The Eastern Question

[Prom the Chicago Tiibniie, Ocl.il.] The Yienna correspondent of the Loh don Times gives tho details of the Eb Hsh proposais reccntly laid hefore u Porte, wfaich it will be remembered hsd previously rcceived the general vrm of the other powers. The proposal r. classed pnder tbreo heada. The fiw demalidB the status quo ante-bellan ''roughly," for Servia and Montenegro The word "roughly " was inserted 60 as to aüow of inodificaliens or disciwsiom of questio.Tis of Bocmdary importance, sneh as f ome tad f formal satisfactioj itöm Tufkey for ÍL'io invasión of Servú and sotae rectificaron of the tta tier of Montenegro, ,?uch as Enssj would be likoiy io demaud. The secoaj point proposes the {ping 01 a protoco] with the representative of tht powtj, in Constantinople by which the .Poft: woxdd give Bosnia and Herzegovina i system of local government that wonlj give tbe population of those provincss coniffll ner their own local affaira auj guamntees iust the exercise of artj. trary power. T.'ie third propoml relatea to Bulgaria, and prendes that the sap guarantees" against muiDistratioa shall be given that These pointe, Bent to the English Minster bj Lord Derby, are, it will bo seen, Matical with .thoö9 proposcd by Mr. GWetoue u his pnmphlet upon the BnJga. rían atrocities, and indícate that ti Tory Government, rather than lose its power, has retreated from its fonnei position, and yielded to the popn pressiire of the power behind the throne. Althoiigh the powers have given their assent to these three propositious, it b by no means certain that they will secms peace or settle the distracting questiois issue. Tho proposals are not a fornal treaty, bnt only the basis for a treaíy, like those of Villafranca and Vcrsailks, which admite of discussion. Tuitfj has not yet signified her acceptance ol thera, although three or four weeks ha elapsed sinse they were presented, aod in the interim England is calling fot 1 conference of tlie pírwers. A rtifficnlij has airead' r arisen with regard to tb conference. Bussia, ï]Dgi&na, Italy, France and Austria have giyta thé consent to the conference. Genanyii ominousiy silent. Kussia demauils tbs Turkey shall not be admitted te the conference, whilo Austria Vemaiè tbat all the eignatory power?, whii would includo Turkey, Servia aid Montenegro, shall be present. Anotia complication threatens in the fntait alflo. If Turkey refuses the Englü proposals, Kussia and England aigit I agroe upon some plan of miiitary oen! pation, bnt Germauy has jomed Austn I ia refusing tbe jropcsal of occupitioi Meanwliile, Kussia, acting upon the & sumption that there can be no peace, i continuing her military preparatiois, In view ot these preparations, there isa j panie on tlie 8t. Petersburg Exchange. j The reserves have been forbidden to leave their plaoes of residence, ánditomanía has been offered absolute iïde pendence if Bussiün troops are allowai to march throngh its territory. If tkc Signa mean anything, they mean tbs j Bussia either believes war will be inev itable or is bound to force a' T(r. i very few days must teil the story.