The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-19
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

TRANQUILLIZING EFFECT OF THE QUEENS
SPEECH AND MINISTERIAL UTTERANCEs-NO
WAR.
LONDON, January 1S.-The Times OF this
morning, in its leading editorial, says that
nothing more satisfactory TO the country
with respect 10 the immediate course
OF public affairs could we'll have occurred
than the declarations which were yesterday
made in the Queens speech, az we'll IS by
the ministerial leaders in the two houses OF
Parliament. The alarms recently raised re-
specting the possibility OF 4 warlike policy
being adopted by the Government may now
finally be dismissed
The Times, in commenting on the docu-
ments contained in the blue book published
Yesterday, says: In Lord Derby's recent
dispatches we cannot find trace OF appre-
hension such IA alone could have justified
the late outbreak OF war feeling in certain
quarters. It is now abundantly clear that
the feeling was confined to small though
rising minority, but it will be satisfaction
and relief TO the whole country to know
that it found no echo in the official utter
ances OF the Government.
The Liverpool grain circular quotes
wheat as rather low on the spot, with linz
tied inquiry.
1t is stated in London that the steam
yacht SANFORD has been purchased by
James Gordon Bennett to be used for an
other Arctic expedition.
The steamers OF the French line between
New York and Havrc will not call at Ply
mouth hereafter either in going to or COM
ing from America.
In the House OF Commons this evening
an amendment to the address OF the Queen
was moved by Mr.. Mitchell Henry that
an examination be made into Irish grleV-
anccs, which was rejected by a vote OF 3Ol
to AZ. The address was then agreed to.
The War in the East.
DESTRUCTION OF TOWNS DETERMINED ONCE
IN The DANUBE.
LONDON, January ia Russian official
dispatch, dated Kezarlik, January Is, says
that accommodating party OF dragons
have brought information that Sulelman
Pasha is at Philoppolis, and has given or
ders to burn everything. Tartar Bazardlik
and Philoppolis are reported to nave been
| burned.
Intelligence from the Danube says that
the flood OF ice continues, and communities
ton is most difficult.
OTHER ITEMS.
| LONDON, January 1S.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Constantinople contains the following
Queen Victoria's speech has caused consid
erable disappointment here. The Turkish
peace delegates have arrived at karahunar
1t is reported that the Grand Duke Nicholas
is at Genisaehra. At the Thursdays sit
ting Of the Chamber message from thu
Grand Vizier was read asking the deputies
to appoint five OF their number to share il
the deliberations OF the committee OF sena
tors, ulemas, and officers, which will direc
military measures in the event Of the failure
of the armistce negotiations. The British
consul at Adrianople has asked permission
to leave, but Minister Layard ordered hin
to remain at his post. Mrs. Layard ha
given assistance to 100000 refugees within
the last five days. The British gunboa
Torch has embarked a number OF refugee
at Bourghas, and English marines are pa
trolling the streets OF that place.
LONDON, January ia Russian otficia
dispatch says that General Skobelot entered
PhilIippolis on january 10Th and eXtin
euished the flames in the the Bulgarian
dwellings, which had been fired by the re
treating Turks.