The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18
LOND0N'S C0SM0RAMA.
Europe's Difficulty in a
Series of Pictures.
GATHERING GLOOM in THE EAST
Shall the Spring Flowers Be
Dyed with Blood?
WARM WORK IN PARLIAMENT
England'S Acknowledgment Of Error on
the Extradition Question.
Pierepont on Bribery-A Sequel to
Sohenck on Poker.
JOHN O'MAHONY'S FUNERAL.
King COtton's Rival-The New Coral Reef
Church and Stage Again.
WAGNER AND KING LUDWIG.
England's Acknowledgment Of Error on
the Extradition Question.
Pierrepont on Bribery-A Sequel to
Sohenck on Poker.
JOHN O'MAHONY'S FUNERAL.
King COtt0n's Rival-The New Coral Reef
Church and Stage Again.
WAGNER AND KING LUDWIG.
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lex CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Feb II, 1871
We are congratulating ourselves already on the
approach Of spring. with Its intermittent glimpses
OF the blue of the sky, something to which London
In the winter time is SO long stranger. Let there
but be day or two Of blue, heavenly mantle,
trimmed with cirrus fur, and the true Londoncr
knows in his heart that the gray cloud wraps
and brown fog muffiers of Nature about to be
put by for eight or nine months. Henceforth he
win expect to see holes in the clouds now and then
and at intervals whole days of mild sunshine and
balmy brcezes, exquisite enough in themselves but
Incnably SO to those who have gone through the
drearness OF winter in London.
LIGHT AND SHADOW
Covent Garden Market is full of blossoms-prim.
rose pale and violet olue In Coventry the lacs
and laburnums are beginning to bud. Butterflies,
wasps and adybrds lifting about the Kentish
fields. All outward signs OF the spring that
charms the poets into song and thrills even the
commonest mortals are visible; but the coming of
the genial season awakens feelings ominous Of Ill in
the breasts Of those who look beyond the "streak
Of silver sea" for what may happen before the lilies
bloom.
KALEIDOSCOPE TURN.
Seldom have the kilograms to London been OF a
more threatening character than those OF this
week. The Eastern kaleidoscope has been given
another revolution, and at every turn more
startling effects have met the eye in its inter-
esting though perpexing CONGREGATIONS. There
we have seen Servian delegates with countenances
wreathed in peculiar, but not reassuring smiles on
their way to Constantinople to conclude peace
which cannot influence events. Montenegro next
occupies the field, with its hardy Prince Nicholas
hcsitatngly listening to Turkish proposals for an
end Of things bellgerent but gancing frtively over
his shoulder toward Russia for cue to guide his
acts. 1t would seem that he does not get the
Russian hint, for in consequence OF fresh de-
spatch from the Grand vizier urging the expedi-
ency Of conducting the negotiations between the
Porte and Montenegro in Constantinople, lie has
assented to the proposal and announces that he
will Immediately send two delegates to the Porte
Probably lie will get his hint before the delegation
has time to do anything
AT cONsTANTINOPLE.
At another turn the Bosphorus comes In sight,
the tapering mnarcts Of STEAMBOAT and the dome of
st. Sophia in the distance. War steamers with
fires banked are anchored before the Sultan's
palace; fez-wearing officials on their decks look
anxiously shoreward in anticipation of helping the
young Sultan to escape should the coup detat
which they are fearing take place through another
uprising OF the softas Another turn gives us the
Bosphorus again. This time Sultan Hamid is out
for an airing on board his yacht. lie looks de-
pressed, and rumor says that His Majesty's mind is
affected that incipient softening Of the
brain manifests Itself. OF little use these
airngs by the Golden Horn If rumor tells
the truth. The same remedy was tried
with his brother Murad in vain. Another
turn and the roof comes Off the Sultan's
ners all it are little groups intriguing; no plot
hatchngs so baneful for empire as those
warmed into life under palace roofs when the
masters head is affected or his hand palsed Here
1t is group of officers, there group OF priests,
elsewhere group Of graybeard pachas Bad work
brewing. The inevitable Kismct-does not terrfy
any OF them, the fever for power Is stirring as If
the Turk rooted so deeply in Europe that moth.
Ing short Of an earthquake could elislodge him.
CHANGE OF sULTASs
A HERALD bird whispers from Vienna that the
Grand vizicr rendered his resignation yesterday,
and that Mahmoud Damat Pacha is likely to
be his successor, and that the Sultans
younger brother Reschid Pacha gains follow
crs as Hamd did In Murad's time and
that they arc honoring him as the
next Sultan. The physicians advise HamId
to avoid state business in view OF brain affection.
The meaning OF all this is that the alluring hopes
OF peace which were temporarily re-established
and have been lately entertained again seem
blasted.
WHAT MIpHAT SAYS.
Mdhat Pacha is sitting grimy cheerful at Ma
pies. He says:--"l shall surely return 10 Stanl-
bonl but am not sure TO find IIaInd on the
throne"
RrsSIA's POSITION.
Russia meanwhile waits fully armed. The Eng.
Dish public is surprised to learn the unmistakabc
readiness of the forces OF the Gear. The Russian
army of the Prutb 1T is now discovered, has not
been troubled with epidemics, mutinies or dsor-
CARNATIONS, as was so freely reported and hastily
believed month ago. 1t numbers 2oo.ooo