The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-07
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
The Irish Fenians Dispersed
but Not Conquered.
Excitement and Alarm Prevailing in the South
Of Ireland and English Naval Ports.
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Earl CarnarvOn ON the King
dom of Canada.
The North American Confederation to
be Greater than England and
Second Only to Russia"
RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE EAST.
Will Napoleon Intervene in
Turkey?
&c. DC. DC
Earl CarnarvOn on the King
dom of Canada.
RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE EAST.

uIACys
&c. &C. DC.
The new steamship City of Antwerp, OF tho Inman
line Captain Mirehouse, which left Liverpool at
on the Goth and Queenstown the 2lst February,
rived this port early yesterday morning, having
very heavy weather during the greater part
the voyage.
The City Of Antwerp brings interesting details Of
cable dispatches her day OF sailing.
The ex-rebel cruiser Sumter foundered near the Dag
ger Bank Since the collapse of the rebellion tho
South the SUMTER under the Of the Gibraltar has
been employed a trading steamer by Hull tEng.l
firm and voyage from Helsingfors to Hull when
she sprang leak under boilers and sank gradually
in smooth water. The crew made their escape
Pending the formal opening of the Reform question
Parliament the 25h of February, the opposition
tented themselves by giving notices Of questions and
intended resolutions the subject. Tho London Star
complains of the exaggerated courtesy with which the
opposition treated the government alike undeserved
and III repaid
The London Times warns MIR. Disraeli that tho limits
OF indulgence have been strained already He must
decide on dcnnitive measures and unambguous pro-
posals.
The London Herald, the Derby organ does justice to
Mr. Gladstone his conduct opening of the
session. and remarks that II tho consideration OF the
Government bill is approached in this spirit by the oppo
ston it Is almost matter of certainty that legislative
settlement of the Reform question will be arrived at
The official presentation of the 'sYeow Book to the
French Chambers was postponed This delay is said
have occurred in consequence Of its being the desire Of
tho Marquis Mouster add documents of q very
date, showing that Turkey is disposed to adopt the
concilatory towards Gambia which has bcen
commended by the Great Powers.
The ..Yelow Book" contains despatch addressed by
the Marquis de Mouster the 1lth December, to the
Count dc Sarges French Minister at the papa Court.
Tho despatch says
.sNced point out all the security resulting to the Pom
tca government from the engagement which has been
contracted by King Victor Emanuel 10 tho
frontiers Of the Papa States himself and 70 protect them
against all attacks from without by force Of
We convinced that tho Cabinet OF Florence whose
reiterated assurances scarcely permit OF doubt will faith
fully funi all we can expect from II"
After courseling the Roman government to introduce
reforms the despatch concludes ioilows-
Assure his Holiness withdrawal of the French
troops by implies abandonment Of the i'm.
portant interests which for seventeen years we have
guarded by our presence in Rome, and which,
whether far near we shall not cease to watch with
the fullest devotion.
The French Council Of State is said to have agreed
upon the scheme for the reorganization Of the army
upon the following basis
The military contingent TO consist OF 900 men,
divided into classes which the will five
years active service and four in the and the
Guard
The statistics OF thoFench navy thus given in the
Yellow Book
France has ls4o vessels propelled By % 100 horse
do eorys,s ooa do suarcssp 500 pon
clad batteries IA 2475; do lakes and rivers
H. go fast Liners u 4 SSS auxiliary
frigates Is $50; auxiliary screw DO ttransports O.
l,iso; paddle wheel do 10. e,l4o; do corvettes 8,
paddle DO So 5sT0; wooden gunboats 40, 1856; iron
do be taken to pieces and conveyed land
stable ships Al H. 560-tota $40 o. 100 horse power
France has augmented her fleet during tho past by
three iron.clad frsates and one corvette.
In the Chamber Of Deputies in Paris demands for
leave to question the government presen.sd-one
by N. Langanas the subject OF the notifications
introduced the decree Of the oath November and the
other by NJ Picard relative the circular Of NJ vanda
Those demands were to be examined by the bureaus
under the order.
The death Of tho Archdukc Stephen, OF Austria, is
announced.
An imperial rescripl dated February II, read in
both houses Of the Hungarian Dict II announces that
the Emperor Of Austria 10 the demands embo
died Diets Address OF the 18th January last
tive tho reorganization of the army and has ordered
that the question DO adjourned for parliamentary
mont The rescrpt expresses tho hope that the Diet
will the readily their support to tho "pater-
nall intentions OF the Emperor In this respect from
consideration OF the urgent necessity that exists for
fng up the gaps in the different regiments and entirely
remodellng the military forces OF the country
As far tho results OF the elections for the North
German Parliament known eighty conservatives
y-onc liberals OF different shades eight cericals
eleven Poles have been February 2 elected in the old
provinces and twenty liberals, seventeen separai
sts and Two Danes the provinces OF PRUSSIA.
majority Of separatss have been elected ia saxony
and OF national liberals in the other North German
States
An income tax OF four per cent Is announced In Italy
or Lord Mas Irish Tenant bill the Dublin freeman
says
We hear nothing about leases IN the statement of Lord
Mas aud they viii be conspicuous by their absence"
In the bill without the security Of lease however
IL accomplished, all other remedies will be sbso-
Lutte failures The loan Is thing IL will not DO taken
up, and may we'll tell the government so at once
What the occupers want Is security by Ieasethe mini
mum term thiryo years All other remedies VIII be
unavailing.
According to private telegram from Dresden the
essential terms OF the military convention between Pus
sia and saxony are-Dresden shall he evacuated the
LIST OF July by the Prussan troops who will continue 10
occupy Lcipsic, Bautzen and K6nigstein. The Saxon
army shall form the Twelfth army federal corps and shall
remain In the country. The Notifications OF Dresden
shall not be increased.
IRELAND.