The New York herald., 1869-05-20
THE ALABAMA DIFFICULTY.
England Still Excited Over MIR.
Summers Argument.
Present Condition OF the Bril-
tish Army.
THE APPROACHING FRENCH ELECTIONS,

The Cunard steamship Australasian, CAPTAIN
Cook from Liverpool May s, via queenstown the
9th, and the Hamburg steamship Hammonla cap
tain Meier, from Hamburg May 5, and Havre the
sth, arrived here yesterday. They bring details Of
our cable kilograms up to dates of sailing.
The monthly return OF the Imperial Ottoman Bank
Just published shows notable decrease in the issue
OF its notes.
An extensive robbery OF arms has taken place in
Belfast, ireland. Five arrests have been made on
suspicion.
Important Fenian documents have been found on
O tenant farmer named John Ross, who was AZ
rested at Skeen, county Sligo Ireland.
The employees OF the Hotel de vile, Paris are on
strike because they have been ordered 10 work at
night during the time OF the elections.
Disturbances caused by soldiers are now so fire.
quent in Paris that the public demand that they
shall be deprived of their side-arms when Off duty.
Baron Ferdinand Swift has just been tried at Venice
for an outrage on religion and the propagation OF
sceptcism by an article published in the Ragtone,
and in which he attacked the sacraments OF the eu
charist and baptism. He has been condemned to
two months Imprisonment and 600 francs fine.
The workmen OF Marseilles have written a letter
to Mr.. Ferdinand de Lesseps, in which they express
deep regret at his appearing as o candidate IN the
coming elections. The letter was presented to him
at his hotel by deputation, accompanied by about
l.5OO men.
The new Paris journal, La Rappel which has just
been brought out by Victor Hugo's sons has
already incurred the displeasure Of the French
government the second number having been seized
for an article 1t contained by NJ Henri Rochefort.
The Cretan chiefs concerned in the late insurrec-
ton, and sentenced to fifteen years. Imprisonment,
were released from prison on the 9th instant.
The Paris Pdtrie has received information from
the Hague that satisfaction is felt there with the
suit OF the recent negotiations between France and
Belgium, especially with the right the former is
about TO possess OF sending direct trains from Paris
to Ans lerdam. The works by which the Dutch line
will be connected with the Belgian are proceeding
rapidly.
The NeC Free Press publishes a letter from the
editor of the Austrian Military Magazine as a pre-
llminary yet authentic explanation OF the circum-
stances surrounding the recent publication Of de-
spatch OF Count Bismarck, sent In cipher from
Nicolsburg to the Russian Ambassador in Paris on
June 20, 1866. The letter states that this document
was not made public by order OF Count Beust, but
by the Commander In Chief of the army to whom
a copy taken nom the original telegram during
transmission through the Austrian lines had been
forw trded.
A Paris correspondent draws attention to the fact
that although Paris returns only nine members there
gre no fewer than eleven hundred candidates in the
fed, with every prospect OF the number greatly In
creasing in few days. The explanation is that an
elector forbidden by law TO attend any electoral
meeting out OF the district In which he votes. In
the case OF candidates however this prohibition IL
set aside Hence the number Of candidates who
have sudde y come onward in Paris most O
whom it may be ass ~, are merely electors
intent upon evadng the law.