The New York herald., 1870-06-20

OF the Household French proverb Qut q 0u ootrd--
"He who has tasted the cup, will have the desire
TO taste It again." II the rumors which now reach
us again from Egypt be rue 1t would appear thas
his Hghness has not only the desire TO, but Is &C.
tuay taking, quiet sips OF the cup Of ambition by
continuing his purchases Of arms ana wariKe stores,
and by doing this with apparent desire to invite
remarks and remonstrances from the Porte rather
than 10 elude them
rhese rumors, with the fact that he took no notice
whaever OF the Portes protests against the last loan
oi to,Oo)0oo sterling contracted In Paris have
brought about renewed feeling OF dlsrnst against
him, and 10 all appearances 1t Ia doubtful now n he
VIII be allowed 20 pay his visit 10 the Sultan this
summer. In fact may be said with regard TO ths
socalled settlement OF the late Egyptian question,
that win IL, as with every other matter In Turkey
approaching directly or indirectly, that great polit
cal bugbear the Eastern question: the wise heads
Of Europe are contented with any 'patchwork'' set
tement which puts of the evil hour, when, willy
nlly, they should take up and deal seriously with
the question, though 1t appears to that by acting
az they seem % do-ln all matters regarding the
aston the principle that enough for the day the
evil thereof, they lust playing into the hands OF
those who look forward with satisfaction TO the time
when patching up Will no longer be possible, and
when they must either leave the ok man TO
take care OF himself without in the interval, having
allowed him the requisite peace OF mind ana nour-
ishment SUFFICIENT TO give him strength or they must
come in again and attend personally to any neces-
sary amputations.
rather silly act OF the vceroy has given rise TO
some comment this week. The Egyptian Steam
Company of which he Is the la gcst shareholder has
just been taken by HIM entirely. ana IL Is said
thai It viii no longer navigate under It's present
name OF the "Azlzieh Company (Azz being the
Sultans namel but under another demon nation.
The Incident Is trivial and iikeN to pass without any
official remark, but the public naturally points
finger at II.
In the meantime the viceroys brother here Mus.
tapha PaZil, continues In the Sulans good graces.
and hods the high post OF President or the Grand
Council while the uncle. Hahn Pacha, il pressing
heavy claim for indemnity againg the Viceroy.
The new regulations regarding the liberty OF passage
| Tor all vessels through the Darlaneles and Bos.
phorus al all hours do not give general satisfaction.
Not only the extra fec charged for the permission Is
most heavy one. but with regard to large steamers
| the liberty allowed them II quite illusory. The
foreign embassies have protested, and consequently
| the AFFAIR IS far from being reckoned as settled.
The Public WORKS Miihster, the Armenian David
Pacha, has been very ILL., His detraclors say that his
sudden e,eyations nave turned MS mead. His illness
may account Tor the iact that the promised works OK
| the railway aud other Improvements have not yet
been commenced IN the neighborhood Of the capital.
| Road making In the provinces Is however,
actively pushed on the long neglected. road rom
| lrebizond 10 the Interior has been taken In hand,
| and hear from Adrianople that great deal has
| been done there also during the last SIX months.
| The PROJECT OF tarnng Western emigration on to
| Turkey ~ also actively taken up, and the Turkish
| ambassadors In London and Paris have received
ordels 10 promise free grant of nd AMI exemption
from taxation for ten years. could believe In the
| immediate good results OF these projects II 10 them
| the government added the other most necessary
or lessenng the burdens Of the poor heavily
| taxed and brutaliled Mohamedan and Rayah cul-
tvators They would soon cover thousands OF acres
| with wheat ana other produce II they were simply
allowed 10 pay hcir taxes direct TO the government,
| aud not TO be handed over to cheating and brutal
| farmers OF government taxes, who make enormous
profits at the expense OF the peasants.