, 1864-11-20
Tho Meeting of tho Enaperors.

From Tue LONDON hatus1iaJ ltdf!oH.J
n.s sst .os 1 fsst0a s md Int I'M s nsp potsaas rH
Of Europe should le uncertain wtluthrr my
t,nportai,cu IN to hc attached 10 thclr urrt.
ing, hhnwk III very AtrlktnE wny how cl,angutl
h ihg nn!n In Which W. llayu 1enrnf, III Eng.
lind, IN srgarsl ca.lIntnta! In,ltl!cs A Iaw
ysa,s y" 49,. s % n!See!"E wsa'S s, 'Iass h.", s Ss
held 10 lnrtr,M! Ill kinds of cnlamil lilies to haf:
ttrlug E,,rotr. Tho balance wnnld hAye been
Mrtrt, tlln protective forcGs IT Tho cnnllnant
ws.p|tl !.ayu lMen dtsosgsntzel, thu ealgn VI
brute HIl!tary yfutctva would have l~rt. slc.
clagtA TO- hnya sol IN. Hut now VIZ l,ayu
i tuw n'nnths ago, wllen II ,was c"nltslcntly
wl.s]H'rtA thai there waa " he q tenawaI uf
tlie Hnly ALLIANCE, Still leaa can VIZ be great
ly AFFECTED, when tho suplDdel c0nsoqHancu
0f MI alliance between Fru.'re ind ltussia u
that u theerctical Germsny. under lMaglnary
from offering sacl. assistance as Germany cal.
render to England. Al these "ll lolltlraI
ftelings-valilablc, perhnps, aud tr,lo, in their
duy-laye died out, Thctp II no nlasn ,lust II
new coalition should be fi'rEncl u hutnbl,
England and IN divide Germany. Tho tws'
sovereigns meet, partly because courtesy lids
them meet, and purity because the alliance
thai btnds them together Is u natural and sim.
plc nnc. The two M lions they represent do not
ct1ue much In each others way, bnt, acting
from distance, they can be Of much ass!st-
uncu to ench other, In the East, tho alliance
Of Francc and Russia means the Temporary sl-
leucntr Of those angry passions which burn III
tho hearts Of barbarian Christians who c1ltt-
rate d special shade Of orthodoxy under the
protection Of q Ercat power. It also means
The virtual exclu6ion Of Austria from any par
tfclpatiun in the government Of the Eas!e
Without England, Austria 10 powerless at Con,
ktantinople; and although England Is feared
In the East, and respected as possible and
Formidable cnepy, yet the Turks themselves
are very distrustfhl Of English support, and
will soOp come TO understand that, II Wc do
not mean to fight for Turkey, We arc no use
It. Moral support Is Of no more use to
poor unbelieying Turk then It Is to such good
Christians as the Austrians. The immediate
effect Of good understanding between France
and Russia is to Introduce 3 new element into
those combinations which hnuse the gossips
ofConstantinople. Str Henry Bnfwer has more
diplomatic difficulties 10 contend against !;
but, as hts diplomatic victories pf9tanSse Se no
gretted that our man cannot ttase and beat
fhe French man and the Russian man
together as we'll as he could tease
and beat them sepatately- England Ia
Is really interested In having the routc
TO Egypt open, and it is possible that it may
occupies Constantinople. But in old days 1t
was thought to be deadly blow to France
and Rnssla, and corresponding blow to Eng:
land and Austria, thnf things should, get
gradually worse in Turkey, OF at least should
Dot mend. Now It is treated as matter OF
course that, If the Turkish Empire is to be
upheld BY England's eountenanee Or as,tst.
pleased, be allowed to Join in the process
There Is also mnch room for q close alliance
between France and Russia, when interests q
: little nearer home arc brought into considers.
tIou. They are both opposed to Austria, and
there Is no reason why, when. the Emperor OF
The French is in mood to quarrel with Rome,
be should not find any efficient support In
Russia. He is not likely to quarrel openly.
But he does things which Rome very. much
dislikes, and is yet afraid to resent. Austrta
might have thought, IN old days, Of fespousing
the cause Of the Pope, but she fsmore. humble
now. and Is wise enough to sec that France,
Il Russia is propitiated, Is not to DO easily
withstood. Germany If united, could possibly
beat back alt invaders from. her borders.
This L. possible, and many military critics
nrnnn1,ncp Il nYeu plQlahlo.