New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-13
FOREIGN NOTES,

Mr.. J. n. pulestOn, of the firm OF JAY Cooke,
McCuoch Co.. has been accepted by the Conservatives
of Davenport England, one Of the candidates Tor
that borough at the next election
The French Government has not yet aban
doned the idea Of taxing materials the Minister OF
Finance having informed the Budget Committee that be
is convinced that this Is the only means OF raising ih'
s2s,OoOOO0 necessary to balance the budget.
The Able Jungua, who recently qnaIreed
with the Archbishop Of Paris the doctrine of IMAM
bity lect,lred at Brussels April g. against ~"
Church OF Rome. There was large ana respectane o.,
tendance and the Able was listened 10 WIN b'ch ~
tentiOn. Other lectures will follow
Strikes are becoming very numerous just
now in England. Not only the day aborers strik
ine but the domestic servants beginning similar
movement They ask for increase OF wages, hall
holiday every week. aud every other SUNDAY, ,h'Ir
working hours to be from uGti 10 O'CLOCK Inc buffers
and gentlemen's servants also threaten strike
The London International Exhibition of 1872
was opened on April ~ by the Duke OF Edinbn'rn ac
companied by the Marquis and Marchoness OF L"rnr'
and the Duke OF Cambridge. It was called "rcrp-
the Royal party and erowding round them TO sash ah
extent that was with the very greatest gl'uy ""'
was made for them to pass along the galleries.
The Bavarian Diet was closed, on April 80
AZ Munich by Prince Luitpold. In the speech from Tbs
throne he enumerated the resolutions and proposals
adopted by the Diet and approved by the Government
He dwelt upon the realization OF the IDEA OF an
Deual code for the whole OF Germany, when hi pV.h
been effected by the introduction Of the Imperial coI"
into Bavaria He trusted that the new parliamen'srN
regulations would =" p'"''
business by the Diet.
The annual meeting of the British National
Society for Promoting Woman Suffrage was heid !"
London on April 49, and the attendance was ~ large
that supplemental meeting had to be held III ~ an
Joining hall. Jacob Bright, esq" NJ p presided ana
among the speakers at the two meetings wetr h,s "i
reft-Anderson. Mrs. Rose, Miss Taylour Ms Bcrhi
Miss Tod, Mrs. Fawcett Mrs. Runnger: Mr. iIrnr,
Kingsley r. Hughes. esq, NJ. P and Mr. Arthur Aro'.
THE meetings were most enthusiastic, anu rf>oiHl'un'
pedging those present to support the ag'o""n '''
woinens rights were unanimously carried
Marshal Bazaine has just published Il book,
entitled L'Arnte dn Rim" 1t consists principal, e"
documents and dispatches but in some c0nsd' dt""s
ofa<raies which serve preface, lie discusses 10"
tacties followed by France at the opening Of the war
and uneauiyocaIly condemns them. AT first, Franc"
should have stood the defensive lntrenchIhE hIs
in the ycsges by means ns, OF SnSn and Wo-hc
had time 10 organize fresh armies rms zone, au ,
prestige Of their opponents Meakeneu 70 onnm Of
the infantry the morale and physique Oi wbrh a''io
Ing TO the Marshal was most deporabe durnS ihe "ai
20 years. Nothing l. said aDOnt tne oapi'""'"N W
Meiz IL being only alluded 10 indirectly
A correspondent of The London Ddiig NetcS,
in describing a visit made 10 Vesuyus on the Gth of
April says: 1.-THE indescribaby terrible and
grand The mountain seemed to be literally on fire. 4
stream OF six meters in hight was rapidly descend
ing towards La Cercola and threatening Porticc. All
the houses were abandoned though I'm reality they we've
not much injured. The detonaons from VesnNlns wcr"
frightful so heavy the fan oil cinders that Tue ~
rain The plantations covered with the and PEG
pie walking with umbrellas To protect temseN'>
from the downpour Inc terror Oh tue peopis vas ,
son praying St Januarius to have mercy them III"
ryng away Others encamped IN the fields. In fear Of the
earthquake. During the night the eruption assutnru
terrible proportions The lava reached san seoasla"'
and destroyed part OF it, and Tore del Greco was
ened.