The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-29
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
GRAN t IN MALTA.
Creation Of New Cardinals at the
ConSistory Yesterday.
BlSMARCK'S CENpRALIZING PROJECTS.
Increase in the Estimates for the
German Navy.
FRENCH MILITARY SENSATION.
BlSMARCK'S CENTRALlZING PROJECTS.
Increase in the Estimates for the
German Navy.
FRENCH MILITARY SENSATION.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

1rant with vile and son, arrived there yesterday
ON the United States steamer vandala from Palermo
Salutes were exchanged between tho steamer aud tho
Notifications Nj. william j. Stevens, the Consular
agent OF the United States first waited on the Gen.
srai. who then received visit of welcome ON board
Tho vandalia from tho Port Admiral and the Duke or
Edinburgh on tho departure Of the Duke salutcs
were fired and tho yards manned General Grant will
land to-day in state and will lunch with the Duke
and Duchess of Edinburgh
pAPAL coNsisroRY YESTERDAY
The Pope held consisory al the Vatican yesterday.
MGra Morctt, and Pelogrini were nominated as
cardinals and some bishops wore appointed. The
Pope road short allocution, thanking the cardinals
for their solicudo CONCERNING his health and asking
them to to God to help tho Church and preserve
unimpaircd the mind Of its head, whose body was
ailing.
INCREASED GERMAN ESTIMATES.
Berlin despatch states that the for next
year have been submitted 10 the Federal Council.
They exceed those OF last year by 1000 900 marks
The propose an increase for the navy OF
$500 600 marks in tho ordinary department and
5000, QUO marks in the extraordinary department
BisMARcK's cESTRALzISG PROJECTS.
AuOtuef bcTllu ueapatcn contains tho fOltowtng:-
'rho Emperor seems to have approved the substance
OF the propositions submitted by Prince Bismarck re.
spectingthc new commercial and financial policy II
the details satisfactorily therc will DO an
increase OF indirect taxation Of the tariff ana an
attempt to place the Prussian finance and railway de-
partmcnts under effective control OF the imperial
authorities Tho latter measure besides making the
German government paramount in matters financial
Is intended to pave the way for adding to tho Chan
celors authority IN other departments, and accord
ingly will be opposed by Of the minor govern
mens. Tho better to overcome theiy Resistance by
popular and parliamentary support tho leaders
OF the national liberal party will probably be requested
toJoin the German ana Prussian cabinets"
WHY Mr.. BISHOP WAS ARRESTED.
II is stated that Mr.. Bishop, the Englishman who
was recently arrested suspicion OF treason, had
handed to tho French government some German
military papers whoh he obtained from clerk in the
War Office.
SATISFIED WITH FRANCE.
The appointment Of N. Waddington to be Minister
OF Foreign Affairs in the Fronch Cabinet. and OF the
Marquis de Saint Waller 10 be French Am
bassador to Berlin, Is an earnest Of better rela.
lions between Germany and France The Marquis
do Saint Waller is acceptable both for his own sake
and the successor of viscount de Goutaut Birop,
The retiring Ambassador. who had the reputation Of
being IN utramontane, ana certainly was persona
prdtd IN ustrous circles supposed 10 dsapprove tho
ecclesiastical policy OF tho government
WHY GENERAL BREssoLLxs RETIRED.
Tho Paris Journal OGcieL announces that General
Brcssoes has been placed the unattached list Tho
Journal DIES Dfbats says:-''Ths done because
General Bressolles exaggerated or misreprescntcd
the tenor OF orders he instructed to communicate
10 his subordinatcs thus furnishing prcext Tor tho
protest Of Major La Bordcre Those orders. had ref
permanently provided for in the regular duties OF gar
rsons" Tho foregoing authoritative explanation
OF tho Limoges affair, the previous report concerning
which stated that President Macslahon had signed a
decree cashiering the captain OF line regiment
TONED at Limoges. who declared December 13, whom
orders received TO march to Pars that he would
not abet q coup d'etat.
BREssoLLEs' PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
General Dressoles writes the Figaro contradict
ing the account printed in the Aonear Of that Affair."
The Monifeur that General Bressoles Lad beon
retired for nsubordiuation In having demonstrated
with his superior against orders issued during General
Ermaudet dc Rochebouets tenure Of the War Minis
try that tho troops should prepare for important
movements in the event Of certain contingencies
General Brossolcs says:-'When receive orders
execute them without comment"
BoRDERx RESIGNS SWORD.
The following seems to be correct version OF the
matter Gencra Bressolies called tho officers OF the
garrison into his room aud communicated 10 them In
Htructons which seemed 10 indicate q coup detaL he
also made speech them about how the orders
10 be executed, saying-ln case OF tnsurrection or
commoton, II tho insurgents resorted to the strata
gem OF placing women children In their front tho
soldiers must fire Notwithstanding" Major La Bor-
dere hercupon protested and resigned his sword.
General Borel. Minister OF War. nh Investigation,
l,st.r
dismissed Major LIN Bordero Tor INSTRUMENTATION.
MAcaAHoS's DISCLAIMER.
The Paris Temps says whom the Cabinet discussed
she Limoges affair President MacMahon warmly re-
pudatcd having ever contemplated coup d'etat, and
declared that as lar he aware nothing was in
tended beyond precautions against armed resistance,
which newspapers threatened should the govern
ment have demanded dissolution.
AFTER THa MINISTRY
The French ultra republican papers demand the i'm
peacnment Of the late Grimaudct do Rochebouet
Ministry for the alleged intended coup detat
IMAGINATION UNEASY THE PRgrgcrs
President MacSlahon has expressed 10 n. Dufaurc
President OF tho Council and Minister OF Justice un
lest tho prosecution OF projects should result
from tho investigations Of the Electoral Inquiry Com
mission. Tho Marshal deprecated a revival OF party
passions and urged that his conciliaory attitude
should be rcciprocated NJ Dufauro assured him that
II any prosecutions resulted from the inquiry they
would not be based simple obedience to orders, but
on deliberate personal excess.
AN IxsoLESr sUB.PRRTECT.
Tho French Cabinet has determined to prosecute
the sub-prcfcct oil the OF Gallac Department or
Tarn, for insulting President MacMahon, to whom he
wrote letter OF resignation, describing the President
as Marshal OF France who was wanting In allegiance
10 his sworn faith.
0AMBgTrA GOING TO ROME
A despatch IRON Rome says --"M. Leon Gam ctta,
the we'll known French republican. is expected here
for informal conference with the new Ministry on
the policy OF Italy toward tho Vatican and the East
cru question"
GENERAL crALDISr TO LEAVE PARIS
report that has been current that General Cial.