The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
GRANTS SECOND RECEPTION.
A Thousand Persons Greet Him at
Minister Pierrepont's House.
EXTREMES IN FRANCE.
Cafe Speechmakers and News.
papers Need Watching.
THAT ALLEGED "MUTINY."
EXTREMES IN FRANCE.
THAT ALLEGED "MUTINY."
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

were crowded from ten until one O'Clock At
least 1000 persons were present, comprising all
the best and most distinguished OF English and
American society in London.
"REcEIvING" DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
Ex-Presdent Grant received with Mrs. Pierre
pont and shook each persons hand. Mr.. Pierre
pont received with Mrs. Grant. All the members
OF Her Majestys Cabinet were present except Lord
Beaconsfled, who is i'll, and almost the entire
diplomatic corps attended, the Japanese and
Chinese ambassadors being especially remarkable.
large number OF Members OF Parliament, Mr..
John Bright, Mr.. Gladstone, Mr. Tom Taylor, Mr..
william Black Rev. Moncurc D. Conway, Professor
schliemann and the Earl and Countess OF Caithness
were among the distinguished guests.
There were present also Prince Albert de
Solms, the Duke OF Leeds, the Duchess
OF Bedford, the Earis and Countesses OF
Belmore, Longford. Dunraven and Ducic,
the Earl Of Shaftcsbury, Earl Manners, the WIS.,
count and viscounress Cardwell Lords selborne.
Camoys, Alfred Churchill and Cottesloe, Sir Charles
Adderley, Mr.. Spencer walpole. Mr. Childers,
| Sir c. Trcvelyan, Sir Rutherford Acock, Baron
Reuter-, the Bishop OF Gloucester, DR.. Newman
| Hall, Mr.. Arthur Sullivan, Baron Lionel de Roth
schild Mr.. Mccullough, Mr.. Torrens, Mr.. Blanchard
Jerrold Mr.. Russell Quincy, Mr. Karl Blind and
| General Fairchild.
Nearly as many Americans as Englishmen were
present.
! FRENCH POLITICIANS MUsr BswARE.
| A strong pretcnco Of morality being made by tho
French Minister Of the Interior, N. Fortou Pre-
| fccts havc been instructed by special CIR
cular TO prosecute oil persons found making
10 be published which may be spread abroad and
iasined, to tho danger Of the public peace. This
Will cripple all tho small political clubs that may
happen be opposed In sentiment terms sought
be enforced by tho cabinet Every campaign docu.
ment In opposition to the Marshas policy may thus
be construed as an attempt to spread falso repor,a
| CENSORSHIP PRESS.
In order tho better 10 control tho newspaper the
projects are also ordered to make IN immediate rcvi-
sion Of all licenses that have been granted hnwkcrs
| for selling pamphlets newspapers, novels, &C. sOnIy
ct agents, offering proper guarantees social order
arc to retain their ncenscs," says tho order Many
booksellers and ncwsdealers selling prints arc not
likely DO considered 1T agents. It is reason.
able TO suppose large proportion OF existing licenses
will be cancelled This policy OF repression is creating
a bad feeling.
DENMARK AND HER PEOPLE.
Tho anniversary Of tho granting or the Danish con-
sttution celebrated at Copenhagen yesterday. A
| crowd, estimated at twenty thousand persons
marched through the streets. Owing TO tho excited
state OF political feeling precautions takon
against rotous demonstrations before tho Kings rest.
dencc. The police strengthened and part OF the
| garrison confined TO their barracks.
MOUNT vrsUvius AGirArED.
| Professor Palmcri states that Mount vcsuvus has
boon unusual state Of agitation for somo days.
showing at night fire at tho mouth OF tho new crater
recently opened, above which a is formed
TAXING GERMANS EyGLisHMEy IN CUBA.
special despatch from Berlin says tho statements
which have been published that tho governm cnts Of
England, Germany and Spain have to an under.
standing with respect to tho taxation OF British and
German subjects in Cuba turns out to DO incorrect.
Germany and En- gland have objected to any war tax
at all
REVOLUTION I PERU.
Private dispatches from Lima state that Don Nicolas
do Peroa tho rcvolutonis ana his SUITE surrendered
themselves TO the Peruvian authorities with tho IRON.
clad turret ship Hunscar. which his pnrtisans had
scrzed.
4 PREDICTED MONSOON IN INDIA.
From Calcutta VIC learn that a southwest monsoon
burst at Colombo, Ccylon, tho 14tn OF last month
and may therefore DO expected at Bombay early In
June II II comes in good time and brings SUI
Bccnt rain, the government will DO abc to con-
gratuato itseti on having passed. tho crisis the
famine Already official reports from both Bombay
and Madras anticipate tho commencement OF agricui-
tural operations In consequence OF rain which has
already fallen There have becn showers also
throughout Mysorc.
BRITISH rARs iSsuBoRpryArE
Mr.. Peaso. member from Darlington, madc an In.
quiry or tho government In tho House OF
Commons, yesterday afternoon, with reference to
tho alleged 'muny" board Her Mscsty's
ship Alexandra, flagship Of tho British fleet
in the Mediterranean. Mr. Egcrton, Secretary to the
Admiralty. stated that no such serious reports had
been received II merely case OF insubordina-
ton which had been materially exaggerated. IL was
OF no moment whatever.
WRECK AFRICAN TRADING STEAMER.
Advccs were received Lloyds' on Monday an.
nouncing tho loss Of tho steamer Gamta ut Cape Pal
mas, on May IS. She contained large quantity
OF oil (some 200 puDcheons) which had been
paid us a fine by tho King OF Dahomey 10
tho British government. Tho steamer was on her
way home Liverpool with nm assorted cargo, by
way Of Madeira and the Canary Islands. She belonged
10 the British and African Steam Navigation Com.
pany, which does most Of tho sradc with tho West
Coast OF Africa
THE KSGLIsn GRAIN MARKEra
Tho regular weekly review OF tho British corn trade
| says:-"vcgctation Is very backward, having mado
little progress under tho harsh weather which
prevailed la MAY. IL is probable that the
acreage under wheat ia larger this year than
IN 1876, owing to more favorable sccd time but the
harvest Will entirely depend upon tho future weather.
which up TO tho present has not given promise OF
large yield Tho growth OF all cereals has retarded
Tho stocks OF English wheat In farmers hands nov
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