The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-19
E u r Q p E..
Russian Opinion Of the War Power and
Policy of England.

The German mall steamship AmGica' Captain
Ernst from southampton July arried al TINS port
Yesterday morning bringing mail eport IN detail
of our cable kilograms dated 10 heJday OF saliing.
useems more probable that the Italian Dill sane
t,oning the Tobacco Convention VII pass the legHia
tive chamber in Florence. Mosth the committees
have elected delegates VINO are Inown 10 DE iaVof-
anIs toit some notifications will likely be made,
INIT none very important. A objection 70 reducing
the proposed term OF twenty years is round IN the
necessity that would entail OF paying on the one
hundred and eighty millions loan within shorter
time than would perhap be convenient. Still II is
thought probable that lMiI be reduced to nteen or
sixteen years.
on the "a Of July mere was ON the Firth OF clyde
n twin screw moiitOr, recently launched for the
Dutch government The vessel which bears the
name De Tiger measures 1871 feet in length by A.
feet in breadth. With moulded depth Of IL x feet
Her tonnage Is GOO, builders measurement ana Is
propelea nv ergines Of 40 collective nominal morse
power The SIDES are sheathed In I'VE ana hal-
inch armor pstes, backed by ten Inches Of eah' ana
there are two bottoms, between when, Wheh pre-
parnp for actiOn il is intended that wafer shaA DC
tn,rodrood so as 10 sink the ship 10 her fighting
sraught of ane and a half feet. When so sunk she
win cxnse only two feet OF her topsides to an
.no,,-s fire but when in sailing trim she stands
abcit a foot higher in the water. The armament
consisting OF TWO three hundredpo FOUNDER Armstrong
Cuns is mounted in a revolving turyet after the plan
of Captain Coles. The turret is protected by eight
inch armor plates over twelve inches OF teak, and
is moved by winch gearing, Which can be worked
either by steam or 10y hand.
LONDON circular mentions that the celebrated
Chateau Laftte estate put up for sale IN Paris
on the Goth ult., and adds
Tho extent of the estates Is about sos acres. OF
which little more than one-hah is vineyard The
upset price $500 000. (flS0 000), a price enor
mousy high considering the small portion or the
estate devoted 10 the cultivation OF the vine, and 30
seem to have thought the parties several OF them
Engishl who attended the sale as no bid exceeding
the upset price was made for the property, and IL
was accordingly bought IN.
The mail from the Cape OF Good Hope reached
England wish advices dated Natal, May 49,
Table Bay, june 4, and Ascension, June l6.
At the Cape the decision OF the Free state Volks-
RAD TO oppose Sir p. L. Wodehouse's move
ment in adopting the Basutos British subjects
sId resisting the States claims upon BasutoIand
had come 10 maturity. The Rev. C. vande-
wall, a native OF Holland who spent many years in
the United states ana is now a minister OF the
Datch Reform Church in the Free State, and Com
manGant De Villiers. Dutch Afrcander farmer, had
been ceputed by the majority Of the Yolksraad to
proceed 10 England with special and secret instruc-
and authority to wait upon and solicit the good
CfIces OF Russia America, Spain, Holland or any
ether foreign Power IN he event OF England refusing
or fading to do what the VOlksraad considered
justice % ste matter OF the protest.