The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02
The Railroad Disaster in Wales and
Fearful Scenes by Fire.
Lord and Lady Farnham Burned
to Death.
Lord Stanley to Mr.. Seward on the
Naturalization Question.
The luke de Montpensief in Protest 10
Queen Isabella.

The Cunard mall steamship Java, Captain Lott,
from Liverpool the 22d and Queenstown the $50 OF
August, arrived at this port yesterday evening,
bringing mail report in detail of our cable tele-
grams, dated to her day OF sailing from England.
After long drought ram had become general all
over France, and especially in the South. "In the
neighborhood OF Lyons" says the Sdl,1 Public the
wet, which has come on at last continues at inter-
walls the great satisfaction Of the farmers, who
complaining OF the great heat and dry weather.
The vines losing their leaves some hill Sides
and the grapes were being burned up by the sun.
The present change viii not repair the harm that has
been done, but it win prevent further extension
OF it,
The five new Senators OF France appointed by
Napoleon are thus sketched in Paris Journal
III. Cont is native of Corsica, who succeeded M.
s.ocquaru as fIivate oecreta.y 10 the EmperVI' M.
dc Geger is rich manu.a ,tv-er OF the Moselle AS
a deputy he was one OF the seven sages who voted
against article one OF the bill on the press NJ. dc
MontoyeuX member for the Nlevre and consist
ent supporter of the government; he was the init
mate friend of the late Duke de Morny. Count de
Sartpes Is Ambassador at Rome. AS to N. Nelaton,
he s not only OF the greatest medical celebrities,
but 1t he who last year attended the Prince I'M
perial during his illness.
In the Norwegian elections to the Storthing which
is to assemble in October, the number Of public
functionaries chosen is less than preceding 0cca
sons Of Ill representatives returned there are
but thirty OF that Glass; thiryeght peasant deputies
have been elected.
A decree dated Thun, where the King Of Holland
is staying, orders the suppression of the two Min
1sries of Public Worship, Catholic and Protestant.
Religious affairs concerning the former faith will be
attached to the Department of Justice and those
relating to the latter to the Ministry Of Finance.
despatch from Constantnople announces that
Yaver Pacha, who belongs to the Catholic Armenian
Church, has been appointed director Of the Post
Office in Turkey.
From Bucharest it Is announced that the opening
or the annual session Of the Roumain Literary So
cety, which had been fixed for the 18th Of August,
has been indefinitely postponed. As Is known, tho
nominal scientific character OF this society conceas
potca, object, or, in other words, revolutionary
projects against the territorial integrity OF Turkey
GeneralT. Corbett, an lrishman by birth, but dis
tinguished Oficer Of the French Imperial Guard,
adorned with Their ibbon Of the Legion Of Honor
rived in Ireland short time since visit to his rela
tive, Mr.. Lyons OF Mayfeld Cork, but was soon
arrested as Fenan sympathyzer by the police. As
the General speaks English very imperfectly he was
detained in custody for more than an hour. The
event produced quite an excim,nt in the South OF
Ireland.
The advices by the Cape of Good Hope mail tend
20 coroborate the previous accounts with regard to
the existence Of extensive gold fields in the Interior
about eight hundred miles from Natal.