Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-24
Eventual Russian Occupa-
ton Of COnstantinOple
Conceded.
ENGLAND LIKELY TO INTERFERE.
THE PORTE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
NEWS AHEAD OF TIME.

CoNsfAETINoPLE, January %. An in
ternational committee, composed of
European consuls and notables, has been
formed to assist the refugees who are
pouring into the capital, The committee
appeals to the charity Of Europe.
The Turkish parliament has voted an
address asking the sultan to hasten the
conclusion Of peace, or if hat be made
impossible by the onerous character of
the Russian conditions, to organize for
resistance to the bitter end.
LONDON, January A-The stock ex.
change to-day is agitated by rumors Of
the failure of peace negotiations aud of
orders for the moving Of British troops.
None Of these reports are traceable to
any trustworthy source, and they are
probably utterly groundless,
Though it is the general impression in
most of the European capitals that the
Turks will accept Russia's condition and
peace be concluded, yet much doubt and
anxiety prevail, particularly in London
and St. Petersburg. The latest adviees
from the latter place say that more con.
6dence is felt since the peace negotia
tions we're submitted to Austria aud we're
not objected to on her own behalf, thus
minimizing the danger of an Anglo.Aus-
TRAN alliance.
It is said that the conditions, which
were only made known at Vienna this
week, have been submitted to Prince
Bismarck and approved long ago. If the
conditions are known in LendoR yet the
fact has not been made public. Lord
Derby, foreign secretary, and Count
Schouvalof, the Russian ambassador,
had an interview Monday, but the sub
jsct ia unknown.
Count Andrassy, fearing be saw rea
son for England veto OF the conditions,
has undertaken to secure their moii6ca.
ton. The u~ttersnces Of reputed semi
official German newspapers are very
conflicting. The Berlin Provincial Cor
respondence, an organ of the home office,
believes that peace will be secured. The
Berlin Post conservative trusts that the
car will not occupy Constsntinople, be
cause in that case England must inter
fere. The Allequemine Z%eitung, reputed
to be Bismarck's special mouth. piece,
says that the eventual entry Of the Rus
slams into Constantinople cannot longer
be regarded as imprscticable.
The National Zeitung, organ Of the
national Liberal party, also believes the
Russians intend to 90 to Constantine.
pie. If the Russians attempt to 20 to
Gallipoli or Constantinople, there is
hardly a doubt that the British ministry
will interfere if supported by the major.
ity Of parliament, and they probably will
be, although the most advanced section
of the opposition in both houses would
not regard the occupation Of CONSTANT
nople as an interference with British in
terests or ground for hostile action. In
the meantime, the military situation of
the Turks is not SO desperate az seemed
during the past few days of the panic
Nevertheless, the porte is very anxious
fo- a cessation Of hostililies, and not
w~ithstandiug Suleiman Pasha's army is
safe and Preparations for the defense is
short, the lines across the peninsula at
Tchataladjs are well advanced.
The Hamburg firm reported on the
stock exchange as having failed is s. &
g. ~Ritterhausen, cotton importers.
4 p.m.-The depressed feeling at the
stock exchange still continues. 1t is
rumored that the government will ask
for credit to- nigbt. 1t is also said that
large selling orders have been received
from Paris.
n.-Sir Stafford Northcote has lust
notified the house Of commons that be
will on Monday move for supplementary
supplies for the naval and military ser.
vice.
ST.. PErERsBUEe, January "a The
Agence Russo says; The Imperial gov
eminent is aware OF The importance En-
gland attaches to Gallipoli. II will mel.
Their be occupied nor attacked unless the
regular Turkish army should be concen-
trated there, in which case il would be
impossible to leave such force on our