the Russian
dipomatists for. permitting the military sue
ressrs and military views TO turn their hcuds
But England and Austria are also much
blamed. The replacement Of the Grand Duke
Nicholas by Gen. Todlcben. II true. would show
that the Russian Government intends TO put
the management of affairs at Constantinople in
safe hands.
The situation in Roumnnia seems To be be-
dangerous
The Russians claim that the military convcn.
tion with Roumana. which gives them control
OF communications, does not terminate until
dcfinitive peace. The Roumanians. alarmed
about the occupation of their country and the
possibility of an attempt to discrm them. have
withdrawn their army into Little Wallacha
whore they boast they will make another Pev-
na II the Russians attack them The Bucharest
journals. referring u the Russian seizure OF
ammunition, ask why the government has not
troops at the stations to protect It's property
The Russians occupy the greater part of Rou-
manian Bcssarabiu and are intrcnching
the line OF the Russian frontier prior TO 1856
despatch from. stockholm says that. the
truth Of the rumnr that negotiations have been
commenced by England with SWEDEN, for the
possession, of Farn Island, in the Baltic. is
positively denied.
NJ. Cogalnicrano. tho Roumanian Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. replying Ia u question in the
Chamber to-day. confirmed the statement that
the army would not nllow itself TO Ice dlsarmcd
and had withdrawn to the Carpath.an noun
tains to avoid collision with the Russians. The
commnndant of "A Russian division near Bu-
charest had informed the Government that mis-
troops would remain until they returned To-
Russia. The Cabinet had asked Russia for cX-
plantations.
A telegram from Vienna announces that the
Austrian Government has concluded a loan Of
lfty-iivc million forms. gold. with tho Credit
Foncirr and Banquc de Paris.
Tho Prormcidi tOTrespOndeHce OF Berlin saws
thor" il no essential change in the situation.
but the sharp tension Of diplomatic relations
appears to be yielding somewhat to more pa
cic views.
The A0ence Russo says the pompdlers ap-
MOI ur ff hat tuls tfsrf ftaftt fttrY
The Vienna Ner Free Press learns from Ber-
lin that Russia may ostcnsibly agree Ia Eng
lands demand TO submit the entire treaty to
the Congress. IL this course is adopted il
would show that Russia had agreed with the
other Continental powers and that England
will be Isolated in her objections 10 the treaty.