The New York herald., 1869-01-12
E u r O p {.
Grscian Reply to the Turkish
Ultimatum.
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Montpensier Defines His Position
Towards Spain.
Dreadful Storm Throughout
England.
Destruction of Property and
Loss OF Life.

The North German Lloyd's steamship Onion, Car
tain vreyer, from bremen December % wa South
ampton 2lth, arrived at this port yesterday after
noon, with dispatches and mails three days later
than those recen ed and published yesterday.
The French Parliament 10 announced 011cially to
open on the 18th inst.
N. Marforl Is in treaty for the SPLENDID mansion in
othe Avenue de pImperatrice belonging to NJ Hart
mann. The price aske I is f4s,000.
Mr. Jefferson DAVIS, with his family, Ii expected
at the Grand Hotel to-day, en- route for Nice where
he proposes to pass the winter.
Marshal McMahon's sudden trip TO Vienna Is
viewed as very suspicious. The report OF his 70
placing Marshal Mel at the War once Is unfounded.
Priscilla Biggadike. who was sentenced to death
at the recent Lincoln Assizes for the wful murder
OF her husband by poisoning, at Stickney, village
near Boston, in Lincolnshire, was executed on the
morning OF the 2sth ult., at nine O'Clock. -
The 27tn OF December oeing the Pope's Jefe, his
Holiness assisted at the mass at the Vatican, and
afterwards received the congratulations Of the Sacred
College, the dip onatic body, the public function
aries municipal authorities and the officers Of the
army.
lntell ence from Boulogne states that the Only
Soa. schooner, from London to Dleppe, went ON
Shore elynL coex p. NJ. on the 2Sth inst, close
to the East city, The nfeboat. manned by ten men.
In proceeding TO rescue the crew was capsized aud
uVe Oh Rer crew were urOWneu. Inc CROW OI tu0
Only Son were saved by the rocket apparatus.
shocking AFFAIR took place In Lancaster recently.
A woman aanei Jane dartin was found BY DR.. Hall,
VINO mad been requested attend her. with her eyes
closed. apparently from repeated blows, her mouth
horribly disagured from like cause, she herself
being In an insensble condition. She died on the
2sih ult, without being able to give any account ~
TO now she received her Injuries Her husband has
been appreaended charged with causing her death.
Advices IRON Lembesg state that the fate Of the
salt OF wieliczka, in Gallca, not long since
suddenly inundated by subterranean rush OF water,
Is the subject OF grave apprehension. Acommission
employed by the order oil Baron de Beust In cxamn-
ing on the spot The best means Of repairing the
disaster has been obliged to depart without being
alb to devise any plan OF arrestng the invasion Of
the waters.
The first Protestant church on Spanish soil has
lately been opened at Mabon. In the island Of
Minorca. stimulated BY this good example, the
munlci,aiity ol Barcelona seat OF It's own accord,
request Profess Inhabitants OF the city, In
yising them 20 petition for permission TO found .
church OF their own. rhe Protestant coin munity OF
Barcelona is not inconsiderablc4 Apart fron the
Eng ish residents the.e are some 100 German speak
Ing people.
Two fatal occurrences are recorded as having
taken place Ia London Christmas eve. In Alfred
street. Bagnsbury, party was given at q house In
which two young were dodgers In the course
OF tho evanins slight quarra arose bcsSe.n the
iattor, when one toox q ride which haop cd TO be
near. and shot the otner dead In New Gravel lane.
Shadwel.. two men, who had always been on good
terms. disa creed some trining matter when .
scue took pace, and one OF them fell from plat
form sixteen ie:t In height and was killed imme-
dately. la both cases the dellnquents were take n
In CUSTODY.
NJ a.
Mazzlnls manifesto Of Iast week has been succeeded
by one from Gariba.dl- In which he informs has
friends aud bretnrea OF the approach OF another
CRISIS "Lct tins pasr number their ranks organ
ize themselves and hod themselves in readiness Al
soon as the republic snail be proclaimed ct Madrid
weintend 70 act throughout the reniDsula aud over
throw KING hesltaions fetter and retard the
free march Of the nation. The republicans, sup
ported Dy the people, viii oay stop at the Capitol