of East Ronmelia for five years will not content his
people, that he never agreed to such an arrangement, and that he will not accept it. He has even withdrawn his representative, M. Zanoff, from Constantinople. The Prince fears, it is said, the action of the Russian Court, which, if he is only appointed for a term, will intrigue against him, and insist in 1891 on his dis- missal. The British Government, it is said, advises him to submit; but the Prince is firm, and any effort to coerce him through Turkey would be met by a league of Servia, Bulgaria, and Greece. The Porte still hesitates to concede a life- appointment; but it is believed it will give way, more especially as Greece is still pursuing her preparations. She has not demobilised, and the best guarantee for Turkey against her action lies in conciliating the Bulgarians. The difficulty about the appointment will hardly seem serious to English eyes, but it is regarded as grave both in Vienna and Constantinople, while in St. Petersburg the Prince is regarded as " insolent."
