Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-12
Altered Tone of Comments Of the
German, French and Italian
Press and Politicians.
The Steamer ChildwalI Hall
Wreckod-Fate Of 26
Passengers UR-
known.
Death OF Right Rev, Augustus Sci.
WyD, Bishop Of LichfeId.

ROME, April l2.-General Grant will
due with the king and queen Saturday,
and leave Rome Monday,
LONDON, April l2.-The steamer Child.
wall Hal has been wrecked at Sayres,
Portugal. She had a crew Of forty.6ye
and eight passengers, The fate Of TWEEN.
ty.six is unknown. The remainder
saved.
The betting on the 0xford.C Cambridge
race is three to one on Oxford.
The Right Rev. George Augustus Sci.
wyn, DID. Bishop of Lichfeld, is dead.
The toae Of the comments on the po.
litical crisis ia much more hopeful. The
conviction is that Russia is preparing to
accept Germany 5 help to get out Of the
present dead lock by such concessions
as will secure the meeting Of the con
gress. Prince G~ortschakoffs reply 10
Lord Salisbury's circular, and the circu,
lar to which it was annexed, were only
published in st. Petersburg Thursday.
At Vienna Prince Gortschakof's reply
created an impression Of Russia willing
ness to find an acceptable method for re-
opening negotiations. The moderate
spirit is believed to be in gerat a
due TO the altered tone of the comments
Of the German, French and Italian press
and politicians concerning the treaty of
San S%tefano, which point to a proba.
bility of Russia instead Of England as
being isolated in case of a rupture.
The alleged circular of Prince Cert.
schskof, which seems to be q reply to
Austria's objections, is probably a stupid
hoax of some Paris newspaper.
There seems to be some disposition at
st. Petersburg to show Roumania more
consideration. 1t is announced that
Prince G~ortschskoff meant that the stip-
ulation for the passage OF the Russian
troops through Roumania is not a ques.
ton of the cession of Bessarabia, but
that it could not be submitted to tie con.
gress. 1t is stated that the Russian com.
missioner will go to Bucharest to talk
with the government.
Stevtcha Miharlovitch, the Servian
minister, has resigned, in consequence Of
the vacillating policy of the Servian gov.
eminent.
1t is said that Anglo Austrian iuAu.
ences are now in the ascendant at Bel.
grade, and there is a disposition on the
part Of Servia, Roumania and Monteue-
gro to make : joint remonstrauce to the
powers against the treaty of San S~tefano.
ST. PETERSBURG, April l2.-The Jour.
nal De St. Petersburg, in reviewing the
opinions Of the foreign press upon
Gortschakoif reply, concludes as fol-
lows: The real desire of Russia TO
bring about a peaceful solution OF exist
ing difficulties meets with universal rec
IGNITION. The British government must
now abandon its purely negative atti.
tude, either by inviting the powers to
assemble for common negotiations, or by
proposing solutions which the British
cabinet might wish to substitute for the
treaty of San Stefano. Should the pow
srs find a compromise, Russia would
williggly participate ia the discussion
and modify the treaty. Such solution
should not, however, nullify the results
gained by Russian blood, but take into
account her sacrifices"