Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-21
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THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
England's War Preparations.
POLICY OF THE NEW POPE.
UNEASINESS IN EUROPE.
HaSty British Cabinet CouuciI

LONDON, Feb. q, 80 D. NIT is reported
!hat a caolnet council was hastily summoned
inns morning. Lord Cairns, lord high chancel-
lof, belng called from the hearing OF a case in
the house of lords 10 attend The stock
market ,n?l is Dun and heavy in consequence of
Russian Securities Lower.
Russian securities are one per cent. lower
than they were at the close of the market yes
terday.
England Buying War Horses and
Iron CladS.
The Manchester Guardian states that an
oIncef OF the horse guards arrived at Bristol
Yesterday, accompanied by 4 veterinary sur
geon, TO purchase 5000 horses for the War of
nee. 1he officer states that this is part of a
purchase of 2l,O00 horses which has. been or
dered. The government has purchased anOth-
tr IRON cad built for Turkey. IL mounts ten
l2-ton guns.
Parliament to BE Dissolved.
ne London correspondent of the EiiIlburqh
Scot@mon says: The suspicion is wide spread
that The government intends to dissolve Par
Lament about Easter time.
Austria and Prussia.
The Times Berlin correspondent telegraphS
as as, follows: The conviction prevails here that
The military and court parties at Vienna will
Induce the Emperor to settle amicably with
Russia, notwithstanding the prepOSsessions of
the HungaranS."
Russia and ROumania.
The Times 81. Petersburg dispatch saws:
s. Ii is generally felt that RuSSia's present reIa
tlOns with Roumania are extremely awkward
ou! me government shows no signs Of relin-
gushing its demands for the retroceSSion of
BeSSarabia."
Australia to be Defended.
MELBOI RNE, Feb l9-The Australian colo
mes are considering measures To be adopted
for the defence OF their coasts in the event of
Great Britain engaging in war.
Russian Troops Concentrating Near
AdrianOple.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 19 Considerable
numbers OF Russian troops are concentrating
beyond Adrianope.
The Peace Terms.
LONDON, Feb. 2l.-The Times Pera CORE
Srondent says: "Namyk PaSha'S mission To
St.Petersburg is TO endeavOr TO Obtain.from the
Car modification of the terms of peace eS-
peclally those touching the withdrawal OF Mus
Suimen from Bulgaria and the limits of the
new prlnclpality, which, il is stated. the Rus
SlanS now insist on bringing within a few
miles OF COnStantinople.
TOrpedOes i'm the Black Sea.
The Foreign Office has given notice 10
LloydS that the prohibition of the export of
grain and other products from the Black Sea
ports has been raised. but that the tOrpedueS
have not been removed.
Agreement Between Russia and Eng.
land.
LONDON, Feb. 2l-Sir Stafford NorthcOte
Chancellor of the ENchequer. replying to a
question asked him i'm the House of Commons
this afternoon by Lord Harrington, said
Il lie result OF the negotiations with Russia is
an understanding that Russia will not occupy
any portion of the peninsula of GallipOi or
the bOulalr lines. or the ASiatic side of the
DardanelleS: England undertaking not TO land
troops at Gallipoli OF on the Asiatic side OF the
DaIdanelleS.'
Evacuation Of ErzerOUm.
CONsTANTINOPLE. Feb. l9.-It is reported
that the governor OF ErZeroum has tee
graphed to the Porte that the evacuation of
that place is impossible, as owing to Interrupt
ton OF communications by snow the troops
could not obtain supplies outside of the city.