A report is current in Contiuental capitals that Prince Charles
of Hohenzollern, Hospodar of the Principalities, intends to de- clare himself shortly King of Roumania, and independent of the Porte. Support for this policy has been sought at St. Peters- burg and Berlin ; but Count von Bismarck is not specially anxious to see the mouths of the Danube in Russian hands, and the Czar Alexander bides his time, dreading lest France, England, and Austria should once more combine to protect Turkey. This is the rumour, repeated with improbable details—such as that Eng- land intends to interfere actively—from many quarters, and, of course, it may be true. Russia is always at war with Turkey, more or less, and Roumans are always more or less intriguing ; but we incline to think the explosion is not yet. War with Russia just now would suit the Emperor Napoleon, and, conse- quently, Russia will await an opportunity when it will not suit him.
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