The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| Smallpox has appeared In North Tipperary.
Constantinople Is now declared free from cholera.
The Warwick Castle Restoration fund has reached
f7,OOo
| There is now overwhelming evidence to prove
that the Princes illness was contracted from sewer
| gas
| Onicers commanding English corps have been
| called upon for a return OF soldiers employed In
| trades.
| 1t has been estimated that during The late war
| between France and Germany 2so cartridges were
| nred to each man struck.
The Oxford and Cambridge boat race is likely 10
| take place on the 23d OF March.
| meeting OF volunteer officers in London have
decided tnat the Easter Monday review shall take
place at Brighton.
Horsenesh, say the Paris papers, has peen dis.
covered by medical men 70 be very beneficial In
| cases OF chest diseases
The High Church party In the English Church are
egalp threatening proceedings against preaching IN
Last year the collections in Liverpool on Hospital
Sunday announced to "a, $780, This year shows u re.
turn OF f5,4i3 The highest contribution OF any one
church amounts TO f455.
In compliance with Russian request the Porte
has announced Its Willingness to facilitate The pass
age through the Dardaneles IN desire 10 this
effect y expressed by all the signatory Powers Of
the Paris Treaty. ~-y's Eps,"~s-f -" w, r,'-..,4
An Important reform in railway travelling is
spoken OF by the London Go6e. II states that there
IS some PROBABILITY OF the commodlous railway cars
IN use on the American lines being adopted IN
England Tney VIII be tted up with s seepng
mated cost OF each is about three thousand
pounds.
TIE International Is working with extraordinary
activity To reorRanlZe on q oasis which viii defy all
attack. Sections are forming in all parts OF France.
Agents heavily paid by the supreme Committee ln-
The Central Council making every eiiort TO
OBTAIN payment OF subscriptions in arrears and are
attempting TO obtain not only IN France but IN all
countries, an exact statement Of the strength, IN
men ana money, of the International Its adherents
are classified by categories Of age and capacity;
without doubt IN anticipation OF resOrting again 10
arms a fOrmid able strike.
Within the last three months the price OF living in
Paris has augmented to an extent winch Is really
| alarming. Formerly Paris was the seat OF govern
ment, the residence of Court and Parliament, the
| abode OF rank and fashion, the paradise OF
foreigners and The SIDE of Jordann Tor good
| Americans but now these advantages have de-
parted Courts nave been drven out of the country
| the Assembly hides its diminished head al Yer
salles people OF wealth and rank prefer 10 go else
where, ana even shoddy finds Paris dim and JOY
less.
The Frorinzidl Correspondent, writing on the re.
ceptlon of the French Ambassador by the Emperor
William and OF the German Amt assador by NJ.
Thlers says:-"The restoration OF the former diplO.
matte intercourse between Germany and France
may be regarded as new proof that the two gov.
ernmenls cherish not merely the wish, but also the
hope OF daily strengthening the relations between
the two great neignDorng States"
A st. Petersburg correspondent writes that the
deiences Of MOdlln tthe ''new SebastopOli0 al
ready assuming formidable proportions SO zeal
Ously are they guarded that no outsider is allowed
Russians are already beginning to boast OF the new
stronghold their greatest fortress and the real
masterpiece OF General rOdleben's SKILL
recent ofcial report states that last year there
were 10000 doctors In Russia or this number 6ll3
held public appointments and 4.6s6 confined them.
selves TO private practice. This gives only about
one doctor TO 1882 OF the Inhabitants basng the
calculation the most recent returns OF the popu-
latiou. There are districts In Russia where there
Is no doctor within less than days journey, and
in some parts 1t Is probable that there Is sui
greater difficulty IN obtaining medical aid
The Moscow Gazette says that the abundant re-.
sources OF Germany would enable her to create
within short time feet with which the English
fleet alone could cope, aud that TINS lee joined TO
the Notifications OF Kiel would reduce the Russian
Meet III the Baltic TO complete inacton. To pre-
vent this the Gazette advocates the naturalization Of
Denmark aud the reunion with that country OF
Northern Seswick, with Duppel and Alsen, accord.
ing to article OF the Treaty OF Prague.
spanish paper states that the Italian govern
Europe an International law for the projection Of
BIRDS In no country are the people so destructive
oil a. se na ots bnn to ,n ane ssa n
time this thing should STOP For this purpose 1t Is
proposed to adopt as basis OF an international law
the Austrian, which very properly sends 10 jail boys
who rob BIRDS nests either OF eggs or young BIRDS
The personal statistics Of the German Parliament
now assembled show 10y far the best represented
classes to be the administrative officers. lawyers
AMI landed propretOrs. Among the first and last
Of these the noble element preponderates. The
among whom there are no less than
eleven princes, besides Prince Bismarck
n Mno at.enus, not as deputy, out as Minister.
There are eleven members Of the high civil service,
! ami fourteen who have held the rank OF Ministers
at various times and in various States. The mil.
ltary element Is represented by fory-iOur officers,
| led by Field Marshal Won Moltke Besides him
there are eight oicer deputies who nave served in
| the late war. Inc schools and universities have
| furnished twenty.seven deputies, ana the rival
| churches eighteen-nfteen being Roman Catholics
| and one OF these bis hop. The oldest member M.
| Won tranckenberQ Ludwigsdorf, born in 1856 has
| held his honorable post OF seniority for some time
and occupied IL as early as twenty years ago al the
| Constituent Parliament in Erfuri. Between bs zoe
and that OF MS youngest brother deputy there IL a
| difference OF exactly sixty years.