New-York tribune., 1878-09-30
ENGLISH NTRIGUEs FoHED.

THE PACHAs DISSATISFIED WITH ENGLAND-TURK-
IsH oBsTINACY nLUsTRATRD-THE GRAND RE-
vIEw OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY-A REGATTA IN
TIE SRA OF MARMORA.
fFRoN REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
CoNsrANrIYop1E, Aug. 9l.-The most serious
hindrance to the restoration of security Is
the English convention, and the persistent
claim OF Sir Henry Layard for signature of
the agreement concerning reforms. which, q con-
diton of the protectorate of Asia Minor, The EoORo
mist calls " dream Of a shadow Of smoke" Sir
Henry Layard has been very earnest. But all his
earnestncss has not one whit advanced the matter.
The Turks promise everything Do any single
thing. however they will not until they get ready.
There arc various causes for this besides the Turk
,sh ris inertia One is the declaration Of so
many English writers and speakers that Englands
influence over Turkey VIII direct Turkish policy.
This augered the Pachas, who are independent If
nothing else. Then the part taken by England at
the Congress on the Bosnian question and
the Greek question has been used to di-
minish English influence here, and to
change tho convention into q disturbing in
auence The first token of the change in sentiment
at the Porte was the appointment Of Server Pacha
10 n Portfolio. Server Pasha was one of the men
who negotiated the armstice at Kezanlik and
Adrianople last February. and afterwards declared
himself more Russian than the Russians, giving as
his reason the statement that Mr. Layard
had promised Turkey aid, and failed to re-
deem the promise. This involved him in
nersonal quarrel with Mr. Layard, in which
Server was worsted. Mr.. Layard wrote him
:" You are lar" and then told the Grand Vzier
that while Server Pacha continued to be Minister
~ Foreipn Affairs he would be obliged to decline
intercourse with the Turkish Foreign Office. Server
was dismissed next day, and all has gone smoothly
until lately After what has passed, the appoint
ment of Server Pacha TO any seat in the Ministry is
n hint TO Sir H. Layard that his own influence is
on the wane. am assured on good authority that
the majority of the Ministry are now in favor OF
throwing over the convention with England. They
wish no such friendship as that of England. 1t has
taken Cyprus, has given away Bosnia, and Is now
offering Thessaly and Epirus. Far better seek
substantial and permanent advantage in an
alliance with Russia.
As q rule il is the policy of the Turks to TO
fuse every demand. Congress gave Persia the dis
trIct of Kotour. The humiliating verdict OF the
Congress would have been needless had the
Turks gracefully accepted. years ago, the
decision of their own referees that kOt0ur
of night belongs TO Persia. The occupation of Bos-
MIA is not only loss to the Turks but the form of it
ia a humiliation They have not seen the inevita-
until Count Andrassy got tired Of talking with
! Carotheodori Pacha, and went off leaving him at
Vienna. the occupation daily nearing its completion,
and fine need of a convention therefore past. All
this might have been avoided by taking note OF the
temper of the Congress- and accepting the situation
| with what advantages Austria, IN good humOr,
| might have allowed. The day before Varna was
gyen up To the Russians they occupied the heights
| and some OF the outworks. In the afternoon num-
her of Russian officers with about 700 soldiers went
to he town TO go to church, hut the Turks shut the
gates in their faces. This angered the Russian gen
1 eral. who demanded admittance promising that ms
| m should leave after service. The gates remalned
shut however and at last the general sent word TO
fine Turkish commander chat he would stand no non
| sense III the gates were not opened lnmeulaIeIy
| he would bombard the town. The commander had
never thought Of this contingency ana had 10 taAe
| hack his decision. sondngout battalion oil troops
with a band of music To escort the RUSSIANS lhto
| town as his guests. Affairs of administration 10
mnch the same way. The Ottoman BANK nsIe Sio Il
nstablished In Galata with branch in old STAN
bonl. couple of miles away. 10 applied for leave
to put mp wire between the two 80 s ~ y
! ns,, tLe telephone. The answer promptly came paeh
that il was impossible to allow such thihg IL