Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09
EOreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

TIE EASTERN QUESTION.
The Right Hon. Asheton Cross, Secretary
Of State for The Home Department, mado the
following statement in the British House OF
Commons yesterday afternoon La view OF the
retention of Batoum by Russia. conditional
convention was concluded on the 4!h OF June
last with The Porte, England agreeing to defend
Turkey against agrcGsion and the Porto cedng
Cyprus, which will be Immediately occupied by
England. Sir Garnet Wellesley will be ap'
pointed to administer the affairs OF the island.
The official correspondence iE relation to- Inc
occupation of tho island of Cyprus has been
made nublic Lord Salisbury, writing to Min
ister Laysrd on May 80, explains the neoes'
sjtv of an arrangement to counteract the lnfu.
enoo in tho direction of disintegratioo, which
tho mere possession by Russia Of Batoum aud
the fortrcsses north of the Araxes would exer-
else upon the populations Of Asiatic Turk key,
even if it should be certain that those places
would not become the base from which ennis
saries of intrigue could issue, to be followed IN
due course by invading armies. The 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. Lord Salisbury lays stress upon its
being an indispensable part Of any agreement
that England shall receive the right to insist on
satisfactory arrangements for the good govern
ment of the people of Asaic Turkey
Sir Garnet Wellesley will start for Cyprus in
few days, and will take with him the Indian
contingent. 1t appears that the congress was
occupied yesterday with minor questions. 1t
Endorsed the cession Of tho province of kotour
i Id bo6 tbo, ,oho
periodically receive reports on the condition of
the Armenians. It settled the scrvian boun-
dairy question, aotiug Prot to Servia, and
referred the details of the Roumeian boundary
question to commission to act on tho spot.
A Berlin dispatch reports that it is said the
Russians requested the postponement of the
Batoum question till Tuesday, not because a
settlement was doubtful, but to give time for
reflection 90, and confirmation Of, the reports Of
the Apgto.Turkish treaty.
Lord BeaconsGeld made no mention OF the
treaty at yesterday session of the congress, and
probably will not do So; for if be did he would
thereby admit the right Of the congress to dis
cuss the treaty, right which England cannot
admit, as the treaty does not modify the treaty
OF Paris 1t is probable that Russia will assent
to this view.
LONDON, j uly 9.--In tho House Of Commons
this afternoon, Right Hon. Robert Bourke,
Uoder Secretary for the Foreign Department,
in answer to q question propouuded by Right
Hon. VIM. Edward Forster, liberal member
for Bradford, said that the Eoglish ratification
of the convention with Turkey was sent to
CoDstantinople sometime ago, and everything
is settled.
MIR. Barring, one of the second Secretaries Of
the Constantinople legation has taken the frman
to Cyprus. "We have not yet, " said Mr.. Bourke,
"had official notification that the convention
has been formally notified to the powers.
BERLIN, July Git is believed the Con.
greSs decided that while Russia receives Ba.
tnnm as a Tree port, tho territory principally
Inhabited by the Lszis, is excepted from
Russian control. Iu return for this con
the substitution of the expression "cssenially
commercial instead of Exclusively oommur.
cial," as app.icd to the port OF Batoum.
Much controversy has been proceeding Oh
th' ?uUject Of The SanJjak o! Sofa, between
toe Russian nd Austrian military delegates,
the later proposing a strateglcal line reducing
the territory. 1t is understood That Count
Sohouvaluff has regalnad The territory which
the military committee proposed 10 tsEa away
from tho Saakjak.
LONDON, July 0.--Tha Times Berlin cor.
respondent aayS ;"C considerable sensation WAS
created here by the ue7G Of the Abg!o Turkish
alliance aud the otsSioo OF Cyprus. There is
feeling inst the Oriental question hes entered
UPON ucW and decisive stage, ald that q re
modelling process will c1ntioue after the Ter
lin nleetiGg is over. Some dirlomatistS have
20 hesitation 10 saying that the European and
African domains of the Porte are less likely to
remain 10 stalu quo for the protection specially
awarded TO the L,vint The fra! move, it il
thought, will be made by the Roman Catholic
Abalians on the conGno5 Of Bosnia and Here
goqina. who desire to be incorporated oy AUS
tia, In such cnsc Italy ls expected to occupy
Albaus and to offer to exchange it tor South
Tyrol. Nclittle curiosity is felt respecting thu
action Of Esaace and Russia ir the immediate
future
LONDON, JAY "a Paris dispatch to the
Standard says that the arrangement between
England and Turkey, especially the acquisition
of Cyprus, il cot faVoraby received by public
opinion here. Some newspapers arc very bet
ter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, July 9.-The Timea, in its financial
article, says: "The expectation that money
will be cheap tends to induce fresh spectators
to come forward. and the upward movement
may be renewed. Many new loans are talked
about. 10 addition to the Russian loan for
40 600, 900 pounds there is Greek loan men
toned and sundry loans for Austria, Hungary,
Turkey and Spaio. while railway and other 10.
dustrial projects may be expected to crop up
in great number. Tonight (Monday) Portugal
comes with the second portion Of her loan,
which refused to float entire last year. The first
instalment of French railway loans is also eX.
pected in the end Of the present month. and
its approach seems to be heralded by the ex.
treme activity in, and the high prices Of French
rentes."
LONDON. July 9.-An order has been re-
ceived at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich to
cancel the demand for the 40, 100000 cartridges
remaioing on the books Of the department.
There are various other evidences that the ex-
traordinary activity which prevailed in the gov
ernment establishments during the last three
months is about to decline.