The New York herald., 1871-11-30
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Paris LYONS ana Mediterranean Railroad
Company is in court defendant in suit Tor am
ages IN the accident at EandOl last winter, where
many victims lost their lives. Damages are laid at
over SIX millions Of francs.
News IRON Macas to September 13 reports
severe hurricane winch destroyed over two hundred
houses sunk some two undred small craft and
four european vesses, while the loss of life Is est
mated al Two thousand victims.
| Tie Municipal Council OF Marseles red) have
sem one ol lnelr n lumber 10 Versailles to plead for
\ coanmaauon OF the sentences passc on the Com
/! muns,s re iileux Co. Geleral hsplvent, Military
Commandanl OF me same CITY, has also gone to er-
saille' TO piead the oner way and urge the cXecG-
Il, iis as sal ltary example.
| The Column vend 'me has been put together, with
the exception OF the part which commenorated tae
victories over the russians. Tne eiiOlTS the
polcc 10 nld those portions nave utterly failed. The
Responsibility OF .his statement rests upon Paris
paper H. ffcSs, wh'cn ADDS that the column VIII
soon be replaced upon Its pedestal.
II IS sad that the Italian government has at pres
sent under consideration ploect for the forlinca-
lon OF the passes Of the Alps NJ. Ferrero, superior
onicer Of engineers, has prepared a detailed plan
Of such WORK having ttst inspected the most I'M
Ihe probable cost Is estimated at only about
7,Ou0,ov0l.
The London Golden Club has Issued timely ana
serViceaue pamphlet on the commercial policy Of
France anu tne treaty with England of 1907.
Witlin the moderate space OF twenty small octave
pages Is conttlnei Su;cinct Dut lau.uve stats.
Lca SUMMARY, colnphed from the Official docu.
ments oI ootn countries, Illustrating the results
upon The Industry ani trade OF France OF the polcy
tuaugurlted eleven years since.
The inquiry INTO the circumstances attending the
destruction uy nre o The park sir James, oil Buenos
Ayres, on Ine lin or August last nas been con.
cudeh at Liverpool. The Court was of op inio on that
no evidence mad oeen given TO bring home 10 any
one the charge OF blvlng wuy set fire to the ship.
How the ire originated remains a IN sstery; Dut
having regard TO tne innlmmable nature OF the
CARO-, the Court was Inclined tnnK that 1t mignt
have beeu caused BY spontaneous combustion. the
Court returned TO the master and chiel mate their
certificates
The people OF the United states should be made
acquainted with tie fact not AREA ~ acQuainL d
that III regard to the Intern oaa IL mas been re-
solved pv congress 10 suspend the habeas corpus
aud enforce Lynch law against all the members OF
the formidable ASSOCIATION. we confess o,,ealy and
\ DO diy that we We're Ignorant anybody in the
! United states OF tins important piece OF news Il |
: we round II III Spanish newspaper. by careful
/ rea'inl OF foreign journals Americans may post
themselves thoroughly on nome a.iars.
Figures are Slip ,erV things saws the London
Times especially Wnea givea In Inc shape OF cstl-
mat s, but there seems reason suppose That not
less man .uJJ Communists le iuto the DOW II of
tne.f a'isersarles NJ tle capture Oh Paris OF
II l. computed that 10. % perisned either IN The
thiin2 or III Tie executions wlich Immediately
iplowei, so That from 3Juoj 10 81, 100 remained as
prisoners OF these am. at least 1900 have been
liberated bIt II Is supposed tlat 2J0o NAV oe In
Prison siii. Suc; losses were before suffered
~ Tie reyoutonIsts-noG even IN the battles or
iS4s or Lle raLAls5 ot 1851
The English A,D,Y am Nrpy G1zetfe hears that
oflccrs nave sent n theT papers "b, hunureis aud
huAired@.' IN one cavslrv reglment one major and
SIX capains 3tl Severdi suDalterns seek 10 reIne.
IN Du1lin Brigale Ollce IS repor ell to nave mad
= appiirau ms 20 retire, and AFRAID 10
menLon TIE number reported ~ nave ncen received
az ic l,,un iriers. There ls indeed, ugly rusur
10 yea out OF Tie arinY. The new regulation te-
galds jutantces of erve forces VIII shortly re-
move some eynt or nine ficers OF artillery 10 the
suuernumerarf list. 1t Is intended 20 effect con.
siderable re iucti0n In the naf-pa lisr aud large
n,mJer o the captai s wnose u lmeS appear IN the
closely PACKED columns occupying pages III, $50 AMI
1ll OF the 4rp,J list. are during The ext lew
months 10 nave The chance OF ful pay employ ymen,.