The New York herald., 1869-01-17
E u r Q p E..
The Voice of the Press on the East
ern Difficulty.
Another Disastrous C0lliery ExplO-
sion in England.

the steamship Cuba OF the Cunard line. Captain
Noodle from Liverpool I'd instant, VIA Queenstown
sd arrived this port yesterday. She brings three
days later details OF our cable kilograms.
the recent recoinaQe OF the French circulating
medium has left net profit OF sixteen millions OF
francs
The Marquis OF Butte has, says the Westminster.
Gazette been just formally received into the Catholic
Church by Monsignor Capel at Nice.
The members OF the Metropolitan Police force are
subscribing for memorial to Sir Richard Mayne.
the form OF which is TO be determined hereafter.
An appeal has been issued to the inhabitants OF
Servian nationality, calling upon them to render
assistance to the Hellenes IN their conflict with the
Turks.
The Conference convoked by the Ban Of Croatia
has decided In favor OF establishing responsible
governm ment, similar to that existing IN Hungary.
letter from Rome In the Dtbats says that accord
ing to rumor in circulation there, the Pope has
commuted the sentence Of death recently passed
upon Ajani and Luzz for their participation in the
events OF 1867.
The emigration from Prussia hasl attained such
considerable proportions Of late that the Cabinet at
Berlin has given instructions impede by ell pos
sble measures.
1t is reported that treaty Of an offensive and de-
fensive alliance has been privately signed between
the Gear and the King Of Pruesia outside OF In
reference on the part OF Gortschakon or Bismarck
The capitalists OF Lisbon and Oporto have just sub
scribed loan Of 5000 o00f TO meet the financial ne
cessties OF the Portuguese Treasury.
Her Majesty's ship Hercules was put through her
trials over the measured mile aud In circng yester
day on Portsmouth, with great success the mean
speed attained by the ship the mile being at the
rate OF l4.69l knots or seventeen statute miles per
hour.
The Newcastle Daily Jour7sa, publishes tabular
statements of the shipbuilding the Tyne and the
Ware for the year 1858, which show considerable
Increase OF the number OF ships built during this
year, as compared with 1867.
Two men named Dwyer, father ana son, have been
arrested IN ireland on the charge Of having shot Mr..
Baker, the Tipperary magistrate, the night OF the
2lst ult.
Consider sensation has been caused in Paris by
the exposure OF the fact that the most valuable pic
lures OF the Louvre have been lent out wholesale
clubs and private dwellings, Of high officials.
The International Of London mentions that the
Austrian authorities are greatly disturbedsby the
continual transport OF Russian arms and ammuni-
tion towards the Principalties 1t is intended to
send an occupation force on to the Austro-wala-
chian frontiers to provide against any rising.
grand amateur musical performance was re-
Gently given at the theatre OF Galatz the purpose
very crowded and many Greeks were present, be-
sides the preect and all the prominent officials. The
president OF the tribunal OF the performers.
The Sultan OF Turkey has called upon his two vas
sails, the viceroy OF Egypt and the Bey OF Tuns, to
furnish their quota OF troops in the event OF
Egypt has to provide 900 and two fr1gates OF
war and Tunis 200 men properly armed and pro-
visioned.
Victor Hugo gave his annual Christmas f6te 10 hts
''poor chidren' at Hauteville House, Guernsey, on
Christmas Eve. He concluded his address to those
present may be the sorrows or
life shall not murmur at them If am permitted to
realize the two highest objects OF ambition that
man can aim at These objects are TO be slave--to
be servant; TO be the slave OF conscence-to be the
servant or the poor.-
The seat OF the Conference, says Galionanf being
fixed at Paris the Marquis de Lavalette, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs will OF course preside it. The
representatives OF the guaranteeing and OF
Turkey and Greece who take part It, are the
folowing:-Austria, Prince de Metternich; Great
Britain, Lord Lyons; Italy, Commander Nigra; Prus-
sa, Count de soms Charge Aaires in the absence
OF Count de Goltz); Russia, Count de Stackelbcrg;
Turkey, DjemI Pacha, and Greece, NJ. RHO RAN
gabe.