The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-26
Resignation of Earl CarnarvOn
and Lord Derby.

lead to war, which Derby and Carnarvon are
| not yet prepared to admit is unavoidable.
| So overt an action as asking supplies would
l undoubtedly include the occupation of CALI
poll, but the instructions given to the command
er of the British fleet are not that he shall land
force, but hold force in readiness to land, on
| receipt of authentic information Of Russian
| force advancing on Gallipoli.
| All that is known this morning about the
| Cabinet dissolution and war-like preparations
| comes through the liberal newspapers, indicat
ing an intention of the dissentiment members
i of the government to give public opinion OPP
portunity to make itself heard. The chances
| are that strong anti-war agitation will COM
| mence Immediately. But the continued Rus
| sian advance aud the apparent determination
| to ignore England. has produced strong inn
| preston here, and good judges believe the gov
| eminent will be horne out in forcibly prevent
| ing the Russian occupation of Constansinople
| The government organs show disposition to
| belittle the Importance of the action thus far
| taken.
The provincial journals say that the Duke of
| Cambridge, field-marshal and commander-in-
| chief who was visiting the country, was unex.
pectedly summoned to London by telegraph on
Wednesday.
In the Commons this afternoon, Sir Stafford
| Northcote, replying to question by the Mar
| quis of Harrington, said it was only this morn
ing that formal communication from Russia
containing the basis of peace was received. In
| consequence of private communication last
l evening, the fleet which on Wednesday was
ordered to the Dardaneles was ordered to stop
i at the mouth of the Dardanelles. He was not
authorized to say whether any minister resign
| ed The vote to be proposed is 96,000,000. He
was not aware OF the conclusion of an amistice
or OF the signing of the preliminaries for peace.
| LONDON, 7.30 p. m, an. 25.-Iu his remarks
| in the Lords, Earl Carnarvon said that Lord
Beaconsfeld severely criticised his speech to
bat his ground for resgning were the despatch
of the fleet to the Dardanelles and the decision
to ask for money VOTE
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 25.-1.25 p. m.-The
Ports having yesterday accepted the Russian
conditions of peace is regarded as virtually con-
| cluded. The Russian conditions are not yet
| officially made known here, but it appears GER
| tain they greatly exceed the conference pro-
| gramme and stipulate both for territorial con-
| cessions and payment Of war indemnity.
| COLOGNE, Jan. pa telegram from Con-
stantinople confirms the report that all the
Russians conditions were accepted by the Porte
/ yesterday afternoon. An appeal will be read
| in the Mosques to prepare public mind for the
l news. Meanwhile the conditions are kept
l profound secret.
| LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Telegraphs prints the
i following from Constantinople:
The Turkish delegates have been ordered to
l sign the peace preliminaries, and an armstice
] will probably be concluded to-day.
The peace conditions are stated to include the
following points:
Servia to be independent with compensa-
i ton.
Montenegro to receive Autivari, eNicsic and
Spuz, and a portion of the territories bordering
on Lake Scutari.
Russia to hold Batoum, Kars and Erzeroum
until war indemnity of e20000,000 sterling is
l paid.
The Dardanelles to be opened to Russian
l men-of-war.
on the principle of the Lebanon, than on the
l plan of the Constantinople conference; aud
Turkey to nominate Christian governor for
long term of years subject to notification by the
i powers bulgaria is not understood to include
/ Thrace, but only extend to the line of the Bal
i kans.)
Part of the Russian army to embark at Con-
stantinople for their return home: and the final
by the Grand Duke Nicholas. This arrange
mont will satisfy Russian military honor,
without involving the occupation of Constanti-
nople.
The Pail Mall Gazette in leading editorial
says it considers the alleged terms of peace
l about as hard as they could we'll be and as
amounting to the virtual destruction of the
Turkish empire and the reduction of the Sultan
to the condition of Russian vassal If, says
the Gazette, after the publications of these
terms the designations of Lords Derby land
l Carnarvon are withdrawn we may conclude
| that no effectual resistance will be made by
England to whatever agreement the Gear and
Sultan may come to.
The Queen has conferred the order of the
Garter on the King.
| Earl Derby was not present in the House of
Lords tonight, but it is said he was in the lob
by and his resignation is in suspense,
1t is stated that the Daily Telegraph's re-
port of the Russian conditions is substantially
correct, although the terms are somewhat
harsher than those which have been officially
| communicated. The general tone of the fire.
/ qusnters of the House of Parliament is pacific.
| 1t is believed that the Duke of Richmond will
| replace Lord Carnarvon.
| The Press association has reason to believe
| that Lord Beaconsfield received the Earl of
| Derby's resignation of Thursdays sitting of
| Parliament An informal cabinet council was
held in consequence of this surprise, and as it
appeared the cabinet was in danger of dsrup-
| ton, 1t was for this reason decided to counter
| mand the orders for the fleet to enter the OAR
| danelles, though the admiral had been en-.
structed to remain in position from which he
| can cover Gallipoli.
| Extreme ministerialists think that after Lord
Beacons6eld's statement in the House of Lords
tonight there Is no necessity for either Derby
| or Carnarvon to resign. This is probable as
regards Derby, whose resignation is stated to
be only in the hands of Beaconsfeld, and not
yet submitted to the Queen. The latest lobby
| rumors are pacific. Many radicals think the
vote of supplementary supplies after all will
not be demanded on Monday. No definite
action has yet been decided on by the opposi-
tion, many Liberals wishing to await the gov
ernment's explanations on Monday. Before
freely circulated that dissolution of Parlia-
ment was imminent in consequence of the
probable resignation of the Marquis of Sails
bury and the disruption Of the Cabinet The
situation is now regarded easier and immediate
dissolution is improbable.
The Admiralty have ordered the despatch
vessel Lively and the frigate Newcastle to
prepare for sea Immediately.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Jan. 25.-Safvet Pasha
has informed Mr. Layard that the Porte had
1 do sol am Qp N ha
tons secret until the treaty was signed. 1t had
today telegraphed to its plenipotentiares to &C.
cept the conditions 1t would communicate
them to the ambassadors the moment they were
signed. 1t is again alleged that the Russians
are advancing on Gallipoli.
LONDON, Jan. Pa special from Athens to
the Standard says that the new ministry pub
lished programme stating that they intend to
prefer action towards and to provide for the |
defence of the country, and protect Greeks re-
siding in other countries.
The Standard says we understand that the /
Duke of Buckingham will probably succeed |
article says Lord Derby is still at the foreign |
Office and we shall be slow to believe that he /
will find it consistent with his duty to abandon |
the Cabinet at such moment.
LONDON, JAM 26.-The Daily News considers /
it probable that the government will reconsider |
its determination to demand vote for supple |
mentary supplies, and Lord Derby will thus be j
enabled to withdraw his resignation.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Daily News publishes /
what it believes substantially the terms of |
peace, as follows:
The autonomy for Bulgaria similar to that of |
Lebanon.
Turkey to nominate Christian governor of |
the province for long term of years whose
appointment must be sanctioned by European
powers.
Bulgaria to acquire some territory south of
the Balkans.
Bosnia and Herzegovina to be assured of
protection and reforms, and have Christian |
governors.
Security to be given for better government of
other Turkish provinces.
Roumania and Servia to be independent with
out compensation.
Montenegro to acquire Antovari, Nicsics and
Spur, and a portion of the shore of Lake |
Scutari.
The session Of part of Bessorabia and of Ba-
toum, Kars and Efzeroum with the adjacent |
territory to Russia.
The indemnity to Russia for the expenses of |
the war is to be paid in money, territory or
otherwise.
Tha onost;on of tha Dardanallps ia tn he 70. |