The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-09
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS.

LONDON, July S.-The Right Honorable
Assbeton Cross, Secretary OF State for the
Home Department, made the following
statement in the House Of Commons this
afternoon in reply to an inquiry OF LORD
Houghton: "In view Of the retention OF
Ratoum by Russia, conditional conven-
tion was concluded on the 4th OF June last
with the Porte, England agreeing to defend
Turkey against aggression, AID the Porte
ceding Cyprus, which will be Immediately
occupied by England. Sir Garnet Wolsey
will be appointed to administer the affairs
Of the island.''
LONDON. July S.-The official correspond
encc in relation TO the occupation OF the
island OF Cyprus BIAS been made public.
Lord Salisbury, writing to Minister Lay
ard on May 30th, explains the necessity or
an arrangement to countcract the influence
in the direction Of dlsintegration which the
mere possession by Russia OF Batoum and
the fortresscs north Of the ArXles would
exercise upon the population OF Aslatlc
Turkey, even If it should be certain that
those places would not become base from
which emissaries OF intrigue could issue, to
be followed in due course by Invading
armies. ..'.. -.....
A dispatch states that private negotiations
have shown that Russia is not inclined to
modify those portions OF the treaty OF San
Stefano which relate to Asia. Salisbury
laws stress upon its being an indispensable
part OF an agreement that England shall
reserve the right to insist on satisfactory az
raneements for the good government OF tue
people of Asiatic Turkey.
The following are features OF the conVen-
ton between Great Britain and Turkey !:
1t is stipulated that if Batoum, kars, and
Arabian, are retained by Russia, and il an
attempt is made at any future time to annex
portion of the Sultan's territory in area
not coded by detinitive treaty of peace, then
Great Britain engages to join the Sultan IN
defending his territory by force OF arms.
The Sultan, in return. promises to
introduce the necessary reforms to
be agreed upon later. In order to
enable Great Britain to make the ne
cessary provision for executing her en-
cacements the Sultan consents to assign to
her the island of Cyprus, to be occupied
and administered by Great Britain, who
agrees to pay the Porte the present OF
excess of the islands revenue over its en-
penditures. Finally, Great Britain engages
to evacuate the island and terminate the
convention if Russia restores Batoum, karS,
and Arabian to Turkey. The Convention
Is to be ratified within month.
Canada.
OrTowA, July S.-1wo thousand men are
ordered into camp on Dominion Square on
the 18th instant.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, July S.-Battery A.,
one hundred strong, has been ordered to
Montreal. A mass-meeting OF Orangemen
will be held here tomorrow to complete
arrangements for taking part in the process
sion ot Montreal.
France.
THE ELECTIONS.
PARIS, July S.-Twenty.two supplement-
ary elections were held in France yesterday
| of IDENTITIES, which resulted in the return OF
seventeen Republicans and three Conserva-
tiyes. In two instances there was no choice.
The Work of the Congress.
LONDON, July S.-A telegram from vi
emma points out that Batoum is not to be
made free port after the fashion Of Ham,
burg or Altoona, but is to become a Rus.
sian free port, which is a different thing.
Respecting Crete the solution proposed by
| the congress is considered unacceptable at
Athens, where public opinion is exaspe-
rated. On Friday there was manifesto
ton in which $4,000 people participated III
| front of the Kings palace. The Govern
ment is powerless to resist the current OF
popular feeling, and on Friday evening or
| ders were issued for the Royal Guard to
toe frontier at Lama.
The Ismes'S Berlin correspondent telc'
graphs that he learns from perfectly trust
worthy sources that in st. Petersburg, and
still more in Moscow, great indignation is
felt at the result of the congress. The Rus
sian diplomatists and plenipotentiaries al
Berlin in particular are spoken OF With
contempt. They do nothing, the people
say, but make concessions, and are ready to
accept any humiliation to gain the approba-
| ton OF Europe.