The New York herald., 1877-07-29
THE BRITISH RIFLEMEN.
President MacMahon Claims to Have
Been Misunderstood.
SIR JOHN BENNETT, ALDERMAN.
Dreadful Condition Of the
People in India.
rBx CABLE TO THE HRRALp.1

LONDON, July 2s 1871
Sir Henry HalfOrd, Captain Of the United Kingdom
rife team, writes follows:-"The team will sail fos
the United States on the 10th Of August II thers
should be any alteration in the composition OF III
will let you know. do not, however, think there
will be- ;" THIS evidently means that Dunlop and
Young will be abo to 60
CERTAINLY; As AZ WANTED.
Sir Henry Halford also says.-'I writing 70 Mr.
Schermerhorn to-day to ask for more than two days
for practice AS the range at Creedmoor Is tine
regular practice range Of the Americans, and shall
not be able shoot together again before sailing II
would bo manifcsty unfair to restrict practico"
MAcMAHoS EXPLAINS.
President MacMahon has arrived at Bourges, where
the Mayor presented address. The President In re-
plying said hrs sole aim mad been the maintenance OF
peace abroad constitutional order at home HIS
inteptons and acts had been misreprcsented. There
had been violation OF the constitution interfer-
ence with liberty Of conscience jeopardzing Of
foreign relations Public good sense at home and
abroad had estimated these calumues at their true
value. They would discourage prevent him from
fulfilling his task, with the help Of the who had
hitherto been supporters Of MS policy Ho confident
tho nation would respond to his appeal, and would
choose representatives who would terminate tho con-
fic which, II prolonged, could only bo hurfu to the
countrys interests and check the pacific developments
OF Its greatness Abiding 10 foreign affairs the Prest-
dent said France had all her power TO locaize
the war in tho East "Peace" " he said, ais the first
pocy-is French policy
THE FAMINE INDIA.
The Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary OF State for
India speaking FRIDAY at the prize distribution at
for Trd, DIV rv0on
view famine prospects India 81 regret to say"
the Marquis remarked "that prospects instead Of
Frightening have during the last few weeks become
more gloomy There appears too much reason to boz
lieve that second period OF famine settling down
over the vast district which constitutes Southern
India and that famine cannot do otherwise than pro-
duce terrible mortality fear there is little
to hope"
ANIMALS NEARLY ALL DEAD.
After explaining how the difficulties Of coping with
the famine increased by the lack Of railway COM
muncatiop and the fact that nearly all the draught
animals had died of drought the Marquis said:-"But
the physical circumstances such that, oven II we
can prevent any widespread suffering from actual
faminc-which I very much doubt-there can be NO
doubt that severe epdomics Will follow and eomplsts
its work"
The following is from yesterdays Times financial
column
Private telegraphic dispatches up to the 9th from
Bombay state that refreshing rains have fallen In
Sholapore and light rains reported In the Deccan
and Southern Mahratta From Madras advices, also
Of today's (27th date, say light rains have fallen,
which, II continued may save portion Of the crops
Rice has declined two rupees and supplies are ncreas
ing.
GOOD ALDERMEN-BAD NAN.
The Court OF Aldermen OF the city OF London have
resolved by Of IL 10 !, that Sir John Bennett
person ft and proper to support the dignity and
discharge the duties OF Alderman. Sir John Ben.
nett recently elected for the ward Of Cheap alter
an active and by close vote He Is radical,
and though the Court OF Aldermen disclam any polith
cal motive his rejection will PROBABLY conssdesa
ablc feeling and party controversy.
LrPR OF NOTIFY.
The AthenoMm contradics the report that Sir VIII
lam Vernon Harcourt had undertaken write the life
of the late John Lothrop Motley, the American his
torian.
HEALTH OF PUBLISHER
The Ataen9un announces that William Longman,
the publisher, Is In q critical state of hoalth.
A NEEDLtss EXPENSE
special from Alexandria says:-"The obelsk (Cleo-
patra's Necde and the ship forts eonveyancs 70 Lon
don will be launched about the 10th of August the
weather is favorable"