The New York herald., 1871-11-09
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Compulsory education has been ordered In Alsace
and Lorraine by the German government
The opening Of the Italian Parliament is TO take
place in the second fortnight In November.
A depreciation In the value OF notes Is appre-
hended In Paris, shopkeepers reluctantly accepting
them.
The supplementary French elections have not
altered the general character Of the returns but the
radicals are in still greater minority.
The Journal OD1cia publishes decree relative to
the repartion OF the 100 hectares OF land In Al
gerla granted to the emigrants from Alsace.
The scarcity Of silver money IN Paris is sttll caus-
ing extreme inconvenience, and the newspapers
urge the Bank TO issue ten ana nve Iranc notes.
1t is now said that the gambling OF Baden Baden
will not be put stop to at the end OF 1872 but thas
new rules will be made for It's better regulation.
None Of the French oncers who. by escaping from
Germany, broke their parole and were alterWaruS
promoted by M. GamDetta, viii be allowed to retain
the grades thus obtained.
An anti Communist Association Of worKmen has
been formed in Paris. The society Is said to number
go, OOJ members, and each member Is pledged not
to Join any section OF the International.
Preparations for erecting new pier at yentnor,
The pier will be about 700 eet in length and twenty
feet IN width. and WIN oe carried sufficiently far out
at all states OF the tide. 1t is estimated that II will
cost about IS, 900.
The government OF Belgium have entered into q
Works for the establishment OF tortnightly mail
service between Antwerp and New York, by vessels
OF from 500 to 5000 tons for fifteen years. This
line Of mail PACKETS will call at Dover TO take mails
and passengers en- route.
1t Is contemplated that three out OF five OF the
bourgeOisie in Paris desire NapOleontc restora-
ton, because tney believe tnat It would save them
from ruin, ana because their Orleanist symparnieS
have been nipged IN the bud by the apathy OF the
COmte de Paris, whose name. which some months
ago was in every mouth, is now almost forgotten
In the working quarters the Bonapartst agents are
gaining many adherents by making common
cause with the ultras in their abuse OF the Versailles
Chamber and by promising that return OF the
Emperor would be followed Dy general amnesty
Republicanism IN England appears to be making
rapid strides. Republican tracts, giving startling
statistics Of the enormous cost Of royalty being
issued in large numbers. The London correspond
ent OF the Liverpool Albion says:-"Ine possibility,
may be the probability, OF q republic, is topic
which one now hears discussed with freedom that
ten years ago would not have been allowed In loyal
society. That the House OF Lords, as at present
constituted. will stand for another nve years Is
be sent to them as early as possible. and there Is
not the smallest danger OF their throwing 1t out"
Paris is not happy. In many of the new bOule-
wards there are long rows OF shops unlet The res
taurantS and the theatres are comparatively empty.
The strangers who 20 to Paris do not remain there,
nor, with the exception OF one or two fashionable
milliners are tile usual purchases made by them In
the shops. No doubt this stagnati0n Is in
part Que TO the unsettled state OF the country;
everything In Paris is at least fifty per cent dearer
than 1t is elsewhere With the one exception or house
rent, prices, which were eXtOrtOnate under the en-
pire, have now increased. The shopkeepers are en-
deavoring to make up for small sales and crushing
ing taxation by reeclnG their customers.