The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-24
BRITISH WAR PREPARATIONS
ORDERING TORPEDO STNKERs AND
ONE HUNDRED TON Guns.
Contracts for Army stores. Gum Carriages.
and Hospital Ware-Rus.ia Building One
Hundred Torpedo Bonts-Tbe Congress.

Contracts for Army stores. Gum Carriages,
and Hospital Ware-Rus.ia Building One
Hundred Torpedo Bonts-Thc Congress.
LONDON, March 23.-The Times, In its coli
sumn Of Naval and Military Intelligence"
says: Tho order for new torpedo vessels for
the navy has been distributed among various
shipbuildcrs. principally on the Thames. Two
firms have undertaken contract for 5000 tor
podo sinkers Their average weight s LOO
pounds. They are being slowed away in
various parts OF the Royal Arsenal at WOOL
wich, convenient for shipment to stations ut
homo and abroad. The Russians are having
one hundred torpedo boats built on the model
OF one purchased in England but no part OF
the order has como to this country. rs interna-
tional complications might hinder its fulfill
mcnt."
The London correspondent Of the Manchester
Guardian says: THE Government have pur-
chased from Sir William Armstrong four 100
ton guns at n cost Of $50. 900 each. and negotia-
tions are proceeding for "a number of smaller
weapons Identical with those already in tho
service The same frm as we'll rs whtworth
4 Co.. have accepted contracts to n large extent
for the supply Of iron gun carriages, to be COM
plrted nt an early date. Great exertions are be-
ing made in the carriage department at tho
Woolwich Arsenal in the preparation OF wagons
for transport service. Several other contracts
for army stores are in course Of completion.
notably one for large number Of pack saddles.
Mcssrs. Dcfries & Co. are executing an order
ior hospital ware to the amount of about
A correspondent Of the Edinburgh Scotsman
says; " The landing Of a force on the Asiatc
been considered by the Government Railway
material t. be laid on n parallel line with tho
Bo,Sporus has been purchased;
A despatch TO Kcutrrs Telegram Company
from Vienna says Tho British Cabinet re-
uuircs declaration from Russia that the conn
munication Of the instrument Of pence TO the
powers is equivalent to its formal presentation
to the Congress. =, The Russian Cabinet, how
| toned communication II fulnlled international
duties. and If less inclined 10 agree to special
asmuch as, Ivy making known all the conditions
| Of pence. II afforded each power the opportunity
81 making the sepnrnte provisions OF the tr'aty
| the subject of European delibrrat on. An un-
| dcrstan ling upon this point has not yet been
reachcd until it is decided the fate of the Con-
The Times. in is leading editorial article this
| morning. says The treaty proposes the crca-
which would dwarf all the others, and which,
supported 10y external influence. would ineva-
by s,rangr AL o,hir inter9sis. rie new bnl, ~,
| limits within which the Sav population * pre-
pondrrant. Wherever the presumed limits Of
such prcpondcrance were not concdent with
good geographical boundary. the boundary limo
has been pushed rward 70 tho injury Of other
| populations and States. The general result is
that the now principally would occupy tho
whole central mass of the peninsula. forming
| a State in comparison with which Servin and
Montenegro would be insignificant and reduc-
| ing the rcmalning possessions OF turkey TO m
ahsurdity. Europe cannot avoid very grave
doubts whether such nn arrangement would DO
either Just or exempt from the danger OF great
future dl-tu neanccs.
VI. Bratiano. President Of the Roumanian
Cabinet Council and Minister of the Interior.
will probably 20 to the Congress TO represent
the interests OF Roumana.
The mortality nmong the Russians in Bulga.
ria is very great principally from lever. Tha
typhus Is very prevalent at Bucharest and
Turnu- MaGurelli. \ d spatch from Constanti-
nope says that the typhus is increasing there
CoSsTASTiNorIU. March 23.-fily thousand
Turk i~h troops are now cn'rmp'l ~ the plain
| 90 Buyuet tore. and tn'r" Hrr iiitF battilpns on
! t.r lines drienling Constant uoulr.
NifNNA Aitreu 2i Tho Lower House to-day
| adopt. tAr whom huli. g.
~ un Hungarian del"s0', ln today Count
An 44y Sld II WINS iut"n iol iun Hngi 81
ssouli m"c' nt thr end of M1r'. hut. r an
! wnio. -'ur pr".lmiuuN gu Sill Hue iav' 70 II
h.t', .rr lni.IHnl ana Russia. alil o is iul,u--
s. il.'y o. -t.fftA- dat ui tao taN t,us W ltl
c.It1iuv
rluiorui petition I'D ioi.rtj D.. uA ini' iuii nuul
uni r-t ~ ling lor d.su' ting i,.H l"ie hlii -
fields. and arr stin the dan -or wnlei threat AS
| iiU itiitu of Europe.