Lord Granville made on Monday one of those pithy state-
ments of the Eastern policy of the Government in which no statesman of the day can rival him. In regard to the Monte- negro frontier, the Porte had given two answers to the Collec- tive Note of the Powers, one in writing and one oral. They were not couched in the same words, and it was not yet clear that they were even to the same effect. "The Powers have under their consideration the rejoinder that they will make, and have in the meantime ordered a certain number of their vessels to go to Ragusa, which port has been thrown open to them by the Austrian Government, as being within easy distance of the coast which is to be ceded to Montenegro." Instructions had been prepared for the Admiral in command of our contingent, " which cannot, for obvious reasons, be published at present." On the Greek frontier question, the Powers had declined to re- open the issue in the manner proposed by the Porte, as to what the frontier should be, but had expressed their willingness to entertain any wish of the Porte's as to the mode in which the cession of territory should be made. The Powers had agreed on their demands as to Armenia, and a Note to the Porte would be presented on the subject. The Powers bad also been unani- mous in their recommendations as to the course to be pursued in European Turkey. So far, so good. What is now wanted is a little more of the Admirals, and a little less of the Ambassadors.
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