New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
FDRFIGN NOTES.

A telegram from London yesterday morning
that The Dav Eecs Of that city had received
special dispatch from Florence, stating that IL Is r
mored there that Cardinal Antone has quarreled with
the Pope and threatens resign should the latter per
severe in his policy OF hostility TO the Italian Govern
ment, and also that Antonei requested the ceriHa @
Journals refrain from publishing the speeches OF tle
Holy Father.
A correspondent writing from Prince Edward
Island on the 7th OF August, says "The general eec
ton OF Members Of Parliament in Prince Edward Island
will take place the 18th inst. For the third time IN
two years the vexatious question OF confederation VIII
be brought before the people, and third time VIII the
Islanders vote to maintain their system OF lndependent
government. Owing to the recent agitation OF tne
annexationists II seems to enhance the proaaDliy
OF Candidates election for him 10 bear sympathy 70,
ward union with America. am assured that tns VIII
fnds placed at the disposal Of Canadian agents to brbe
the poorer classes OF voters Provisions VIII be dis,
Iega means emp5yed to wrest from the dependants
the free exercise Of their right of suffrage.
The London Times regards the contest in
America for the Presidency principally from the point OF
view of the indirect claims 1t makes computation OF
the probable result of the elections which, as 1t says
"f sound involves admission that, IL the whole cleo
torate Of the Federation fused together to choose
President by p6biSce Mr.. Greeley would defeat Dis
opponent If Ssn iC%e'aRs aad is snS dcD to avoid
the conclusion that President Grants position position
tain the indirect claims Although very little was pub
iicIy said about the matter when the opinion Oh the
Trih va
much silent modification in America Every person can
easily fancy for himself what he would have felt II the
commemorative his country In the face OF the WOrd
had acted i'm the absurd fashion Mr. Fish chose to adopt
and know that Americans OF all classes Were uen
at being made to appear at once SO graspng
aud so obsequious."
The merits of the mitraieuse are the sub
,ect OF considerable discussion in Europe, especially In
Great Britain. In 1870 the British War Department
APPOINTED commission Of officers from all arms OF the
service to report upon machine guns. aud after patient
investigation and comparison Of machine guns with
their 9pounder muzzleloader the Armstrong 2pounder
and the MartnHenry in the hands OF SIX
guardsmen they decided in favor OF the mitraileuse
system, and selected our American Invention,
the Gating gum In preference to all others From Tue
report OF the committee it appears that In comparing
series of eleven trials OF the smasized eating OF tne
epounder muzze-loadng field gun firing schrapnel,
and of the rife in the hands OF six guards
men at ranges OF from to 1900 yards and under va
rous conditions in regard 20 time and known ana nn,
known distances, the Gating made 1888 hlts, stne
spounder 1920 hits, and the MartinHenry us hts Ihls
gun has been adopted by the American government,
and through the agency Of Gen. Love- anSold officer OF
the United States army has been introduced lnto tne
services Of Great Britain, RussiaaaHIkey ana other
countries.