The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08

the pleuip0tentisries of the great Powers, aud
sxposed TO them that II was necessary to inter
fers, In one way or another, for the protection
of the poor persecutsd Christians in Turkey,
Nsccording to the treaty of Paris Of 1856" A
circular note, presented personally by the
First Adjutant of the Emperor, Count Adlers-
berg, to the Prussian, French and English GO
verDments, followed by a second diplomatic
communicstion" of Prince Gortsehakoff, Gre
ated . general sensation throughout Europe;
because in Europe every one knows what
Russia understands by Its protection of the
Oriental Christians" or by "the possession Of
the key Of the Holy Sepulchre," which II has
used only to open the "gstes of war" The
diplomatic notes Of Russia were followed by
stnl moro exciting news about certain military
movements and preparations in SUthern Rus
siA Il was reported that Russian corps dob
s1vatio~ of 80, 900 men had been concentrated
on the banks of the Pruth. Reuters Telegraphic
Correspondence Generally very reliable
source for political newO added that, ct Niko'
lajew, seaport, great number Of transport
xsssels and steamers were gathering; that more
than three hundred merchant ships had been
chartered by the Russian government, and that
military stores, ON gigantic scale, were being
scounulated In oil the ports Of TIE Black Ssa
This news was corroborstsd by correspon-
denoe In the Hamburger Borssnholls, q newspa-
per generally very we'll informed, and believed
to be Inspired by the Russian Minister Of
stranger intelligence: It says that several hun
dred cannon, most of them rided, have been
eeut from the Baltic shores, via Gibraltar and
Constantinople, to Nikolsjew and Odessa, and
that these car non were packed up like COM
mon merchandise, 80 rs to attract no attention.
AT the same time the Moniteur de la F7oae, of
Paris, announces that French ships are leaving
for the East and that thore of another Power,
not named, are to join them. 1t l. clear from
al this that the estate of Europe" as Her Won
Vipcse expressed himself in the last session OF
the Prussian Chambers is full of dangers and
5bst another crisis of the 'ssick man" is at
hand.
That crisis is now not only imminent, but II
is inevitable, even il Russia were DESTROYS OF
seeing it delayed or prevented by a European
EuDgress. The death of Milosch Obreno witch.
fbe old Prince of Se,via, whose end has been
daily expected for some weeks past, will be the
eignul for the whole slave and Christian popu-
1a,ioD OF European Turkey to rise en- masse
zseains. Mussulman rule; and then Russia aud the
uther Ear opesn Powers will have to interfere
not 70 save the life of the sick man, but to par
sIcipate in his effects, before he Is transferred
from his destbbed at Constantinople to the
Holy Ksba at Mecca In the meantime, "the
sick man Of Rome" will probably have to
travel the same hard road to Jordan, to hold
o. jerusalem the key of the Holy Sepulchre,
cod thus fo'fl the predictions of NJ Edmsnd
About, the court prophet Of Louis Napoleon.
THE TURF IN AMERICA AND IN ExaL.AND.-It Il
a common reproach made sgsinst MS by the
English that we carry our business enterprise
end leve of speculation to the extreme of gam
bling. II would be easy for US to prove, If
u we're worth while to do 90, that In the way of
commercial risks we are not more venturesome
or reckless than our cousins across the water.
we have . reader answer, however, to the i'm
yutation of gambling propensities In the facts
connected with turf operations in both coun
srirs.
In England the number of horses kept for
racing purposes amounts to about six thou
psno. Tbese all make their appearance on the
turf at some period OF other, for whenever an
J:oglisbman gets hold ola "bit Of blood, bis first
idea Is that the animal may turn out something
spd win him pile Of money. This passion for
speculstipg In horsedesb, with q view to sport
ipg gains, is confined to no particular class. II
is ss common amongst the nobility and the
farmers as 1t Is amongst the men who make
rport'pg . profession The Consequence Is a
general txste for racing amongst all those
who can afford either to buy or hire
horse II would oe incredible were
~e 10 get down the aggregate amount 40
nudly lost sod won on the race courses
.f Great Britain. Snnpksepers ard traders,
sho bear fair reputation for prudence In
cher r--peots. all participate In these risks.
Even lsoier, by whom the turf Is extensively
ps'ronired, furm no exception to the gambling
issu,s On the Ascot Hod D~roy days fash
iapsble danes are 10 he seen makiog their
noeks with the same GOODNESS as the oo profrs-
sionsl sportisg hands.
from the appearances ~ two or three Ameri
can stuos on 'bs English tort, and the piucky
manner ia which He-bsu was backed, 1t il not
likely that this potion Of our gambling propen
sites will be weakened. A community which
ssnds lite race horses ADD it's prize fighters to
challenges the world abroad, viii naturally be
regarded a. experienced 10 such sports, and ~
confirmed 10 their taste for them. In reality
no ccncl1sion can be more erroneous With
tbeexcepdJn Of the race won at Good wood, but
little ha< been doDe ny American horsee. AZ