The New York herald., 1871-12-16
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Smallpox is very prevalent in Dublin.

Smallpox Is very prevalent In Dublin.
By the substitution OF coal for coke on the South.
western Railway England, saving OF not less than
G?o,0 600 per annum has been effected.
Considerable falls OF snow have occurred In the
northern parts of Italy, and have driven all the sea.
coast visitors inland or sou,hwards.
Another cat show is to pe held at the Crystal
Palace, England, this month. Special prizes are
offered for workingmen's cats by the Royal Society
Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals.
At the statute fairs held recently In many parts Of
England considerable advance IN the wages has
been demanued by the farm servants This demand
has IL most cases been granted.
puIing the year IN which the marriage OF the
Prince OF Wales took place about fifteen
OF Alexandra, and nearly three thousand boys were
registered Albert Edward
A prospectus has been Issued OF the Anglo.Ameri-
tai OF eco o00 half TO be FIRST subscribed in snares
OF e. for the importation OF American oysters aud
other snelldsh.
The first sale OF church lands BY the English
Church Temperatures Commissioners Is announced
to be held on the alst OF January next The lands
are situate within three miles Of the town OF Cayan
In the diocese OF kllmore.
orders have been gwen by the Surveyor General OF
the Ordnance for the Comptroilers at W00lwich ana
Ing year Tor corps d'dfynee OF $4,000 men, to take
part IN the projected maneuvres or next autumn.
The Coinage bill is making progress in the German
Parliament. The government have de cided against
the adoption OF an lnternationai system of COINAGE
An amendment which was proposed to the enect that
all the new coins should bear the efngy OF the EN-
peror and not OF the ruler Of the country In which
1t was coined, Was negatived.
Among the novel schemes to be brought before
the attention OF Parliament next session are bridge
over The Severn, to connect the South Wales W lin
the Bristol aud South Wales ULion line Just between
1t was intended TO construct a tunnel Another s Is
subway under the Merseyi between Liverpool and
Blrkenhead.
Up to the present time, so far as the public s con-
lp9 I'm M n,1oV norl,
Puris have only been used Tor the conveyance OF
teIeeraphic messages, but the British Post once
would not be advantageous to have the letter post
service In London executed BY means OF pneumatic
tubes. 4
German soldier having been stabbed in the
stree,s OF Epernay, and the assassin not hayi ig
been discovered. severe measures have been taken
against the town by the General in command Any
person lOuDd with arms In his possession Is to be
tried by court martial; oil cafes and restaurants
are 10 be closed at eight O'Clock, and all persons
rested.
Fever Is prevailing to q fearful extent in Sunder.
iann parish ms II attributed TO the overcrowding
which has partly resulted from several streets hav.
Ing been pulled down for sanitary PURPOSES. IN
spite ol which the population OF ihe parish Is nearly
as large as formerly. Three families now In some
cases occupy three rooms, which formerly were
rented by one family.
statue OF the late Emperor Macmillan was
solemnly uncovered on the 9th ultino, at HietzipQ
near Vienna, in the presence OF the Emperor and a
numerous and brilliant suite. The Statue is OF
u
marble. On 1t Is the following simple nscription:-
Ferdinand Macmillan, Archduke Of Austria En-.
peror OF Mexlco.n
Though the rate provided by the German "Iron
Budgeln Tor the maintenance or the army-yIZ.. 225
thaier5 per man-appears extremely moderate be.
side our own estimate, and though on that account
nj. Won Rooms assertion that IL Impossible to maln
tam the army on this allowance obtains easy ere.
dence among u.s. IL seems by no means a nirCardlv
allotment wncn compared with the German offlclal
estlmate Tor the maintenance Of private soldier
Inat estimate amounts 10 no more than So thalers
y. "a
OF economy might be learned from II. The loy IN
money does not exceed 60 1s. OF our money the
cost of t0od IL somewhere abopt CA 7s CLOTHES are
found for f2 81. 3d. bariack lodging for SI lOs and
hospital care for l2H. Cd. Notwithstanding these
moderate charges Al. Won Room mas lacked an ex.
traordinay budget OF ejgnt millions on 10 the army
eAimaies, amounting " itsen 10 Q.OOo 600 thaeTs