New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03
Minority
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

the 2fth or January NJ u feNloW vi " i''"'N"
troops now stationed Yedo. He was on horseback
and bepan the review by riding down the lines, accom-
panied by large staff after the manner OF foreign SOW
eregns. He then went to tent prepared LOT hil 'u
from thence watched the maneuVcrs.
The Rev. DR.. Dexter of Boston and the Rev.
DR. Healy, President of Straight University of New
Orleans were invited by the British Society for the Lib
Grafton of Religion from State Patronage to attend and
address meeting held on the goth ult in London Inc
object of the Society obtain information respect
States. The Rev. DIR. Dexter gave remarkably inter
esting and amusing description of the history OF re-
giOus life In ewEngland and received nearly NoVo
OF thanks on the motion OF Mr.. j. Howard, NJ L.
A curious exhibition of anti-German feeling
has been manifested at Hamburg by Madame Cecle
Hene who resides in Paris but who is the daughter OF
banker closely allied to the family OF the welknown
German writer Heinrich Heine BY order OF this lady,
the magnificent gardens which she possesses Ill the en-
vrOns of Hamburg are to be DESTROYED IN order Una,
The gardens have 1t appears been open to the
inhabitants of Hamburg, who, by force OF custom
almost regarded them IA public property, and the
act Madame Hene has excited feeling OF strong III
dignation.
Tie London Echo gives the following account
OF rapidity of Geographic communicating between
Great Britain and America: The boy O'COnnors at
tempt to alarm the Queen was reported in The Echo
about two hours after its We may assume
that our report left England by cable for the United
States about p m. The next day our New-Yotk cor
respondent by special message, not only enabled us TO
report at the general feeling of the American people
concerning the news but within sixteen hours Of the
time at which the report left England we were by this
special enabled to give the published opinions
OF three of the leading Journals OF NewfOrk upon the
affair. II Is needless 10 say that, II ne "erc sui-
taneOus, THE could not have been achieved"
The Toronto Globe quotes a Government
organ Of that city saying that the concession OF the
fisheries PREDETERMINED by Great Britain; that any
auson in the preliminary arrangements to Canada was
piece of formal pOliteness that there Is no IN
stance in British history Of colony being allowed to
IT, those of he
and finally that il is resolved to let Canada take her in
dependence as she can possibly De prepared Tor
IT," Commenting on these statements, Ihe GLOBE ob-
serves that Il can easily believe that Canadian Min
lister who would sign the Treaty of Washngt III would be
plotting to betray their country and under The pecious
name of independence are conniving at It's annexation
10 the United States. 1t is well that II should he known III
time that their nrigues and Vaccinations may be de-
feated"
I'm the cOolie or "slave trade" at Macao there
appears from all accounts, the brokers say "to be
good deal doing" In The Hong Kong shipping List, no
less 4han eight vessels are berth at Hong Kong ito
load at Macao and Macao for the South American Re-
publics and the Spanish Colonies In fact so forshng
is the trade that coolie shipping firm has
80 far as to charter n French steamer the Alex
andre Layally, TO convey human cargo from
sels III which the coolies were transported IRON
Macao TO Havana, Peru Callao, and Bnenos Ayres,
French vessels are principally engaged vi nine coohe
ships that left Macao November six were French one
SPANISH one Peruvian, Portuguese. This last
have been conveying Government consignment,
or the coolies were speculation Of some government
Official for no less than AZ soldiers and officer were
placed in charge Of the men, 1t Is Significant fact that
every one of the vessels manned by sufficient
number Of foreigners TO put down any Inuy, and keep
order among the coolies
Mr.. Moncure d. Conway recently delivered
an Grafton upon Mazzn at South Place Chapel, Fins
bury additionally known as Fox Chapel. With regard
10 the charge that MazZin assassin, Mr.. Conway
said he would as stop to prove that lily is not
pghtshade. The King Of Italy, who made this charge,
had lived TO hear his Assembly pay tribute to the
friend the people The Oppresso Of France had read,
the organs of the party which Chiefly supported MAJ
zini in England honorable estimates OF the man whom
Louis Napoleon most dreaded Mazzini a conspra-
tor-yes3 Night and day Mazzini and his brave
comrades conspired how they might foil the
foes Of their country. He was called revo-
Mszans aim however, lay out Beyond Italy and dem e
braced Humanity. In attesation of this fact Mr. Con-
IN nsaS the duty Of America after she had
conquered and expelled the internal foe OF slavery.
h aid orr"
aim, the union of Italy. had been attained but it
nzed the duties of nations TO join in hOughtless en-.
thusissm because Rome had exchanged weak Pope Tor
degraded Monarch.
Viewed in the light of recent developments,
the physician who, Immediately after the attack ON
Queen Victoria, declared the young OConnor per-
fectly sane, guilty Of undgnied haste. That his
opinion was expressed without adequate grounds APP
pears from the following testimony Of a gentleman
quanted with the assailaut: "From child O'ConnOr
has subject to suffering Of ordinary character and
has different times been patient In the Children's
Hospital In Great OrmOnd.st, and in Kings College Hos
pita and undergone one If not two operations and
he is poor emacated creature with bad health and
a sickly constitution He was educated-and not badly
at ST. Dunstans School Feest and has ever borne the
home especially shown symptoms OF mental derange-
ment, and become almost ungoyernable by MS parents
EItaa ala IN
disturbed and broken by sudden and violent pains In the
lady OF my acquaintance that he afraid the boys
mind was going 1t has been said that his fancy for
trash which is too freely circulated 10 low neghbOrhoods
ia these days, but this Is wrong His tastes were OF
different order His days spent regularly at his
proper work and his evenings drawing or in read
ing such books as The Last Days of Pompe The out
rage simply outbreak OF -madness. and it
only fair the boy and his family that the public should
know this"
NJ. Jules Favre's evidence before the Com
mittee OF the French National Assembly charged with
nquiring into Communist revolt has just been pub
shed One Of the members Of the Committee it appears
asked NJ. Favre. then Minister for Foreign Affairs,
whether true, generally believed that the
American Minister ntrusted with the distribution
of funds applied to and forwarded for the payment
OF the Prussisn spies. NJ Fayre replied verbatim
follows: "Ihis Is the first time have heard such
thing mentioned. The American Minister always
kindly disposed toward tits true however that have
seen persons placed under his patronage in very equyO
cal situations ordered the aide de camp of an Ameri
can general to be arrested as he appeared to me @
suspicious character 1t quite certain that espionage
resorted 10. The enemy almost invariably
apprscd Of our intended movements On the 2lst OF
October the enemy was attacked at Mamaison. They
were quite prepared for Now, the preceding even
ing an American officer had proceeded TO Rue |
I was informed Of the fact and had him arrested |
He questioned as to the object OF his visit. but
unable to give any satisfactory explanation AS Mr.
however interviewed on ms behalf he
leased but informed the American Minister that still
entertained serious doubts This is the only with
which I am acquainted. That Mr.. Washburne In |
relation with the Germans IL certain He represented
them In Paris. That culpablo acts OF completely
the result have entertained suspicious but have never
had the proOfs."