Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-09
The Eastern Middle.

IN IN p shNns FLEET TO CoNsfLsrINtPTR
Sir III !, me bIitlsh House of Commons yeSterdsx
Oh Htauord Northcote stated that the term ~
tIe Russo Turkish armist ice disclosed Ir ms o.
STATE oi Affairs that the government. i'm yisM %
pr osSsiole disturbances in ConStantinonle. has
| sucieu portion OF the fleet thithcr moi as .
Tepdrsure irom neutrality, hut for the nrofec
non OF HE and property. The other naupers
m"vement h9TIlhed and asked to Join in the
Russia. In the House of Lords sin,iIsr tn .
nouInSemeht Was made 10y Lord Derby wba
| the fleet was first sent 10 Consts pTIg "heu
| ne approved the present action unAayr' ,h
altered aspect oil affairs. The supplementary
vote passed the House Of Commons by 81 M,
| lority, the yeas being SeS and the nayS n..
Ihe result was received with cheers from IN.
cSnssryatiyes Prominent liberals and Lead
erS Ot TIE opposition, including Lord Hartins
ton and Mr.. Forster abstained from yotins
l,ir. Gladstone voted with the minority The
OPP rsition Kissed Lord Harrington as he len
the h,'use Sir Stafford Northcotes speech
i'm the Hu use OF Commons gave definite idea
of the act, 'al terms OF the armiSticc. The
outer lines o. Constantinople's defences are
being evacuated by the Turks who removed
their guns, and the Tires vacated form a neu
tral zone. The armislict can be- terminated
on three days notice, so that, the defences
being demolished, the Russians could march
upon the city.
CABINET CRISIS IN TURKEY.
The Russians have occupied Chatalia Siliy-
ria, on the sea of Marmora, and OSmlnli an
lieman Pasha has gone 10 LariSSa, capital OF
the province OF TheSsaly There is a cabinet
crisis iR Constantinople in consequence of the
parliamentary criticisms of the governments
abolition OF the grand yiZierate without con
suIing parliament, and OF the contemplated
policy of Ahmed Nefk Efendi the new presi
dent OF the council OF ministers.
THE PEACE BASIS.
o1lcial information from st. Petersburg
gives the detailed peace basis. They are in
substance Identical with those telegraphed on
the Sd instant, Is follows: LIST. The erection OF
Bulgaria into a principality; I'd. war in
demnlty or territory compensation: Sd The
independence of Roumania, SerYia and Mon
tenegro, with INCREASE of territory for each;
ith. Reforms i'm Bosnia and HERZEGOVINA: sin
An Interior understanding between the Sui
tan and the Car regarding the DardanelIes:
OH The evacuation Of the Danuban fort
resseS and Erzeroum But according TO the
above official information there are only five
conditions, the evacuation of the fortresses
being part of the aTmiStice conditions not
those OF peace The fifth condition also pro.
vldeS for the negotiation of a final treaty at
either odessa or SebaStopo
GERMANY's ATTITUDE.
The London Times Berlin dispatch saws
the speech from the throne on the opening of
Parliament yesterday, making no mention OF
the three emperorS alliance, but emphasizing
the existence of friendly relations with all
powers, and more especially Austria, il is con-
cluded that the German government has not
entered INTO any engagement 10 support the
new demands OF RdSSla. The Times, in its
leader, says that IL does not share in the ex-
element and alarm which yesterdays news
created III many quarters, but thinks the time
ti's' SohiO NuNh NHOlt responsibility Oh &C
ton ought TO be thrown on the government,
ana a generous support be accorded il if the
legitimate Interests of the country are to be
protected. Ii is for Russia 10 restore conf
dence by abandoning the jealous reserve She
has hitherto maintained. When We know
what she means and what she claims we NAV
be able TO say what should be done.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NOTES
The provisional government of TheSsaly
nave addressed proclamation TO the Hell
lenic government declaring Thessaly annexed
TO Greece and entreating the protection Of
the mother country ''Osman Pasha is to be
tried by court martial on charge of buryins
Russian prisoners alive.