The New York herald., 1869-06-06
E y r o p E.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Lists of Candidates Elected
and Defeated.
The Alabama CONTROVERSY
in England.

rhe North German Lloyd steamship weser Captain
wenke. from Bremen May % and Southampton the
25th, arrived here yesterday morning She brings
details OF our cable kilograms up TO date of sailing.
The Protestant clergy OF South Germany have ad-
dressed letter to the Pope containing formal re-
fusal TO assist at the coming council
Mazzini has published manifesto stating that the
late disturbances were caused by the police Of the
city OF Milan.
The island OF Symi, one OF the sporades, has been
recently destroyed by an earthquake Many people
were injured and few killed.
A duel has taken place near Paris, between Mr..
Baudeuf, OF the legation of Hayt and Mr. Lenormand
de vleneuve. One exchange OF shots took place,
but neither OF the combatants were injured.
1t Ia reported In Paris that Cardinal Bonaparte
win preside the religious ceremonies to be held
at Ajaccio, Corsica August 15 in celebration OF
the centenary OF Napoleon 1.
Tho clergy and sehoolmasters OF Lorraine nave Pc
titoned the Emperor OF the French begging him to
revoke the decree orbdding the practice of the Ger
man language In schools.
The independence Beige says that the French gov
ernment have received confirmation Of the report
that the French Ambassador at Pekin had been In
suited by q Chinese onicial.
Accounts nom Athens state that the Messageries
Imperiales steamers Tamise and Copernic freighted
emigrants back to the island, were about to make
their last trip, only about 5000 OF those people re-
naming in Greece.
By the way OF proof that property Is not depre.
ciated in value In Ireland 1t is mentioned that o
nobleman has just purchased a demesne on the
banks Of the SUR, in T1pperary for fSOoOO, which
bought fourteen years ago for f17,uO0, and had
been In the interval resold Tor f24, 500.
Tue emigration from liverpool to the United
States, immense as II has lately been, continues to
increase instead OF exhibiting any signs Of slacken
ing. The number OF emigrants leaving the port the
week before last largely exceeded that Of the pre-
vious week.
meeting of German schoolmasters has just been
held at Berlin. Resolutions were adopted by large
majority in favor OF the freedom and independence
OF teaching. France was represented by dele
gate.
The new Austrian Red Book will contain the cor
respondence concerning the additional commercial
treaty with Great Britain.
The submarine cable between Corfu and the Con-
tinent has been laid. Greece can now by such
means communicate with all the Ionian islands.
The proposed financial measures OF the Portuguese
Ministry cause great agitation throughout the
country.
The Italia Mlttaire announces that new journal
is about 10 be published under the OF II Punto
d'Onore. II is 10 be the Official organ OF a society
established last year In Florence for the purpose OF
putting down duelling by instituting tribunal Of
honor for the adjustment Of disputes at present SET
tied by arms.
The Put,ie publishes extracts from a pamphlet
issued In Brussels on the 3oth Of April by M. Ro-
geard melting French electors to resist tine govern
ment by revolutionary means, to overthrow the en-
pire and to assassnate the Emperor, and draws q
comparison between this pamphlet ana the news
paper lie Rappel, recently started in Paris by NM.
Victor Hugo and Henri Rochefort.
Civita vecchia has just been lighted with gas; but
there still in the Papal states only two towns,
Rome and Civita vecchia, that have abandoned the
old oil lamp and In these last gas has only been
introduced into the arstocratc quarters At ville-
tri viterbo, Frosnone, &C., the streets are still
lighted with oil and by candles burning before the
images Of the Madonna.