The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07

II Upere were no investments TOR local capital In the
tnis deplorable msurrection in Paris shpwrecks
our hopes OF q revival OF international credit the
sane group pg o. cone to the AID Of the Porte IN
promising as this sketch OF the financial position OF
this country may SEEM It's latent resources are SO
the present form OF government. Just Is the grass
blades struggle out from under the stone so Will
the wealth OF Turkey force lts way upwards rom
beneath the superintendent weight OF despotism
that now brushes II down.
THE RoUMANIAN CONSTITUTION.
There appears to be consi 1erable agitation among
the South Slavonc natiOnaltles which the
Roumanians take part, arising from fear OF the Pam
Germanism which they apprehend as a result OF the
late war. A telegram received to-day from Bucha-
rest announces that disturbances have broken
OUT there, and that the Ministry has resigned. The
result will probably pc the detnronement or abdica-
ton Of Prince Charles, whose days, ruler Of
peal to the western Powers against the Roumanian
constlJutOn-an act which. however justlnable
from the Princes own point OF view, rendered him
so completely unpopular with every tical party
In the principally that virtually 1t sealed the death
warrant OF his dynasty.
The sultan has not been very well lately. 1t APP
pears that his sanguineous, eXcitabe constitution
ssr no mo- shG ha e no 9u @ a ~
nervous irritablIty. The magnificent palace OF
Tcheragan Is now yerging on completion, and sum
OF II, 100000 has been voted for furnishing and
decorating it. On Wednesday, I'D March, the Sui
tan received the corps dIplomauque on the occa-
Monharrem, 1888, OF the Hegira. Kiamil Bey leaves
to-day for Madrid TO oner the Sultans congratula-
lions TO King Amadeus on his accession TO the
sells 10 invest King Leopold with the Grand Gordon
OF the osmanleh. The Duke of Sutherland arrived
here this week from Egypt.
THE TURKISH NAVY. -
The iron-cad fleet has left It's winter anchorage in
the Inner horn and taken up Its summer quarters
IN the Bosphorus, on the palace OF Delma Baghtche
This fleet now consists OF eighteen vessels, nve or
teen l5O-pounder Armstrong; and one 3O0-poundel;
eight are corvetes OF various power and the otner
Ave are gunDoats. The Admiralty Is building mailed
corvette In the arsenal, and tenders Tor large
sci OF the Monarch class have been invited rom
Engand. The Porte is taking measures to fortify
Baoum and Sinope and at the latter place extensive
harDor works are In contemplation with view to the
establishment there OF a naval arsenal ana depot.
Per contra, the Russian government purposes, 1t is
understood, to fortify Soukoum Kaleh--an intention
not very !avoraDly viewed by the Turks Captain
charged Dy the Porte with the construction Of
TORPEDOES,
has had to ecounter many delays and difficulties;
but the cases. or tanks, f0r number OF these deadly
engines, with which the first experiment. on large
scale Is TO pe tried are now ready, and this interest
ing essay OF the weapon on which the Ottoman gov.
eminent mainly relies for the future defence OF the
Bosphorus and Hellespont ls expected TO come OF
In a few days. The tanks are constructed 10 con-
tain 5000 pounds or pow Ter. An American aer0naut.
named Wells, Is here and has offered his services
to the Porte, with view to the introduction Of the
study of aerial navigator into the army. Mr. Wells
has mad considerable experience In France and has.
1t Is stated, invented q method OF steering balloons
pecllng. by vessel now on the way from America,
$4,000 Winchester repeating rifles. Thus. on the
whole, you VIII observe yankee notions" are filling
up good many gans In the Turkish army. In tue
arsenal, too noticed number OF universal shaping
machines Of American construction, besides 200
Calling smitraeusss but these although Of Ameri-
can mouel were made IN vienna.
Eow Easter IL Kept in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ish Re,orus--ieussinn Romance-A Beamli-
full Circassian Bride.
C0NSrANTINOPLE, April 10, 1871.
Easter Monday The forty weary days OF Lent are
over. The meagre dinners of beans and olives, with
which Greek flesh has mortified itself since the Car
nival, are at an end, ana succulent lamb, roasted
whole and stuffed with rice and raisns and nuts,
comforts the souls of the orthodox. The Catholic
and Armenian-Catholic churches are gay with fow-
ers and crowded with loungers. The Gregorian
Armenans, porters chiefly, gather In knots IN the
streets and dance to the tuneful screeching or
uncoutn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., dulcimer, and so
fortn-oyously humping each other In the small OF
the back, proceeding which only requires to be re-
peated sufficiently often to become intensely face
tious. Dance on, grimy Gregorians and thump
one another in the fulness OF your joy tomorrow
your backs will bend and your sturdy limbs culver
under burdens the mere sight Of which would send
thrill through the verebra or any ordinary camel.
The Municipal Garden is full, and please Husni
Pacha, the Minister OF Police It will be fuller next
year; for the Turkish ladies have petitioned to be
allowed to walk In 1t, they are allowed to walk in
that of the Sweet Waters.
TOBACCO TAX.
The Osmanli legislators are still deeply absorbed
I'm solving the problem Of how to raise the wind.
From the new tobacco tax q gentle zephyr, so to
say Is waited; but this tax only applies to the
capital where the consumption OF tobacco
does not exceed Eve and half millions
OF pounds annually 1t will not yield more
than 100000, which, capitalized, would come
to about sixth of the amount the Porte de.
sires borrow 1t Is proposed, therefore, toeXtend
the tax to the provincial towns. and by this means
IL Is estimated that about million sterling Of
revenue will be obtained, which, added to the un.
pledged portion OF the Egyptian tribute and to tho
extra piastre head which has been laid upon sheep
ana goars, will amount to sum sufficient to guar
antee the interest and sinking fund OF loan Of
24,oO0,C00 or %. 600 600 stock
TROUBLES OF THE TEUToNS-THE PRINCE OF RoU-
MANIA REBUKED.
From Roumania there is nothing new the last few
days. The Porte has administered rebuke to
Prince Charles for the anti-German riots which oc-
Cured on the 22d ut and threatens intervention II
any more German windows are smashed or any
more brckbats, decomposed eggs or other sundries
are launched at the heads OF festive Teutons The
Prince against whom the riot was directed, 1t Will
sound ratner like threatening one who has had his
head broken, with speii OF the treadmil II II hap
pens to HIM again. II Turkey could wash her hands
Altogether tue Princpalltes 1t would greatly tend
to strengthen ner position. The tribute RouInanla
pays is but ESQ., 600 yeara sorry compensation for
the endless troubles breeding In that hotbed OF
intrigue. WHAT, | wonder, would diplomatsts
say TO partition OF these PROVINCES
giving walachla TO Austria and Moldavia
to Russia, Turkey reserving only a
strip OF territory along the left Dank OF the Danube
An eminent Turkish Official told me a few days ago
that the sympathies OF the "redn party, which had
been presumed hitherto to be French, were now
cnndt tn In rms In
q position to know che TRUTH and could scarcely
himself have been mlsinformed. Perhaps under
these circumstances timely partition OF this rest
less country might obvate troubles which seem to
be ready to start up at moments notice.
BLOODY BLUEBEARD.
Talking OF Russia, let me tell y tale OF soldier
Prince ana beautiful Pr ncess-not bad materials
for romance. the Prince was-I say was because
he IS Prince no mOre-a Russian; he came here
non hill