The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-01

Indifference, and there can be no doubt that the
occupation OF tins province after peace Is pro-
claimed either with the ostansbie view OF
consolidating the new organization or as o
pledge Tor the payment OF the war indemnity
would meet with the earnest opposition OF Austria
In whose eyes 1t would amount to little else than
an indirect way OF re-establshing Muscovite power
and influence on the right bank OF the Danube.
Still, with all this, any as to diplomatic ac
ton going on at present must be received with
great reserve"
FRANCE ASSERTING HERSELF.
Paris despatch states that NJ wad-
dington, Minister OF Foreign Anairs, yester-
day appraised the Budget Committee that
in the event OF a European Congress he should as
special grant IN order to secure the proper rep
resentation OF France as one OF the great Powers.
MR.. GLADSTONE REBuKEp.
The Times condemns Mr. Gladstone's speech at
Oxford on Wednesday on the occasion OF the pre-
sentation OF an address TO that gentleman by the
Liberal Association. 1t says:-"The part OF an
agitator Is dangerous one and apt not 10 be least
harmful to the person who assumes 1t TOO persist
entity. The signs are only too apparent that hts
opposition to Lord Beaconsfeld has done some
thing both to sour him and distort his judgment OF
factsu
1t Is currently rumored that a question will be
asked in the House OF Commons during the debate
respecting the correspondence between Mr.. Glad
stone and Negropontis. Will be remembered
that Mr.. Gladstone some time ago was accused Of
melting the Greeks to attack Turkey. He refuted
the charge and challenged the Daily telegraph,
which printed the charge TO produce its informant.
1t Is reported that the question Will elicit the fact
that Mr.. Layard, the Ambassador at CONSTANT.
nople, furnished the charge to the Daily zeie.
graphs Constantinope correspondent
ROUMANIA WILL OBJECT
In Wednesdays sitting Of the Roumanian Cham
Der of Deputies at Bucharest the government was
interpelated concerning the military acquisitions
and Irregularities Of railway traffic. NJ Bratano,
the President OF the Ministerial Council, said:-
''would these evils were the only ones the country
had to endure" NJ Cogal Niceano, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, stated that the government would
perhaps receive information on Thursday OF the
conditions OF peace. "God grant," he said, "that
the sacrifices Roumania has already made may be
the only ones she may have TO make ilrconsequence
OF the present war" These words are under stood
to refer to the desire attributed to Russia 10 re-
annex Roumanian Bessarabia.
THE HELLENIC DILEMMA
The secret sitting OF the Greek Chamber OF Depu.
ties on Wednesday was very important. M. Cou-
moundouros, the Premier, submitted the Minis
terial programme He ssid II it was accepted the
Ministers of Finance, War anu Marine would sub.
init extraordinary estimates. The Premier recon.
mended the Chamber to continue Its deliberations
yesterday. He said that II there was no quorum
present he should regard 1t as a vote OF want OF
confidence and resign. Twenty-four communes in
the district OF Volo, Thessaly, have formed pro-
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE PASSED.
A later telegram from Athens says that after
Premier nj.
doura, the Chamber, by o vote OF 12l against 8,
passed vote Of complete confidence in the gov,
eminent granting Ministers full powers to act In
accordance with the interests OF Hellenism.
EASTERN DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.
The Foreign Office has published further Eastern
Lord DERBY On January 20 instructed Lord ohus,
the British Minister at St. PetersOurg 10 make
The terms Of the notification are almost
Identical with those attributed to Austria In yester-
days dispatches. Copies OF this notification have
been sent tho Ambassadors at Paris, Vienna, Ber-
lin and Rome. together with the expression OF hopo
that tho vows therein contained, which were based
upon the treaties would receive tho assent or tho
other signatory Powers.
BAsEs OF PEACE NOT pErrNirIvB
Lord Lotus teiegraphed to Lord Derby ON January
3d. that Gortschakot replied the notification that
tho bases Of poacc werc not deiintivo ~ regarded
Europe The questions afiectinu European interests
would DO concerted with tho Power Lord Lotus adds
that Prince Gortschakor informed him that tho last
by Count Schouval0, relative to tho Interior upder
standing in regard to Russian interests IN the Straits
was vague and unnecessary he denied that referred
10 an understanding between Russia Turkey and
had objection to suppress It altogether He
authorized Lord Lotus to declare most categorcay
that Russia considered tho question OF the Straits
could only be settled IN concert with the Powers.
HAPPY IN AN ASSURANCE
LORD Derby yesterday tee2raphed 10 Minister Lotus
that the government received Prince Gortschakon's
statement with satisfaction and would be gIad
that the Russian government had suppressed the
article concerning the Straits he had expressed his
willingness to do.
AT ADRIANOPLY.
Mar 1,u i0for Lard IOfu lam Do
that Count SchouvaoH behalf OF Prince Gortscha-
kon, denied the rumor that the preliminares of
peace would be. signed at SobastopOl, and affirmed
they would be confirmed at Adrianople