The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-29


drew his resignation
AN ABSTRACTION
The resolution OF Lord Strathcden, that opposi-
ton TO any occupation OF Constantnople would not
be breach or neutrality. was withdrawn, Lord
Derby opposing 1t as OF purely abstract character
CHECKING OFF THE YEAS AND NAYS
1t Is reported tnat upon the announcement that
the government would consider the money vote to
be vote OF confidence Lords Granville, Ripon and
Kimberly and some Of the other opposition leaders
hastily conferred together, and, although no def
mite resolution was TAKEN II is understood the -op-
position will accept the governments challenge and
&raign its whole Eastern policy.
WHY IT WAS POSTPONED
LORD Harrington proposed the postponement OF
the debate 30 as TO give the country opportunity
to express Its opinion
IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE.
| In the lobby tits expected that the debate will
occupy four nights. II the government is defeated
Parliament VIII be Immediately dissolved. But
defeat Is almost impossible The conservatives are
confident OF majority Of over fifty
DIFFERENCE IN FACTS.
According 70 Times despatch the Porte per.
sisted in its determination to permit the Brit.
ish fleet to enter the Dardanelles except as an ally
OF Turkey. England informed the Porte that the
fleet must enter without permission The Porte
entered formal protest, which was forwarded to
the plenpotentiarles at the Russian headquarters,
but did not actually oppose the entry. Peace will
be signed on Russian territory. 1t will be remem.
bered that Sir stafford Northcote says that author
ity was granted to the English fleet to enter the
Dardaneles
AUSTRIA WILL PROTEST.
The Independence Beige, OF Brussels, has
the following special from VIENNA Austria,
like the other Powers, considers that the
Us regards the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Serva
and Montenegro, and the retroccssion OF
Bessarabla. Russia's demands in regard to In.
demnity are deemed inadmissible because tend
ing to perpetuate the occupation OF Bulgaria
Austria will Immediately send note to the Powers
on these points,"
STILL IN THE DARK.
The European Ambassadors at Constantinope
are still uninformed TO the preliminary condi.
tons OF peace.
SIGN OMNIBUS OF WAR.
The exceptional step Of suddenly summonlng
Cabinet council on Sunday was generally regarded
as an indication that the political atmos-
phere is not clearing. The latest authentic al
vices from Constantinople do not confirm
tine statement in the special despatch
from that city to this mornings Standard that
the Porte has received telegram to the effect
that the preliminaries OF peace have been signed
and that the Turkish delegates and the Grand
Duke Nicholas would reach Adrianople on Satur.
day.
THE DANGER OF SUSPENSE.
Up to nine O'Clock Sunday night the Porte had
no advice Of the conclusion OF an armistice.
though orders were teegrapned to the Turkish
plenIpotentares on Friday to accept the
performances Of peace. The delay causes
apprehension that the armistlce may be accom-
Il hv Tbn
IN the peculiar position Of having accepted terms
Of peace without knowing on what conditions nm
armistice will be granted
BENEFITS TO RUSSIA OF AN ARMIsTICE.
An armistice, II properly handled, must make
the Russians more than ever masters OF the situa-
ton. They are at liberty to fix not only the
line OF demarcation, but the time during which
they may remain in possession of the territory
occupied This will leave their hands Tree to settle
details according to their own views. which IN the
peace prelininarics have given place to general
principles.
,t NOT DEFINITE ENOUGH az ''''
Thus, In the latter with regard to Bulgaria, the
future limits OF this province do not appear to
have been specified nor the degree to which au-
tonomy Of Bulgaria or reforms in Bosnia and the
Herzegovina are to extend The same seems to
be the with regard to an increase OF territory
for Montenegro.
WAR STILL IN PROGRESS
The cession Of Roumanian Bessarabia Is not men.
toned and the question OF the Dardanelles Is re-
served. Nor Is anything said about march
into or through ConstantinoDle, which seems
rather 70 be a matter connected with the
suspension OF arms. Meantime the Russians Ser
VANS, RoumanIans and Monteneerins are pushing
military operations with great vgor about Wlddin,
Prisrend, Lake Scutar and Silistria, and In the
Aorttv Va nf RI map
sNUB TO LAYARD.
From all these points war bulle tins are rec eyed
showing no abatement Of the offensive by
the allies. Suleiman Pacna's army contn-
ues to embark. Six Egyptian transports
have been ordered to Kavala to assist In the
operation. Up 10 Saturday evening Safvet Pacha
(Acting Foreign Minister during the absence on the
peace mission Of Server Pacha) persisted in his re.
fusal to inform Mr.. Layard, the British Ambassador
OF the terms Of peace showing that the Porte has
been pledged by Russia to keep them secret.
"MUMs THE woRD.n
Though the st. Petersburg semi-onlcial press de.
clarcs that withholding the terms was q Turkish
trick to force English action, this is improbable
because the Russians could always have defeated
such move by communicating the conditions
themselves
WILL NOT GO TO STEAMBOAT.
The Times authoritatvely denies thar part of the
Russian army will traverse Constantinople and en-
bark ut that place for home, as was mentioned In
the Daily TeteraDh's special despatch OF Friday
last reporting the peace conditions.
BEssARABIA MUST NOT GO TO RUSSIA.
special despatch IRON Vienna says:-.sThe
Russian demands will encounter serious opposition
from England and Austria. The latter Power Is
particularly opposed to the retrocesslon OF Bess-
arabia to Russia and to any conditions dong more
than to cripple Turkey"
so STATED BY THE HERALD
The Daily Ners in its leading editorial article,
says that at the Cabinet council on Sunday 1t was
determined to persist with the demand for the
supplementary vote.
CARSARvoS's SUCCESSOR
viscount Sandon member OF Parliament for LIv-
erpool. will succeed Lord Carnarvon as Secretary
OF State for the Colonial Department