New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-24
FOREIGN NOTES.

II is generally believed that the Chinese
authorities Pekin have officially intmated to Sir Ruth
srford AcOck that the Duke Of Edinburgh cannot be re-
ceived by the Royal Family Of China a footing OF
equality
At the recommendation of the British and
Russian Embassies, the Porte has to provisional
agreement with the Persian ambassador to observe
provisional boundary line until the completion Of the
urco- Persian Commissions map whichs expected from
London.
In the act of Parliament just printed to
shorten the term residence required as qualification
for the municipal franchise enacted that in the stat
utes on the subject whenever words which I'M
port the masculine gender the same shall De hed 10 III
cude females for all purposes cohhecoeu anu
Ors auditors, and assessors" one years occupation
10 entitle persons to the municipal franchise
While large number OF persons were Dathlng
at Boulognesur the 10th instant the tide sud
denly rose with unexampled rapldity, and enormous
waves were driven toward the shore by strong wind,
upsetng the bathingmachines and placing the OatneEs
in the most imminent peril Eight ladies were pTOugn1
English gentleman whose conduct is said TO have been
heroic. Intense excitement prevailed III the toWh
but fortunately no lives were lost
Sir Francis Goldsmid sends to The Times a
letter which he has received from MOdavis relative to
the persecution Of the Jews in that Principally The
Minister OF the Home Department has ordered the Jews
elected from the villages ana families accustomed
TO every domestic comfort have In consequence been
driven from their homes and obliged to wander about
hOuseless having been allowed time even 10 coigct
sae ~ Sbrb were draSEed away from their
couches and add 10 the oens1veness OF the erecu
ton most OF these eectments took place on the festival
Of Penteeosf and subsequent Sabbahs The Roumanans
even watched their opportunities on FFays 70 throw Ie
unbaked Sabbath loayes out OF the o|eS anu V@ss H
on the dunghills'
The sister of the imprisoned nun, Barbara
Ubryk who is still living at Warsaw has communicated
20 Polish paper the Daily Courier further par
teuars OF her history 1t appears from her statements
that her parents small landed propetors aud that
they died Young leaving four daughters or these Anra
ftergard named Barbara was brought up by her aunt
aud aterward sent 20 the school OF the ORDER OF he
itatiOn Here she became H. upon which she was taken
nv e Countess Dzie wanowska into her house As soon
as her health began 70 improve sue hkaIn gesseA- y
taken TO the Convent OF the VISITATION put sue was e
the Carmelto Convent at CTacOW, ana since theh heI
family heard nothing more Of her, except
treated. In one OF the letters sent TO
Eleanor Ubryk Barbaras sister by the Ab6ess OF the
which you received about the illness OF your sister cor
nsr for the ast three years subject very
lent hrs III YOU lament her unfortunate position we do
70 aver and are in constant fear Of her 1t is
very painful the physicians say she must nave
suffered from this illness before and we're never told
OF IL for II we had known II she would not have been
admitted 10 convent You may be quite Al ease as 70
the treatment OF your sister do her no harm ana she
would be unhappy II she anywhere else The con
vent is great protection TO her though God has made
her great heavy cross TO us This letter Is dated
man of some mark has Just expired lat Florence
"a good man. a shrewd man, and man OF not little
bower He was workman, baker by trade. and has
always lived hOnoraby on the proceeds Of ms business
His Intelligence, however, the feryor OF ms tlenasnp
the kindness OF all his acts collected around MIN the
fellow workmen OF his town And thus ne became
h leader OF that very exctable mob which inhaDts the
hack streets OF Florence. He had immense pnyslcaI
p0wer and could command az viii an lrate mulutude.
Yet ne never abused his power AT the moment Oh the
crisis which was 10 end the union OF Tuscany with the
rest OF Italy the authority OF the baker Giuseppe Dom
was unbounded. There is story toid OF INN nm
which Will illustrate this. t was In, Iooy
the Grand Duke Of Tuscany had been expelled from
he country: and the Baron RcasO at the head OF
the Provisional Government Notwithstanding the
Rarons acendency the population he could scarce
y maintain order either IN the capital or IN the sur
Founding province one day the people collected to-
gether and exhibited those signs OF characterization
Which preface a riot The Baron threatened, issued
strong procamatons and took every precauton but All
Seemed In vain. At last he summoned DOLL ana SAID 10
him graciously 81 have done my best, and cannot
succeed n restraining the people IL is now your turn
Dolh Immediately went out oil the public place ana
haran gued his brother wOrkmen They soon dispersed
and returned home peacefully with shouts OF viva
i'Ialial Viva Dolh % The wOrngmen OF Florence low
mourn their good leader At his grave several arsahs
eyered speeches which were eloquent IN at Ieast the
OF feeling