New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-30

political career has been smoohed by the fact that he
the son Of distinguished father the renowned Professor
OF Jurisprudence who aftcrward Minister of Justice
He has, yet not distinguished himself except by his
action in Frankforton heMane, and it is hard to say
whether his here TO be ascTbcd TO his own
sagacty or TO the blindness Of his opponents IL is how
ever very doubtful whether no is equal TO the demands OF
the new position which Prussia has gained 10y the war
Great changes have occurred during the past SIX months,
in the mutual relations OF the Great Powers Occurrences
which otherwise wOuld have served only the
looms OF the Court or Of diplomatic circles, have attained
the significance OF secrets from which we try 10 Judge Oh
the future.
The visit Of the French ambassador Extraordinary Tai
eyand Pergord his way ST. Petersburg has given
interest TO the question with which the whole world
is now occupied, namely. the alliances which the new
Prussia will make, which will be made against ner.
As opposed TO the OF GOODNESS between the two
COmts we have the extraordinary fricndliness shown
toward Count Taleyraud during his stay here, and the
special kindness with which the King treated him Tai
eyaud said in Tie hotel of the French Embassy,
but in the Hotel DAIgletere. The King not only re-
turned all his visits in the hotel but after the audience OF
leave, visited him again. and remained with him more
than an hour The conversation the corridor, when he
took leave TaeyTand accompanying him the carriage,
was on the Kings part, very friendly and cordial The
impression made the bytandeIs was that the King was
pleased with the communication made him by the Count
Another visit that Of the Prince of Wales produced an ex
actly opposite impression The Prince OF Walos passed
through Berlin on his way TO the marriage OF his sister
inlaw the Princess Of Denmark, with the heir to the
Prussan But his visit notwithstanding his Tea-
tionshp, was received with much coolness rs the
French ambassadors called forth endness The Prince
and proposed 10 90 10 st. Petersburg By notwithstand
ing the untayOralc However the unplcasantness
of such journey determined him 10 travel by land, ana
10 visit Berlin. lie announced that he would arrive sat
urday morning. nevertheless, his brOlheT-in-aw, the
Crown Prince set out for ST. Petersburg II hours before,
and the same morning the King with his whole Court,
celebrated by the usual hunt, st. Huberts day. The
Prince met only his sister, the Crown Princess, and the
evening, without seeing any other Of the royal fam
iy set ont for 81 Petersburg Such COOL nay discourse
GUS treatment OF near relative aud the heir TO tho
throne Of powerful England has naturally excited aten
ton. And the attention is the closer from the contrast
presented by the kind eccponof the French and Russian
ambassadors.
The simultaneous anxiety exhibited to cultivate the
friendship Of France and Russia has given rise 10 the sup
position that Prussia has not yet abandoned the hope
of triple alliance between France Russia and herself
II known that this Is Count BlsmaTks ayOTio scheme
The Instruction in Poland has for three years rendered
this impossible because France and Russia on this point
opposed 10 another Now the circumstances arc
more favorable The Polish question is set aside and
Prussia occupies now commanding position since
the end Of the late The only question is, whether
Count Blsmak has succeeded in presenting plan which
will reconcile the claims OF France and Russia IN the East
and which could be accepted by both Powers. II such
plan should he found may reckon on this, that the
business VIII relate 10 the heritage, not Of sick man.
but Of two that Austria will be treated like Turkey
However that may be- the King holds fast TO the
idea Of an alliance with France aud Russia. And his
anxiety in this respect appears too natural when We con-
slider the hostility which Prussia than ever
meets with in Vienna and in the Courts of the lately
yanquished German Princes and the zeal which the
ultTa-CathOlic party IN Germany Austria and France
show IN organizing great coalition against Protestant
Prussia. But whether Prussia viii succeed IN gaming
France notwithstanding the hostility Of the Catholic
clergy IN France toward Prussia is very doubtful But
alliance with Russia alone Is not worth much 10 u.s. Dc
cause in European she is weak and the alliance with
Russian dcspotsm is unfayoble to the development Of
that enthusiasm for religious political and national nee
dom which would be best weapon in war against
France and Austria under the lead Of the Catholic party