The New York herald., 1878-02-27
Seeking a Place for the Wan
dering Obelisk.
PANToMIME AND POLITICS.

hostile 10 army, 10 just arriving IN tho waters
shich encompass II. Within lis walls It's own popu
alton il desperate and maddcncd at the sight. The
,rm,cs of the Ghaour hem IN Stamboui by land, tho
,pIps oil the Ghiaour. with shottcd guns and
decks cleared for action. confront her sea-
ward face Revolutionary pacards are posted
in her streets containing the bttorsst
accusations against the Commander OF tho Faithful;
he IS charged with having ruined his Empire by his
inca paciiy and cowardice; the ianatical sotas
roaay to nro the mosques rather than them desc
Grated by tho ucad OF tho inldci Tnroushout Eng
land there is a deep feeling OF humiliation Al the
short sighted policy OF British statesmen and tho
ieeblo councils OF divided Cabinet; throughout
Russia 10 equally deep feeling OF resentment that
England shoul1 have come between Russia and The
OF victorious campaign It is difficult TO ina
CINE pcrilous condition oil affairs Tho Russian
army and English noet lace 10 face; the one is
prepared 10 occupy Coustantinope, and tho other Is
prepared 10 lay Cons.antinoplo, In ashes Between
the Two the city OF the Caesars Sutans will
hare time OF 1t. But the key Of the world, VI hcno
id s there aud for that key tho East and the West
seem about TO engage deadly struggle.
HIGH caURcnMAS THE SITUATION.
Canon Lddon. OF 81 Paul's Cathedral. has written
lcttsr brother clergy man. III which lie uses the
following remarkable words:-"W0uld that we could
be spared lhs horrors Of war, which imm-
nens and for which, Tar as see, moral JUS
NlcaIon can be gwen. As you may know ain q very
decided High Churohman, aud have been all my lio
But hsvo had TO confcss myself that in this great
question tho English Dissenters havo been loyal
10 the cause Of truth righteousness than OF tho
Church OF England. Alas we English had splendid
opportunity, eiuhteen months ago. OF freeing those
poor oppressed people from the yoke oi their cruel
oppressors without shedding blood (Or TurAcy would
never have opposed England aud Russa) and at the
same placing the best OF barriers against Rus
fko urhr hf, hnna
Oi young mud progressive raccs, warmly
aevoted ourselves The cham p"ns of their liberty.
Instead oi this we have hunded over 10 Russia the
Iask ol freeing them IA OF blood and trea-
surc and seems we are going TO light her out
u sheer jealousy At tho oupleteness OF her SUCCESS
Il is terrible vatlook, unless through Gods mercy
s this last moment events should take an unexpected
tirscson."
BRITISH INTERESTS AND BRITISH GOLD.
Truth gives some entertaining gossip on England
and The Eastern question, which goes to show how
the BRUSH name Is being dragged through the mud
even the althy mud OF Constaniuopie. The most
popular carcature therc just nov Is ono OF aCosack
severely kicking Lori Derby aud asking him when
ssBriiish interests" nkely 10 be touched. Fledg
iings Of The German Embassy inquire whether British
puSainr Tor the miiiion.' or simply ..Manchester
yoods." The Constantinope correspondent OF Truth
,f sroup q. an evening party when the power Of
England was discussed. Her navy was duIy praised
.na her army y ar as II wsn was pronSunS.a per-
madame - ssid Greek banker who present, .he
Turning up an English sovereign OF the late coinage
he pointed 70 the horse OF ST. George. There
msdsms, Is the cavalry oil EnglAnd-.ne most nuner-
Gus and the powerful In tho world"
cLAXsHiP.
A curious incident, which smacked strongly oil the
feudsiism o bygone days, at puoc diuner
honor Dr. Charles Mackay the poet under the presi
dsucy oi LORD Reay. SCOTTISH baron. whose ito
present at the banquet IN great force and band
OF pipers cnlvened the proceedings Al the ciose
ot the Iostvities the kcv. James Aberich- -Mackay,
neal representative OF the Mackays oil Achness chief
tsns oi the clan Aberch, did homage TO Lord Reay
~ his superior and chief o the whole clan Mackny.
II is stated that this Is the rst time such ceremony
has been performed Tor seventy years, tho last in
Lord Sealorth chief ol tho Msckenzies 10 the Duke
Of Leiuster II Is almost startling TO lna ir these
busy and progressive days such curious items tho
above, the FOSSILS oil q past age
RAILKoAD ARisrocRAr.
sphere OF utility Is opened out Tor the orna-
nenyal portion OF the British people; u 10 announced
that younger brother OF The Marquis OF salisbury,
Lord sacKve Cecil has been appointed assistant gen.
cecil II appears has been Tor years qualifying
himself the higher grades OF he railroad business
una engineering departments OF the company OF winch
he 10 now ofrcer.
Our aesthetic Jeremiah. Mr. Ruskin, has delivered
himself vi q new illumination. Mayfair says that In
replying 10 an invitation sddresscdio by the
mittee ot y provincial school OF art he writes:-
sNothing advance art IN any district OF this
cursed machins-snd-devil.driycu England until she
changes her mind in many things, and nv time lor
the past"
SCIENCE JorrIyGs
German savants, VINO haue shown themselves so
vwilt appreciate discoveries aud Inventions and
recognized the practical value OF the telephone Ueore
heard this land, stirring in the mat.
ter oil The electric Rnt, which has yet been prInci
pay taken up by the navy and mercantile marine AZ
recent meeting OF the Teegrnphic Society of Berlin
DR. siemens, the President, read paper on "Electrc
Light ss substitute for Cas-" The Professor ex.
presscd himself confident that the electric lght Will
very soon successfully take the place coal gas Tor
BY the electric process, ono pound OF coal will pro-
duce as much ign. ss sxy pounds now produces ~
The day the whole sweep OF the Thames cmbank-
ment, which even now presents splendid appearance
by night, with its outlines defined by hundreds OF
cose.sst gas lamps casting down long rays OF light
over the surface OF the river, may become vcrtabo
water avenue OF glorious light cleaving It's way
through tBe gloomy og-Isden air of the great city.
THE WANDERING oBELisK
r.ihsr he wooden dummy which Is si present s G,r
eGo seems destined 10 bc followed by tho frrics aud
driven restess trom place TO place. No sooner IS the
dummy taken down from its late position IN Para-
mcnt square and recrected on tho newly proposed
uto on The Thames embanknent, than the papers
become iull VI letters from It's ADMIRERS who have now
discovered that the vast roof OF the Chsring Cross
station, not beautiful object in itself, will ecctuaIIy
hide the obclsk the west side, and that from the
sorth Of II will be made udicrous by the tall
ana hidoous shot tower which rises into the murky air
from the otner bank OF the II Is even suggested
that Tom, Dick and AIRY, out sightseeing on Satur
day afternoon, will certainly make odIous comparisons
between she great brick tower and the grand monol,'h
of the Pnaraons, aud Will with equal certainty prefer
the tower So It is now proposed TO move the model
still further down the rivcr as lar as Greenwich Hos
pitaL IN the outlyin southeastern district OF tho
metropolis whcre II Will be out of sight oil the Lon
douers altogether. Meanwhile the great stone itself
lies calmly nautical cradle the river, and Is
visited by hundreds Of people, who testify ~ their
admiration OF It by jumping down on IL with hob
nailed boots and doing their best to oblterate Tho
ums.worn herogIyph which toll It's wonderful story.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
Two OF the London theatres are new busy spelling
Nbaukruptcyv by playing Shakespeare .sfwelltu
N.ght' aud s'As You Ike IT, with Nelson and Ada
Cavendish, draw admirers VI tho divine William 10
the Haymarkct and 81 james theatres, and tneso
comedies often on the London stage Gu
yiosty snd interest attach to The revival. The Carl
Rosa Opera Company season began al the Adolph
Theatre this week, the opening performance being
Nic0al's '.Merry Wives Of Windsor" which Is an-
pounced ior every evening" until further notice-a
evmsWhas unusual proceeding The opera Is well
sang and woI mounted, and the orchestra Is perfect.
THE DASGER WAGNER.
Il Is rumored, 10 the regret Of many OF the adm-
r~rs Of Nr. Rosa's enterprise, that he Is somewhat