The New York herald., 1878-05-27
An Empire that Must Die When
Europe Wills It.
SKETCHES OF HER MINISTER'S
How Abdul Hamid May Re-
sumo His Reign.
.INTRIGUEs AT stRAGLIo POINT.


good deal OF optimism is required for the purpose
OF giving 10 Prince Labanol Rostofsky's appoint
ment In tho capacity Of Russian Ambassador at Con-
asantinople the value Of peaceful symptom True
it is Prince Lobanor has been considered
like dplomatist He is quiet, unmeddicsome, dis
Greet kind OF ambassador, who lets things 60 as
they like, to take tho weather as IT. comes
and never 10 interfere in neignbors' affairs. In
fact no is the worry counterpart Of General Ignat,e
But 10 assume in consequence OF his appointment at
Constantinope. that things will smoothly hence
forth between the contending Powers, is somewhat
straining the conclusion The real purport OF the
case is that Russia very properly understood that
for the present any attempt on her part At over
ruling the Porte would be useless and III timed,
INV stop of hers is sure TO be msrepresented by
Mr. Layard and misunderstood by tho sultan and
the Turkish population; that the return OF General
Ignatie 10 Constantinoplc OF all things In the world,
would not nave failed TO elicit every morning new
bag OF gossip ana a new scare and that the best
Russian ambassador at Pera Tor some time to
% the most insignificant Whatever happens In the
Soraclio within the few weoks thing
,s certain-namely, that Prince Labanon will have
nothing 10 40 in the matter The fact is not without
importance, when new palace revolution may break
out in Stambou at hours notice; and thcn is not
NJ Onon somewhere In tho background? II would be
most surprising, indeed, II he we're not and General
Ignatief cannos be said to be wholly absent from
place in which N. Onon remains.
THE EMpIRR.
Fuad Paoha, the wi.tiess Turk who ever lived, and
ono OF tho fcw statesmen whom tho Ottoman Empire
.yer had in It's service, used TO say:"we nave the
best Of reasons lasting, and that is that
dispensable in Europe" the phrase is now undcr-
gong dangerous trial. and likely 10 know
ere long whether not II will hold good. But It has
impressed itself 50 deeply on every Turkish mind
that there 10 which does not act this
terrible juncture, as II the Ottoman systom had
guarantee not only from i've or six odd European
Powers but from fate itself. the samc spectacle
which was Witnessed tho end Of the Byzantine EN-
pire, whom the Osmanlis were at the gates OF Con-
stantnople 10 now taking place again within hearing
OF the Russian outposts The poor "unspeakables'
dispute among themselves tho shadow OF a Power
which may finally vanish within week or two
Never wore the internal divisions in tho palace OF
Dolma Bagtihe or in Yildiz- Kiosk violent and
desperate. Ministers fall over Minister'S showing
tho way to Sultana Abdul Hamid H.-that s.I.oui 8
Kill without Richcltcu," as he has been styled
has always before his eyes tho phantom
Of his brother Murad dethroned and i'm
prisoned for his own sake. AS soon as
u man has been raised to the vzierate ebody
Ands his way 10 the ear OF the Khalit and shows
clearly to that the yzier only dreams OF rein
stalling Murad tho throne, and Immediately the
vlzlcr falls DO replaced by his accuser who In his
turn undergoes tho same late the week following.
This was the OF vefyk pacha, and IN to bo
Gro long that OF sadyk Pacha. and perhaps will not
prevent ono Quo night the nightmare Of the Sultan
from becoming reality.
vxFYK PAcGA.
vefyk Pacha had long enjoyed tho reputation Of an
upright honest Whether ne meritod II Is some
wnat doubtful; the affair Of tho Hamidi6 clad
constructed IN tho Thames, paid for SJ00,o0O cash
tho Ottoman Treasury and csded af,erward TO tho
British Cabinet at the price OF f300 0o0is far from
clear. 1t would II there IN that extensive
reputation OF honesty something artificial AT all
events, two three anecdotes OF the man look
rather pharisaical. rs II he had cultivated it
chiefly In others. Once, when Ambassador In
Paris he was requested by tho Princess Mathilde
lend the cover o the embassy's bag for the smus
Cling into her address of lew Turkish gimcracks,
cosn, do NswerSerKe who was the ,n,ermcdiary Of
the negotiation; sour Ambassador al Pera does the
ike every day o. his lilo tor PARIS dresses and bon
nets.n $50 uch the worse for him., was the reply
OF the honost Turk. al your Ambassador robs my
country II Is no reason why should rob yours" On
another occasion, whom Governor OF the vilayet OF
Broussa, hc heard OF Cadi who did not pay his
debts, and summoned him to tho palace. The Cadi
went splendldiy harnesscd horse, which no lett
bacco according TO the best rules Of Eastern hospi
tally the audience % once oyer servant cam. sn ~ y,
money. "rako u with you, my dear Cadi," said
Ahmed vefyk; and AS tho mau was tendering his
thanks the Pacha tor the unexpected eosh,
"You not thank me-" replied the great man, ''it
is only tho difference the prico Of your horse ana
creditors wish.n whether genuine or not, how.
cyor tnat famous honesty had currency,
the point OF making OF It's possessor quite
on lmpracticabie Ministcr In inat bc1ghted land.
.veiyk Is alamond-a diamond as big as weighing
stono, and whicn cannot be used account oil ITS
size" was saying In Stamboul; saying wnicn Mr..
Layard BY the way helped much In spreading abroad
Diamond he was, possibly, but, ike the konnoor.
diamond Of the crown oil England one day Mr. Lay.
ard, VINO was constantly Singing his praises 70 abdul
hanid, went on a vlsn to tho BRUSH ieet Bay
Of Ismldl Whom he Game back The diamond nad been
cast away like broken dccanter stopper. He wanted
make Aufad sultan again. Somsboiy had told
Abdul hand
. THE NAV vIzIsR, sApYK PAcHA
Sadyk Pacns, VINO bas succeodea hun, Is rather
mosi civilized man, being ny profession n nnancer
aad having been Tor years Ambassador IN Pare. A
tican, he depiores ne the greatest Of mistakes tue
bankruptcy declared by Mahmoud Nedm aud is cred-
lied with scheme LOT restoring some nonor 70 iufk'
ish nnance by a resumption oil payment oil the cou
pons In what pocket he could hnd the moaey 81 not
for Us 70 discover But even supposine that ne mad
the backbone necessary Tor any such great
Is IL possible that hc could entertain any DOUBT the
length OF his easc OF powerY II nc declines to enter
into with Mr. Layard he TO be over
turned by nam. II no becomes the tool British
Embassy he VIII be undermined and overthrown by
the opposite influences Failing any other prctext
Murad Is always lnore decisive lument against
him, as hc was against Midhat against Vefyk and
Others Thr name Of Murad Is the great talsman Tor
doing ana undoing Ministers
THE ExsrLrAS MrRAD.
From the day OF his deposition september l. 1870
urad has been prisoner TChcragan palace, anu ne
has iunguiahcd IN that coDdtion OF haunacy, halt.
inebrety, which was the pretext oi his TALL The
Italian physician, Capoconc. VINO was credited
with tho dcbiIitaung treatment 10y not water and
lccchcs) which put the sultan that state OF
imbecty barely SIX days alter his accession 10 tho
throne, Is always IN attendance upon him. What
II the truth In the materY Is that Cap0leone one of
the bacxcst Dackguards VINO ever lived, and mas hc
Tor hrs special commission 70 Keep up the disease
when he has caused TO develop Iseii as asserted w
manyY ls he SIMPLY an isnorant quaSk, as seems
more probabe9 The question VIII probably remain
OF those historical problems oi which the walls
Ottoman palaces Keep forever the ono fact
~ undo ubtedto wit. that Dr. Leidesdorf OF Vienna,
tho csebrated alienist the same who had called
10 attond Queen Victoria whea Ia consequences oI
the death Of her husband her reason Threatened 10
give wayh had pronounced the caso OF Murad per-
Ieclly cursbls one. "if | had MIN for two months
In my house, said he, II would send him out aitei
that time quite another man."
THE ORACLE.
Tns curious side OF the case is that the Sheik- u