Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-16
EUROPE.
A MORE PEACEFUL FEELING IN
ENGLAND.
TIE RUSSIAN ARMY CLAN0RoUs
FOB WAR.
lsrsciAL DrsrArcH TO rHs Com HrLL
DAILY NEvs.l
EUROPE.


EngIaud's Position.
LONDON, Feb. I6.-The Tines leader
to-day Is very pacific. II ssys; ut will
DO due 10 some ~gratuitous mismanage-
mont II the relative positions Of England
and Russia, near Constantinople, leads TO
any serious misunderstanding. Our own
Government may DO trusted 10 act with
combined moderation and firmness. II
the Russians arc reasonably prudent. there
IL no reason why tho Powers should not
enter peacefully into the conference"
Gladstone yesterday received . deputa-
ton from the Workmen's Neutrality Com
mittee, and consented 10 address . public
meeting Of workmen Of London on tho
Eastern question. The object Of the meet
ing 10 said TO be to hold the Government
10 tho policy Of neutrality, and TO secure
tho thorough Independents OF tho prov
inces which have been freed from Turkish
oppression. The meeting will probably
be held on tho 25th Of February In Agri.
cultural Hall. Ellington. Sir Wilfred
Lawson. John Bright, James Btansield.
Anthony. J. Mundella and other Members
Of Parliament arc expected 70 participate.
A meeting with tho same objects Is also
called for tho 2ith instant In Hyde Park.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-A Times London
special says the British ultimatum was
that the Russians should not occupy Con-
stantinople. Now that the Russians arc
Substantially In the Turkish capital. this
ultimatum 10 changed 10 meet the new
conditions. The Russians must vacats
Constantinopls before tho conference II
held. Should they refuse 10 do this and
take any step TO impair the freedom Of the
Straits or the Bosporus, or block the Eng
lish road to India. England would regard
this a. . ean.as beii. In brief, England
proposes 10 mako her stand along the
Straits.
81. Petersburg telegram says the an.
nouncement OF the arrival OF the British
feet at Constantinopls has created intsns %
feeling there. Il Is looked upon a an set
OF war and a. . defiance OF the compact oil
the European Powers. Public clAmor
favors war with England. which would DO
far moro popular than war with Turkey.
The most extensive preparations are In
progress at Cronstadt for sending ro-
Inducements and supplies to Constan.
tinoplc via the Black Sea.
The situatiea In Esssers Europe.
PER,, February i6.-It 10 generally OK.
pected that Grand Duke Nicholas will onter
C~onstantinopio with . portion Of his army,
but will como Is . guest and friend Of the
nation, with tho consent OF the Sultan.
The russians consider that this will give
England no ea.ns behi. especially ~ her
ships arc near the Capital against the ex.
press wish OF the sultan aud the Porte.
In the Russian camp the renewal OF
active hosulitics Is discussed - more
probable than peace, and every measure
IL being adopted TO consolidate tho Rus
sian advance. The entrance Of the Brit
ish iicet into the Dardanelles, before
tho conclusion Of the armistice would
have been answered. 10 10 Z.
hes%itatingly said. by the Russians
declaration Of war, but whether such
would now 10 tho case 10 doubtful. War
with England would DO very popular with
the army. though the officers speak OF II
gravely, a. . terrible struggle. "In this
state OF feeling. II We have 10 begin again.
say tho Russian officers, "nothing could
Constantinople from US, aud we would
not leave one stone upon another"