Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-06
A Long Turkish and Russia In.
terVieW.
Situation as seen Through
English SPectacIes.
The Turkish Cabinet and People
Dissatisfied.
The Russian Ambassador at London
to Visit st. Petersburg.

LONDON, May GA Special from Con.
s%tantinople, dated Nay 9th, says Sadyk
Pasha, Turkish Council of Ministers,
and Safaet Pssha. Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, had a long interview With Gem
eral TodleOen yesterday. General Tod.
l4ben to day visited Buyukders with bis
staff, and examined the coast of Bos.
phorus.
AS evidence Of nothing stirring is
likely to occur for a few days, the cor
respondent at Vienna says Count An
Grassy will leave to-day for Syria on a
shooting excursion.
The report that an expedition will sail
for Suez refers t. the expedition that
has already sailed.
While the general political situation
is unchanged, and the courss Of nego.
t~istions between St. Petersburg aad
London continues uneventful, there is
no lack OF important Incidents at Con.
stantinople. A correspondent says:
Another palace revolution is threatened.
The c%onspirators for the overthrow of
Sultan Abdul Heamid, and the accession
OF MuTad or somebody else, actually
fixed on a day last week for the attempt,
but tor fear OF Russian interference
caused a change Of their plans, and the
cOnspirators say that they must wait no
til the Russians 20.
1t is difficult to say what would be the
attitude Of Russia in case of revolution,
but there is great danger that Russian
and English troops would come into col.
lision. Ia such an event English in1u.
ences, now believed to be uppermost in
the counsels of the sultan, who, between
Lsyard, British ambassador, pulling one
way and the Russians the other, has
anything but a pleasant time. A ma
j ority Of the pashas and ell of the late
ministers are against the sultan, and the
people are sulleu and discontinued.
There have been violent speeches against
the tax on bread, which is now at famine
prices.
The pashas are all ready to fly at each
others throats. 0sman Pasha. for in.
stance, is cursed on all sides by other
pashas as a fool and by some as q traitor.
Without English or Russian support the
sultan could not stey on the throne an.
other day. Sultan Abdul Hamid sue.
ceeded Murad, his elder brother, who was
deposed August 81, 1876. The same
correspondent says: "S4dyk Pasha is
certain not to remain chief Of the min.
iatry long, though it is difficult to see
what English influence would gain by
his overthrow.
If it is true. as all the correspondents
at the Turkish capital agree, that the
present cabinet manifests British ten.
denotes even more frankly than their
predecessors, such friendly manifesto.
tons may be g blind, however. Another
correspondent says: e. havejust heard
that the Porte has sent a note to the
powers. maintaining that it cannot evac.
uate Shumls, Varns, and Batoum until
the Russians retire, and, according to
the treaty Of San SFefauo, the surrender
Of Adriauople. The Russians, of course,
maintain the counter proposition that
they cannot withdraw until the Turks
%evacuate the fortrssses."
An enormous fire is now raging in
Manchester, owing to a want of water.
Two large timber yards and nine or ten
houses are already destroyed.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Count
Schouvalof, Russian ambassador at Lon
don, is expected here this week. Much
Importance is attached to his visit. 1t
10 understood that he will remain about
two weeks.
Parliament reopeued to-day after the
Easter recess. In the house Of com.
mons notice was given Of the various
questions regarding the employment Of
the Indian troops. Sir Stafford North.
cote, chancellor Of the e%xchequer,
IN reply to a question asked by
the Marquis Of Harrington, leader of the
Liberals, said: II have only to soy
that the negotiations with Russia will
continue. 1t would be highly %disadvan.
tageous to the public interest to discuss
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