The New York herald., 1870-04-15
TURKEY.

The Church Difficulty with ROme-Papai
Efforts mt observation-disclosures and Gre
gorian Discipline-French Influence In Con.
siantinople-Kailroad Extensions-Egyp
DipIomRcy-Winter Weather.
= CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 20, 1870.
If schsms ana defections from the Church OF
Rome have in every case been brought about by III.
advised measures and one may surely say, by short.
sightedness OF Its counsellors In no circumstance
has that Church ever given up discussion without
trying every possible means short Of admitting It.
self at FAULT, to attain the desired end.
Faithful to this rule OF action. the
Pops's delegate Mgr. Pluym, has been trying all
possible direct and indirect means to induce the
anti.papal party mere to retract and acknowledge
the spiritual rule OF that ambitious and intriguing
prelate, Hassoun But his efforts have so far been
unsuccessful and not likely TO be Of any avail
eventually as even II the party opposed to him
ignorant OF the TACT, there persons whose direct
and indirect interest 1t Is to remind them that when
through the intrigues OF Rome, they are induced
to abandon the creed OF their forefathers OF
the Gregorlan faith 1t was with the hope
and with the tact promise OF enjoying greater
religious liberties and immunties as united Roman
Catholic Oriental Church than formerly enjoyed
az mere members OF the old Gregorian Church. II
must not be forgotten, also, that the question at
issue between tho Pope and Mgr. HassOun on
the one side and the Oriental Catholics and the
the Sutans Ministers not likely to lose sight Of
II in the eleventh century Catholic Germany, after
VII, only half admitted the claims Of the Church Of
Rome to nominate and enforce the acceptance OF
all bishops Mohammedan Turkey Is not likely to ad-
The dodge for can give It no other more dlgni-
fed appellatlon-was attempted when the Porte,
recognize the Roman CathOic Armenians as o dis
tlnct and separate community. spiritual pastor,
Antony Nonrgan was secea M n paaqcn arc ana a,ser
that the Porto should confirm the nominee This
the Turks refused TO DO point blank aud tae matter
another communal chief entirely independent OF
Rome and VINO alone had authority to represent
!hep at the Porte Through series Of intrigaes
get invested with both these positions, and 6onse-
quently his recognition now would indirectly gain
to Rome point she had lost at first.
The subscriptions to the new lottery railway loan
continued here after my last and rose for Stamb0u
WIN W.T. M sa in No ae
The Scheme, therefore, has met with success, but
when looked at and weighed calmly IL Is foupd to be
such 'wild, gambling, unguaranteed catch loan"
That most holders here expect to see 1t quoted
at heavy discount. 1t was supposed to De a gov.
ernment loan, but no mention OF a government
guarantee Is made In the prospectus though headed
'Ottoman government" 1t was thought that the
captivating the annual subsidy payable by
the Porte Tor The Roumeiian lines; but
when looked INTO IL Ii seen tnat no subsidy
can be claimed before certain portion OF the line Is
finished and made over TO the government and,
consequently, that III the interval the prizes pre-
mums and interest on the lOal must be paid out Of
the capital. II q smash were to take place, there
FORE before portion Of the line Is opened, the only
thing the shareholders VIII be able TO do with their
scrip Will be to light their pipes with 1t. Sir
Macdonald Stephenson Is here also, about the Eu.
pirates line-that Is, the Alexandretta and Bussofah
Rallway-and 1t Is supposed that he VIII succeed in
getting tue concession which Is very favOrably
looked at by the Indian government
Nubar Pacha arrlyed~here last week from AleXan-
question Of the revision or the captulaions Egypt.
AS this Is point which greatly interests the
central government he dOubtlesSly will proceed on
his voyage this time, backed by the full support and
influence CT the Porte.
Not exactly dependent but greatly in connection
with the question OF the capltulations Is the subject
of local foreign post Offces. Almost every foreign
government has post office OF It's own in Constan-
tnople We have thus the Austrian, English,
minor off1ces, sucn as SamOs MoldO.Wallachlan and
Egyptian all this to the no small Inconvenience 0
trade. An animated discussion Ia being carried on
now between the Porte and these various govern
ments regarding the establishment OF central
national post Office. Ihe foreign representatives
do not believe, contest the right or the Porte
to do away with the foreign post Offices, bu.
they insist on the fact that its postal arrange
ments and facilities are IN no way adequate to the
service.
We are splashing and wading through most
severe winter here IN Constantinople ana accounts
from the interior speak OF ieat suffering among
men and brutes. At Slvas alone some 1908 sheep
are reported to have lecn iloLeD 10 death. Il NeIy