, 1877-02-14
PARIS Jan. L.

{ Correspondence Of the Tmes,J

1t IS not the faGt, as announced by some OF
the papers, that Sadyk Pasha, tbs Turkish
Ambassador, has Indefinitely postponed his dc.
parture, for it. remaia& fixed tnr Tuesday. b.
fore leaving Paris, he wished for AZ interview
with the leaders Of the different Parties, and
il is stated that he was to have one to-day.
with M. Gambptta while Olian EfendI.
who was to arrive from London to-day,
had telrgraphel to Sadyk Pdsha, begging bin
not to leave wi hout having arranged for an
interview with N. THEIRS. The two Turkish
dipl"matiStS are thus, on the eve Of their de-
Iarture, 10 hold a conversation with the Two
principal IraderS Of the most decided OPpOSi.
lin, for III OPP Isl .i)n LED by NJ. lhiers and
NJ. Gtmbetta is neither exclusively an opposi.
lion to III Cabinet nor Is tbs form Of Govern.
ment, but rather a personal opposition tOtha
Head Of the Government. These interRiewSa are
the subject of much comment and, it must be
added, of sharp criticism, as d want Of tact AMI
nnprovOked act on thu part of the Porte for
it is naturally supposed that is Two representa-
lives are obeying its orders and pe0ple ask
what strange differences lead Turkey at this
decisive moment to try and wound the slsoap.
tibili;ies Of one Of the few Glvernm.rfs IN
existence which have hi herto avoided any
manifestation Of open hostility tu h-r. People
conclude, Of course, that Turkey is covrrtiy
directed and advised by Germlny, and thi0ka
to rende, herself agreeable to tla la'ter by CO.
dering her Representatives in Fraaoe to arrange
for interviews, 10 Il way to give them an al
most official character, with lb9 immediate
competitors Of the existing G ,v0rnment. 4
believe, however, that this is an txaggerat01
Of The significance Of the step, and hat it IN
simply one Of those personal awkwArdnesSes fro.
Qurnlly committed, especially by man
who are too clever or wish to he 30. The at.
4i+,J. ;,st t,Ion br C,rDuoU n cha G.If,Y.
erce makes people attribute everything. th1e
happens to her inspiration, and this will be
a fresh chapter to be added to he numberlasN
commentaries Of which Ptince Bi4marek's
slightest acts and words arc tie subject.
Il ia now, howeyer, evident hat. in spite
of Germ2ny'S more r~esolu;e a%ttltadA, Baron
Wrrth"r will not q9it the Conference, and
those wac were beginning to compare past and
present, and to remember that Baron Werther
has the speciality Of being Ambassador In
countries where wars. break out, have as
yet i~nInlged their imaginationS to 20 pur-
pose. It. would be difficult to form an Idea
Of the array of specul atoms excited by Prince
Bismarck's threatening despatch. Among the
manifold theories produced by it, three opinions
are prominent. According to some, those who
persist in the belief that Germany and her for
midahle Army, ready to take The field. are Inn
patiently awaiting the. Spring for making Vs.,
the ohj4.t Of which is still q mystery maintain
that Prince Bismarck has interviewed at the
moment when. by mutual o}ncessiaes. an az;
cord was on The point Of being effected for the
simple purpose OF preventing that aocord'
~inAsmuch as a rupture Of negotiations would
further the mysterious design imputed to him.
According to others, Prince Bismarck has
long been anxious as to the perslstency With
which the alliance of Germany and Russla
is considered "a one purely personal between
ths two Sovereigns, and Of the contingency
of lis dissolution on the death Of either Of them.
lie wants it to be an alliance between nation
and nation, independent Of the particular Sover.
eign on the throne, and the object he has 10
view at Constantinople is to demonstrate to
Russia that Germany is her truest. most pow.
erful. and most indispensable friend. It lie
for this reason be is opposed to a promptly
pacific solution. He wants Russia, by con.
stantly recurring difficulties, to be confronted
by the painful alternative OF making war
against her will or of drawing back In a way
which would long inEair her military and diSlO