Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
England to Send ambassadors
with Full Powers.
Immediate Anxiety Al
1Ryed-But Two Dan
gers Remain.
The WOrkingmen's Grand Peace
Demonstration for SUM-
day Night.
Sale Of United States Bonds on the
Stock Market.
Better Feeling at st. Peters
burg Toward Great and
Small Powers.
4A+-UM
Fresh Difficulties as to the Peace
Conference.
Oh o11ELl Sg3 ISL
Sale Of United States Bonds on the
Stock Market.
Better Feeling at st. Peters
burg Toward Great and
Small Powers.
Fresh Difficulties as to the Peace
Conference.


LONDON. February 22.-In his state
ment in the house Of lords last evening,
Lord Derby said be was not aware that
any communication had passed between
the powers about the members Of the
conference. As for England great in
convenience would result from the ab.
Sence Of her foreign minister from the
cabinet and parliament for the several
weeks which the conference will proba.
bly, set, Therefore" said Lord Derby,
T" we will not depart from the ordinary
course Of sending ambassadors with full
powers, and l believe a majority of the
powers will adopt a similar course"
The Times, in commenting on the
statements 10 parliament last night, says:
" Immediate anxiety is alloyed. Two
dangers remain-one is that the Turks
may even yet be encouraged to resist
ance BY a vote of credit, and the recent
movements Of the English ships; the
other is that the approximation Of war
like forces Of England and Russia may
lead to an accidental collision"
The workmen's peace demonstration
announced for Hyde Park Sunday next
will be persisted in. Five hundred special
constAbles will DO sworn in to protect
the platform. An anti Russian counte
demonstration will be organized unless
the weather should be unfavorable, thus
preventing ths expected turnout. The
affair is likely to be very uprosrious. The
meeting al Agricultural Hall was absn-
donsd for fear Of Disturbances. Mr..
Gladstone did not refuse to speak; the
managers Of Agricultural Hall demanded
indemnify against damage, which the
promoters Of the meeting refused.
The Times says the most important
business in the foreign stock market on
Thursday was the selling of United
States bonds by the public. 1t is not SO
much the selling as it has been Of the
large amount selling by actual holdsrH,
and upon the market where there are few
buyers except upon American account.
There is danger, therefore, lest an alarm
may be generated by the fell thus caused
and the bonds get pressed on the dealers
faster than they core to have them.
Holders almost always become more dis
posed to sell as prices 60 down, and very
little pressure would cause a sharp fall.
There is no cause for alarm, and any
rush to sell is much to be deprecated.
ST. PE%rERsBURG, February 22-The
state Of feeling here, in consequence Of
recent events, especially the speech Of
Prince Bismarck, in Reichstsg, is fairly
represented by the following passage
from the Bedomosti: "~Ingratitude is
the ordinary result Of the self sacrificing
/, activity Of Russis, and we have become
, so accustomed to see it that it no
, longer sstonishes us. No sooner is the
war finished than we meet on all sides,
intrisues and hostility, not only from our
/ powerful n~eighbors who q support their
words with force, but even from power.
/ less little States like RoumaBia and
, Greece"
Some attach much Importance to the
statement that the Emperor William has
telegraphed the czar reminding him o.
J, his promise to fulfill certain duties to
0 ward Austria, but fear of the car has
0 lost all control over the war party.
I VIENNA. February 22,-Fresh Difficult
ties seem to have arisen about settling
b the preliminaries OF the conference. Twt
!, days ago it was announced that thl
!, French government, though making M
objection on principle Of a congress in
stead Of q conference, expressed SOM
apprehension lest such a general meet
n ing, without any distinct limitations
might lead to a discussion Of other ques
tons than the Eastern question. Whethe
o it be that some other powers share thi
J. view, or whether as agence Russo GEL
many has come back to her objection
is about taking the presidency, certain
G is there is a disposition to drop the ide
p Of a congress. accepted on the i%nitisliy
ir Of Russia, and revert to the orig
nal idea Of a mere conference
and negotiations about the preliminarie
which seemed on the point Of being col
y cluded, have had to begin afresh.