The New York herald., 1877-10-10
GENERAL EUROPEAN NEWS.
aAMDETrA AND HIS PRosxcuTons-THx coMrNo
rRRNoH ELEcTIoNs-END or THE AVALANCHE
AND ToREsT INVESTIGATION.
[BY CABLE TO THE HxRAID1


AND FOREST INVESTIGATION.
[BY cAsIE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON, OCT 10. 1877.
The French Ministeral papers announce that Of the
3ss republican the winning the OF
III 10 very probable, indeed almost certain while in
forty more tho prospects favorable, that the
government Will have majority Of q least 20. The
Left however. still reckon confidently on 400 seats
MORE xrxisr rnIAL QrBDLya.
II 10 now said that IN. Gambstta 10 prosecuted
for pacarding his manifesto to the electors Of the
Twentolh ayrondisssment the streets, not for ms
publication The printer Of the manifesto has been
summoned before tho Correctional Tribunal"
oAxnxrrA's CANVASS.
n Gambstta addressed great meeting in Paris last
evening Six thousand cards oi admission wsr
issued. Every precaution was taken BY the or.
ganixers OF the meeting to prevent disturbance The
military authorities their part took special meas.
uros They stationed detachments OF troops In the
Place Chateau d'Eau, which Is close to the place Of
meeting. and posted guard Of police In the neigh
borhood.
4 succgssYuL DxxoSsTRArIox.
The meeting passed or without any disturbance
In bis speech n. GAmbssta said the existence Of uni
versal suffrage was At stake, and pointed
ont the danger which that institution would
incur, II after having, At the last elections,
give itself the lie IN consequence OF governmental
pressure In that the public peace would be
compromised for universal suffrage was possibly its
only aeiencA Its fall would involve the decadsncs
and death Of the country.
4 oREvY LEADER
n. 0ambstta eulogized NJ Grevy NJ the man best
fitted for continuing the work OF concord. Cancellation
aud respect for law and disclamsd any desire
power for himself.
THE cLLRcALs DESoUScED.
Ho concluded his speech with violent attack 6n the
cericas who he said excited tho fears Of Europe by
tho presence oil anti-republican coalition.
HOPEFUL or SUCCESS
The republican meeting hold In the American
Circus chalsua All the admission tickets were taken
the day before the meeting Thousands Of applica
sions had to be refused. NJ Ganbetta snthusl-
astically received. Relative republican prospects
he said :'Ater sitting the information which reaches
mo from all quarters you the 1888 will return
to vsrsaiiss reinforced to 400." .st.t
THE AVALANCHE AND rHR yoRRsr
At the Board Of Traie inquiry Monday Into the
cause collision between the ships Avalanche aud
Forest, In the English channel September H. rep
rescutatvo Of tho Board OF Trado presented charge
against Captain Lockhart Of the ship Forest OF bad
seaanshp and neglect OF the precs required by
the ordinary rulos and by tho special circumstances Of
the situation, and thereby being The cause OF the col
lison and the sacrifice OF vos and property Captais
Lockhars counsel stated that hs would reply to the
charge on Tuesday.
BOTH CAPTAINS BLAME.
In tho Avalanche and Forest collision case the
Court or Inquiry has decided that the Avalanche was
primarily responsible as according the rulo Of the
road, she should have given way 10 the Forest The
Court rsprimanded the captain Of tho Forest for
acting Win greater proinpttudo At Tho moment oi
certincato
COTTON IN KQYPr.
The Daily NeUs Alexandria special says:-"Ths at
tempt 10 inirQ4uce the Bahama cotton plant into
Egypt, which excited great expectations. u consid.
cred u fAilureD
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