The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03
COUNT SCHOUVALOFF.
YEARS OF LUCK AND ENERGY HAVE DONE
FOR HIM.

LONDON, May 90 1873
Count Peter Andreievtch schouvaion, the Ambossa-
dor OF the Gear the Court OF ST. James, is tho
premier renu In diplomatic circles. Governor Gen.
cral OF Llvonia aud Courlanc, the youngest OF no
adcs-de-camp TO Inc car, accomplished courter
scholar a FIRST rate officer aud pre-cnincnt admin
islrator no was in 1885, occasion Of the Kara
kason altonpt chosen by his master 10 take the place
OF Prince Dogorouk, In the Office OF chief Of the lam
Gus "lh;rd scctIon' Of the Private Chauccery, or
Iautc police OF the Empire Oae OF the privileges o.
tho charge is the advantage Of an every days per
sonsI intercourse with the sovereign. The Car had
known Count ScbouvaloG rom boyhood, tho latter,
being the son OF q grand marshal OF the palace,
has been brought up within It's precincts, and he en-
lertaned the highest opinion of his mental powers
ana Abilities. Those expectations, contrary TO the
general rule, than fulfilled. Count
schoavaion proved a superior statesman. Not
only did he nnd out the namo OF the author
OF the attempt to murder. which had banled
everybody else's ingenuity, but on every ques
tion, in every case, he became Tor his master tho
informed and wlscst Of advisers For eigh. years
no Kept The dreaded Office which extends alike its
Jurisdiction over tho heads OF ministers and members
OF imperial family and day By day no rose IN favor
OF Alexander III. 10 pitch which nobody except
himself has ever reached. That favor he justified
again In the delicate foreign missions which were
intrustcd TO him. When tho advance OF Russia
IN Central Asia excited the susccptibiliiics OF
Email nd he was.- sent TO London To soothe
thcm, and he fully succeeded. When u was
deemed advis sable 10 marry tho Grand Duchess ana
only daughter OF the Car TO the Duke OF Edinburgh
Lc was again entrusted with the negotiation and
brought 1t 10 a successful end Prince Gortschakon
was tncn already sevcnty.six years old. lie mad Tor
eighteen years without interruption Retained the seals
oil chancellor Of tho Empire. count sch ouvaon was
ooEcd upon by everybody as his necessary successo
aud for that special purpose. and as transit
ton exalted ONCE, that he was, ON his own de-
mand, appointed Ambassador TO the Court or ST..
nnl lkarr chi Cu In m
him desire TO leave Petersburg Tor some time, and
he to obtain deep insight into the institutions
ideas OF the historical rival OF Russia This was
In 1874 Count schouvaion tncn at the zcnitn
OF imperial favor.
FRIENDS AND FoEs AT COURT.
IL is hardly necessary to state that such greatness
as his cvuid not have been acneved without raising
against MIN numerous and powerful opposition ut
To say that the Empress, Tor religious reasons
ana IN consequence Of his hostility TO her chaplain,
Baynnen, that the heir TO the crown tor poiiticai
causes aud consequence OF the Chcf OF The Third
Sect,onv having had TO lay before the Car the corr
respondence Kept up between His Highness ana Mr.
Aksakon and other pan slavist leaders, were
the opponents OF Count Schouvaion, Ia only 10 recall
what everybody knows Then he had against
him General Mliutinc, the Minister OF War;
General Iguatcn. the bulk Of the young and
| liberal onicials ana the whole Moscow party. Hts
| trends and supporter. on the other hand, were
frlncc Gort schako Count a. Adcrberg H., Minister
| OF the Court and private q. uncoI. the ex-Home
Minister Waluien the grand ucneur Lieven, abroad
Prince Bismarck, and, above all inc Gear himself,