The New York herald., 1870-12-20
EU r Q p E..
Cardinal Cullen Invested with
Extraordinary Powers.
Al M O ST a POPE.
The DiSsensioGs Existing Between
Gambetta and Keratry.
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THE RUSSIAN CONSCRlpTl0N LAW.
Earl Granville's Letter ON the
Investment Of Paris.
EUGENE AND VICTORIA.

The Cunard steamship Palmyra, from Liverpool
ana Queenstown which arrived IN Boston yesterday,
brings European mails up to December 9. The fol-
lowing budget OF news from our special correspond
ents abroad, as well as the extracts from the Eng
ltsn and Continental papers, give an intelligent and
comprehensive resume OF the European sltua-
toni
The Gazette Of France again strongly demands the
election or q constituent assembly.
The exceptional position accorded TO Bavaria
under the new federal treaties has made bad I'm,
preston in Wurtemburg.
The semi.oiiical Nord Deutsche Zeittng natly con-
tradicts the rumor that Count Bismarck intends 10
conclude peace with Napoleon.
1t is rumored that the yiceroy OF Egypt at the
present time place under 10o, 600 men, many OF
whom are armed with the best breach loading rlfes
London paper says:-''We understand that our
government have ordered considerable number
Of torpedoes and have made large contracts for the
supply Of field artillery and field battery harnessn
The King or Prussia has invited the Kings OF b.
varia, wurtemburg and saxony to Versailles to be
present at the entry into Paris.
The army and Navy Gazette OF London an.
nounces tnat the Commander Chel at Ports
mouth has received notification lnat Japanese
naval officer is to be borne the books Of the Duke
Of wellington, with the rank OF sub-eutenant. This
IL q step in advance.
The London Times correspondent i'll Berlin tee.
graphs that preparations are making to embody
$4,000 more Landwehr men, In case France con-
tinues the war after the capture OF Paris.
The first notice Of the Prussian proposal settle
the Black Sea question by conference was given
to the Austrian government through the Piussan
Minister IN Vienna.
The London Times of the 9Th says:-"We are au-
thorized to state that there is no foundation what
ever for the report which appeared last week an
evening contemporary to the effect that negotiations
being carried for the turning OF the French
suez Canal into an English Joint stock enterprise,
with the Duke Of Sutherland as chairman"
The London Globe states that rumor which has
obtained currency that, should her Majesty's health
permit, the Queen will open Parliament in state
next session, is In some degree confirmed by the
fact that the state equipages have been ordered TO
be got ready.
The Moscow nobility have presented an address
to the Emperor, thanking him for the circular and
for the abolition of class distinctions by the new
decree on military service The Moscow nobility
are ready, they say, to in the ranks for the
defence OF their homes and the integrity OF Russia
The internal administration or the occupied
French provinces provided for by the Prussau
authorities with most businessllke regularity. The
M07ttetr 0Ecei, of Versailles, announces that
head post offices have been established In the de-
parunents OF the Aisnc, Aube Olse and Seine ct
Oise This notice Is signed by Rosshirt, "Director
o: Posts in the occupied French terrltories.n