ANGLO-RUSSI AN DIFFICULTY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1337, 7 May 1885, Page 1

ANGLO-RUSSI AN DIFFICULTY.

London, May 3. Five Russian cruiser* are proceeding to Batavia. Yice-Admiral Hewitt is w atching them. The fortress of Cronstadt has been •losed to commerce. Earl Granville is somewhat co ifidont of a peaceful solution of the difficulty being arrived at. Turkey is now more favorable to England. May 4. The [(Daily News to-day announces that a reply of a conciliatory nature was received by the British Government from I lie Russian Government on Saturday, and met with favorable consideration at the hands of the Government. Lord Granville, speaking at the annual banquet at the opening of the Royal Academy Exhihi'.ion, expressed a confident hope that peace would be maintained between England and Russia. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affair*, announced that England and Russia had come to a mutual agreement to submit to arbitration the rec< nt Penjdeh incident, and to conduct uegctiations for a delimitation of the Afghan frontier line, in London. Lord Granville added that the oasis of Penjdeh would meanwhile be considered as neutral territory. In the House of Commons, Lord Randolf Churchill denounced the statement made by Lord Granville relative to the agreement between Russia and

England as a base and cowardly suirender, and calculated to imperil tho safety and loyalty of India. The Tories are incensed at the action of the Government, and the Liberals are somewhat dubious as to the ultimate result of the negotiations. It is considered probable that Denmark will arbitrate. The Continent is relieved at the turn affairs hare taken, and there has been a general recovery of colonial securities. The Ungtisb Press are generally dissatisfied with the result. Melbourne, May 4. Government are in receipt of a telegram from the Victorian Agent-General (Mr Murroy-Sraitb) to the eflect that there are indications of a slightly more peaceful nature observable at Home.. May 5. The Government have received a telegram from the Agent-General, Mr Murroy-'Sinith, in which he states it is the current opinion in London that pence is almost fully assured.