The New York herald., 1871-12-09
FOREIGN TOPICS.

The N,visation Of the Dsnrbc.
The HERALD correspondent, writing from Vienna
under date OF Octo ~, gives the following IN re-
ation TO the removal Of the iron Gate, which blocks
| the course OF the Danube to navigatioD:-
| Mr. William J. McAlplne, an american engineer,
came to Vienna some eigat weeks q 0 to work out
the profile OF the complete navigation OF the Dam
ube. he question Is one not OF concern TO Austria
\ done but belongs 10 the commerce o; the wofid
l'y opening up the danube from its mouth. BY bast
| ing out the uely rocks blocking up the Iron Gate
and by some trivial improvements IN Norm Sea
ravtgaton there VIII De no impeachment TO the send
/ ing, without breaking DulK or q cargo OIL grain
| from the shores Lake Superior TO The waers
OF the Black sea, and that TOO, through the iOng-
tndinai heart Of the European Continent The work,
however OF forcing open the Iron Gate on the Hun
garlan frontier Is d vast undertaking. The rock Is
hasi,pg r has s,u ou anc e p' ~ n,s =,
substance. A. miles long, 200 feet WIDE ana feet
careful survey oil the obstacles, has submitted
plans 10 the Austrian government, at whose INVITA-
on " NM Mr. McAPne ,,a nnaersooK .me nspectn. There
cIned Ministry Will lurther the plan, ana the great
artery o. the emp re- wncn today IS the most con.
splcuOusy wasted river OF me world, VIII be utulzed
and assigned Its proper junction as the outle TO che
lack STA and sem-highway between the northern
and southern waters OF Europe.
| Great as is the Improvenle in destroying the
rocks at Haletps Point and OF linking the ound
win the Eas. RIVER via Hel Gaze, ~ is scarcely
| more Important tnan this plan or Mr. McAplne.
| This Is the day when commerce cannot saop be-
| cause there happens to be lew rocks lyIng in The
| bed o a great rlver or narrow st1D OF Iand lko
| Suez barren is a barrier TO the meeting OF the
| oceans the Mont Gems Tunnel. the Suez Canal,
| the grand railway triumph between Vienna Nnd
| Trieste the Pacific RaLway. have snamed Austria
| Into an endeavor dlsinantle the lorty miles OF
| limestone granre winch have SO long hampered In
and navigation IN Central Europe. But 1t takes a
year TO zee thing In Austria, aud then, sad sequel
century TO apply it,
| Turning Out heir Ancestors.
The most ancient cemetery In Paris IL at present
being removed and dug up at the cost OF he state
ana the direction the QOyernment ufhnri.
ties It's existence dates back to period anterior to
the sixth century, and, might expect the work
| o. exhumatlon has disclosed objects Of the most
valuable antiquarian interest rhts cemetery was at
| tached 10 original Church or st. Peter ami Sd
| Paul, afterwards known a. Ste. Genevieve, and q
| little book written in the nnth century, and en-
! titled "fne Miracles OF sic. Gencvleve,n describes
1t extending all along the road which led the
route to Sens up AMI in cludlng the territory Of
the Church or st. Marcel. IL Is at that part
] OF the cemetery that the works are now being
| carried on and the workmen have come upon
! series Of collins all belonging 10 the Merovingan
epoch. The discovery VI numerous skeletons not IN
| collins confirms interesting point antiquity
! connected with the adjoining church. Inc cnurch
| OF ST. Marcel was founded by holand Comte de
BlOye, nephew OF Charicmagn and It's chapter Tor
! long time held the rlgnL OF administering justice
large part OF the Fauoourg st. Marcel. 1t nad
its regular 0ffcers, ITS al Its baiIi and
Its register Tue giooets. the most popular attrl-
butes justice IN those days. were permanent IN
4
| 1914, wien rUya edict removed them rne ChAte-
let whicn nad ius been creaied. In the cnurcn vas
the ,mb OF reter LomDari. Blsnop oi Paris, wen
known as the .'Ma.tre des Sentences anu In the
| cemetery Itself were buried many men whose
| names are familiar 10 Europe D'Aguesseau ana Du
Moulin, the famous lawyers ana Ju.isconsults; De
! Thou and Duchesne, the historians, and several
me nherS vi the prfncely house OF Cont; but tne
MAINS OF these and otaer iilu,trious dead nave been
already exnumed AMI removed 10 the catac0mbS. In
II The conns which the workmen ; l, nave discov,
stone, some OIL composition and some OF baked clay.
| The ornaments npon one prove " 10 date from Inc
seven century AMI the heads Of the skeletons are
all Ound turned 10 the east according TO the usage
| oi the primitive Church.
| ImpOrant DecisiOa-DestructiOn of Bark
| and LOSS of Life.
! The judicial Committee or the Privy council or
England were q couple OF weeks siLce engaged In
investigating the circumstances attending the de-
strucdon on the snio Fusi lalna by the snip Liver
pool the loss or life which followed the Disaster
The members or the committee present were Sir ].
Covllle Sir J. Napier and Sir Montague Smith, The
matter before their lordships an appeal in
stltuted by Messrs KelIsk. Martin 4 Co.. OF Lon.
don, the owners OF the Fusl Zama, against decree
PRONOUNCED by Sir H. J. Phlllmore tine High Court
oil Admiralty III favor or Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn
Co.. Of New YORK. The Fus Zama mad claimed
damages amounting fl9, ooo The facts are brieny
these:-Ihe tusI Lama, manned ny q crew OF cigh-
teen hands wnlle IN the prosecution OF voyage
from London TO hong Kong, with general cargo,
was IN The English Ghanlle, between thirty amt
forty miles southwest OF Tue start when she sighted
the Liverpool add the former was trst seen by the
latter one pont on er port bow. 1t was the duty OF
the Liverpool winch had the WIND free, 10
&c. out Of the way OF the fusl
Lama, anu sne accordingly ported, squared
her yards and took IN the crossjack sai ana one
man spar. Tne Fasl lama, on seeing the Liver.
on the starboard tack, starooarded ner neim, but
only silshtly, ANA presently the red hight Of the
Liverps oil came INTO view. ad tine helm OF the Fnsl
Zama Was tnen put hard sarboard. The ma
n.euvre, however, was too late. and the Liverpool
stirbcard SIDE Jdst oeore the fore rigging and did
her much damage mat she almost Immediately
sunk aud was lost with everything on DOard her,
anu ner master and four oil the crew we. drowned.
rne court below he'd thar mad the Fusi Lama In
the hrst instance, kept her wind, collision would
have taken place; that she did nOt Keep good look
out anu that she to blame for the col
lision. Tue appellant now prayed tnat the decree
be con lenned III damaSesa aud costs Mr. " woodward,
queens Counsel and ar. y. Z. Clarno n, addressed
the Court at great length In support Of the appei
lanp5 case. and Di Deane queen $ Counsel, AMI
Mr.. Dav, on behalf oil the respondents. SIT Montague
Smith, the newly elected member OF the Council.
delivered tho Judgment or tho court which con-
himed the Ju glncnt OF the Court below with costs.
Their lordships held that IT W s the duty OF the Fusi
Zama TO have Kent her wad and not starpoarded,
ana tnat the Liverpool. was rgnt In porting.
Alarming Future of che city or Berlin.
A Berlin correspondent OF the FranhfgrteJ' Zet
tuag writes:-Tne opinion widely spread thar the
recent strikes have ende unfavorably to the work.
ingmen." A correspondent OF the Weser Zeit,u.0
does not share this view, ana remarks:-sI have,
considerable mquiry, arrived ut convection
that for years not single strike mas taken place
which has not brought about rise OF wages In
many other cases a rise OF wages has been granted
without strike having been resorted TO. In short
wages have largely increased course Of recent
years, but the cOn.ltlon OF worklngmen mas not
improved. The entire increase does not suflice to
pay the increase In rent, and into this Danas.
like SIEVE many dollar viii continue To fall
unti at last Inc inevitable consequence OF the
Of wages loiiow5-namclv, an utter inability
to enter the competition market on the part the
industry OF BerDn. the UanKrup cy OF several estaD
snmeucs wnicn from the Increase IN the cost OF
production, Will no Longer De able 10 find In
the worlds mart. Such an event wt Of course, IN