The New York herald., 1871-11-25
FOREIGN MISC LLsyE9US ITEMS.

Cholera ls on the decrease in Russia.
tn Belfast Chicago Fund amounts 10 f5,0oo
The goodwill and fittings OF nine spirit shops were
sold IN Glasgow recently for G4.3oo
rouen diamond from the Cape. weighing over
twcnty.three caratS was sold in London for f67O
Another Burmese embassy Is shortly 70 start for
England with letters ana presents to the Queen.
II Is proposed 10 erect covered public market In
York at cost OF upwards OF E2o,00a
II has been discovered that the destruction OF the
Court theatre at Darmstadt the other day was
caused Dy an explosion OF gas III one OF the upper
dressing rooms.
In the village OF Hasken, where the English work.
men III lhe employ or the Sultan live, more tnan
twenty Engilsnmen have alrea,y die OF Cholera
1he Congress OF Workmen in Rome, pompousiy
annoanced as Congress OF Roman w0rnmen, has
proved signal failure.
republican club has been formed in Norwich
England. The promoters kindly disclalm any per.
sona hostility to Lie Queen LADY, but VIII en-.
deavor to substitute, by al lawful means, a repub-
lican Tor monarchical iorm OF government.
The recelpts OF the suez Canal during the nine
7,7360Jol., against 4,446,00o for the same period
last year. These receipts must, however be doubled
TO cover the expense o. working and maintenance
and the interest on the Obligations.
The orders from the British government placing
all the military tents ana blankets In the Dominion
at the disposal OF the Chicago Relief Committee and
the teiegrams constantly received announcing the
munncent gifts from abroad are creating profound
impression and elicit warm praise.
Ine HuSSfdH IuUdtu government Organ) dH'
nOunces that BY January ], 1872, 100000 new or
rcmodelled krenk rifles will be ready for use, and
that l5O 0OO00O bail cartridges have been ordered to
supply them. The scheme OF armlng the cavalry
regiments with revoivers IS being vigorously pur-
sued 100000 rOubles having Just been added to the
$40 900 already assigned for that purpose. In addi
ton to this 30 600 small arms expected from Br-
mlngham, 14,000 from SestrOretSH and 6,000 from
Tua, as we'll as % mitraileuse batteries OF pieces
each.
Advlces from ST. Petersburg state that incen-
diary fires IN the nclghbOrh00d VI Moscow continue.
The flames have peen raging for days IN the I'M
mense forest which, o. SIX leagues from the sonn-
crn capital OF Russia, extend 10 al immense dis
tance on both sides OF the Nischnl Novgorod Rail .
way. The CO lnagration covers an extent OF more
than two leagues square, and, being famed By the
wind, Is daily assuming increased proportions In
the town OI POcgny IN the government OF Czernkow,
several cnurcheS slxty-Seven warehouses ana sew
hundreds OF houses have been reduced TO ashes,
besides an Immense Quantity OF merchandise Tue
damage Is calculated ut more than milliOn Of
rOubles l3f 75c cach).
The following seems to be the true cause OF the
difference between France and Italy, the very ex.
stence OF which is however, denied by the Opinions
part OF the Papa debt wnch belonged to the an
nexed provinces, the papers were stamped and
taxed in conformity with the Italian law When
the holders protested against this, the papa gov
ernment exchanged stamped for unstamped Oblga-
tons that the whole OF the expense oil the opera
tion was borne by the papal treasury. Since the
'iall Of the Papa government the distinction be-
tween the stamped and the unstamped papers has
ceased, and all are alike subjected TO the stamp
duty. 1t appears that the French government has
taken the part OF those creditors oi the Roman chal
who dispute The right oil the Italian government To
apply the Italian stamp law In this case. The Mug
dt0uTy Gazette considers TINS u new proof that M
Theirs Omils no opportunity OF showing nimself the
rreconcaDle enemy oil Italy, AMI OF proving TO the
Italians that their only chance OF security from
foreign attack lies In amicaDie relations with Ger
many.