The New York herald., 1877-08-30
From All Parts Of the
World.
GRANT In EDINBURGH.
The Prosecution of Gambetta BY
the French Cabinet.
RAVAGES OF FAMINE In INDIA.
Change lin the Bank Rate in
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rms ti-ara England.
[DY GABLE TO THR HERALD
LONDON, August 80. 1877.
General Grant and wife havo arrived in Edinburgh.
Thoy are the guests of the Lord Provost
THE GAxBKrTA PROSECUTION
The public prosecutor yesterday issued summons
which will be served on N. Gambetta Witnesses will
shortly bo hoard by magistrate charged with tho pns
liminary examination.
TRYING YSsURE SECRECY
Relative TO Gambet.a's trial. the Franpais asserts
that the charge OF nciting hatred aud contempt Of
the government" has been abandoned, 1t would have
involved trial before jury vt the Assizes, when
newspaper reports could not have been prevented.
WHAT ruNisnxRSr NAY BE-
ofthe offences, which triable by a correctional
tribunal an insult TO the Ministers rs Punishable With
from five days to one years. imprisonment and nns
of from 25r 2,Ooot; insult the President with
month to three years. imprsonment and q Ane of
from loOG 70 6,ooOf. and attacks the Presidents
constitutional rights and authority with from three
months to five years. Imprisonment and ane of from
3O0c to 6,0OOc
OTHER PROSECUTIONS
Three other prosecutions are Instituted. N. Char
don, Senator for Savoy is charged with making q
political speech illcga, meeting and NM. Phil
iippe and Durand, ex Deputies, are charged with
making scditious speeches in the Council General Of
the Rhone.
GOVERNMENT wEAKENINo.
A report is current that II. Gambetta may possibly
ouly be prosecuted as an accom- pice OF the papers
which printed his Lille speech Public attention is
beginning be directed 70 the question Of maniiesto
which /. Is believed Prcsaen. AacMahon viii aadses'
to the nation on tho eve OF tho elections.
TIE INDIAN FAMINE
The editor of the Madras Ttnses who is member OF
the relief committee writes under dae OF August as
folows:-''Ths population in Southern India more or
less afflicted BY famine numbers "a, coo In The
favorable at loast OF tho
than was tha. Bengal. Twcnty.thrce people, in ul
died OF starvation in Bengal
TERRIBLE sroar.
In Madras NO camp OF 5000 rises morning a,er
morning without leaving thirty corpses In the in-
terror the distress is most fearful One gentlemen
passing down a valley Ia the wynaad district counted
twenty nine dead bodies tho road. A coffee
planter seeking shelter from the rain hut found
six dscomposng corpsss In II On any day and every
day mothers may be seon In the streets of Madras
haip oh for whi hilo
portion Of the Poor House full OF infants found BY
the police on tho roads. deserted BY their parenta
WHAT MUST TIE Rig raAoxp1 BE-
Since the famine commenced 800 0o0 people have
died Of want and distress The Arst big tragedy may
be expected in Mysore In that province, indeed,
Information has reached me from Bangalore Of twa
cases Of cannibalism already
TIE CHANGE IN THE RANK RATE
Tho Times in Its financial article, commenting on
yesterday IS change in the bank rate, says
Independently Of The possible further Withdrawals
of gold by tho German government the bank had TO
what likely to be The export of bullion
to America the future than what has actually been
sont thi,hcr The bills in discount yeserday
probably negotiated In anticipation Of the with.
drawas Of gold day for that quart to grain
shipments; aud whether or not the outer market
MAINTAIN even It's present terms for three months
bank bis and thus support the bank IN It's cndcavoi
to turn tho exchanges In our favor, there Is little
doubt that the decision taken yesterday was visa
PROSPECTS.
sReports from own provincial districts toll us
that heavy rain Is general aud Is causing considerable
anxiety while In tho midland countries the gathering
in OF the harvest 10 seriously impedod The Back
Sea is practically closed aud have. therefore, svcry
rexson To cxpoct TINT we must not only TAXA n verv
much larger quantity OF gram from the United States
than have required In former years, but that
must pay much higher price for It
NECESSITY CAUTION.
''rhis being tho case the bank has other course
open but 10 plsoo itself In strong defensive po-
stion In good time. II bad weather 10 this country
continues tho position easily become serious for
tho Bank OF England for the expor, Of gold that
oasc looking at tho comparatively small general i'm.
ports OF the United States from Earape, runs
into many millions sterling" F"
THE wxArmgR IN GREAT BRITAIN.
A Tm4s despatch from Dundee, yesterday, says.-
Rsin has fallen torrents all the North Of seoN
land almost without intermission since last night
Tho harvest reports IRON all quarters most de-
spending. Fiools have caused great damage South
Wales The weather In the EnsIish midAnds and ess-
whore Is also very bad"
rIrtEvs' CONDITION.
Nine. Ti.iens was operated On again on Tuesday.
She Is very weak and suffers greatly
rAiLrRs IN ROME.
Luigi do Luca, one OF the largest merchants Of
Rome has failed for SaOo 700 The bankrupt has sb-
seconded with ssoc00
LARGE coyroN MILL cLosnp
Owng To the depression In the cotton trade II has
been decided to close the Nuneatou Cotton Mll which
employees over nvc hundred operatives.