The New York herald., 1869-03-12
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The arrivals from Europe yesterday were the
steamship Percire, Captain Duchesne, from Havre
via Brest on the 27th ult., and the Russia Captain
] Cook, from Liverpool 27th and queenstown zosu'
with European papers up to date OF sailing.
! general meeting OF Italian republicans, headed
by Mazzni, is announced to take place shor'iy ~
Lugano, In Switzerland.
| Anew journal is announced In Madrid, entitled
III Desagraufo the object OF which Is to promote the
| interests OF Isabella and the Prince OF Asturias
| The pope has commuted the sentences OF death
against Ajani and Luzzi to hard labor for life, ana
has reduced the sentences OF their accompnces
| The Pyussian M0niteur OF the cath ult. published
| an ordinance convoking the Rechstag OF Northern
Germany for the 14th Of the present month.
| NJ Pelletan in the French Chambers has presented
an amendment abolish the tax for the poor levied
in the theatres and to replace 1t by the subventions
| inscribed in the Budget OF 1870.
The Italian Correspondence states that an interna-
tional commission Is about to be named to fix the
point OF junction of the railways which Will meet on
| the French frontier in the direction OF Nice.
| The Halia OF Naples announces that at Pompeii
there have just been discovered. two marble busts-
| one OF Pompey and the other OF Brutus. They are
both OF fine execution, and have been placed in the
| national museum.
| The Russian government is highly ncensed at
| Count Blsmarck's speech respecting the condsca-
ton Of State property, and the Emperor has inti-
mated to the King of Prussia that he hopes such an
unjustidable proceeding wlll not be enforced
The municipality OF the city OF Berlin has voted the
sum OF 1000 thalers towards founding two new pub
Lie Libraries and further sum OF 600 thalers for their
yearly maintenance. All the booksellers offer gra
| tuitOus contributions OF books.
| All the Turkish ports have been reopened to the
| Hellenic nag and the measures ordered against
| Greek subjects abrogated. Negotiations for an
| effective resumption or relations between Turkey
and Greece being actively prosecuted. and the
nominations OF q Turkish Minister at Athens and
Greek one at Constantnople will take place speedily
Her Royal Highness the Princess Christian Of
Schleswig Hostein Princess Helena Of Great Britain
and Ireland safely delivered OF prince at six
O'Clock on the morning Of February 26.
On the 26th ut., in the sitting OF the Chamber OF
Representatives, bill relative to the expenditure
for objects OF public worship was placed after the
order of the day. The credit granted to the Bol an
dists and Jesuits has been suppressed. The budget
OF the Ministry OF the Interior was adopted by 81
votes against g. bill for the abolition OF mprson
ment debt been made tue order OF the day for
the 2Tth nit.
The news OF the explosion OF the Austrian steam
frigate Radetzky has caused the most painful feeling
In Vienna II seems that the accident occurred
while the vessel practising some evolutiOns,
and that the explosion originated in one OF the pow
der magazines. The Radetzky was OF 1925 tons,
carried twenty nine guns. aud was built in England
in 1856 About twenty lives have been saved in all
OUT OF crew OF nearly 400 persons.
A fearful accident Is reported as having happened
on the afternoon of the 10Th utmo In Bennal Green,
London. A number of workmen IN the employment
OF Messrs Lucas were engaged in repairing some
brickwork the Great Eastern Railway, when
heavily laden coal truck passed over the place. A
portion OF the structure fell without warning and
buried several men in the ruins. The bodies OF five
men have been recovered
After hearing which has extended through
twenty days the long drawn ont action OF Saurin
versus Star and Kennedy has come to an end. On
the 10Th nit. the Lord Chief Justice presented the
case to the jury in an elaborate address OF seven
hours IN ieugth and the JURY retired to consider
their verdict at half-past Ave- shortly before eight
O'Clock they came into court with verdict for the
plaintiff-dama1es $500.
The Minister OF Finance submitted on the 26th ut
10 the Lower House Of the Diet bill cmbodying the
financial arrangement with the city Of Frankfort
in accordance with which the government grants
to the municipality OF that city the sum OF
100000 forms. He announced at the same
time that the King would present the town with
l0oo 900 norins out OF his private purse. and he ex
pressed hope that this gracious act would WIN the
hearts OF the inhabitants OF Frankfort.
The United States Minister the 25th ult. visited
Manchester. In reply to an address OF welcome Mr..
Johnson said that, although the terms OF the pro-
posed convention between the two countries might
be Objectionable 1t could never be that two
nations enlightened could discard the principle
OF arbitration. He had been advised by the Atlantic
telegraph tnat although majority OF the committee
OF the senate were opposed TO the convention they
had not yet made their report. At banquet in the
at.In rxap
entertained hostile feelings towards Great Britain