The New York herald., 1874-11-23

whose patriotism, In many dangerous crisis, the
nation owes heavy debt OF gratitude. But ouca!
innuence Is very strong In England, though " acts
IN subtle way and WINS over editors by brides
not more solid tnan cup or tea IN ducai dra"-
lus looni' "heh VIM tioooh "f.te the y, -
not aias! OF the decline and fall, Tor that ls iar
away, put OF the rise and greatness Oh Jenkinsf
RUSSIA,
going the grape cure III the trimea-t. e., eating
srapes ana drinking grape JUICE TO repetlon, aiso
ment are more easily imagined than described. IL
was fine saying OF Juvenal's:-
Mors soIa fatetur
Quantula sint hominnn corpuscula.
Death ana sickness take the gliding on royalty.
To think ihat ST. 0oj oi sous should be anxious
lor The digestion OF that middleaeed gentleman
now stewing IN hot iruitl The middle-aged gen.
tieman ls perfectly aware that the health OF lew
clerks OF departments in st. Petersburg is perhaps
OF as much Importance TO the Emplre.
with respect 10 the nitn OF the great European
Powers, The effect OF constitutional government III
AUSTRIA
appears 10 ne Liat francis Joseph Is saved mucn
trouble, and there Is hardly single person lett 10
whom 1t Is mater OF much consequence what
becomes OF the curious medic, OF popu-
lations nomnally united under sovereign who
has himself oecome nominal. hungary pegI.s the
current parliamentary year with u cehcit OF
$l3, 500, 900. the fungarans are a line people,
and under king whom they loved enough To
trust with power, their country would soon de-
veop Its vast natural resources; bur with form
OF government Tor which tney are not ripe, and
swarm OF neeay politicians mlsrepreseuting their
interests ut Vienna, there Is little hope for the
nation.
HUNGARY CANNOT STAND ALONE,
ana unless ner statesmen turn honest tney VIII
bring her 10 bankruptcy and revolution. Perhaps
Russian army VIII cross the frontier once more;
not, as IN ls4s, to deliver up the Hungarlans to
their old masters but 70 civilize them alter
fashion that Is proving toleraDly effective with the
Poies. Inc German part OF Austria is sure to oe
drawn, sooner or later. within the boundary Of
the Fatherand. What will then become Of Fran
els Joseph Is question OF interest to that mon
arcn but to nobody else 1t IS some COMFORT to
THINK an ex-majesty need never starve while the
marriage market Is open.
sPANIARDs
show no signs OF being tired OF tho iun Of free
quarters aud bondres OF blazing towns. The geo.
graphical position OF the country renders any sort
Of intervention from foreign Powers improbable,
beside5 winch European Statesmen generally have
adopted the beautiful and comforting doctrine
thar every man and nation should be allowed 20 go
to the aeVil after his or their way. What the end
may be II Is impossible to foreten. Perhaps the
dream OF the Iederalsts may pe realized and spain
split up into several independent states Certain
IL Is that the severance OF CASTLE from Navarro,
however to be regretted, would be preferable to
the destruction OF the Industry and the extermina
tion OF the population IN both.
ITALY
is now free from every diplomatic embarrassment
by the withdrawal OF the Orenoque Irlgate, and
has nothing TO do but to mind steadily the ques-
ton OF dollars and avoia the or tle thumb
screws on prisoners VINO happen to be foreigners
lest one day an American should be imprisoned by
mistake, with unpleasant consequences to the
Italian government.
Is fighting the Montenegrlns and Roumania is pre-.
parlng TO fight Turkey whenever the appointed
nour shall strike. The autumn man9uvres are
just over, and Prince Charles Is asserting his right
to conclude commercial treaties without the per-
mission OF the sultan Austria, Germany, Russia
anu France support him. The union oi France in
THIS matter with the Northern Powers Is grave
fact upon which Great Britain may ponder. She
Is evidently 10 be lett TO herself should tile Eastern
question ever take serious turn again. france
VIII not go TO war for Turkey any more Amer-
cans, as impartial spectators Of the events Of
lSo4-56 Will not be very sorry. An English officer
said OF the time, "Wa don't know what we are
dgnttng Tor; we only hope it Is not Tor the Turks"