The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-24
z u n o p z.
GENERAL NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE CONTINENT.


European files of latest dates:-
An Exploded Insurance Company.
A large and excited meeting of policy-holders
in the Albert Assurance Office was held at the
London Tavern, Lord w. Hay in the chair. At
one time the scene of confusion was of such a
character that neither Mr.. Price, Mr.. Lewis, nor
Mr.. Morris could be heard. Amid host of mo
tions submitted to the meeting three were car
ried. The first rejected the scheme of the
liquidators, and appointed q committee of
policy-holders, who, in concert with other SINH
lar bodies, should consider the state of the
company and report upon it; the second en-
powered the committee to test the liability of
the shareholders in all the amalgamated COM
panies; and the third declared in favor of the
policy-holders having the control of the pro-
ceedings consequent upon the company's in
solvency, the directors having forfeited the con-
fdence of the meeting
Pere Hyncinthe.
Father Hyacinthe, of Paris (whose apostacy
from the Catholic Church was announced by
ocean telegraph), was born at Orleans in 1927,
was ordained priest in 1889, and became Pro-
fessor of Theology at the Seminary of Nantes.
Afterwards he entered the order of Carmeites, and
preached at Lyons, Bordeaux, and PerigueuX, in
the South of France, finally going in 1864 to
his eloquence. His reputation of the suprem-
acy of the Holy See, and of the doctrines and
practices of the Church of Rome, has no inn
portant significance in itself; but if he should
employ his talents to induce others to take the
same step, he may become greater power in the
religious world than he was before
Congress of LAWYERS.
A Lawyers Congress-" attended by some of
the most eminent jurists of Germany, had just
been held at Heidelberg, and had passed several
resolutions on important social and judicial
questions. Among these were the following
l. Civil marriages should be recognized as a
necessary principle of the relations between
Church and State in the whole of Germany; and
the State should make no objection to the mar
riage of persons of different religions. This
was proposed by DR.. Gneist, and passed against
q minority of one only. 2. That Government
sanction should not be required for the forma-
tion of joint-stock companies or other associa-
tions, but that the liability of each member of
such a company should be unlimited. 3.
written document acknowledging debt should
be taken as sufficient proof of such debt, inde-
pendently of the circumstances under which the
debt was incurred. 4. AS nearly all the objects
of punishment are more effectually obtained by
solitary confinement than by any other system
of Imprisonment, such confinement should be
recognized by law as the regulated mode of exc
cutting sentences which involve the loss OF
liberty; exceptions to this rule might be made
when necessary, either by the Judge or the
Governor OF the prison. This resolution was
passed almost unanimously.
Bankrupt Countess.
The case of the Countess d'Alteyrac was again
brought before the Court of Bankruptcy Lon
don, in the form of an application to take the
matter out of court. The lady, who is described
as Junia Maria d'Alteyrac, commonly known as
the Countess d Alteyrac, otherwise Willoughby,
of no occupation, was made bankrupt on her
petition about five months ago, and being in
custody at the time, her release was granted
chiefly on the ground of illness. Assignees
have since been chosen and accounts filed
showing debts of 95973, against which
she estimates the present value of her annuity
at 100000 The principal creditor in amount
is stated to be NJ. Longchamps, a son-in-aw
of the bankrupt, who makes claim on her of
upwards of f2500. A resolution was submitted
to the creditors to the effect that the assignees
should receive the annuity of e1200 year, the
lady to continue in the receipt of e100 month
so long as it should be payable; and on
its ceasing to be so the annuity to be equally
divided between her and the assignees; this ar
rangement to continue until the debts are paid
in full; and the bankruptcy to be annulled on
the execution of the usual deed. After debate
the resolution was withdrawn until the next
sitting; and ii was ordered that the Countess
should receive an allowance of $50 month.
The Countess was present during the proceed
ings, and was briefly examined respecting one
or two disputed proofs but the details were un-
interesting
An International Rifle Match.
The following is Lord Elcho's letter to the
London Times, proposing an international rifle
SR:-Looking at the great interest excited on
both sides OF the Atlantic by the recent International
rowing contest, and to the friendly feelings OF hon
we may hope lastingly established between the
two great representative nations OF the Ango-SaXon
race / am tempted to ask whether the rife might
not be made auxiliary TO the oar in STRENGTHENING
these feelings and drawing closer our political rela-
| tiOnB.
The rife used to be the far-famed weapon OF the
American by its help the New World has been sub
| dued and civilized; by its help America became q
| free State and our colony great nation In the
mother country few years ago. ride sho,oting & was
| national pastime and we natter ourselves we have
| not only the best rines, but the best rihe-shots
| in the world. To what extent rine-shooting is
| now practsed in America we know not We
| have seen excellent American military breech-
| leaders and repeaters but we hear OF no
| however, be that in these days OF long range the
skill OF American rinemen is still only shown IA IA
barking squirrels at sixty yards, as described IN
| Cooper's novels. The race OF old 'Leather-stock-