The New York herald., 1871-12-08

We publish in another page of this morning 3
Issue an Interesting interview between the
HERALD's correspondent at Cairo, Egypt, and
the Emperor Of Brazil. His Majesty received
our correspondent with that marked un-
afecte einess and kindliness of disposition
which form distinguishing traits Of his charac-
ter. His conversation was free and unre-
served, and on the subjects which were dis
cussed Dom Pedro showed an acquaintance
which reflects credit on him. His visit across
the seas is one as much Of business as it Is Of
pleasure. He complimented the energy of the
Khedive and expressed his admiration of the
progress Egypt is making under the Viceroy,
whom he regards as the wisest and most pro-
gresslve ruler the country has ever had. The
present interests him far more than the past.
Labor-saving machines and engineering
triumphs find far more favor in his eyes than
the works which the ancients have left after
ahem. 1t is by modern improvements that
nations are to achieve greatness and the
happiness Of people be promoted. The
Emperor is alive to this, as is evidenced in
the conversation we publish, as well as indi-
Gated by his investigations in the different
European countries through which he pa ssed
en- route for the East
AS to the treatment Of women in the East
Dom Pedro had an opinion to express The
Vicer0y, who is alive to the necessily of
reforms, has inaugurated movement in Egypt
by which the Egyptian females may be placed
on vastly different footing from that which
they formerly occupied. OF course he expe-
rienced much opposition from the old dyed
in-the-wool Pachas, who regard women in
different manner from that in which we estimate
them. But their opposition falls lightly on
Ismail Pacha. While admitting that the ORR
, entails in this respect progressed, Dom Pedro
thought the Egyptian females were yet far
behind his North American neighbors. The
ladies, said His Majesty, will eventually gain
their point; ''only give them time" The
female suffrage question, then, according to
the Brazilian Emperor, must and will be set
tied by the ladies themselves.
The conversation naturally drfted on
American affairs. The Emperor, as he says
himself, is an American, and consequently the
subject possessed an interest to him which
he readily acknowledged. ''There are many
Americans, said he, Sin Brazil, and with the
establishment Of the proposed line of steamers
to Rio Janeiro the number will be increased
New steamers will have to be built for this
: line, and His Majesty expressed the regret
that the vessels for this enterprise will have
to be constructed abroad. "This is too bad"
said he, and when His Majesty expressed the
opiaion that "your shipping interest is gilmore
Importance than the revenue gained by taxa
ton" he uttered q truism which every
thoughtful American can appreciate. II was
novel experience Ito meet HERALD corre-
spondent beneath the shadow of the Pyra-
mids, " and the experience pleased him to the
same extent, no doubt as when on the out
skirts of Rio Jaueiro, in his palace Of San
Christovao, he accorded similar interview to
another HERALD representative in May last,
prior TO his departure for Europe.