The New York herald., 1870-04-23
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

There 10 gang OF pesty thieves In Paris called
f0tonS-rats. lhey are almost children. and creep
INTO houses AZ every unguarded opening to rob then
A letter from Damascus states that the Austrian
Arcndnkes Ernest ana Regnier arrived In the month
lem. - ---N
The horse railroads Of couenhaeen conyey eyed
oSo 0i3 passengers in the nrst. quarter OF 1870 or
or 1869.
The London Ataeagum says 1t IL reported the pro-
posa was made to Mr.. Disraei for his new novel OF
periodical.
nuaily, and yel only il2.oooooot IS tue value that
enters the city IRON OUTSIDE. Hence ,0o01.
worm must be manufactured there.
:, Tne number Of works exhibited tnls year at the
Exposition OF Living Artists, az Paris, Is not more
than $500. In 1855 II was 297; IN 1851 the year OF
the International exhibition, 2,745; In 1888 1t was
Holland merchants are subscribing 900 900 forms
Tor regular line OF steam packets from that coun-
ty 70 lava direct by way ol the suez Canal II the
prise Hamburg Will take 1t up.
The report Of the missionaries OF the London so.
Coty atates that Brahmaisln Is great preventive to
away win the absurdlty OF IDOL worship, but does
nos Involve separation from the Joint family.
n AZ meeting OF the Carlisle (England) Diocesan
Education Society the Dean OF Carlisle strongly con
demned Earl Kusses proposal for forcing the SIM
pie reading OF the BlDle Ill schools, which he de-
1ounced las pushing the Bible into corner"
an uiviClo mas appeared III tno AUGSBURG Gdzette,
under the title Of 'rne Peace OF Prague and the Ger
man Question" proposing plan for uniting the
states OF South Germany IN Confederation which
should nave o national connection or union with
thae Of the North.
Tclegraphic communication with India is now 80
iar perfect that electricity outstrps the course OF
the sun, az It frequently happens that messages
transmitted from Calcutta at noon to London are de-
1lvered by the Indo-European Telegraph Company at
halfpast ten A. III.
The Sd OF next august, the hundredth anniversary
OF the birth OF King Frederick William Ill. OF Prus-
ela, will be celebrated with much pomp. HIS Ma
Jesty the present King has ordered the great monu
anent to Frederick William LII. at Berlin 10 be un
covered on that day.
An Irish paper Of the 9Th OF April IN treating the
new Coercion bill, onlts its ieaoing edllorial and
puDilSbe6 the following Iii Its place:-sUeath-By
violence, on the 4th OF APRIL 1870, seventy years
alter the act OF Unon by the act OF the British LegIs-
dature, tho liberty OF the press III Ireland"
The distress among che small traders In the var
Ous manufacturing districts OF England Of winch
tne failures or the past few months have Afforded
constant lndica0ns seemed to be strongly felt still.
IL IL stated That in the number OF bills which ma
tured on che 4th OF April tue instances OF default
were more tnan usually numerOu5.O
A nephew or DIR. Livingstone, the far-famed
AFRICAN traveller resides III the South Ciutha dis
trict, Africa Ia the vicinity OF the large bush
IS reported TO be one OF the best bushnen in the
LOCALITY, and manlfess considerable penchant for
exploration and power OF physical endurance.
The new tunnel under the Thames has been conn.,
peted within the estimated cost tGld,000l ana Is
teaoy lOr use. The tIallc was Vi eled BY few un-
ceremonial experiments. Brunel's famous work
was very unremunerative experiment.; but then q
tunnel costing fl6 O0O and costing several nun
opening trials were quite successful. The access to
the tunne on either side CT the river is gained by
means OF fts. That on the north side OF tue river Is
silky ieet deep; on Tue south it Is only dfty.