, 1879-07-15
RUSSIA. AND GERMANY.

Tho SUPPOSED Enlargement netweon the
Two Northern Power1-What II tho
Causof ..
Correspondence london nntsf.
BERLIN, juno 2a-Tho present relations b.
twcen Germany AMI RussIa are vefS underlined
and mysterious, to tny tho least Of them. There
does not seem to DO any real reason for suppos-
tnE that the two Empcror< have Ia any degree
ccaac1 to entertain towasd each other thoso
ardent feol'uEs Of friendship and respect which
have always existed between them; but still
there is something in The air which mnkoa
one almost suspect aoIns slight political bitch
or cooiuess between tho two COUNTRIES. The
pfcaa hero still continues to refer, With unsatls-
fed curiosity, TO the true CAUSES which rcssral.-
cd tho Car from, coming to Berlin on The occa-
stou Of bis uncle'a golden wedding, md specr,-
1atfou has now received fresh atimuus by the
announcement that the last aomi-oftlclal state
meut iu the I'roriHtial Correspondence rs to an
impending vtsit of bis Russian Majesty to Ems
was founoed on erroneous information. Tlle
Car thts year will depart from bis annual habit
vii! most likely spend the rest Of the summer
IN LiYa1ta, whflher told you day or two ago
the Imperial yacht STANDARD has nlren1y bocn dis
patched. All this, however, may .ho perfectly
natural and have no political meaning, though
1t ts difficult, on Tue other haud, to tnvost
vlous|T mentioned bY me that The Imperial
Russian Chancellor passed thsonGh here the
other day without calling on bis colleague,
Prince Bismarck. In connection With this aub-
ject It may bs noted TINT Gen. Won schwctd-
nitz, the German Ambassador IN st, PetersbuFGj
arrived here from bis post late last evening, nnd
had \ long conference ihls afternoon With
Prince Bismarck: Scarcely bad prlueo aott-
wns Joined by Prluce Orlo6, the Russian Am
bassRdor III PARIS (who has now, by tic bv re-
turntd), which leads to the inference that tho
subject Of consultation botwecn tha two dtplo.
Inats Was one In which both Etnnca and Russia
were jointly Interested.
It might DO hazardous attempting to divine
the real mottge for the meeting At Badea-Beden,
but may tel you that trustworthy alvtees
from Constantlpople speak confidently OF de-
cIdsd change in Russla's attttude there, Of an
endeavor on her part 10 como 70 anal under.
ssand!ns with France as to tho East. On tho
other hand. q corresponding change t6 said to be
clearly visible Ia tho tone Of Rassian diplomacy
at 5tamboui toward Austria arla Germany. The
6tRted, seek to conctltnta the confidence o1
Turkey by dwelling on tho possibility Of rc-
leasing Bosnia and lcrzeeovina from thets
present relations e, Austria, md o. re-: e
autonomous provinces 10 the san,e way Is East
ern Noume1ia Is regu!ntcA BY treaty. A tsle
gram from 8tamboul to noNapapor here say
that immediately before tho signature OF tht
UT4uAu w tA1 OA4t1u 3A4N+414kAN AtV AtAA<AtAHA
OF Tie khediye, Russia formerly declared shs
could not approvc the aet, Prince Lonanon a.
tho >snme time informing the Grand Vtzlor thai
the Western Powers had been notified as e
| Ruasia's negative n.tituds. Whether tn!a Is It
conformity With taet ! am not IL . posttion t.
Inference that, Whatever be the attftud'
| Of Russia to the other European Powers
hcr relations With Germany are at pres
cnt Involved In a rather porpler1ng bag
| Of myalcry. TIC Berlin correspondent Of. tu
| 1for.sina Post savs: 1.-The supposed cstrauge
nent between tte Courts OF Berlin mud St. Pc
| tershurK continues to engage public Attention
| and to excite speculation. Many bclleye that i
has been brought about through the influence 9
the czarewitch, who is GENERALLY credited "!
! German. Gdzslts declares that supposit1on to b.
| entirely uufouudud, bottl As rcgarda the czara
witcll's general oplnlous and his present action
| The Czarewitch Is raiur.ed to hayc said that Il
this respect he ia the bust maltgned man In Eu
| rope. Nevertheless, public opinion In German
continues To set him down as o declared foo Il
| this countfY,h