The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-11
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The pay OF boys in the Royal Artillery OF England
has been raised from ten pence to shilling day.
Smallpox IS SAID to be spreading aarmingly In
Bolton. 1t is asserted that the epidemic was I'm.
ported from Liverpool
The Pot'ie says that the Notifications OF ODESSA
are already completed and armed. Sebastopo Will
soon resume Its former Importance.
Nine human skulls and Il quantity of bones ere
discovered recently IN excavatlng the founda lions
OF some houses In Belfast, Ireland.
The season OF pilgrimage to Mecca IS now over
and has been marked by no epidemic AS many as
900 pilgrims were assembled at Mont Ararat.
A member of the Delhi royal family residing at
Benares has been sentenced TO four years. imprison-
ment and a heavy fine for engaging in the purchase
OF slave girls.
The London Globe says that II the population con.
tnues to increase at It's present London VIII In
the year 1900, possess something like 100000 IN
habltantS.
The contract for the destruction OF the Column
Vendome was 50 000f, but as u penalty OF 50Of was
stipulated for every uay's delay after the 4h OF May
tns total VIII be reduced by 6000f.
Reports from Westmeath, Ireland, state that a
number OF persons suspected to be leaders of the
Ribbon conspiracy, and VINO, from want of EVIL
new Protection bill was Introduced into Parliament,
disappeared from Westmeath.
German interests have greatly increased in Tur-
Key OF late and II Is proposed to publish the Phare
az BOSpitore In French and German Hitherto the
Germans have used the English newspapers in Tur-
been provided with Journals In that empire.
Colonel Henderson is stated to have issued an
"order inviting the superinlendents OF the various
divisions of the metropolitan police to send In the
names OF pensioners whom they consider suitable
Tor employment by the LONDON school Board Ito
look after the gutter children OF The British metrOpo.
lis,D
Reports Of an entente cordia,e between Russia ana
Turkey are still circulating, and new impulse has
been given to them by the news OF the expulsion of
Ihe Polish refugees rom the latter country. The
Turkish authorities lay all the blame oil this measure
ON Russia, which, they say mas demanded the dis
missal Of every Pole in the Turkish service.
Professor Abel, chemist OF the English War De.
partment has perfected the new explosive agent
recently produced by him and called picrIc powder
II Is SAID to be peculiarly adapted for employment
pared tnat Its explosive force Is much greater than
that OF gunpowdel, and that 1t may be handled more
| safely than any otner explosive agents.
rather extensive bed OF oysters has been dis.
| covered between Old Castle Head and Stacpole
| Head, on the south Pembro keshIre coast England.
covery was made by some Jersey vessels, and me
bed extends for about six miles In length the
bed oyster. A large number of vessels ana boats
have been dredging the ground since the discovery
and the take OF them has been unusually large.
| Dr. Nuty, Catholic Bishop OF Meath, addressed a
which he says:-"Dismlss fom the magistfacy' an Nv
man, no matter what his position, whose conduct Is
! reproacn upon the administration OF Justice re-
| form the poor laws. relieve the iaborer from his
present wretched condition, ana warrant you mat
| before twelve months shall have passed away the
people Of Meath Westmeath and Kings county Will
be as loyal community can be found in any Dor.
ton OF her Majesty's donlnions.
Improved machinery has recently been erected In
| Woolwich Arsenal, OF England, by which the manu-.
fridge has been greatly facilitated While at the same
| time the cost OF production has been greatly 70.
uuced Inese bullets are being made at the or
| 100000 1900, 900 weekly, and the manufactures
| Of cartridges proceeds at the same rate.
Several Paris journals stated that Lecerc, player
In the streets on the rtee "a sort OF hurdy gurdyJ
| was member of the Commune. That body Is made
up OF such diversity OF elements that the assertion
| dld not appear improbable and was generally be-
4 however IN
deny the imputati0n. She says:-"l protest against
ar aad na n 1Ga my Is an
politics. without despisng the Commune, an honest
man may be anxious to inform the public that he
| fesson." - --~r''~'rf- Err :, &
The diplomatIsts at Florence have announced that
themselves in Rome before November. The rent
dr ~ III S2 PasSs large enough
was sl,5oo q year. Tue Brazilian Embassy is Il,
az wn Cr 1 iasv nat or for the bare
s pay yea Du nn
| temporary wooden houses for the reception OF the
nsr9 a o vino mo mss re The ,s arrival Of
municipality excused themselves on account Of
their poverty, and pointed out that the number Of
| all but empty monaSteries In Rome was no great
that, with very slight outlay, there would be room
found In them for all who had to be housed AZ first
| This last arrangement has been decided on.
| Smoking is SO evidently on the increase that the
Food Journal thinks II highly desirable to dlspel all
Ignorance upon the subject, and so far p0pularlse
all essential facts peculiar to tobacco as to reduce
such Of It's effects as are injurious to the human
| ganlsm TO minimum. "Long known as pro.
| the Continent has revealed In tobacco quality
| which readers 1t very fair apology FOR an
anesthetic. The soothing cigar has come to be the
natural sequence to the cruel knife In army surgery
and 1t IS now notorious that the ex-Emper0r VI the
French derived no small part OF his political safety
previous to the war from the simple circumstance
that he carefully supplied the army with large allow.
ances Of good tobacco-a privilege that was highly
appreciated.u