The New York herald., 1869-04-12
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Royal Palace OF Capodimonte, at Naples. is
prepared in anticipation OF visit from the Prince
and Princess Of Wales.
Garibad has delivered his schooner into the hands
Of the Italian government 1t supposed in order to
disspate any Tears of a new expedition.
The Bishop of Patti, in Sicily, has suspended
priest for having chanted u Te Deum In the church
on the birthday Of the King OF Italy.
The Dsrere, Of Genoa, has been sentenced to 2ss
days imprisonment ana fines amounting to s $40
for four indictments, charging 1t with exciting the
population to hatred against the Italian government.
Lord Mayo and Shere ALI have arrived at Umbaila
gwen them. According to news from Hong Kong
OF the 18th OF February. the Emperor OF China was
ton Of opium.
The bank founded in the Austrian capital by the
eX-king Of Hanover has taken the name OF Bank OF
vienna. The founders, among whom are the Duke
OF M0dena and the Duke OF Nassau, keep the shares
OF the concern In their own hands and do not allow
them TO be negotiated at the Bourse.
The Igualdad was the only paper published In
Madrid on Good Friday and the leader was headed
as follows, and signed by the deputy, Alfonso
Joarzti-The conscription in 1869; the constitu-
tonal C0rtes have decreed the conscrplon OF 1869:
the conscrption Of 1869 Is not necessary; 1t Is i'm
moral, inconvenient, illegitimate, imprudent; in
prove 1t so.-Alfonso JOarztl.
According to the International OF London prccau-
tions have been taken throughout the puches the
kingdom OF Saxony and the provinces bordering on
the Rhine, TO insure quick and easy transportation
OF large bodies OF troops and war material Forage
contracts have been made and official lists Of all
available conveyances sent TO headquarters.
council was ned recently in Berlin during which
the plan OF campaign was discussed. aud also
reference made W the probable attitude OF Austria.
The London Times publishes the following letter
from Count Henry RUSSELL
Perhaps 1t may interest some OF your countless
readers TO learn that the Grand yignemae tio, $40
feet, the highest peak In the French Pyrenees, was
success uiy asceuded on the l1th February by N.Y.
self and two guides. with much fatigue, but without
accident on danger, all the crevasses being hidden
and the rope unnecessary. Warned by sad expert
ence IN the Alps, had taken extraordinary precau
tons against the cold; but strange TO say they
worse Inan useless, for the heat was overpowering
and at 1000 ieet on the white and daazlinR glaciers,
IL became almost unbearabie. Higher up it gradu-
ally grew COLDER still, on the very summit an at
mosphere OF equatorial stiffness, the Thermometer
marked fifty degrees In the shade and eightynve in
the sun three Z. Ma far greater heat than have
ever experienced at such a height In midsummer.
In clear and calm weather winter ascents are more
fatyuing than perll0us, avalanches being then very
rare, and believe Mont Blanc might be ascended on
certain days In midwnIer. AS for the heat we ex-
perenced leave II to meteor0ogiss to explain such
"A paradox, which think Is no exception for have
seldom climbed mountains IN WINTER without finding
the heat greater tnan IN the plains.