The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06


Iteration OF the condition of the poor The speakers
were IL said all of opinion that tho Quakers were be-
endeavors benefit their poorer fellow countrymen II
especially maintained that the ladies' OF the society
ought TO do than they do and or two speakers
urged upon them 10 follow the example Of active bene-
violence which is set by their sisters Of tho Roman and
English churches.
Among the European armies OF tho present day tho
Italian Minister declares that the French army alone can
be said TO be equal SUPERIOR 10 that Of Italy In point
Of the military education of the soldiers.
The Spanish Ambassador at Paris Is carrying ne
gotiaons with tho view Of spain joining the arrange
entered into between France, Belgium, Italy and
Switzerland relative to the circulation Of coined money
This would necesstate the adoption by that State OF
currency of the same value as that adopted by tho
Powers just mentioned.
In Dublin Cork, Limerick, and other places Ireland
many persons who had been arrested under tho supcn
sion OF the Habeas Corpus act have April 90 been
leased from custody giving security for their future
good behavior This IL generally regarded IA an indica
ton that government anxious possible
to release all the prisoners who are only suspected but
not concusycy proved to have been connected with tho
Fenian conspiracy.
report to the English War Orlce from Sir Robert
Garrett who commanded tho volunteers at Brighton, ex-
presses great satisfaction with the appearance and sead
ness Of tho force.
II appears from an English Parliamentary return that
OFFS, Gsl who completed their limited service in the
army In tho year 1854, 4,1l were discharged and Is2
reenlsted without previous discharge, and s2S aite
discharge
An Irish paper says that one unexpected and curious
effect Of the cattle disease in England has been TO raise
the value Of goats TO extraordinary degree These
hitherto despiscd animals exported in considera
bic numbers from ireland and have been sold in several
English counties al from four to five pounds each, the
ordinary price being not over ten shillngs
Professor Backic delivered lecture 10 audi
encc in village hoolroom in Scotland lately on Do
mocracy. Abiding TO tho Reform Bull hc observed that
England Of the most critical periods of
It's history II matter Of tho utmost seriousness
and conccrnment every who had studied history
and thought upon tho subject at ALL and what to him
matter OF the deepest concernment was that num-
Der OF people were perfectly Indifferent upon the subject
npV
much Perhaps not Tor tho moment or the year, but
change only on one side was dangerous England . at
critical period her history which, might likely be the
beginning OF the end.
lie FydHce remarks :Some Of the journals announced
that NJ Mlres viii shortly take prominent position IN
Paris journalism. Ho Is said to have purchased the
greater part of the shares in the es the direction OF
which will, according 10 report, be conhded to HIM Tho
Pree will henccforth be devoted to the defence or tho
government policy under the chief editorship OF ~
Cuchey al Carigny of the editors OF tho Pate Ow
Ing those changes, NJ olivier Is 10 retire from his
present post In connection with the Presse and has al
ready applied 10 the Minister Of the Interior for anthor
za,on TO found a new journal to be entitled L. Pupe
the political programme OF which will be frank adhesion
TO the dynasty. with an extension OF liberty
There are one hundred and eighty nine peers Of
Ireland duke, twelve marqulscs SIXTY six ears Tin
Guiding the King OF Hanover as Earl OF Armagh) forty
viscounts and seventy baron2. o. the whole number
have seats in the House Of Lords by virtue
of pecrages of England Great Britain or tho United
Kingdom and hundr and fifteen are peers OF lfe-
land only Eighteen OF the OF Ireland are creations
since tho union
TIC English House OF Commons has ordered 10 be
printed bill Tor the further amendment OF the proce
dnre and powers OF the Divorce oour. me puSr' %, :"
order upon husbands for monthly or weekly paymnnt TO
wives may appear reasonable. taking all tho c'rcu
| stances into consideration
There Is To be great national exhibition Vienna,
the Prater In 1870.
speech OF Mr.. Jonathan Pim Quaker, the liberal
member OF Parliament for Dublin announcing his intcn
ton to vote against the government Reform bil has
caused great pain tho liberal electors OF that city
They indignant that their opinions should have been
xlv tai Oue XhDfu
| such efforts 70 return.
In Paris, April is, before mass at the TuIlcres, tho
cercmopy OF christening the youngest child OF the lato
Duke dc Mony celebrated in presence Of tho Empe-
ror Empress and court The little gir - about two years
old and was bapscd at the time Of her birth The child
vas held the bap,ismal font which used al the
| chriatening OF the king Of Rome The ceromony
strictly private accordance with expressed wish Of
! tho young widowed duchess.
The Minister OF War Florence has Addressed report
u the King OF nay on the state OF The army, from
which appears that there are at present under arms
Il 00s officers and 100, SIS prva,es or 20+ 800 In all
Tho reserve comprises 5t officers and las $50 prvacs
forming In all lj04is mon Grand total 3ji, 743 men
be moblzed the shortest notice Moreover. 80 600
having been called out for drill these would be t for
service about mo end OF May The report also speaks
highly OF tho present state OF efficiency oil The Italian
| army.
| Hadi Mira Hussein Khan, the Persian Minister In
consianrnope, has had audience OF the Sultan. To
present to bis Majesty tho decoration OF the Niohani
spltdn1d gorsoously act In diamonds and with the blue
collar OF Tho Order This dc Grafton ha never been gwen
Sultan Abdul Medd, and rs on the present occ asnn IN
tend d a tribute Of special cordiay towards Abdul
Azil Caiiph OF the Snnnite Faithful" Ia return.
tho sultan Intends 10 seud the Shah the Osnan6 with
unusual richness in brants, and 10 raise Hn.rolah
Ecuii the Turkish Minister ut tho Persian Court 10 the
rank OF Ambassador.
The inhabitants OF Scuiari (Asal have subscribed
100 O00p towards the foundation Of college for the
suburb in which good secular education shall 10 siyon
together with instruction In the English ana French
| languages. They have pciiiioned the Porte for the
nece9ary authorization.
Acons,an,inople letter dated on the 18th OF April,
says-Bad news comes rom Trebzond a series OF
fanias has swept away nearly the wholeof the works
In progress for the rlroad between that town and NJ.
zcrogin Destroying IN few days the result OF several
months labor aud expenditure Of many millions Of
paslres This great enterprise Is thus again thrown
back indefinitely, aud another important start gwen TO
tho Russians for their rival route between Poti and
Bakou, which, once comDieted, VII, 1t can hardly be
doubted divert nearly the whole Of the great Persian
transit ifaiho from IL old Armenian channel
provisional committee recently assomblei In the
Roan theatre at Aleaanira Egypt 10 propoac 20 the
ton FOR reducing ile national debt of Italy com.
muec Of Twelve was elected with the advocate Diaman'
| q az president
| In Sew soutn Wales the new ministry February ~
Of coalition. This not row feature, although
perhaps 30 this nstance u b more strongly marked hr
Martin h plctec,ionisi and in OF aid
lgou While the Colonial Secretary free trsdcr and
State AID abolonisi Twelve months ago there wns be-
tween them bitter personal hostility Now they have
With state aid az gogelnmsoi question: or nationally
interfere with the tara the colonial finances
| Ia \ more aounshpg condition
| man named Bray, 81 Moiong, Australia. went about
| twenty miles In the bush some time ago, and In tho
Of few days obtained one hundred and hy gal
Ions % Wild hon frDm the trunks 81 trees The ia
OF the honey Is thought by some 10 be fully equal 70
that Produced by domesilcaled bees
The Rev W. b Clarke, the gcolosist, has published
interesting report relative 20 specimens OF rocss
found NJ the Camden fafbor and De Grey river on the
norhwc coas, OF tho Australian continent Nj Clarke
In this report incidentally states u his opinion that
the Tcd hand marks occasionally found on the rocks
arc made uso o. by the aboriginal natives "a charm
| against evil spirits
on the 18th of February there was at Ncrt's wsrc.
house sydney. Australia the largest quantity OF pure
copper " New South Wales prod that ha< ever
been Ia that city ~ one time Over ninety tons OF tbs
valuable metal we're received there within Few works
from the Csdisngullong Copper Mining Company, and