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Show FOREIGN. PEACE Olt WAR, The "Thunderer" and London News ou ilie Pending Negotiations. Nego-tiations. London, 29. Give no credence to the rumors of early peace on any terms, short of the extinction of the Ottoman power. The indications continue abundant that Russia intends in-tends to gain this point even at the risk of war with England herself. That is the meaning of the czar's call for another quarter of a million ol men. If Derby, in bia attempts at mediation is able to offer Buoh terms, Russia may possibly yield his purpose to negotiate directly with Turkey or not at all, but the organizing by the czir of an army of the Baltic indicates Ins intention to be ready to guard the cnaat in the event of a war with England. This" is significant evidence evi-dence of his intention to meet the possible contingency he anticipates and of his ulterior purposes and resolution. reso-lution. Meantime, private information informa-tion is that active operations are to be prnxsiKl hs rapidly as the weather permits. There will be no new campaign, cam-paign, but a prolongation of the present uutil Turkey falla irretrievably. irretriev-ably. The Times' leading article aays: The announcement tnat the aultan lias invited her majesty's government to approach the czar with a view to bringing about negotiations for peace will lend to calm soma feara which have been exciting the country, and to hold out the hope that the dreadful war may be brought to a close mora quickly than by tne shock of battle. The sultan has taken the only course consistent with a calm review of what the war has aire id y done and what it must d j if it should last much longer. His circular to the powers showed that the peace party at lbs porte had lor a time got the upper imud. It proposed terms which wuultl uo doubt have beeu iuaUiniosuble ever bufuro the war, and which would uot bear discusaiun after the terrible bellies of the last six mouth; but Un; p..rla did not intend the circular to be taWn at its word. Now that ail the puffers have courteously but (irmly declined to approach Russia with imposjible conditions, the sultan has wiasly asked thia country to usa ka good office to bring about negotiation! for peace. It is important that govern ment should eonduot the negotiations in a spirit absolutely free from partisanship. partis-anship. We are not parties to the present contest. As mediators our essential duty ia to convey a message from one power with which we have no quarrel to another power with which we have no quarrel. We Have doubtless great interests at stake, political as well as commercial, and tbey will be urged at tha proper moment; mo-ment; but, meanwhile, it is our duty to act as a friendly intermediary and not as rulers of the Indian empire. To take side with one of two powers which we must bring into con tact would simply be to make our mission uaelesa and destroy the nfoanect of neaoe. Our cmvprn. ment will have to ascertain whether Russia is willing to open negotiations, and what are her conditions condi-tions of peace. It will then have to offer Turkey auch advice as may seem proper, and present her answer. It may have to reason in an earnest spirit with both belligerents, in order toaacure common ground; it may be obliged to urge the ports on the on hand to be wise in time, and liuBBia ! on the other not to demaud Bucb 1 terma as would goad the Turks to desperate courses and thus multiply the perila of Europe. While the. mediator may seem to act ai an advo cate now of one power aud now of another, arguments must be dictated to both purely by a spirit of concilia tion. No doubt government would have to consider the interests of Eng land, but the presentation of them would come in good lime, and there is not the alighteat reason to fear that they will be neglected. The Daily News aays: The Otto man government declaros that iu detiie for negotiations for peace may be brought abjut on the present basis of fact.-, and as ita professions must be accepted ob Hiuccie the public will wish it Bucce?s in its now policy. It cannot be ne ceuaary to point out that, oveu upon the moat limited interpretation of the offioe it has assumed, that the queen's government has assumed a task of great delicaoy. The present war primarily concerns Uusia and Tur key, but the eastern question ia one which muat be considered by Europe. By ita present action, our govern moot has taken upon itself the character char-acter t intercesior for one uc fortunate belligerent, while acting also offioioua ly for Europe; but it has to harmonize this new character with the doolaru-tious doolaru-tious which it has repeatedly made and with the whole course of conduct ol which tho least that can be said is, that it has now prepared Ibe world for the part it hns undertaken to pluy. On her majesty's miutatera ruiy very much depend whether the eastern question shall be now ant tied at le at for many years to comn, or ibid wr be follows! by mere truce, the pre lude to a war even grtiatcr mid morn disastrous thau that uf which we are now spectator!. Wo are bound to bope they will provo equnl to their responsibilities. Berlin, 2y The North German Gazette say : It EiiKUnd mensly seeks to sound K i Bia rmpectini; In r willingness to mako po..co and the chancaaof succe; ol the direo1, ppti cation ol the porte to dt. P.t"r .burg credit may be awarded Grout Britain for her meritorious int'intionj. Iu any other cae, the thn iry ot the Agence Kusse, tluit luiiianun unh-ss solicited by both bulhK-rKiii, h'ecoinea interventiou. iuy UM.-rt iiai-H reading read-ing the intervention. ItiHAia, in the fulfillment of her 111111:011'. can scarcely b stopped tvtin by the cleverest moves on the politio! ohoss board. |