The New York herald., 1870-08-31
interview with MacMalaOn
On the Field.
The Diplomacy, Finance and
Legislation.
INCIDENTS AT THE SCENE OF ACTION.

The Cunard mail steamship Java, from Liverpool
the goth and Queenstown the 2lst OF August arrived
at this port at early hour yesterday morning.
The Java landed our general European correspon-
dence and newspaper dies dated TO her day OF sail
ing from England.
The English Journals OF the 10th supply the follow
ing items OF general news
Admiral Sartouus has again written to the London
Times reiterating his views to the destructive and
irresistible qualities OF powerful steam rams in na-
val warfare.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria arrived at Balmoral
on Thursday.
The Attorney General OF England (Sir r, p. Col
lier was reelected for Plymouth, without opposI-
ton.
Sir Dominic John Corrigan was elected in the rad
cal interest member for the city OF Dublin in the
pace of Sir Arthur E. Guinness unseated on peti.
tion.
Prussan despatch dated at wiItow on the 10th
OF August, says
division OF the feet, consisting OF the ship OF
the line Cy-la and gunboats DragleblitZ and Sala-
mander, has been engaged in q Combat with four
French iron clad vessels and despatch boat, to the
east of the island OF Rugen. The Prussians surered
no loss The French fleet. which is still opposite
Dornbusch came from the east. and was first met by
the Cyra TO the north or panerort.
81 and my nephews unhult Battle won" Such
is the aconic despatch by which Marshal Bazaine IN
French success gained on the 10th or August by the
French army over Prince Frederic Charles ana Gene
raj Stenmetz.
The Bishop OF st. Call, the only one Of the Swiss
prelates who combaIed the niallibillty dogma pub
llshed on his return to his diocese pastoral letter.
he urges his flock TO ''Inake al the sacrifices de-
manded by humanity to attenuate the horrors OF
war; and does not say one word relative to nfall.
bltty.
The Liverpool Maa of the Goth of August, speaking
OF harvest returns, says:---
The continuance OF brilliant harvest weather, for
the third week IN August, is telling most f2yoabiy
on our cereal crops and our food prospects. few
days more OF such 1ine weather Will Doth the
harvest secured and verify tho forecast from tie
quences TO the great droughts OF 174l TO 1874 and
which we recently reprinted. IN disproof Of the
tner pro yhets and Their gloomy vatclnations that
we were sure to have wet August. Ireland SC OF
land and the north Of England generally beyond
Preston, have scarcely suereu at all or ut least not
nearly so much as the midland ana southern parts
OF England and Wales from the long and severe
drought.
The Bank Of Naples raised its rate OF discount to
six per cent and that on advances to seven ana one
half per cent
The Channel yacht race from Cowes to Torquay,
for the 4Ioo Cup, given by Sir Lawrence Pak Nj. p,
N which several OF the largest yachts a.loat CON-
peted. resulted IN victory for the Rose OF Devon,
which won by two minutes, allowing for the differ
ence in tonnage The yachts let Cowes at four on
Thursday afternoon, August Is with strong
breezes from the north; at midnight the leading
yachts were at Portland, at four O'Clock next
morning or EXmoutn, and an hour lateg tho Rose OF
Devon arrived at her destination followed by the
Gwendoline, The Guineyere, the Tartar, tie Egerla,
the Marina and the Psyche.
The London Sporting Tunes states that all Count
de Lagrange's horses in training including Troca-
dero, Mortemer, Condolier lose, Boulogne, Cen
Gral Turquoise, Croisade, &C., together with the
stations Giadiateur and Montaguard, Will be sold
without reserve at Albert Gate on Monday the 5tl
of September, with their engagements, under Lord
EXeter's conditions From the fact Of Monarque
and none OF the brood mares appearing in the cata-
iogue may be inferred that the Counts retirement
from the turf viii be only tempoIary-dep ON
the state OF France