The New York herald., 1870-12-09

European Dispatches by Wall The Old World
Drifting TO a Radical Change.
The European mail of the 26th of November
supplies varied and really important history
Of Old World events to that day. The
dispatches exhibit Europe snrging and seeth-
iny towards a mighty, and it may be radical,
change in its governmental situation. The
peoples were agitated and alarmed, their
rulers hesitating and distrustful. A variety Of
impelling and peremp ory causes tended to
hasten a grand crisis. Ii we look, indeed, to
the various capitals we perceive the existence
Of unmistakAbls symptoms Of the imminent
advent Of very serious complications. From
Berlin away to Warsaw and thence to st.
Petersburg the military spirit was kept in
wonderful activity. Russia was aggregating
her troops, organizing armies, drilling, and
moving the military enthusiasm of the different
populations. Prussia watched these move
ments carefully and anxiously. Her agents
endeavored to analyze their motives and
to estimate the exact value Of the prepara-
tions. They performed their task sklfully.
no doubt, for we find in the mail reports
sufficient evidence to show that Bismarck
inclined towards an alliance with the Gear in
the event of general European war.
Then, again, we have the Austrian Blue
Book This executive and parliamentary
compilation affords knowledge of the fact that
the Vienna Cabinet had considered the East
ern question, the Franco-Prussian war diff
Guilty and the Italo- Roman action with very
deliberate care. and that the government Of
his Apostoli; Maj ,sty had determined to treat
each, either singly or as continuous whole,
exactly in the manner which, in the Judgment
of his Ministers, will more completely inurs
to the benefit of the empire, both In the
present and for the future. Austria is medi-
atory, but mediatory in the sanguine hope
that something beneficial will ''tlrn up"
either on the shores of the Black Sea, on the
Danube, the Pruth or the Tlber.
Cardinal Antonelli protruded the crozier, as
is usual with his Eminence in all cases OF
surrounding international difficulty, among the
sccptres Of the lay monarchs. The Cardinal
is out with q protest against the action OF
King Victor Emmanuel in the matter Of the
lL1lI0n OUCcTS uhvmB AohSS~ s-S =
the Onirinal. The case looks at first
sipht as If it were one which should
be argued in congress of lock-
| smiths, but It is not 30 by any means.
! The careful annotator of passing events in
Europe will be more likely to find in the
occurrence of shis incident in the Hsly City
On event which may serve to complieate the
work of adjustment of key to the Eastern
question by the general congress.
| England was considerably agitated In reia-
ton to the general aspect of affairs. Politicai
party ambition, parliamentary rivalry ana
financial alarm pressed on her statesmen ano
tended to weaken her Cabinet action.
Prussia, the King and Bismarck stood i0rtn
solidly. Germany had achieved her position;
she was mistress of the situation, From
under the walls Of Paris she controlled the
destiny of the Porte. King Williams speech
TO the North German Parliament, with the re-
ports which we have Of the diplomacy Of Biz
marck and the very serious negotiations which
were carried on with the Premier By some Of