The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-08
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A subscription has been opened at Calcutta for q
memorial to the late Governor General, Lord Mayo.
The Offering or Irish Catholic women TO the Pope
now amounts TO over $4,000.
The Birmingham Post Is assured, "on very high
authority that the government nave no Intention
or sending commissioners to washington to revise
the treaty.
Conferences have peculiar charm for the Old Cath
olics. They have been holding another at Bonn, but
II was only preparatory for grand Congress which
win take place at Cologne in the autumn.
Holders OF Turkish scrip Will rejoice hear from
Constantinope that the Porte intends 10 withdraw
from the category OF State borrowers, and TO 1x It's
budgets on the scale OF It's income.
Germany, the champion OF Professionalism, ana
France, the standard bearer OF Catholicism is the
latest eplrram winch the PRESIDENT has whispered
IN the ears OF the requenters OF his olcal solrees.
Four miners have been killed, fifty wounded ana
100 taken prisoners by the military, In riot which
occurred at Wittowtz, In Moravia. me mines
where the riot took place are SAID To belong to the
Rotnscnllds.
The London correspondent OF the Independence
Beige writes that man who, having been unfor
tunate in previous speculatlons, had staked his all
on investment In Tlcnborne bonds poisoned
himself with strycnnne on hearing the result 0. the
recent suit.
The French Ultramontane press accuses the gov
ernment OF handing over the Church TO satan, be-
cause an ambassador has been appolntea to the
Court OF King Victor Emmanuel. The German
papers OF The same color find more than GOMEZ.
dence between the passing OF the schools Inspec.
ton bl ana the earthquakes which nave occurred
in Germany.
On March 13 the post -mor,em examination OF the
BODY OF Mr.. Murphy. the antI.Popery lecturer, was
made at Birmingham, Dy Mr. PembertoE, to ascer-
tain whether his death was the result OF the
juries inflicted on him at Whtehaven Mr.. Pember.
ton considered that 1t was impossible not TO con-
meet IL with the injuries he received last April.
more loyal sign mas been found for the notorious
"IIoe In the Wall" London, which Is heuceiorth,
as tue condition or It's license being renewed, to be
called the "Crown and the Constitution The
laudlady, who proposed the ttle OF the VICTORIA
was cautioned by the magistrates against allowing
her house 70 be made the scene oi unruly meetings.
general meeting OF the shareholders OF the Suez
Cana Company was held at Paris on the 18th inst
report IRON "a. de Lesseps was read, stating that
10 any government. The traffic through the canal
IN 1870 was is5 ships; IN 1871, 765 ships; ana In
January aud February 1872, 200 SHIPS The receipts
Ia 1870 were 5l520Jo; In 1871, 1888, 00of; and IN
January and February 1872, 2,577,00oi.
The AoateiT OF the l4th says that neg tiations
are being carried on in Paris between the Russian
General sevuscnen ana the chief Polish emigrantS
in the French capital for reconciliation between
the Polish party and the Russian government. The
resurrection OF 1868. II the negotiations are sue
cesslu the Car Will appoint tho Grand Duke Alexis
Nicefoy or Poland.
The anniversary OF the abolition OF serrdom in
russia was celebrated on March 10 by grand ban
quet. IN St petersburg. All the surviving members
OF the commission VINO had framed the measure
were present. After a toast proposed to .The
emancipation OF the Peasants and It's Author, the
delivered an eloquent address In honor OF the
memory OF the lately defunct Nicholas MIutlne,
VINO mad been the indeaugaDe advocate Tor and
taken very prominent part In the measure for the
emancipation Of the serls
What seems serious disaster has happened 10
the iron-cad Lord clyde While she was attempting
TO assist another vessel In trouble. The steamer
RaDy Castle had been stranded on the island Of
Pantellarla midway between Sicily and the Tnnis-
ian coast. and the war saIp mad gone 10 render the
Otner nep. But an untoward current carried the
Lord clyde upon the northwestern snore OF the
island; and there, so lar our present Information
goes, the H0n-Clad renamed when the disaster was
reported TO the authorities at Malta on Friday. Sew
er OF Her MaJesty's ships have gone to The rescue
OF Lord clyde; but sinister angury tor The yes
SETS safety IL conveyed In the statement taat when
the tdngs left strong northeastern gale was blow
ing. Whatever may be the tate OF the rOn-Clad, 10
IL curious 10 remember that this island OF PAMELA
ria was the favored place Of Punishment for Inds-
Greet ladies IN the Gays or the Roman empires de-
clension. There Jnlia and Mcssaina suffered ban
isbment; and II there could be any consolation , or
the loss OF such war ship ~ the Lord clyde it
might he IA the fact that al least she ran ashore on
"classle ground.H