The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-20

The conspiracy which has just been dis
covered in Egypt, and which, according to the
telegram printed by Us yesterday, had for Its
object the assassination Of the present viceroy
and the placing at tho helm Of affairs Salim
(Haiim) Pacha, proves that by the establishing
Of q constitutional government the difficulties
Of the situation have not been completely re-
moved. Nor indeed did any one at all fami-
liar with the state Of affairs in that country
believe that they would be removed by any
such means.
It may be unsafe to speak Of this conspiracy
as fact until 1t is confirmed by further intel
ligence. In the circumstance ITSELF however,.
there is nothing at all improbable. Egypt has
long been famous for such plots. It is the ex-
ception, not the rule, for an Egyptian chief
ruler to die . natural death. Since the foun-
dation Of the present dynasty, Of which the
present viceroy, Ismail Pacha, Is the ffth who
has held the reins Of power, Mohammed Ali
alone, the founder Of the house, has died in
circumstances free from suspicion. Ibrahim
Pacha, who had been invested with the
chief authority toward the close Of his
he had become unfit for the cares Of State,
perished at the end of two months. Abbas
Pacha, his successor. was brutally, though not
undeservedly, put TO death in his own palace
and by his own attendants after brief and
inglorious reign. Said Pacha, though the vic
tim Of disease brought on by his unnatural
mode of living, died in circumstances which
at least encouraged the belief that he was the
victim rs well OF some foul play. Nor, what
ever else might be the effect produced, would
1t surprise any intelligent foreigner resident In
the country to learn that Ismail Pacha had
shared the fate Of SO many Of his predecessors.
Ismail Pacha, In consequence of recent move
ments, has become specially obnoxious to GER
tain members of his family. Ambitious and
avaricious in the last degree, he has exerted
himself from the moment of his accession to
power to advance his own interests, to the
detriment Of other deeply interested members
Of the viceroyal house. As the result of
recently obtained from the Sultan al Constan-
tinople . firman establishing him and bis heirs
forever in the sovereignty Of Egypt In other
words, the succession which formerly devolved
upon the oldest living male descendant of Mo-
BANNED Ali now devolves upon the heirs
male by direct descent of Ismail Pacha. The
European, not the Asiatic, mode Of succession
b now the law Of Egypt II will readily be
understood how change Of this sort should
prove obnoxious TO all those princes who are
thus summsrily cut Oh from ell chance Of sue
cossion. The oldest Of these princes Il Mus
tapha Pacha, popular prince and half brother
Of the present viceroy. It Is commonly re-
ported In Egypt that 1t cannot be determined
whether 1smail or Mustapha is the elder, some
testimony Of questionable value having turned
the scale In favor Of Ismail's succession. Ger
tain II b that since the accession Of the latter
70 power Mustapha has found Il convenient 10
reside out Of the country and chiefly In Con
stantinopls. Tho next in point Of years b
Hahn Pacha- evidently the person referred 70
In yesterday telegrsm-the youngest and only
surviving con Of Mohammed All, and therefore
uncle OF the present ruler, be and MuSlapha
being sons Of 1brahim. Hahn lives IN almost
royal magnincenoe In bis palace Of shoubra,
In the immediate neighborhood Of Oaisc.
Whatever value b TO be attached V the report
u h not 70 be doubted tina. Il there Il IN n any.
thing Of truth u will be found 10 be family
quarrel. Political complications, ~ We under
stand them, are unknown In Egypt whether
The other branches Of Mohammed Ala family
are oonspIrins against The present ruler, o.
whether the vioeroy himself plots 10 get Me