New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


t. has been discovered that the sword ex-
hlbed at Dumbarton Castle that of Sir william Wal
lace could not have been In the possession Of that chief
tain aud, accordingly. it viii no longer DO shown
The Prince of Wales and Lord Straithnairn,
,tia said ara 70 be made field marhals OF tho British
Army It was Lord straithnnrn Nhen Sir Hugh kosel'
who blew the Sepoys from the lannon's mouth IN iha
Jules Ferre, aged %, said to be first cousin
TO Theophie Ferre the Communist who was shot win
Ro$el has committed suicide by hanging one Of iGo;
Fepe's brothers hung bimsef ana another Is "ra'"s
iunltc.
Ii il stated that M. Fourier recently mad
an Interview with Cardinal Antouelli. and prVateV
characterized the frequent publication OF speeches ny
It'd Popo against the italian Government rs
and ,rying lts fOrbearance to the utmost
Mrs. TAYLOR. the divorced wife OF MIR. John
Htnry Quincy died lately in England leaving fortune
ots2 This money Is said falls 70 the trustee OF
I'M Quincy estate and will be applied for the dement, OF
c,dtOrs OF the insOyent firm ofOyerend, GurbeJ W.
Edmond About declines to be candidate
fA the French Assembly, saying that a frencLuhan'
Arbitrarily imprisoned by Prussia, cannot De canduaso
fdh the Assembly in district occupied Dy ,rtn,,,
uAess he DO suro Of election by an almost uua"''u
voje."
Mr.. Austin Holyoake, brother of Il. ). Hoy
odke, the wellknown social reformer, has oeen pro-
scented with purse Of about $1,000 on ms pa arr so me-
limo "A coIditOr with Mr.. Bradlaugh OF inc ha'0'u'
Reforp,er.
Prince Bismarck recently said, in o let
ter to Prussian functonary that " Prussia sees
without displeasure Republic established In FRANCE
believing that any attempt restore monarchy woud
be the signal for civil war. At the same time II the
Radcas came into power Prussia would change her at
titude refuse to accept the instruments OF tue ~
before .becomng due, and proong the Occupation az
French territory" President Theirs has been unom-
cially informed Of this statement
The latest news of the Abyssinian IN
vasionl' comes from Cairo, under date OF Now nun
Finger Bey returned to Massowah leaving iorco III
occupation of the district OF Bogos echeloned along the
frontier The Egyptian troops had not actually crossed
the border at any point, but force sufficient
TO render resistance impossible has been
rnassed in readiness for an advance IN case
Prince Kassa refuses the satisfaction demanded
by the Viceroy for the raid into Egyptian terroIy'
Three batteries OF mraeurs mad been sent To the 'front.'
and the news at MasSOWah was INA. az SUI s go
mountain guns which were daily eNpecte1 from ot'l
arrived Munznger Bey would return 70 bogos anu n9
the offensive, unless tue dendiueu aposy mean
repartion were made In time TO stop nm IN Tue hea1
time the news from Gondar was th' siian cbiefs.
enoining them sink all private fends ior inc tie anu
to engage IN a holy war against INC 'io"''"'u :"
yader. ,
The first volume of the history of the war
OF 1859 has lust been published at Vienna by the Ausro
Hungarian General staff. This work, which describes
the origin and progress OF the war up TO the Date Oh
Magenta been in preparation for some tne Dut i7
publication has been delayed by political ana persoha
considerations the authors thinking desirable to walt
till the passions aroused by the sruggln had Deeh mi
gated and new men and opinions had replaced those
which in 1859 ruled the policy OF the powers that ooR
part in the struggle The volume begins Dy giving h
account OF the origin OF the war. Aiter III @ P
we-known New Years greeting addressed Dy sne htn
peror Napoleon to the Austrian EnDssauor, tne au @
the whole responsibility OF the war On fraGe av
only took part In the campaign because SUE was -,
into 1t by her ally AS regards the pneoad i % fe
1 No. tI,n
egram which sent from Paris 10 tne frenSn
dAare at Vienna on the 2ota az o Ap maj II Austria
should cross the IclnO. We VIII REGARD tns a.
declaration of war against ourselves dne Wal t,s
France had not hastily interfered; put as ~ WAS aus
ria though Tar from being ready could NOT uo JUNK
wise than begin the attack
A list of some literary men Of note holding
official positions in England has recently appeared si
Arthur Helps is Clerk OF the Privy Council, an Office
from which he derives S. 500 year Sir Henry Taylor
the author OF "Phip Artayelde" has 5000 yeai
"A one of the senior clerks at the Colonial ONCE ah1
Mr. j. W. Kaye who began his literary life as the editor
OF an Indian Journal issued in London and whose works
on Indian history highly valued, is the pohtca
and secret secretary at the Indian Oalce. Mr. Dasent
formerly subedtor of The Times, writer OF novels and
rnnatons from the Morse the Second Civil Service
Commissioner at salary OF 5000 while Mr.. william
as an Assistant Secretary ut the Inland R1fed1e offtt
Mr. W. RathbOne Greg, VINO succeeded McCullOch, tine
political economist as the Head Oca at the stationery
once, enjoys $500 year; while Mr.. Herman Meryale
has $1,000 as Permanent Under Secretary at the Indian
Ohlce Mr.. Cation is Director OF Works at Whitehall
Mr.. Frank Buckland has 800 year as an Inspector oil
Salmon Fisheries and Mr. Lionel Brough 5000 as an In
spector of Coal Mines; Mr.. f. Pagraye Is an Exam
Iner at the Educational Council Office, and Mr.. Matthew
Arnold holds the post Of Inspector OF Schools Mr. c.
Pennel the pscatOral writer gets $500 the Inspec
tor OF oyster Fisheries, while Mr. j. Glaisher and Mr.
Edwin Dunkin do not get more between them for in
spectng the stars; Mr. Henry Reeve editor Of The Ed
6gh ReuieU, has very good position while offices
also enjoyed by Mr.. j. r. blanche, sir T. Dufls Hardy
Dir T. Walker, Mr.. u. scarf AID other writers whose
names are less familiar to the general public.