The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
MIS- CElLANEOUS FOREIGN
ITEMS.

In vienna the annual rate OF mortality during the
week ending the lst Inst. was 81 per 1000.
In the city Of Bombay the deaths registered during
sas sSs 81 s q he
annual rate OF IS per 1000.
On and after the LIST Of November the French
postage stamp bearing the Empcaors mead WIN WIN, ~ ~
france. From that date there Will be new stamps,
on which Will be figure OF the Republic with the
old legend, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" en-
graved beneath.
The Braemar correspondent OF the Dundee Adrer-
tiser writes-Daring the whole OF Sunday, October
8, snow fell In great quantity In this quarter. Insre
was an absence Of frost, however, and on the low
ground the melted almost as soon as 1t reached
the ground The higher hills seem TO have received
a pretty thick coating.
Another correspondent writes:-Tnere has been
storm In the Braemar district, and snow has acca-
muated In the Cairnweli 10 the depth OF foot.
Several distinguished parties VINO had intended 10
post IRON that district To Biairgowrie yesterday
were obliged 10 take the rail and come round By
Aberdeen
The Pau Mdu Gazette, speaking OF tina manage
ment Of the London theatres, says:The incidental
taxatlons imposed on visitor TO theatre are con-
Ridored heavy enough In all conscience but we are
informed Of a novel assessment, the publication OF
which may be useful 10 AZ least u section OF the
patrons OF the drama. One OF the most attractive
features OF the houses is the buffet and not the
least attractive feature OF the buffet rs the lady who
presldes, with companions to match ut the counter.
THESE young ladies' have started system OF elegant
extortion which might be envied by duchess play
Ing at shop IN a fashionable bazaar.
AfnlQ tDe thunuerS OF war the German Or1entallsiS
have not only neld their annual meeting, but cele-
brated the twenty-five years. "jublleen OF the So
cety, founded on the I'd OF October ls45. The four
founders OF the society, Professors Feischer, Pot
Br0ckhaus and Rodiger celebrated veterans In East
ern philoogy, received gold medals from the society,"
together with an address; next Nj. Won Dorm pre-
sented letter OF congraIulation III latin, ON the
part OF the st. Petersburg Academy, while Professor
krehl handed IN another from the Graz PhilOsoph-
cal Faculty. The Prussi0n Minister Of Public Wor-
snip and Education expressed hls congratulations
through Professor Olshausen.
Mr.. G. O. Trevelyan addressed his constituents at
Selkirk. Speaking Or the war, he expressed his ap-
prova of the course pursued by the British govern
ment during the last three months IN preserving an
ileman said, '.nothing more childish than the COM
paints In those hghnying so-caled liberal papers
In London, which really do more harm than out-and-
out tory ones that England ought to show her
strength ought TO cain her position among nations,
and ought TO do something which means inst we
ought TO run the risk of war;
Mr. M. T. Bass, NJ r., was present at q lecture de-
lvcred in the Corn Exchange Derby, by MIR. Il. Vim
cent, on The war, ana at its close addressed tho
meeting He said that though he believed the gen.
eral feeling OF England in the first instance was IN
favor OF Prussia, In consequence OF the unproyOked
assault by France upon her, he could not but think
the sympathle5 OF the country were now changing
In some degree towards unfortunate France, laid as
she Is in the dust 81 sure.r the honorable gen.
OF that noble city OF Pars being destroyed or OF the
horror OF the inhabitants, exposed as they are 10 the
siege. should II be prolonged / think IL would re-
dound not only to the honor but to the advantage
Of Prussia were sne TO be less eXactlng; and am
quite persuaded that we shall never have peace IN
France long Prussia is in possession of French
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