New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-16
CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS.

II
from London, Aug So makes thu following statement;
/ For some time story TO which hesitated 20 give
credeuce has been going the rounds about pc
come out During recent visit TO Cowcs the Prince
called upon the men on board the ea yacIt 70 race ms
obeyed, they consented without then masters rer9s
tins as an inexeusabe npernence- he met the Prince
In the yacht club shortly aiterward anu yoeeroIsy az
and higher in anger until the pair had 10 be Separated
II is said that the Prince uttered things fer All te woIa
TO hear which, had he been lesser man. might pave ed
to action any rate, the scandal was shortly over
| the whole town.
| THE Ice TRADE IN LospoN.-Thc recent
ice tsde OF the metropolis. independently Of number
OF minor firms there at least half dozen large COM
season imports several csrgoes u bee every week from
Norway, where it collected in Winter and stored untn
present summer tho mportaons Of into the pert Of
London have been much greater than FOR ,nany yesrs
prces in consequence have been unusually high Cab
cuIating upon continuance OF no. weS,sr sne as ~
eral speculative spbrosers imported earsoes ca ter
SSn account. which a mot af e sat tere Al present.
unprecedented CLINT Of ice In me London maze aau
nney os ss w be sustained One company has nine
icesden ships lying In the docks ana cannot ma pun
sSag i91 tHST pcso OWING to the want o. storage
and order to avoid the payment Of demTage wh t
sb ereoe e Of ice were offered b. importers tho
trade Friday and SATURDAY &C shilling. per ton yns
WAS 81 shiiings and higher prices easily ootaned
three weeks ago-[Daiy Telegraph, Aug %.
THE Cosr OF THE BRITISH MUsEUd.-The
Of tSe fatal expenditure on institution since rs
foundation in 1898 nj u tic end OF saeb' 1910
sert 9sr ana Seads and show te entire sxp0nd
toro during that period, with the ioS 8lnE a
for new buildings aud repairs, l9r rates ana
taxes S2O7 800 The charge for the stan alone during
sjos Is 81 1863 935 ls item in reached the sum
OF S275 0s0 From nc s;ag and building charges Siso
and printing the catalogues, &c. al o. when Is executed
on tic premises, and also the sun OF ior IN, pd
lIcatiOn of the cncorIn Inscriptions. IN ~ %
seemingly sums expended on tic stan; ec.
the comparatively small sun Expended on .e S1ises9n
OF purchases amounts 70 $5354o1O or less
than QUE thir 81 ee cos II eNeaysSns has been in
Assyra $50 540 in Ephesls, the large sum oi sleeo,,
1875; on manuscripts, Sb00,l60 on Innsie mas, anu
bVos 81 6II5G5 These do not OF course, repre-
sent the Intrinsic worth OF inc c0IcclsL, as rom Sn
lO u ocrn mol are by law oLtancd free,
The Iruy value Of the collection is almost ncOinpn"oe'
A SCENE IN BULGARIA-Thc correspondents
Of The london DAILY Secs, who rs travelling ID bugaria
with Dir Schuyler the American Consul General writing
ON tc 10th OF August from the City OF Phppopiis, de-
scrhcs this scene:
The rst remarkable object which attracted my atteD
tion Ulon entering the streets OF PlnnproIS Yas nob
Tne ss Sas aS merv Il was priest Who at rst
sight seemed to be standing in greengrOeer Shop ID
bSek and his head slightly Inclined forward and TO one
side seeming 20 Indicate that no was GAINS st zoe
Isoe ON thc other side o. The street watching hnayey
Silent crowd IA was, that sormsd ave
proGered not a sound or uliIrmH As cane nearer
perceived that the feet Of TINS priest were mol quite
,rocers shop and upon looking more closely to lind out
the tho strange phen0menGn observed s9lan
rne nrCcee]ng from his neck To beam coupe OF feet
overhead lie was hanging there, almost ~ the door
way Of the greengrOcer shop with ~, zee. 50 near tns
gr0ru, so calmly and p!aeidy, that might nave
mas seal i'm
the crowd over the way, He was nIeooslhs man Ii
we've without stockngs, small shcepskn cap on tho
head, ala the beard which fell down over INC chest,
njcst priest Of the people but te sunburnt face,
wllrh ives not IN the least dstor, wore calm stern.
rhsy sId he had died very 6rayeIY. Ills step never
ftSred he mounted the Greengroeers steps ana ms
voice never trembled as he looked aFo@nd aPon we
assembled crowd, apd gave them ms biessiS he HSoa
sn ,yon we sferward saw at Avrat-Alau She came
10 us there the house where We were stopping, Win
j0-snG told us her story in hey stranse, melodcus
tongue which murh resembles the RussE'n pointing
to her babos wrnging her hands ana hnal beating her
head On the ground IN the extremity Of her despair The
only comfort We could give ner was 70 tel her that her
on all as n should have doue awarllle woman seln
Eneld head OF the tribunal for the trial q" ne insTr
lad ,cen guilty io1entins Che bisnlreeiion But as
the dispositions Of witnesses were taken do%h III secreS
as Sir Schuyler obtained proof that be employed tor
tIlrc With view obtaining evidence especially for the
cOnycli0r OF priests and sehoetcaeels, We Ilay take
lie ry OF expressing CIR doubts Of tins priests guilt.
as upon she subject OF ses judicial earacy and hon.
esty.
TIE JAPANESE IN CoREA.-0ne Of the lead
jp ccc etaries Of japanese Mission, which visited
Goi two S nj gave on lis return an accoant Of the
condition OF Corea so far be could observe it its
sDd ns saten,ent transmitted by Sir II Parses is in
eued Among papers recently presented 70 the British
common people are litte better than dog-kennes.
Though K6kwa lisa fine place. the houses are only six or
horizontal passage extending under tie whole length
of the floor hre Is IL st one sa ana me s4ae goes
and sandals are apparently the eei objects OF
trade Chairs Oh Ye Se a NJ JNSa gse
Mission skins OF eoFaFds were pated over the chairs
the no' =; t ~ tlIev sTs s1v
deficient and for ike reason the puoe roads are hltly
nom two to three feet high partly of mud and stone ami
partly OF brck the gates have fallen out OF reper he
S0Ieps c onee where White long sleeve is The badge
of higher rank. The headdress Is large round hat las
ncd BIS strings passing under the chin and said 10 be
mads Of horsshair. Custom exaets that the bat DO
placed on the head when greetHg . ena mne har
TOP Of aead The women are said TO De dressed some
thing IKE Europeans bat the Japanese did not one;
the Women are excluded from the public and IL
sud among the COreans themselves visitors
count thinks it probable that be much mineral
wealth Corea but nc says that only tue iron mines are
ara Yet untouched his he thinks, may have arisen
nom nOtien that their discovery would be pTerdela
aDpesr 70 be nc old trees the demand for fuel being
amen mat they are allowed 20 grow to maturity
The cattle and pigs very fat, anc the hides OF
the former among the exports OF the coun-
try The horses very small, and only
about third OF the size Of an Arab horse. The
eIef drink OF the people infusion OF dried ginseng
or eiu er and dried orange peel Coma orient
air OF excellent quality grows In the country and rs oil
h afgey used In cooking aud also for lamp fuel The
seeTeIary says: Tho COicans eat nsat and fat
sfrn than We do, much fab the beef and pork
are excellent Whcn the treaty was agued we were en-
teftated With a repst which music was performed
Thefc was sort OF confectionery, nadc OF sugar hour
lfa oil cue into small square pieces great heap OK