News to Sunday's Date.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2807, 12 February 1878, Page 2

News to Sunday's Date.

British Squadron at St&mfeoul,

Others Preparing to Join.

Rumors of Alliance "between

Turkey and Russia.

Conclave of seventy Cardinals

Assembled at Borne.

Russia threatens to occupy shore

Defences of Strmtoul.

Londok, February 10th. The Austrian Press regards the situation as critical.

Russia's reply to Austria objects te a discussion on certain points in the peace preamble, also to the limitations proposed by Austria. ■

Admiral Hornby, with six war ships, has arrived at Staraboul.

The French, German, Austrian and Italian squadrons are preparing to join the British.

The Busiian Press, commenting on this combined action, remarks that [Russia herself advised this in the Berlin memo* randum. '■ " ■■■>;!<'•■■>.;'.■ !

The Greek army hare ra-crosied the frontier. < The insurgents at Epirus and Thessally hare proclaimed a union with Greece. The Porte has directed all Foreign offii cers in its service to resign.

There are general rumors of a"-close alliance between Turkey and Russia.

Assuming a protocol, a conclave has assembled ; seventy Cardinals present.

It is regarded certain that an Italian will be elected Pope.

The Turks have now evacuated all their fortresses. • > !

A Berlin telegram states that Prince Gortschakoff has notified the Powers that, consequent upon England sending a fleet to Stamboul to protect Christians, Russia will occupy the shore defences with the same object.

The troops defeated the Kaffirs at the Cape, inflicting heavy loss.

The Earl of Donoughmore has been appointed Under - Secretary for the Colonies.

The following items are from Australian papers per Wakatipu :— . . London, January 25. The Daily Telegraph's own correspondent at Constantinople says that one of the terms of peace is that a portion of the Russian army is to enter Stamboul in order to satisfy Russian honor. In the House of Lords, Earl Beaconsfield stated that the action of the Government in relation to Eastern affairs cannot depend upon the will of any foreign Government, or upon withholding any documents. It has bean notified to the Czar by the British Government that in consequence

of the poEsible temporary occupation of Constantinople §by liussian troops a special war voto was resolved on.

Earl Carnarvon assigned, as his reason for resii;nation, that the Premier had severely condemned the speech he made to the African deputation on the 2nd inst.