The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-16
FOREI0N INTELLIGENCE.

England is about adopting halfpcnny sys-
ten Of newspaper postage.
Tile Frusslan Cable Company intends 10 hire
one OF the English cables already laid, instead OF
putting down new one.
Over $4,000 Parlslan workmen are on a 1oup
strike, which must last all winter, ana produce
misery. They embrace nearly every trade.
The North German correspondent says there
are $50 American students at German universities
ana upwards OF 1000 American youths and girls
attending the high schools.
The Grand Master Of Freemasons in France
has summoned general convention or the Ma.
sons OF Europe, at Paris, OH the sth of December,
In opposition TO the EcumcnIcal Council.
Miss Rye has sailed from Liverpool for Canada
having under her charge eight boys and sixty
eight girls, who are accompanied by nineteen
adults. The children are mostly from the Liyc,,.
pooi ihuustrlal School, the others being from the
London warehouses;.
The Empress OF France Is said to have sent to
the Pope most aircctonate letter, I'm which her
Majesty excuses herself for being able to no to
homc as she had intended to present her re-
spectiul homage TO tile Sovereign PontiT ana
sends the assurance Of her affection for the nou-
father Of the Prince Imperial
Several OF the London papers hal their artt-
cles on Lord Derby In t:pc before he died. and
some of them printed obituary notices In udyansc
One weekly remarked that the earl was not dead
but that lie would be, probably, before the paper
reached Its readers. and tllnn proceeded to speak
OF his lordship in the past tense.
The POpc's enthusiasm respecting the Council
Is said TO he undated. Not long ago q priest
brought him large sum OF money from the In-
dles OF German diocese, and In accepting the
gut the Pope inquired whether the bishop was
coming TO the Council. The priest replied that he
was too old, being in his seventy first year. ssYou
call scrcntyone DID," exclaimed the Pope az
am seventy.cight, ana feel young, and shall as
slst at the Council without neglecting nv other
dutlcs.n
Napoleon Is said to be greatly changed in ap.
pcarancc. lie looks haggard, carcworn and
anxious, and walks with considerable difficulty
but for the support OF q cane and the arm OF one
OF his suite his movements would be exceedingly
slow. The encouraging reports which are pub
lishcd about his health are oil dictated from onl
cul sources. During the last ten days OF III, SO.
Journ at CompeIgne, DIR. Ncaton WAS In constant
attendance upon him. and the cathc: er had to bc
used repeatedly.
The Pantin murder is still the subject OF in
tcrcst In France. All the police of the kingdom
have been employed to find the dead body OF the
father, kinck. Tie lakes and pools OF water
throughout Asacc, the woods and ravincs have all
been explored, but in vain. No Kinck-but in.
stead, great many other bones and bloody vests
and ensanguined dirks have turned up which
tell the tale OF many unknown murders. Traup-
mann has been subjected to many rigid cross
examinations but refuses to say anything.
The weather in Europe during October has
been very severe, ana supports the prognostica-
tons OF a bitter winter. On the night OF October
II, and the morning OF the 18th, snow storm of
the most extraordinary violence swept across
Styrla and adjacent districts, and great deal OF
injury was indicted OH the gardens and vineyard
AT Laibach the heat OF October IL was intense,
and yet on the following morning at O'Clock the
snow began to full. In the night violent thun.
der storm broke over the district. At Gratz IL
showed the whole night anu forenoon so heavily
that tho ground was completely covered, and the
branches Of the fruit trees, still in full leaf were
broken by tue weight OF snow.
1t Is stated that ut the Cabinet meeting held
on the 3o,h OF October, Mr. Chichester Fortescue,
| the Secretary for Ireland, laid before his col
leagues tho measure which he had been instructed
to prepare Oh the Irish land reform question. Mr..
Fortescuc Is himself an Irish landlord and IN
Irish Protestant, but II Is understood that the
measure proposed by him is the joint pro,Iuc-
ton or himself AMI Lord Chancellor O'IIagan,
| Roman Catholic Ulster man. Tie measure,
| 1t Is rumored, proposes to give to tho tenant.
| right or Ulster, now provincial CUSTOM the
| force OF law, with universal application through
out the whole OF Ireland; and adds to this a
scheme by which, In n gradual manner, the trans.
fer OF land by free bargain and sale from English
PrOtestants to Irish Catholics may be promoted
| aided and effected. This is so very much better
| than anything Which the government has been
supposed to he prepared to grant, that it will pro-
badly go far towards satisfying the Irish people.