New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-30
COLOGNE.
THE ORIENTAL QUESTION AED THE FRENCH-ooMPLT
CATIONS IN NORTHERN GgRMAYY-THE NEW PRUs
SIAN PROVINCES BIsMARK's DIFFICULTIES
THE NEW SESSION OP THE PRUssIAS PARLIAMENT
From Our Special Correspondent

SIAN PROVINCES - BISMARhS DlFFICuLIIks-
THE NEW SESSION OF THE PRUsSIAS PARLIAMENT.
From Our Special Correspondent
COLoGNF Nov lG 1866.
The East the mysterious half known Orient has at all
times had great attraction for the French from the
time of the Cmsades and Saint Louss expedition TO
Africa down TO the first NapOlcons invasion of Egypt
Bourmonts and his followers conquest Of gers and lat
tery the present Emperors in the Leyan in China,
Siam and the eastern seas the French have always placed
the greatest hopes for brilliant in that far Orient
but In reality they have only 10 harm in all their
terprsos in that direction losses Of hundred Of millions
Of money and thousands oflves The oriental question is
once looming in the distance and impressing the
French public. The oriental question, which is again
brought into the foreground by some papers of Vienna
and Paris serves for the moment only for diplomatic
intrigue which has its first origin Rome, and has been
arfully spun out by the Nunciature and the Austrian
Embassy Official France had also interest in the
raising Of this question: order to sound the eventual
dispositions at ST. Petersburg and at Berlin. So there
have been some alarm guns fred in the Prose- the organ
ofthe Roman finance magnate, Mires, In the Memorial
d. plomatigue the organ OF Prince Moternich, in the
France the paper Of the clerical party Of the French
court aud in the Monde, the mouhpiece Of the French
Uramontanes all Of which declare the cabinets OF Berlin
and ST. Petersburg TO DO the real wolves IN sheep skins,
who arc going 10 devour the Padshah In good earnest
they did themselves not believe in what they said but
they hoped TO forward and 20 prepare by these ru-
mors the approach OF an alliance between Austria.
reformed by Count Beust and France, which has of late
turned more TO the clerical side This intrigue has not
vet succeeded Napoleon has not yet been convinced OF
the vitality OF Austria keeps to the pohcy oil me Tree
hand and does not think OF campaign on tho Rhine 10
which his enemies the Legmists and the Orleans party,
as well his good friends, the cereal, would ike TO M
duce him. in order to bring him TO fall Nevertheless
the phantom of Russo-lrlssan alliance was not atO
geher unwecOme for the sake OF frightening the nation
into the necessary millions for the new organization or
the army and therefore IL was left to play its part Any
a.. .-l, Haa ban lnalr half
will remember the desperate efforts that made on the
part of King William just before the anneXaons, 70 per-
uade him TO reestablsh the different princes overthrow
by his army-neecua efforts though backed by the Rus
sian Court they only had some success IN the case OF the
Grand Duke of essia, the brothcrnaw OF the Gar ana
whose nephew and heir is brothern-aw to the crown
Prince Of Prussia and sOnn-law 20 Queen Victoria. lhe
soul of all these exerons Count Oubr the Russian
EmbassadoT who tried even TO apply 10 the King pous
memory Of his deceased brother TO soften him. Bismarks
eyerer trumphed this cousnage but nobody
acquainted with the Russian Court, and knowing lis
relations with the German middle and small states,
and the tendencies Of the high North German arstoc
racv would imagine that Bismark should be IN such
high favor with the Car, or be so much influenced
By his Chancellor as TO make him join in the oriental
projects Of Russia and by feeling of duty OF inclination,
10 be tempted alliance dd hoe for the only advantage
of Russia The Cabinet OF Berlin has enough and more
enough TO do with the digestion OF its NorhGerman
interpretations At the same time it has provide for the
Danish question, which might easily produce an after
game for North Scheswg and has 10 prepare for very
enanged piece of work with the German Parliament UP
10 this moment nobody really knows what this Parliament
is be- and what be done with It, The most rational
thing would seem 70 be- to convOeae IL only for the sake
of It's amagamaton with the Prussan Chambers by tsown
vote in such way the latter would have TO decide Of gene
raj affairs conoiny with the Representatives Of the whole
North German Confedecy, whereas the private affairs OF
each State would be discussed in its private session.
u this way tho necessary reform Of the Pussan House Of
Lords would be perhaps easier attained to- But hardly
such simpliRcatiOn OF the North Gerinan judicial ma
chnery win be realized in the next years to come As the
prospects are to-day shall have beforehand 10 pass
through session Of the Prussian Parliament which has
been opened on the 18th of November After that, per-
haps in February soon as possible the eonyocaion
of the North German Parliament will follow. With tho
LIST of October 1867 the interregnum IN the newly con-
nected Provinces will and in the Prusslan Chambers
then in session the Representatives of Hanover HesSa
Nassau and Frankfort will take their seats Sehleswg,
Hosteiu, and Lauenburg not yet fully connected,
and only in the session beginning final arrange.
ment ia expected. If all goes well, the Elbe
Duchies will likewise send their Deputies TO the
Prussisn Second Chamber in next Autumn with the
ception of that part Of North Sohleswig to which
general vote on its national political state is reserved in
The treaty of Nckolsburg. II is not 20 be doubted that
the DANISH district within certain strategcal demarka
ton will return 10 Denmark. But the xation of such
line will raise great debates at Berlin, for considerable
number of Prussan military authorities are inclined
10 cede greater part Of the territory in regard TO most
efcacous line OF defense and the leading members OF
the Cabinet will likewise not be inclined 20 relnqulsh
lands which have been gained by the sword with Aus
tras aid and the cesson of which has been forced from
Austria bv the sword II il. however. TO be hoped that