The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
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Io-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND

ENGLAND
LONDON, Feb. IL, ii a, m.-At, rho
opening of the Stock Exchange this morn.
ing. quotations of consols was 954.
News of the refusal by the Porte of
nrman Tor passage OF the straits by the
1eet has caused great sensation. though
the u, excitement is less than last week.
The Times in leader says: The feet
must 60 to Constantinople for the protee-
ton OF England's legitimate interests in
the city and straits, there need be no dis
eulse that this is the real purpose with
winch our heet will be sent to the Bos-
phorus, and Lord Derby would have done
we'll to have avowed this fact plainly,
lustead OF evading its responsibility by a
| transparent excuse OF affording protection
to British subjects and other persons in
the event OF excitement in the Turkish
capitol. 1t is best to avow the simple
truth, that, as we intend to have voice
IN the settlement Of the future of both
Canstantlnople and athe straits, we deem
1t prudent and our plain right to assert
some hold upon these important positions;
but Russia beyond question has not the
slightest occasion for any further military
guarantee for her own claims than she
already possesses; the Turks, and Con-
lConstantlnople itself, are at her mercy.
Ihe morning Post says, fatal mistake
has been succeeded by great humiliation
LORD Derby career as minister ought to
terminate, and the Dardaneles ought to
be engraved as an epitaph on his political
tomb; 1t will now become US to speak in
an extremely moderate language, until
deeds shall justify the resumption of that
; confident tone in which the England of
Lord Palmerston was used to.
LONDON, Feb. 12-The four iron clads
comprising the channel squadron were
! directed by telegraph to proceed i'm
medlately to Gibraltar for orders, on its
becoming known Vice Admiral Hornby
! had been refused permission to enter the
i; Dardaneles.
To maintain the cause of law and order
g the admiralty have purchased the iror
clads now in the London docks which were
, built for Turkey, but prevented from
leaving by the governments neutrality
! declaration.
LONDON, Feb 12.-Lord Lotus. British
ambassador at St. Petersburg, telegraphs
Lord Derby as follows:
! ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 81 have re
: ceived from Prince Gortschakoff the fol
lowing answer to your telegram of the It'll
J, inst. asking Russia to give some explana
= ton about the advance of the Russians
towards Constantinople, etc. 1n answe
l. to your excellency's note respecting the
: occupation of certain strategetical point
|, in the neighborhood of Constantinople b.
|. the Russian troops in consequence OF al
!. : armistice, it is my.duty to inform you tha
we are not yet in possession of positive in
ia & a.
and as tosits application | should add tha
d the military linz Of demarcation trace
+ previously to the armistice has been agree
y upon between the Russian and Turks
authorities, and is question which ex
clusively concerns the belligerents.
LONDON, Feb. l2,-Chas Bradlaug
and Mrs Annie Besant, free thinker.
re have been released from their sentence
ce fine and imprisonment for circulating In
Of moral pamphlets, on technical omissio
in the Indictment.
u LONDON, Feb. l2.-Lord Derby, in tb
to house of lords, this afternoon, said h
ee hoped to inform the house. Thursday, ths
es the intention of the government has bee
bo carried out, the fleet is before CONSTANT
nople France md Italy have suspende
y their movement towards sending the
meets. pTOD3Dly because the uTl0a0 was II
as fused; regarding Austria he only kne
he she had asked for a frmaD.
yo IRELAND
he BELFAST, Ireland, Feb l2.-About te
>. grain firms have failed; their total liabi
ties are estimated at 81 100000
ne ULSTER. Feb. I2.-The Evening Ech
&C. Ireland, says the position of number
of firms in the grain trade has been the su
iect Of remark since last week. 1t is I
,al secret that bills are lying at banks ov
8 due, and the result will be very serious
40 several firms; old and cautious merchan
be and millers will be untouched or on
slightly, while several who are toucht
- will be able to pull through; the result
this semi-panic will be to bring the traC
within moderate and legitimate limit
| which have been far overstepped in sever
transactions
led AfAAx.
AN ROME, Feb. l2-The funeral servic
ON of the Pope are to be held privately in Il
Sixtine Chapel the 10th, l7th, and Is
ro instant; this is to avoid the necessity
assigning, or refusing to assign special a
:. commodations for the Royal family, t
Cardinals assemble the evening of the IS
to elect new Pope.
to WASHINGTON.