The New York herald., 1869-08-04

ment, and, having done So IL q case Of Qwten sab
whether be Will ever Join again The contingeno!
spoken Of in the HyRALD Of she llsh Of last month
namely, that OF different individuals occupying tn
posts Of Bund Chancellor and Prussian Premier
may not be far from realization. Your readers, &C
customed to take broad and birds eye view Of Ger
man afralrs win not fail to perceive that such
| move, which rids him OF unpopular colleagues an
unpleasant issues In the House Of Representatives
| would be q master stroke OF policy on tn
| part Of the Count. There. where none but narrow
views Of party prevail the probability OF such even
excltes profound emotion, stirring up all sorts o
feeling and passions, from anger TO pleasure, snt
| from triumph to dependency.
The late publication Of the Austrian Red Book fo
the years 1s8s-6o proves Baron Ven Beust such q,
eminent dipomatist that even his opponents here a
forced to admit nOleas Uolens his extraordinary
talent and that as statesman he Is second to none
In Europe. His dispatches to Rome In reference Z
religious matters, as also those touching the airs
OF Southern Germany, the Franco. Begc treaty and
the intercepted PIusslan telegram In 1859, are re-
garded rs paragons Of stateorsft and logic No less
remarkable - mis- reply to Prince HQhenI0he's crou
we should like to give you IN ertenso, as we
did with the circular were It not tnat we should be
trenching on the province OF your Vienna corre-
the crisis in France is admitted to be of vas,
moment to German politics. Renewed vig0r ts I'm
reduction OF the military establishment, which they
ciaini TO be more than ever feasible on account Of
s thai it prec1Ses for so%s s 70 come
aggression on his part. They come out strong In
figures, which, howeye. osnaot be ga.nsaid. The
present military strength Of the continental Powers,
soldiers; I North Germany, ioas. .sAs; South aefmSny
iseo0o; Italy 49, ssl-a total in these six fesims
OF $3.50 900 men. They then 60 on to show that In
order to give each man IN these nossweo w contribute
itwoud require no less than asss head Of cattle to
is more ruinous to country than all the horrors Of
war.
sa sss sss gsDs y 81 s % Ssy nSss
Of the International Statistical Congress In this CITY.
On the part OF the United states II was attended, as
York city, and E. B. Elliott AOtuary to the Sanitary
Commission. Early In that session your oorres-
Uncle Sam se future ar Congress t to y Be- % hed IN the
United States. afiordng certain accommodations to
the sucn as sending oyer vessel Or tive
Congress, the debate mad turned upon tie j next ext
place OF meeting, Mr. Rugges said;-"Dr. Farr ENG
soM
North and South. In the South OF America they
we're more catholic and comprehensive. But We
new. nation. In Russia, as In America, we had to
uncutivated regions for the use OF man. In Russia
and In America the value Of statistics is known and
Hitherto the Congress has met In old countries,
let them now select new country. am In favor
Of their next meeting being held In St. Petersburg
just now. as-though don't ike letting out family
secrets-there is little Misunderstanding going on
But that WIN soon be over. There were disturb
ances IN itaiy year or two ago. but she appears to
81 wisn to tell You that America will not be un.
mindful Of the hospitality and kindness which has
been shown TO her representatives at Con-
crosses, II ever the Congress should see at to assem-
bic IL our roSntry The United States VIII be
agreed to- directing the statistical publications Of
the Old to be sent to six OF the leading institutions
clprocate the Kindness shown our delegates IL, In
about nye years from this time, the Congress would
assemble there"
It seems, however as II nothing had been done to
make good the words OF the American delegate. At
the late Congress In Florence representatives OF
next. which meets in September or Of the he oar sl0
rent year, the offers of the Hague have been
accepted while as we e. understand swltzerland has
the people OF the United States really desirous 70
have the International Statistical Congress meet IN
Mr. Raggies to be converted into ten, we Would say
now is the time to instruct delegates to the Hague
atOn TO the Ninth international statistical Congress
In 1873.
Councillor, DR.. Engel Chef Director OF the Royal
Statistical Bureau Of Prussia, your correspondent
cleaned from @ him that such 9 proner would meet
the Congress at New York, Phladelphia o.
reply our question What other scco@mcaaons
across tue ocean Dr: Enge replied, Noee, except.
from the city OF the meeting" We told him that
there would be no difficulty in that direction ana
government livery little Of that will be required,
he said, 'lor you know some OF our savans are
sent officially and their expenses paid BY thor gov.
Guiding good many government employees, cannot
afford to spend much, and when going on such o
novel trip, occupying from thirty to forty days,
would want at least vague estimate OF the pro.
bable cost"
Your correspondent has reason to believe that II
influential parties i viii meet with cordial coope.
ration on the part OF DR.. Enge and other prominent
statsticians here and elsewhere. AS to the ap-
proacbing seventh Congress at the Hague we learn
from the programme that his Majesty the King OF
the Netherlands has appointed his RoyaI Highness
committee OF organization Is headed by his Excel.
lency c. Fock, the Netherlands Minister of the Int.
Tor who has appointed Prof Dr. visssrins OF the
general sittings OF the Congress are to be
from the 9th to the llth OF September,
VIII meet several days previously by special invita-.
ton. M. Won Baumnauer, chief OF the Netherland
enea 9ris or tbs az
the seventh Congress. In the chapter treating on
Financial Statistics he speaks with praise OF the
reports OF the United States Treasury as clear ex
position oil the different classes Of national debt
The lsraelite communities In Mecklenburg, over
oyed at the passing Of the law In the Reictstag ab-
rOgang all restrictions account OF creed thrOug
out the North German Confederation, have agreed
to commemorate the event by monument IN the
shape OF great deed las their forefathers did
similar Occasl0n-sec second Moses XIV. to which
they invite the contributions OF oil Meckenburg
Jews, requesting proposals from tho donors as co
the employment OF the rund.
The Berlin Common Council is beginning to move
IN regard TO the forthcoming Humboldt festival
While the State authorities until now have renamed
and likely to remain, Indifferent to the memOrl
of the iiusrlous savant the Aldermen have agreed
to Dr. Virchow's motion In favor Of erecting
"Humb0dt Musuem, " as well as granting the grOunt
for public park TO be called "humboldt Ham,
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