New-York tribune., 1872-04-06
FOREIGN NOTES.

The rival Erie Committees announce in tho
London journals that they prepared to issue cef-
Gates for shares in view of the approaching election. The
Committee, acting with the recognized agents OF the
Company state that transfers to them will ENSURE con-
trolling majority OF shares 10 the Committee Tor the pro-
lection Of the propretos. and save the Ere Railway
iIOm again Ealing under tAo COnOl OI JODOiuB of sleCu
latllg cbques."
According to the Paris correspondent Of The
London Times it is quite certain that all the Powers
with which France Las treaties Of commerce have in
formed the French Government that they mean 10 pro-
test collectively separately against any tax tho
Imposition OF which would constitute breach OF oXist-
Ing stipnlations, especially against u tax on raw
materials. The Ausroiiungaran Cabinet also has N
formed the French Government that ~ VII. take Ac
same course.
In the war with the UltramOntanes, the di-
recon OF Prince Bismarck to Bishop OF ErmeIand
withdraw excommunica,ion inflicted Oh a school
teacher under penalty Of losing his State salary Is dis
tnct attempt 10 prohibit spiritual action by secular
means. In Baden the state, under directions from
Berlin, has gone even further, having pFohimed al
monks and non-German priests from preaching IN the
state Churches and suspended the law OF compulsory
attendance at school Whenever the teacher is "a lAi'
bilIst.
Great Britain is rapidly acquiring, i it has
not already attained. the pua0n Of supEelcssowali
the state of the continent OF Europe. on the 2lt or
March, In the House of Lords, Lord Elfed sad In re-
ply to Lord +. Cecil that the only Information IN ie
possession the Foreign Office the subject OF the fort-
hcation OF SebastOpol is extract from Russian news
paper from the General at Odessa This
extract that Commission had reported IN favor
OF making sebdstopol both military and commercial
post aud OF Iorming separate town with Governor OF
she rank OF Admiral Temporary iottlLc"tos are 70 10
built the entrance or the bay 10 protect rom sud
den assault but there proposals 10 maze II ireo
port naval construction OK the Black Sea fleet Is
10 main, ms before, at Nlcholaien
One of the best debates in the present scs-
sion Of the British House OF Commons came oil the
2Oh Of March. 1T upon Mr. Fawcets bill for abol-
i,hng tests in Trinity College Dublin and the Uniyer-
sity OF Dublin Although the general tenor of the bill
is comnondabe IL is objected that IL would inevitably
exclude Catholics from any substantial share the
agement OF the University. Mr.. Faweett only said
in defense Of this that it was great deal better than
aloying a university by the intrusion OF Government
patronage Mr. Gladstone declared 1t TO be the intention
Of the Government to support the bill as far as It aeo-
the reform OF the governing body MI Isaac Bur- the
new Home Rule member made, on this occasion, bis
Gated the endowment OF new Catholc college within
on the motion for Adjournment showed the Irish Cath
ocs voting in minority Of "a against majority, com
posed of Liberals and Conservatives, Of 2sL
A conference of the members OF the Iron
and Steel Institute held on the 22d ult, in Wiiss
Rooms London, Mr. II. Bessemer presiding. long and
scientific discussion the reports Of the American
Commissioners on their experiments with the Danks
rotary pudding furnace. the principle OF which IL 10
puddle iron without hand labor After the discussion
had lasted hours, Mr. Danks, the inventor came
forward, and was received Enthusiastically. He first
ephed OF the remarks of English ironnasters,
who had the idea iron could be made direct
from the ore by q further development OF the new
and informed the meeting that q years ago he
had made sOme good iron could be, direct from
the ore not In the revolving furnace He had tried
however manufacture direct in this furnace and
he had succeeded; but, owing 10 so much time being
required for the introduction OF the reducing agent
car bon-the operation would always be Improbable.
After further discussion IL announced that tho
banks furnace Mddlesborough would be open 10 the
OF the members Of the Institute on proper
notice being given Mr. Spencer, wellknown inventor
read a PAPER on the working OF the machine, showing
the great saving iron and fuel the revolving process
will affect in addition to producing metal OF superior
quality The opinion also freely expressed that tho
doom Of the blast furnaces was approaching.