The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-08
ENGLAND AND THE TREATIES
DERBY IDvi17ING YUir THEY ARa
IRfCgIC IT ~ IND.


W iAt Sfcnt B,ltnin DtHircs the Conferences
10 ro-A speech that created Inc.,sincst
In pnrlinmSni's Lobbic. Itatif, Ing Peace
LosDoS, March In the House Of Lords
tonight the Duke Of Argyll called attention ia
tho treatcs of 1856 and 1871. He maintained
that Turkey was the only power which had
broken them. They were. therefore practical.
ly at an end.
Lord Derby admitted that the state OF thinu
contemplated in the treaties had ceased TO ex.
isi. The treaties were. therefore, only bindina
until Europe ratified n new system. He would
not enter minutely into the question OF
England's attitude at the Conference, but as a
general principle England wished tho question
to be settled in II European not an exclusively
Kussian sense. and she wished the settlement to
be durable and cluabc toward the various
races and crec1s. The task Of the negotiations
was one OF no common complcxity. The Gov
ernmcnt would do its best to bring about sat
isiac,ory settlement between conflicting inter-
csts. but it was unwsc for any man to attempt
to predict the result.
Lord Derby's despondcn, tone caused some
uneasincss in tho lobby.
Constantinoplc despatch says. Rcouf Pa
sha has bcen selected to accompany Gen. Igna-
ticfr 10 II. Petersburg to exchange the ratlfca-
tions Of the treaty. 1t is Understood that tho
Car. during the negotiations at ~. Petersburg.
will considerably reduce the indemnity. and
probably grant some futhrr mo- lloa;ions.
Tho visit OF tho Gran Duk" Nicholas to tho
sultan has been postponed. IN consequence of
the difficulty in coming 10 an arrangement in
regard t. his military escort. Although tho
visit Is now announced for Friday. nothing has
yct been iinaly settle IN regard To the escort or
the Sulinns return visit.
-, the Sultan has invited the Grand Duke
NirholHs 10 visit this city tomorrow. Tho visit
depends on the Sultan's Welding 10 the Grand
DuNr'a desire To- be accompanied 10y II mounted
escort Of eighty persons.
A Vienna Il spat,h to the Times says: AT tho
liussan headuuartcri 1t is positively assrrtod
TINT wnrn tI' British ilort passed the Dnr-
danelles ror'Wttury orders cume from St
Petersburg 10 murch into Cunstaninople but
dsob"y the command and only moved forward
IN the dir" ation Of tOn-tuntinOplc, sending at
the same time 20 st. petrr.burg a statement Of
his r"1son. Tor his course"
The British fleet i. siill at Touzln. The Cham
mel sluallpn has reu'hcl Bcsil,a bay. II will
probably hc ordered t. rendezvous ut Touzla
I'M conditions of the tr"uty b tw 'cn Turkey
and kussia also contain the following: Monta-
.rn boundary 81 that country will b. the river
E1yann. Servia will include Nish and Little
Xwornik.
4 special to tho S'op1cH from CALI
poll reports tnt the i;nssinns are ac-
" " ,cDn-;ruH'ng cr;r lnchmeA,s from
Marmorl. They have now about lsOOO mon.
Win cannon. IN thrS- lines. which confront tho
Turkish lines across tho neck OF the Gallipoi
BERLIN. March Prince B!smar,k is disln-
,linrd To- attend the Conference. 1t IS said that
his hoalth Is again declining. and that his ply
sirianS recommend his early rturu 10 his cs-
tat at Nurzin. Ii H. thought here tiM England
powers implied in the proposal to change the
Conference to Il COn-r '-s.