The New York herald., 1876-10-28

Zeiung urges the propriety Of placing reform therein
under English instead OF Russian control
The Russian iron clad squadron Will winter in italian
waters in order be ready proceed to tho East in
case OF need
II, manager OF the Paris Droits de rHomme has
been sentenced TO years Imprisonment for insult
ing generals OF the army
NJ Gambetta addressed his constituents in Belevilc
yesterday, urging moderation The speech was well
received.
sLApE As vAGRASr
Tho OF Or. Slade, the American medium, and
Simmons his assistant, up again yesterday at the
Bow street Police Court when the charge OF conspiracy
against them dismissed and Simmons there
fore discharged from custody. new prosecution was
then against slade under tho vagrant act
Magistrate Flowers expressed the opinion that there
strong primd tdcie against Slade under this
act
THE PRUssrAS ELEcrroSs
The elections for tho Prussian Chamber OF Deputies
held yesterday. The national liberals have been
successful in 100 cases. tho ul,ramonanes in TO- tho
progresssts S. the Poles in Is tho psrtculars.s
in 5. various sections o. conservatives In 81 and ncu
trails IN Ths results in twenty 1--WE districts have
not yet been communicated. All the successful can
dida,cs in Berlin are progresslsts
AN EARTHQUAKE ITALY.
A sharp shock OF earthquake was felt at Tvol on
Thursday afternoon.
The weather in London yesterday wns dull
TILK POLE YET UNDISCOVERED.
The Arctic expedition has, unfortunately, been un-
successful It has accomplished NO moro than the
Pandora did last year. Tho Alert Captain Mares, ar
rived valcnta Bay at hafpast two O'Clock yester
day afternoon Tho Discovery and Alert parted CON-
pany in The middle OF tho Atlantic The Admiral at
telcgraphs that the Discovery expected
to arrive hourly
n BRIEF.
Tho Alert and Discovery left Port Foulke July 20,
1875 and entered the of Cape Sable After
continuous struggle they reached the north
side Of Lady Franklin Bay, whore the Discovery was
loft In winter quarters. The Alert pushed and
reached tho limit OF navigation the shore of tho
Polar Sea- Tho leo varied in thickness, beng
some places $50 feet deep President Land horeto
fore Indicated the Arctic MAPS docs not exist The
Abort wintored in latitude 81 deg q At this point
the sun was invisible 142 days, and temperature
the lowest recorded experienced. detach-
ment with scdgcs despatched northward. II was
absent seventy days, and reached latitude IS deg
20 sec Another party roundcd Cape Colombia
tho northernmost point OF America and traced
22O miles westward from Greenland, and
also explored tho eastward. These slcdge par
ties met with game and suffered from scurvy. Hans
Petersen tho interpreter, died forty days after both
feet had been nmpuated for frost bite John Porter,
OF the Alert and James Hans Charles Paul. Of tho
Discovery died on the sledgng expeditions
WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED MILES OF THE POLE
During the slodge journeys the ice was SO rugged
that II was only possible advance mile day. Dur
ing the winter rich collections in tho department OF
natural history mndo and many valuable scientific
near tho place whore the Discovery wintered. The
expedition experienced tho coolest weather
ever registered, the temperature being nfsy-
nine degrees below for fortnight,
and falling oncc to 104 degrees below freezing point
All the members of tho expedition declare II impos-
sibc to get nearer tho pole than thcr northern
ploring party which penetrated 10 within 400 mics OF
It. On the return from their sedge journeys the men
very helpless condition. ana II was necessary
to carry some OF them slciges Tho planking
tho Alcr. much damaged by tho icc
member OF the expedition teegrap phs to the Daily
News that tho northcrmost land reached was
in latitude S3.O7. After that there was
ce Tho point furthcst west reached in
longitude S. Lady Franklin's Straits is really bay.
Pctermann Fiord was closed BY glacier. The north
ernmost point in Greenland latitude 81 81.
PANDORA.
The Pandora, when spoken by the Alert, reported
her screw slightly damaged by the ice The Pandora
called at Lttaton Island and Cape Isabella. but
unable Capo Sabine. AS tho expedition did
not touch Litteton Island its return, it missed
tho letters left by tho Pandora. Tho health
Of tho crews with the exceptions already
mentioned, has been good. Frost bites were
severe, but not numerous No Esquimaux seen,
nor wcro any icebcrgs met with beyond Cape Union
Tho expedition encountered great difficulties in re-
turning. Tho Aert's rudder bolt damaged. Tho
vessels left smths Sound September Q. They sig
nailed the Pandora October 16, all WELL The Alert
parted from the Discovery in gallo on October 10.
She will shift her rudder at vaentia and proceed to
Queenstown to coal
The price Of the HERALD today and hencetorM mill be
three cent&