LONDON.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 2 March 1878, Page 2

LONDON.

* ■ February 23.. Russia, has withdrawn her demand 1 f or . a poitipn of the Tiirkjsh fleet,.' on condition of the , Porte engaging 4 not to 'cede .the, same to;Englapd. : T;he.concVsion 4 of£h>.tre*aty of peace i takes place.tOTinorr6yv\ 1 '■■*■*-■■ "February 23, ; '! Coompasie. w.on, the Cap, : Seagull ran her up; Adelaide wpn the [Purse, and Palm.Flowjßr the,Piate. The "University boat raceis fifted for'the'lSth'March., ;. An. attempt to, shook the. Master of the feolls by "an ,insarie sailor failed. Th,? '.'new Pope will be crow to- ; ned ;- ■'morroWiin.Sistine Chape^ i I'eace. has been effected m, Cuba. :| The. rebels, are pardoned^ and the con-., ifiscafion law^repealedi The.German G-overnment are .making [*; large purchaiSes.ofgold-in.L9ndo;n, !■ Consols, 9s£. ' 1 . AustraHap securities ; are very-steady v The com^maj-lset i^ \^eak, -wjith, a, downward^ teiideocXv !- ' ' . '■ ' *' Tuesday. A> l^rge. meeting- m, faypr^ of peace, winches being held ; m Hjvde Park, was. B£asfcered by. aii immense Qon. serva^ixe fdetnonstrationii ; London, papers * consider peace, co^_ 'ditidns excessive, and if enforced Ijkely to imperirtiie maiuten^ice : of European, peace.' : Lord Derby, m replying to a question, said] the. G-pvernraeiit had received. njp information con firmjng peace coadi tions, and: remark' e<l tjiat. if;- the EgypluMi tribute to the. Parto . was demanded it wpuld recj^ui re , serious consideration.

(HATER.) The Treaty qf Peace is still unsigned. Russia persistency demands. t\\e surt render of the Turkish fleet and oocupa? tion of SUitnboul. The cjccu;pa.tio,n is, delayed. The JMfinister. of War, replying to a, question m Parliament, declared thatthe (jovernmanfc was unable to gj?eanjF information as Russia was keeping the full terms of the Treaty qf Peace a pro-s fouiJil sjecret. '-' <■■'<'■ ■ :^-~; {-.' -■'-... '■]'■$*•'- The " S,tanda,rd " :^egram declares that eight additional t^Ctalions of artil-. . leiy had' arrived at San Stefanis. Gourka is approaching Constantinople with3Q,ooa wen. "q ' " .*." ' The secrecy 6,f the negotiations ex, cites suspicion a,nd. ala,rm, th^ongnou^ Europe. ' The. severity o.f the Russian terms is. everywhere condemned, aJnU^is likely to provoke war, wh^cli wilj involve Eng-. land and Austria. Prince. Gb,arles thr.ca.tens to, abdicate \ his idfini^try; will res,i<*u. rajttieithan cede Bessarabia. • t V * ' ' " ~ Eight thousand; Russian troops passed: Ja,ssy for Tra,nsy lranian frontier. '■' ' '""" " ' Qrdmary. railway tra% is su;spsnded\ The ''Gio.b.a l|ha,t,. m th.a event of a,n expeditionary, force, feeing ! sent East, I^ord, Najrier. ojf Magdalajj ; will command, and G-awiejj "VSJroisey- : will be chief of the. Staff. ' J