New-York tribune., 1876-04-22

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HERZEGOVINA.
lFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUSE.l
LONDON. April THE clew to European politics
must still be sought in the East and still by the
most dgent seeking is not vet to be found. There
is. there has been since the outbreak of the
Turkish insurrection, keen soicitude about the ef
feet of il on the general situation of Europe Bnt
as usual reports and accounts both from the seat of
and from the capitals of the Powers chiefly con-
cerned in the question: abound in contradictions and
perplexties. Last week the reported retirement and
possible abdicatOn of the Car believed in by
people whose information is good aud whose judg-
ment is careful. This week it is contradlcted, but
is the contradiction to be trusted any more implicitly
than the original stOryf There was, at any rate, an
in naming Malta the place OF his retreat.
friend who knows Russia says Yalta was meant,
spot the southeastern coast Of the Crimea, long
a favorite resort of the Car. This of itself is
enough to throw an air of improbability over the
whole story. There need be nothing extraordinary
in the journey of the Emperor to watering-place
he visits every year. Does not President Grant go
to Long Branchi And who ever suspected that
great magistrate of intending to abdicatef
But though the abdication story Is already half
forgotten, an uneasy feeling of quite different
kind has sprung up about Russia. That incredibly
foolish speech of Mr. Disraeli about checking Rus
sian conqucsts in Asia by re-christening the Queen
of England Empress of India, has given birth to
natural aud plentiful crop of rumors They have
not got into the papers. don't remember to have
seen hint of them anywhere, but they begin to be
whispered IN diplomatic circles. The Russians re-
sent Mr. DIsraclis impertinence They were angry
with England before. They don't like to be sus-
pected of meaning mischief in Inda-tll they are
quite ready 10 make it. The Car has been insued.
Count Schouvalof7s visit to Petersburg had nothing
TO do with the EmperoT's ill-heath, or that trip
to Yalta. He was summoned to report on
matters of grave difference between England and
Russia, both political and personal. The alliance
between the Cars daughter and the Queens son
has not answered the benevolent designs of its pro-
moters. A quarrel has occuned-not the lrst-and
the VISIT to Petersburg, for which the death of the
DuchcSss- aunt supplied n convenient preteXt, was
really polite means of electing a separation be-
tween the Duchess aud her husband. The Car has
got hls daughter back again, the Duke of Edin-
bureh has returned to England. and Clarence House
is shut up-when to open nobody pretends TO
know The Cars love for his daughter is one
Of the strong passions of his life; what
may he not do To avenge the fancied
sights which she believes she has had to bear
If these seem too contemplate reasons for hostile
feelings turn to any history your shelves and see
whether the first war you find recorded sprung out
Of circumstances less insignificant War between
England and Russia il thing not 10 be hinted at
an simply repeating what Others have been saying,
NOT of war but Of angry words between high person.
ages in the two countries. and high remonstrdnce
that has gone forth from Petersburg to Mr. Dsraelfs
address Whether there be one word OF Truth IN 1t
all. | do not know. What do know is that
certain people who are IN position 10
catch the first breath OF decord are anxious
and that they are moro anxious during The last few
days about the relations between Russia and In
gland than about the relations between Russia and
Turkey. or any other Power whatsoever. And II You
note the course Of buying aud selling on the Euro
pran Exchanges YOU viii observe this: that while
Russian securities have main aimed heit price, they
have maintained IL in consequence of buying from
the Continent and not in consequence of the natural
support that might be expected IN London, where
the holding has always been large. The gossip l
have been repeating is thus far the property OF lew
London houses, and has gained no currency IN Paris.
I'm connection with this may be mentioned the
curious reluctance shown By the Emperor of Ger
many to pay his expected visit to the Queen OF
England at Baden-Badcn. We heard few days ago
that his Imperial Majesty had bad cold, and that
the bad cold was delaying journey which his I'm
pcrial Majesty a,,lcntly desired to make Next il
II was the weather that was cold, and
the Emperor only feared he EI.ght catch one. And
tlis morning tho news from Berlin is that the
weather being still very doubtful the Emperor Will
probably find it impossible to proceed 20 Baden
BADEN. Nobody Is taken in by court ictIons
Of this kind The tough old Emperor who biyouacked
sx months in France not long since ~ not the man
10 decline n railway journey for fear of dr'i3
through the windows. There is n quite different
reason from that for his shutting himself up IN his
stuccoed palace at Weisbaden His advisers do not
think il eXpcdeut at Ibis moment that he should
pay public mark of respect 10 the Queen OF En-
gland WhyR don't mean 10 strain n coincidence
beyond what t will bear, but il It because the
Courts of Petersburg and ST. James are just now en-
deIioaicsse? Berlin and Petersburg are fast
friends. Bismarck and GorschakoH sworn comrades,
Gf YOU believe NJ. Kaczko), and were there one
siu go atom of truth IN the tidings OF the Cars
dream of scclusiOn, the German Emperor might wei
be distressed at he possibility Why should lie not
nav his ally the compliment of snubbng the mother
of thc unmanncrly husband who bad ill-treated the
Cars daughterl l-the Queen no wants to be made
Empress aud permits her Minister to talk about
frightening Russia with nauoi There was busi-
ness o be done a Ba len 10 be sure. The terms for
tbe buying aud selling of the Duchy of Coburg
to be settled. But these Grc matters that Ministers
con be left TO hagga about mt their leisure and per-
hans. after all, the Duke Of Edinburgh does not
want to sell his rovcrsIou though it is pretty certain
that Germany would be glad 70 buy, and the price
naIed--aLOut $40, 600 UO0-see cheap enough Tor
n territory OF 500 square miles aud more.
Petty and personal as all this sounds it is high
matter as things go in Europe where s0vcregns are
not yet quite such shlms and mere symbolic figure
heads as all good republicans are taught in their
nurseries to believe them to be- Nor should have