The New York herald., 1870-04-16
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

Fine crops are expected in Egypt
The vlceroy OF Egypt Is going TO pass some weeks
at the baths or the Pyrenees
The grain fields and VINEYARDS of Sicily are repre-
sented to be IN splendid condition.
''Old Houses OF Paris Under Napoleon III.n Ia the
title Of an interesting work by M. Lefeuve.
At Malmt Sweden new paper has been started
under excellent auspices.
New beds OF coal have bcan discovered on the
borders Of the Sea OF OkhOtsk.
Tigers have been committing dreadful ravages In
ChOta Nagpore. India.
The quarrel between Morocco and Italy has been
amicably settled
A Russian hospital has been established at Con-
stantinope.
signor Jaccottet the editor OF tho Rane, Of
Florence, died IN that city on the 29th OF March.
Naples has been the scene of repeated republican
demonstrations during the past month.
The KhTgeese Tartars. lately insurgent nave bee
reduced 10 complete tranquility.
Steam navigation between Copenhagen ana Kte,
has been resumed after the winter.
At the great fair OF IrDit this year the amount OF
merchandise sold was worth forty million roubles.
The North German Confederation is negotiating
treaty for mutual copyright protection with France
Russian neet has appeared or the coats OF Japan
70 MAINTAIN the acquisition OF the Island Of Saghaen
by the Muscovite power.
His Excellency Adopho Palxot, Envoy Extraordi.
nary and Minister Pienlpoteutiary for the Spanish
government to China and siam had a puDIic
audience with his Majesty the Wang-na on the 2sd
Of January.
Latest OUlcta auvlce3 from Chri9ttanA declare the
Norwegian herring fishery at an end for the season.
The quantity Of herring obtained ia 100000 tons aud
Ia considered insgnincant-the smallest catch IN.
deed within remembrance.
An iron bridge 221 feet long by twenty-five In
heignt and fourteen and half IN breadth. aud
weighing only 800 tons. constructed in Belgium mas
been put up In Finland on the line OF railroad from
st. Petersburg 10 Riknimeki.
Russian commerce with interior Asia by the
eastern frontier OF Siberia. Is rapidly increasing.
Since last May 10000 cameis went out from Tascn-
Kent with l8J 900 pounds OF merchandise and 600
Of those animals. chiefly laden with cotton, 60
directly from Bokhara TO Kazran eveny year.
The ofrlcal report on Sumatras West coast, for
November last. states that the chincnona plauts
planted on the decvities OF the Merapi and Sing.
garang mountains at heights from 1900 to 600
feer-vlz.: 4l9 caisayas and eighty eight sueclra
bras-were developing themselves favorably.
The Swiss Federal Council having discovered that
the cantons Of Zug Uri, Appenzel and Shafrhauson
use coercive means during judicial examinations,
me Executive mas requested them TO modify their
but not during examination.
The crusade now going on in Paris against vacci-
nation singuary comedies with great increase OF
capital by That disase were III. between the 18th
and 10th OF March. The French papers remark
''The more vaccination the more smallpox
The development Of the mineral resources OF Pied.
mont u increasing. A company has been formed
70 work the coal mines-consldered unusually rich
The seat OF Che estabiisnmens viii be at Turin. and
the capital which is 6,o0O,0tO francs dlvided into
1000 shares OF 260 francs each.
Iue UencIeuCy OI BLK worm eggs at Turin Is fully
one-third OF the whole quantity needed, and cards
OF Japanese eggs have risen 10 seven dollars apiece
There Is scarcity all over Europe; only million
ounces OF the commodity have come from Japan
and the market Tor 1t at Yokohama closed IN me
beginning OF last December.
salute OF twenty-One guns was fred from tho
front OF the International Court House. at Bangkok
Siam, at noon on the 17tn OF January, wnen +. C. C.
KObke, Esq, Danish Consul, with an autograph et-
ter from the King or Denmark to the King OF Siam
landed, en- r01te 70 the place, to have public
audience with MS Majesty the Wang Luang
The English Club, OF st. Petersburg celebrated Its
centennial anniversary on the 20th OF March. It
originated In the early years Of the Empress Catha
rine, was patronized by many celebrated personages
and, among them, by Prince DemidoR. lis grandest
dinner was in honor OF tie American Envoy Fox,
VINO was sent out IN 1866 to congratulate the Car
on MS escape from assassination
The late Shiogoon, Of Japan, who Is residing at
and VINO Is the owner Of the province OF SurInga
mas established schools In every town and village,
and ordered all the ooys be instructed one for.
elgn language; English is the most popular one. He
ers Tor the instruction OF the army and navy. lie
encourages the cultivation OF the land In every way.
The long projected improvements or the port OF
mile in length will protect the harbor tue super
nces OF which Is ABOUT 1000 acres. dam, contln-
uOus to the present dam OF the railroad, viii
extend seaward 1900 feet ana thus form an inner
bagln which be twenty feet In depth and surrounded
pV broad quayS, ike those OF Marselles These
quays will be traversed by rail tracks and 80 ar.
ranged that the largest vessels VIII have no din.
Guilty IN fading aud unadlng The cost viii be
ap0ut SI009Q.0v0.