New-York tribune., 1878-03-08

LORD DERBY ADNITS THAT THE OLD STATE OF
THINGS ~ TURKEY Is no MORE-MIsGIvINGs
ABOUT TIE CONFERENCE.

LORD DERBY hDNlIS that lH' 'ID aiAi" VIZ
THINGS ~ TURKEY Is no MoRE-MisGiVINGs
ABOUT TIE CONFERENCE.
LoNpoN. Thursday March = 1879.
In the Uousc of Lords tonight the Duke of Ar
evil called attention TO the treaties Of 1896 and
ISL lie maintained that Turkey was the only
Power which had broken them. They were there
fore practically at an end.
Lord Derby admitted that tie state Of things con-
te1upated in these treaties had ceased TO exist Inc
treaties wcre, therefore only binding until Europe
ratified 4 new system He would not enter miEuiey
into the question of Englands attitude at the
Conference. but rs general princPlc England
wished the question 10 be settled IN Euro
peau. not an exclusively Russian sense, ami
she wished the settlement to be dnrabc ana eqna-
ble toward the various races and crceds. The task
Of the ncgotiators was ono ofno common complexlty
lho Government would do ITS best TO brinE about
n satisfactory settlement between conflicting inter-
eat-. brt Il was unwise for any nan TO attempt 10
predict the result.
Lord DcIby's dependent tone caused some uneasi-
ness In the lobby.
The British lcct j. still at TOnzla, in the Sea OF
Marrnora. The Channel squadron has reached Be-
sila B.v II will probably be ordered 10 Rendezvous
q, Touzla. is thouVlt at Berlin that England
will decline 10 invest her representative with the
po,ycrs implied IN the proposal to change the Con-
ference 10 q Congress.
CAPTAIN ManiEorpc. formcrlvof the English navy.
and recently Hobart Pashas adjutlut, has been pro-
uoted and sent g. the Cretan waters as second IN
command Of the Feet there
NiCnolA, KEsiEAINs TIE CzAR.
4 Vienna dspltch 10 tins mornings Times says:
A. the Eus.,in hcadquartef. il is positively stated
flat hen the British rcrt passed ihc p'IdAh,", pr
,muiorv or.Is came from - P'i'r ii 70 marc mo
D. -ctf fo
ward in the direction of C'ustantih"!c rthius NJ 'o
same Tune Petersburg statement OF his reasons
Tor bio course
DESIGNS ov Egypt.
LoSDoS. ffldly, March 9, 1873.
The Paris correspondent of The lines says 1t
ercms certain that France would readily consent TO
| Encand's obtaining complete security III regard 10
| the Suez Canal. but wOnd do her utmost TO
| Gis,uade England from occupying Egypt.
! France desires joint action with England
respecting Egypt. Paris TELEGRAM 10 me Ntdsas1G
e.ys however that Prince Bismarck recently stated
that hr would himself propose 1T the Congress an
| English occupation of Egypt, Germany guarantee
| ing tho nOn-ntcIyentlon oi rance
PRINCE BISMARCK AND THE CONFERENCE.
BERLIS, Thursday. March :, 1s7S.
Prince bismarck j. disnclncd To attend the
Conference II is stated his health is again decln-
ng and that his physicians recommend his edi! return
| to his estate. at Varzin.
| THE CONNECTION IL CONSTANTINOPLE
GRAPHIC DETAILS or TIE STATE OF The CITY
| WHEN THE RUSSIANS APPROACHED Ir-A STREET
| IIGur-THE OTTOMAN TROOPS IN WKEICHED
CoNDIIiON-THE TURKS COMPLETELY CRUSHED.
IFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNE'l
CoysrASTINorLE, Feb 13.-Uneasiness and un-
| certainty reached a climax i'll this city on "edies-
day last when there was something near TO panlc'
| G.J he uUUlIpu
| t,on of the Turks The police had been drafted
,pto the ranks of the army or had been witbdrawn
from the vast Turkish quarters of the city IN ordtr
IN protect Pera Kadkeny aud other foreign centres
Rumors constantly hoated through the streets that
| the Russians were still advancing Ihey had ap-
pearcd in the forest Of Belgrade at the valley ol 'he
| Sweet Waters, and at other suburban locaiities
Testimony of the truth of tho stories was IN the a
pcarance of a ceaseess stream OF Dashi-Dazouhs
armed to fine teeth. savage and hungry enough for
any desperate follics. Circassians scutted away
| ON every side or meditativcly peered INTO every
| window and door, apprasing the loot each mousse
| wonld furnish. Refugees stood on the street
corners and grumbled under their Drealh' vi
thIonged the bridges and public squares sury re-
| sentful of the slightest jostlng Oh the crowd nc
| Turkish residents were gum ana silent. Even 'ho
erie. of the street-vcnders were hushed, and there
| was silence IN tho air which was oppressive hke
| the silence before tornado or an earthquake.
could not get out to the fortcations TO see ior my
self but the last report which received from tne
front at nightfaIl, was that the Russians were III
line before tho Notifications; had summoned 'he
| Turks to leave, and that Mukhtar fasNa mao re-
fused to evacuate, and was preparing to hsht' Inc
next morning however, as soon as SET ioot Oh 'ht
! bridge, there was struggling crowd OF ragged
| gaunt wretches uniformed in dirt, whose rusty
Peabody rifles showed that they werc supposed to
| be soldiers This made it evident that Mukhtal
| Pasha had given up. The truth soon came out thai
the evacuation of the defences OF Constantinopie
was the last and hardest of the terms OF the arms
ticc. Tho Government had concealed the mattel
from the people, fearing tumult, although th'