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PERpLEXITIES OF THE PORTE.
EUROPE WATTS FOR THE sULTAN's REPLY TO
AMBAssADoRIAL DEMANDs-RUssIA WATCH
ING THE COURSE OF EvENTs-BAKER PRO-
POSED AS GOVERNOR OF ERzERoUM.
IBY CABLE TO THE HERALD1

ING THE COURSE OF EvENTS-BAKER PRO-
POSED AS GOVERNOR OF ERzERoUM
lBY CABLE 10 THE HERALD.1
LONDON, Nov. 5, 1870.
| A Cabinet council was held here on Tues
day and another to-day. Musurus Pacha, the
Turkish Ambassador, had an interview with
Lord Salisbury, the Foreign Secretary before
the Cabinet council met, and Admiral Pothuan,
the French Ambassador, after it's adjourn
ment. Count Schouvalof the Russian Ambas-
sador, had an interview with Lord Beacons-
field. The London correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian says The clouds OH
the political horizon in consequence of the
| strained condition of the relations between
England and Turkey may be considered to have
vanished. Diplomatic action has resulted in
much more satisfactory condition of things, and
the British Mediterranean fleet will not now
proceed to Turkish waters" despatch
| from Constantinople says:-"It is believed
! in political circles here that British
action will lead to the return to
power of Khaireddin Pacha or to the assump-
tion of the Premiership by Mahmoud Ncdim
Pacha, according the Sultan may determine
to yield to Great Britain or seek Russian assist
ance in resisting that Power. The Times, in n
leading article, says:-''We have no reason to
suppose that the measures Of reform on which
Sir Austen Layard, the British Ambassador at
Constantinople, is insisting are beyond the
powers Of the Turkish government"
| DEMANDS OF THE POWERS.
| A despatch from Constantinople to the Times
| says;-The Palace is sedulously propagating
| false rumor that Sir Austen Layard,
| the British Ambassador used menacing
| language to the Sultan in order to
obtain for an Englshman the command
of the Turkish troops in Kurdistan. The
explanation of this despatch is that Sir Austen
Layard, the British Minister, semiotiicially sug-
gestcd to the Porte the appointment of Baker
Pacha us Governor of the Province Of
Erzeroum. Sawas Pacha, Minister of Foreign
| Affairs, declared that it was impossi-
BILE to comply with this proposal; but
Baker Pacha might be appointed English COM
mander Of the gendarmerie in Armenia. Sir
| Austen has not yet presented any formal note
| to the Porte concerning the execution of re-
forms. 1t is stated that his demands have not
been supported by the representatives of the
| other Powers. A despatch from Vienna to the
| Times says Count Zichy, the Austro-Hun-
garian Ambassador to Turkey, has suddenly
returned to Constantinople. Even if his pur-
pose is to present his letters of recall the sud-
denness of his return still seems to indicate that
| it is connected with the present crisis. In view
| of the disposition of the Austrian government
| Count Zichys intervention can only be for the
| purpose of assisting the energetic efforts now
making to compel Turkey to fulfil her promises
| of reform.
RUssIA's VIEW OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
A Berlin despatch to the Morning Post says
the National Zeit,tng accuses Russia of COM
| plicity in the latest trouble in Afghanistan.
| Papers found in ,Cabul, it says, disclosed
| the fact that Russian influence is active
in Afghanistan against England, and some
of the papers seriously compromise the
government at st. Petersburg. But despatch
from Berlin to the Daily Nescs says a corre-
spondent at st. Petersburg writes as follows
"When General Kaufman was at Livadia he
represented to the Gar the impossbility of pre-
pairing new Central Asian expedition without
| cash and supplies. He received the significant
answer that it was, perhaps, better not to pro-
ceed with the preparations. On the proposal
| being made to furnish Abdul Rahman Khan, the
pretender to the Afghan throne, with money
for the purpose of intriguing among the
| Afghan chiefs an absolute refusal was given to
such a proceeding during peaceful relations
| with England. The irritation shown in official
circles and by the press against Lord Salisbury's
| speech at Manchester on the 18th nit. has sub
sided Under the first impulse of anger and an
| noyance the question was even raised of with
| drawing the Russian Ambassador from London,
but the idea was at once authoritatively mega
tived on the ground that the speech could not
be regarded as an official expression"
sTAMBoUL IN A FLUTTER.
The Standards Constantinople correspondent
tclegraphs -"Count Zichy has arrived in Con-
stantinoplc. He is charged to give formal as
suranccs to the Sultan of the friendly feelings
Of Austria toward Turkey. 1t is believed that
Said Pacha, Grand vizier, and Mahmoud
Nedim Pacha, Minister of the Interior,
have rendered their designations" The Stand
ayds Berlin despatch says tho appearance of
the English squadron in Syrian waters is likely
to be succeeded by the despatch of German and
Austrian vessels of war to the Eastern Mediterra
ncan The Daily Ne,cs despatch from st. Peters
burg says:-"The report that the British fleet will
proceed to the Gulf of Smyrna has caused en-
barrassmcnt here" 1t is probably % result of
these political combinations that the Moscow
Ga-eife's despatch from Baku reports that ON
the 10Th OF October the main portion of the
Akhal-Tekkc detachment returned to Tchikslar
The Times correspondent at Vienna telegraphs
that Prince Lobanoff is expected to arrive ut
Constantinople from Livadia, on Saturday
1t is believed that no definite answer
to the demands Of England will be given be-
fore his return. The Telegraph understands
that Count Schouvaotf has not yet
received letters of recall, but they arc expected
to arrive before the end of the month. No sue
cessor has yet been appointed. Count ScLouva-
loft has not yet been named for any new post.
CUBA LIBRE."