The New York herald., 1871-08-02
FOREIGN MisCELLAHE tUS ITEMS.

An epidemic Of serious nature prevails at this
monent among the horses OF the Parts Cab CoIl-
pany. uut o. 300 purchased lately from the Prus-
SLAMS upw ards OF two hundred die In few DAYS
In consequence Of tho number OF officers in
excess OF The calres OF cavalry reg ments, General
Cissey has decided tn II any or them on applying 10
the War uucc may o)taln leave OIL absence for
year without pay or Tor three moatns wltn pay.
The go, ernment IS said to have the intention OF
reducing the suJvontion to the French cpera TO
500 30 francs and nat OF the TIL. afro FrancaiS to
10000 francs wniic those OF the lyIique and the
ce.ve any iuitler grant IN money, but Will be al
lowed the sratuitUus use OF the theatre estimated
al o. 900 francs.
Although the London Spectator holds 1t deresta-
bic that poilcJ ot repression should Ue kept up
der G reyuohc. II does not deny that this policy is
for some time inevitable. In France a strong army
ls there ore. required Tne SATURDAY .,euetc ian
cies thlt the ease with which France has raised the
large loan may intensity the tialiuonal policy OF
Frcncllinen Tor aggressive war,
The army OF Versailles now become that or Paris
has neen reorsanized. IL remains under the orders
corps, thus communicated. fac capital General
mont sudon: =. Saint-uei main Generai Ba .ale: 3.
Ranboulet, General Du Barr4i: 4. saint C.odd,
EueII, Mont saltrien. ,Iliereu e-rEtang. General
Donai; ). Satory, Versailles General Ciinchar, and
G, Lyons, General BOurbaXi. General Ladmrault
is appointed Governor OF Paris;, General vlnoy
leaves The command OF the army OF reserve and re-
mans nsana o rae Legion m AZ of a homor
The Passover IS kept at home quietly anu 40.
lemny, III. head O! the family cnaDtng prayers end
a portion OF the uid Testament descriptive OF the
israetes In Egynt. We had, says = correspond.
chi, been invied TO the ceremony, and partook
OF excellent rcd VINO and uneavened bread with
some lettuce and hg paste, tue latter typical
though rather far Ictcned of he mad witdout straw,
as used by the Children Of Israel under Pnaraon'5
tasKmasters. Tne lamb Is eaten privately; so before
lis appearance sad farewell TO our uost, q fne
old man. with grand head aud n wing gray beard
the CT OF many languages. anu the po 4scssor U
an admirable plctnie, by Carl Haag-a Likeness OF
himself.
Tne Calcutta correspondent OF the Londcn Times
writing the sd or June, saysWe are Ih the midst
OF the tesiIva Oi the Datn,nS or JusRerdth ms great
day--the R0yh Joy0, OF the ,Onrney OF the carwil
be on The 2,h. FanCy line OF road about two
miles l'ne, lined from end I, end with sellers OF
fruit, swcemeits baskets. lans and ali manner OF
| naive productions, The fans made from the ortli.
! nary palm leaf. and ceiling at little les than q
hapeany each. From ten Thousand 10 titecn thou
sand people-Lhe vast majority m0n,en-we. e on the
road Trying 10 get near AS possible to where t1c
| god was bathing u Is IN such scene a5 ms that
one ls prought face 10 face with the masses Of the
| people. And how docilo thew are They had come
! from great distances. Some we're Enthusiastically
/ foOtsofe AID weary, very many were oiu, nearly
out and possibly anxious. for be last time. TO
see the god balGej. The iaccs 0i tjc Young girls I
! thought more wcared-iooslng aiil -laces not
/ pretty II any case that | saw ana very ugly IN
some. iut with expression that IL Impossible
! to lock upon without pity.