The New York herald., 1871-01-12
z Y r Q r e.
Count Bismarck's Exposition Of Ger
man Unity--The Nation One,
North and South.
British Trade During lS7O-Iluge Exports
to Foreign Countries.
IRISH OPINION OF The FENIAN PARDoNS.

The French Transatlantic mail steamship Vile de
Parts, Captain Surn0nt from Havre the 29th,
Southampton the 30sh ana Brest the 3lst December,
arrived at this port at an early hour yesterday
morning. The Vile dc Paris, after having made q
most extraordinarily rapid passage, considering the
season Of the year, landed o miscellaneous nle Of
European journals IN anticipation OF the mails now
on board OF the lnman and Cunard steamers at sea.
The Russian Hscal,d lorgan OF the War Once at
81. Pefersburg publishes r0me interesting inform O.
t0n regarding the new army levy OF six per thou
sand ordered In Russia by the imperial ukase OF the
ast usth instant 1t says that during the last four
years the proportion Of recruits taken from the able
bodied population has been four per thousand. max.
ing IN annual contingent OF about l00 900 men. As,
however, the period Of military service was In 1869
reduced from twenty to fifteen years. the erccllve
strength OF the army, which is OF present about
1880 would under the system hitherto pursued
nuctuate considerably, 'but such fluctuations can.
not be admitted Ii we are to place the army on such
Q complete footing as to mako 1t capable of acting
In any eveatuallty.n
= The lnmap steamship City OF Washington Cap
tain JONES' from Liverpool the 10th and Queenstown
the 30th OF December arrived At this port yesterday
delivering her European flies at quarter past
eleven O'Clock last night.
The London Times thinks that the manner In
received IN Ireland sis not. the whole, unsatts-
factory. Among all the classes whose opinion In
country like England coili be considered OF conse
Quence the release Of tho prisoners has contributed
TO promote feeling Of confidence, ana has been
cepted as sigu OF strength, not or Weakness
The Smith o. Brien statue was unveiled In Dublin.
Il stands ~ the south side OF Carlisle bridge near
D'Olier street, and ID o fair representation Of the
original. The unyelng ceremony was performed
to the "nationan music oil q large number Of street
bands, the loGoers OF which wore green and fea-
theirs. Nj. John Martin pronounced eulogirm
upon Smith O'Brien.
The London Standard contrasts the alacrity which
Mr.. G!ads.one's government has shown in congratu.
latng the Emperor Of Germany ON his accession
to mis- new gaity with Its hesitation N acknowl-
edg ing the French republic. The foundation of
German empire under the auspices Of Count Bis
marck Is not sucn happy event for the world In
general o. that We should 90 out Of our war to oer
cur congratulations u the new Kaiser"
The winter weather was exceedingly severe IN
England. London journal OF the 3Oth December
gives the following report Of the outdoor condi-
uon:-
There Is little Giynnution In the severity Of the
frost The thermometer yesterday morning. at eight
O'Clock. indicated rwentyeirht degrees. more snow
fell IN London on "Wednesday night: but yesterday
. thaw. There were 10000 skaters anu slders the
eerpentlne and no accident occurred About s, 600
persons were on the Long Water, Kensngton Gar
dens, and the Round Pond. There were no acc
dents. IN The Regents Park there were 10000
thick.
A letter from Melbourne, Australia dated on the
9Th OF November, published in London, says
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES Mathews are still In this
colony. They nave visit ed professionally the neigh
boring colOlies Of New Outn Wales and South Aus
tra)ia and nave soneu mes had very good houses
and sometimes very bad ones. Nevertheless their
trip 10 the Antipodes nus have rad on the whole.
The London Times OF December 80 announces in
Its money aricle:-
The French loan has recedsd to lA discount and
the German remains at ss premum.