The New York herald., 1870-10-15

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tive that General Todloben Ia Ut Kief where no is
20 decide about the construction OF now forttnca-
ti0ns on the southwest eide OF the city. II
| Tho Gazette de la Bourse Of st. Petersburg says.-
| The only power which mas yet been forced TO
| recognize the preponderance Of Prusslan Germany
IS Russia. Alliance with Italy and Austria would
regard to Russia, Tor Germany would have grateful
Italy and perhaps SPAN aso II she should entnrOne
on a &C. nsr rS Sr
southeastern frontier She could then dispose freely
Awe Russa ana obSS her to follow in the vSke
Prussia In all European affairs. to confront an
am oSssl9n Gsns s n Of such
that The conduct OF Russia may be clearly traced
.sLe ought from to-day to provide against sucn
possible future III order TO prevent by oppOrtune
action an impending strugglc.n
The Blrminghamt tEngland) Gazette says
In our town we hear Of several extensive orders
fol- arms for Russia, ana yesterday, at che poiicc
with violating their contract with their present EN-.
p'os CT ~ olndng themselves TO go 70 St. Petersburg
ence OF Russian agents
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The Journal De 81 Petersburg denies the alleged
purchase OF al ironclad from the United States AZ
well as the rumor OF u concentration OF troops in
the southwest and tho assertion that General Igna-
tla had been sum nloIed from Cons antinople to ST.
Pccrsbur; IN consequence OF computations having
arisen between RUSSIA and Turkey. Russia, IL adus
has throughout faithfully pursued policy OF peace
aud prudence.
THE PORTE AND THE EASTERN CHURCH.
The Moscow Gazette asserts that the Porto Is just
now greatly embarrassed by the line taken by tho
Patriarch Of Constantinope, Gregory W., in refe
renee to question concerning the Eastern Church.
me PATRIARCH wishes TO cali a general counc, 'ior
the settlement OK the Bulgarian Church question:"
and le threatens TO resign IN case he is not allowed
TO do so His resignation would DO certain TO give
rise to considerable agitation among the Christian
subjects OF tae Porte but on the other hand, the
council would be a cause OF serious annoyance to
Sn lk.,( NM fhnf
the Patrialcls resignation Will be accepted.
FRENCH IMPERIAL FINANCE
We are promised by the French provisional gov
ernmcnt, whose interest It IL to heap obloquy on
the Emperor, startling revelations as to the tex
travagances'' of the imperial court. In anticipa-
tion OF these We note few facts from the financial
report OF Mr West her British Maiesty's Secretary
OF Embassy. conveying their own significance. 1t
i 8 simply review OF French finance from 1853 to
1885, The civil list OF the Emperor was set down at
81, 100000; under Louis Philippe 1t was f4s0.00o
The grants to the princes and prncesses OF the i'm
iamny Ra took ii the item for the @ Minisry
s o IN ssa 70 wero d
MINISTER'S, for the BAPTISM OF the Prince lmpe-
rial; which cost 9las6o relief 70 the wounded
statue Of Marshal Ney, tho tomb OF Napoleon L., and
other expenditures. The Secret Service money in
was $4,000 A sam Of 81, l5S was expended III tue
acquisition of the tOmb at ST. Helena, and subven.
tim OF S4s00 accorded TO Abd-eL kader Distnc-
tions were somewhat costly to France, as in
1865 not less than f40o 900 was given as supplement-
ary to the Legion OF Honor, the same item in 1858
having amounted to not more than sS4, 600. OF
course the amount stipulated as secret service.
money does not represent the entire amount at the
disposal OF the Emperor, as there remain the sums
paid for exemption from the conscription, which
seem elastic, and through the compieXiy OF the
system, practically beyond the power OF calculation.
THE SWISS DELEGATES IN sTRAsBoURd.
The capitulation of Strasbourg gives on interest to
the report of Swiss delegates who were allowed to
evidently saw that its surrender was imminent.
Their report says
The list of persons who had left the place con.
gorieS. by far the most numerous class consisted or
persons wno could provide subsistence for them
Selves second OF those with limited means, the
third OF the needy who relied entirely on assistance
The safe conducts or these categOres are dlstin-
gotshcd by being OF o white blue or red color Ot
special interest were the expressions OF General
Llrch on the present situation. Silent as he on
our first visit he now spoke out spontaneously ana
said, 'It impossible the thing could last long;
the end must soon Gomez He remarked that he
was speaking quite frankly and without
Sc We. Whether he had In his mind the
condition of tae fortress or that OF France
we cannot decide He added, II have
made many o campaign; have been IN the Crimca,
but have nowhere met with anything so frightful
Gs this" 1T the Mayors house We found the NUM-
cipal Council Eoidng an excited sitting. Tie ques-
ton under consideration was the sending depu-
tasou 10 Paris In order to describe the condition or
had given hs concurrence. The depulati0n had
now to he chosen. The delegates SPEAK very CRATE
fully OF the humanity and consideration which they
met with In the German camp.