The New York herald., 1878-11-03

tan been made known than there came another item
OF intelligence which many think serious. IL stares
at US In the newspaper headlines as "fhe Russian
Advance upon Constantnople,n - and those good. easy
people who thought that GeneraI Todleben had by
this tme Withdrawn his host to Adranople suddenly
find that he is stun IN the lines OF Icna,aldja and
Observation-Disclosures the walls ol Consiantinople, IN
iact-lnd that ne has IN Bulgaria and Eastern Rou-
melia l53, 900 seasoned troops under his command
WHAT says article % OF the Berlin treaty.
.sThe Russian army Of occupation in Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumeiia snail be composed OF SIX
oil infantry aud two OF cavalry and shall not exceed
so 900 men. Tine duration OF tho occupation
OF Eastern Roumeiia anu Bulgaria Wy tho imperial
Russian troops is nxcd at nine months from the date
Of the signature oil tho present treaty. tho Russian
govern ment engages 10 carry out within lurtber
pei iod OF lhrce months the passage OF It's troops
inrou-h Roumanla and the complete evacuation OF
thal principauy."
Ihe Da,iy 7eLgrapn.s Vienna correspondent tolls a
story anent the treaty AT one OF the hrst sittirgs
oi the Commission Tor Eastern nounea, one OF tho
British commissioners having invoked the treaty OF
Berlin, his Muscovite colleague facetiously OBJ
serysd:-..You attach great zeal too much impor-
TO that Treaty. warn you that We regard u
pretty much IN the same light as Onenbach's music"
some OF the papers think that the OBJECT OF
the "Halt-about tacen Of the Russian army Is
bring pressure 10 bear on the sultan, in
order to make consent 10 the Russo
Turkish alliance, especially as England has her hands
iuI in Aighanlstan. But whatever may be the real
or osteo sbe reason, many thinking men, accustomed
weigh facts an draw nterencfs, see IN this news
another sep, bringing tho Two heavily charged
thunder clouds nearer toaetnera-notnor sign Of a
great conflict impending over Europe and Asia
LIrrRARy GOSSIP
Agcrnen Charles Sw nburEe Is evidently not The
only man VINO can write nesny poetry. Here isa
from Mr. George Msrednh's "Love IN Valley"
recently pubshsd:-
Turns grave eyes craving light, released from Dreams
bursting o. oua in have.s OF the streams
IN s.t bed S s% ssss sgs
Beantiln sue looks ; IKE .al snrasm EN- ny
Liqh that journal written earnestly for earncs,
men, pronouuces Mr. Mereuith's poem. as poem,to to
be simply ssby anu pc i e sssSa
Tor themes ana measures, and learn how man aud
lover can Mritc."
Man Of the World OF o-aay:-"Aiiow me TO present
you with one OF my poems" said Swinburne 10 shs
shan give II 10 my daughter" "Ah, excuse me, Dui
1t is hardly tho ,n'ng 20 pu, int me HANDS Of an m
nocent minded female" "ln that case" said ths
Major, .Ill hand il TO my w,ie."
FORTHCOMING WORKS.
Book matters are duii, out the publishing season
viii soon begin Mr Gallensa is engaged upon a
work Pope Pho Mono ana Victor Emmanuel ana
is 10 DC slhe Pope anu tho King" Mcssrs Charles
Gibbon and justin Mccarthy are also busy with new
works. Light summarizes the prospects o the season
thus:-.ui course tnere Will be an incaicuiaoe
amount OF RUBBISH ioisted upon the pubic as tera-
lure, aud when It ails the publishers will complain
that book publishing Is unremunerative Toe Iact
ncverlhecss remains that princeiy fortunes are being
every year out OF autnors' brans-said Sutnors
themselves beng the persons who reap little or no
bcneht from the transaction"
CYPRUS.
The island OF the gouuess OF love 1Dds more and
more enemies; Mr.. oamueison, member OF ParIia-
ment, m given cruising about IN his own steam
yacht Is The latest He Is iresn from cyprus, ana at
a liberal meeting IN the country he gave IL as ms
OPINION that IRON the naccessuilty oil tho island,
and above, ALI the unheaiInlness OF the climate was
not nkcly TO be a cid for British enterprise or
valuable possession OF tho British crown nor did he see
me military ana strategic vaue ot ~ believing Malta
DO sufficient. Mr. Samueison also confirmed Sir.
Forbes statement as TO the weakening am enervaing
effects OF Cyprus lever ana tue humber OF troops SICK
from IL. " has been said that the hrst things tho
English start IN new country are cnurch ana
gin snop ana Tor all know they have started both
already IN Cyprus scarcely less English institu-
cross-eountry course between the papno gate OF
Nicosa and the headquarters camp the frst
I'm mstch'' has been run. Mr. Burke, aide-de-
camp to General Payne, backed himself to
Colonel Baker Russell accepted the cnalenge,
and catered and rode brown English mare, pe.
longing 10 Captain McCalmont. The Arab was ridden
by owner; betting on the brown mare Ihe course -
by the Times correspondent as rough one;
IN place down the bank OF the Pediada River,
across sixty yards OF Us dusty and pebbly bottom,
OF stony road rather heavy from the rains; sharp
turn right angles quarter OF a mile from home,
and then thin sIubble IN deep loam Colonel Russell
waited The Arab III near tho turn, then passed
Arab being no match ior the long swinging stride
oi the mare.
THE COMING CAMPBELL
The papers beginning TO chrOuicle tho dotngs OF
the new Governor General OF Canada, The suite OF
His Exceiiency ara OF Her Royal Hgnness the Prin-
Louise will be thus composed, We are told:-Lord
SuIieid, MAJOR and Mrs. De WInton, Captain Vernon
Chatter Ninety first regiment; the Hon. Charles Her.
bord, Scots Guards; Mr.. and Mrs. Morton ana Dr.
andrew Clark Some OF the Journals think the Prln-
Louise and her husband-the Princess first, OF
course, with large P-have already deserved well Of
their country undertaking the journey across the
Atlantic IN d-Novsmber, and from Halifax to
Quebec In mid WINTER They are lrAil plants evidently
tnese shoots from royal aud duca couservasoriea