The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-20
COUNT SCHOUVALOFFS DEPARTURE
A More Hopeful Feeling at
the Russian Capital.
WAITING FOR THE END.
The British Government Fortifyinp the
Indian Coast.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD


LONDON, May co. 1873.
The HERALD's correspondent at st. Peters,
burg telegraphed as follows last evening"
Count Schouvaloff left for London, by way
OF Berlin, on Saturday, at one o'clock. after
brief farewell interviews with the Emperor
md Prince Gortschakoff. He went straight
from the palace to the railway station.
IN HAPPY ACCORD.
'The Gar and Count Schouvaloff are in
complete accord, Notwithstanding all
rumors to the contrary. The result of the
Counts visit will remain secret, as an
nounced a few days ago, until after the
Russian Ambassadors interview with the
Queen. '1'f
+. CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLES FACES
Nevertheless feelings of relief and con-
hdence are too plainly evinced at the
palace and among the visitors to the Court
to be mistaken OF to pass unnoticed.
HOPEFUL SIGNS.
"At the imperial palace the gayety of ante
se!um days has been revived. There was an
imperial banquet given yesterday (Satur-
day. at wich 100 guests sat down 1t is the
first dinner Of the kind since the declare.
ton of war, and would seem to be a fair in
dication of belief in peaceful solution.
DIscREETLY SILENT
"The official Russian journals by impe-
rial order, remain silent about England.
Indeed, the departure Of Count Schouvaloff
Is simply announced among the Court news
without special comment. No more i'm
portance would appear (from the public
prints) to be attached to his departure than
If he were leaving for a weeks shooting.
However, the suspense is no less intense.
10 THE BITTER END.
'Count Schouvaloff said to me on Fri
day during our Interview, You went
through the second Servian mpaign; you
personally witnessed the horrors of the
Turkish atrocities on the unfortunate Bull
garians in 1876 you followed the opera.
lions of the late war from the first day to
the last; now you are probably going to
witness the end of all this sorrow, pain
and woe"
AN ARRANGEMENT REACHED.
The Times st. Petersburg correspondent
says Whine there reason 10 believe
that the foundations Of an arrangement have
been laid between the Cabinets Of Lon
don and st. Petersburg, small group OF per-
sonagcs who know what has occurred maintain
extreme reserve, and it is extremely difficult to
say how lar the various rumors are 10 be relied
on.
FoETIPyING INDIA.
The Times has the following despatch from
Calcut ta:-'Orders have been issued Tor the
immediate construction OF coast dciences Madros
VIII be protected by live batteries armed
with C5-pounder rncd guns Batteries vii,
also be erected ut various ports on the
eastern coast. Another battery for the
defence OF Calcutta Is being constructed at Fiuetah
one OF the narrowest points on the Hooghly River
waich VIII cover tho torpedo defehces. Bombay
and Rangoon WILL be similarly defended
LOSE or LIPE IN INDIA
The Times despatch from Calcutta reports that
during performance IN the theatre at Ahmed
nuggcr the building caught nrc and forty persons
were burned TO death.
ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE SEATED.
The election for member OF the House OF Com.
mons for tile county OF Down. ireland, has re-
suited in Lord Castlcreagh. conservative, receiv-
ing 6.os6 votes. and Mr.. Andrew, liberal, 4,.ol
The seat Is thus wrested from the lberaa