The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-18
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Tn, Chicago Fire Still the Topic Of Caaysra
ton and Cause for Charita-
Bile Contribution.
Increased Subscriptions to the Relief Fund Com
mont on the Northwestern Connagrations-
Promotion in the Peerage-The En-
bassies to Vienna, st. Petersburg
and Berlin Reconstructed.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Yoax aEaALu.

LONDON, Oct. IL, 1871.
the nre in Chicago and its consequences In the
destruction OF the city, Is still the prominent, all
absorbing topic OF conversation In the metropolis;
indeed In all the cities OF Great Britain
The London newspapers continue their appeals 10
the public for ala to the sufferers, and the people
sympathlze with the press and respond nobly in
their charity.
The Right Honorable the Lord Mayor OF London
publishes statement OF subscriptions this morn
ing, In which he acknowledges the receipt Of null
ttude OF small donations not included Ia the total
or e23,60O sterling already reported.
The latter amount was received al the Mansion
House up to last night.
= His Lordship appends to the exhibit an cxhorta-
ton to the people OF London, IN which he advises
them to keep the subscription lists open until the
gross amount devoted to the cause shall be
worthy OF the emergency which calls for it and of
the great city Of London.'
Inc subscriptions which have been handed in In
Liverpool footed up over fifty thousand dollars in
gold At the opening OF the list this morning.
Leeds gives So, 900 and Hanley So 900. Cork sends
1000 and Dublin $7,5OD.
Birmingham has already forwarded first install
ment OF $40, 00O and further contributions being
made IN the city and suburbs.
Chicago relief meeting held in Liverpool
to-day. The Mayor presided. sum of $4,000
was collected q lew minutes, several leading
merc hants and manufacturers contributing ESQ
sterling each.
The very latest reports announce the following
amounts IN these words:-At the meeting at Brad
ford $4,000 was received; at Dublin, SC, 900; at
Woverhampton and Glasgow, S. 900 each.
The amount Is calculated OH the gold basis IN each
instance.
committee OF American residents OF London Is
receiving subscriptions and has made arrangements
the Immediate to NJ
money goods contributed.
The contributions handed to the fund in Liye
today make the total amount subscribed In that
city s6o,ooo
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The hcndon newspapers comment at length upon
the fires at Chicago and in the Northwest OF Amer
ica and 'deplore the pauclty of detas,' adding,
"that In such thus the excessive tariff rates
charged by the Atlantic cable monopoly becomes
public misfortune.n
HE QUERN's MISSIONS TO THREE GREAT COURTS
The London Gazette Of this evening contains an
official announcement OF the following diplomatic
appointments. made In the Queens name, to the
Courts OF Austria Russia and Germany, VIII
The Right Honorable Sir Andrew Buchanan G. G.
b.. OF Craigend, Stirngshre, Minister Plenipoten-
tary at the Court or Russia TO be Minister pienipo.
tertiary to the Court OF Austria.
Sir Andrew Buchanan entered the diplomatic SER !
Privy Council in 1863 ana appointed Minister OF
England at ST. Petersburg In 1864.
Lord Augustus William Fredericl. Lotus G. c. h..
Her Majestys Minister In Berlin. is commissioned
Ambassador OF England to the Court OF Russia.
Lord LOTUS has been In diplomatic life since the
year 1887, when he was appointed attache or the
British Legation IN Berlin He has since served in
stuttgart again In Berlin, In Vienna. and in Mu-
mich. He was appointed Ambassador to the North
German Confederation in the year 1868.
Mr. Odo Russell, VINO Is wen known on account
OF his services TO the Crown In Rome in france,
and IN Germany, Is appointed Her Majestys Minister
al the Court OF the Emperor OF Germany.
Promotion in the pceragc.
LONDON, Oct. H. 1871,
Tie Right Honorable Frederick Temple Blackwood
Lord puaelin and Clandeboye, Chancellor OF the
Duchy OF Lancaster and Paymaster General, has
been created an Earl OF the kingdom by royal war
rant.
Lord Du!,ern ana Clandeboye is the only son or
Price Bac1wood Fourth Lord Dunerin,. by his vile
SELMA eldest daughter or the late Thomas Sneri-
dan His lordship born in the year 1926
aud succeeded to the peeragc In i54l He
married Harriet Hamilton, of KilIyleagh CASTLE
county Down, Ireland, in 1862. He has hitherto
taken his seat in the House OF Lords as Lord Clan
.lcboye. His Lordsnip served as Under Secretary
OF War He was one or the Lords IN Waiting on the
Queen from lS4e to 1851 and again from 1854 to 1862
He was appointed British Commissioner in Syria In