The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-01

General Grant and family on board, sailed
from Malta for Alexandria yesterday. A
salute was fired from the forts as the Van
dalia left the port.
GAMBETTA IN ROME.
The HEnALD's correspondent at Rome tele-
graphs that Gambetta had an interview
with Depretis on Sunday and will prob
ably be accorded an audience by King
Victor Emmanuel.
HATS CONFERRED.
The Pope declined to accept any diplo-
matte organizations on New Years Day.
The consistory held yesterday morning
was absolutely private, instead of semi
public. His Holiness conferred hats upon
five cardinals, including Cardinal Manning
He proclaimed eleven bishoprics, none of
which are American.
ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE.
On Sunday Cardinal Cattarini imposed
the pallium upon DR.. O'Connell, procurator
for the Archbishop of Baltimore This act
constitutes him the official delegate on the
part of the Pontifcate to Archbishop
Gibbons
THE ENGLISH COLLEGE BANQUET.
At the banquet on Sunday at the English
College in Rome the guests included Car
dinals Manning and Howard and the Supe-
riors of the English. Irish, Scotch and
American colleges.
THE cAFFRE WAR
The new anxiety touching the Caffres, as lndi-
Gated In the orde ring of the Ninetleth regiment
to be in readiness to depart from AldershOt for
Cape Town, and the remarks of Sir Bartle Frere,
Governor and Commander in. Chief Of Cape Colony,
that he considered the situation on the Cafre
frontier extremely dangerous, &c. results from the
return of Krel the Galeka chief, at the head of
his tribe into the transient territory, and the
threatening state OF relations with Cetywayo chief
OF the Zulus owing to dispute about certain ter
rtory held by the Transvaal Republic but claimed
by Cetywayo. Notwithstanding that negotiations
are pending with the Zulus, news has reached
Natal that Cetywayo's army has occupied the dis
puted territory Cetywayo is the most powerful
of the native chiefs contiguous to the British cot
Elements. 1t Is not believed that war witt. d.
Zulus will result. The imminent danger ID the
spread OF the trouble in other tribes, in consequence
OF the return of the Galekas who were believed to
be thoroughly defeated.
no DELAYS.
A battery of artillery at Woolwich has been or
dered to be in readiness for immediate embarka-
ton for the Cape
IsABELLA's SPECIAL PLEADING.
Isabella, ex-Quecn OF Spain, In her letter to the
Paris Figaro protesting against the expulsion from
France of Don Carlos, and regulating the accuse.
ton that she was conspiring with him against King
Alfonso her son, says:-
Nv good ana cordial relations with my nephew
Don Carlos and my niece Donna Marguerite de Bour-
bon a secret TO no one. | have never forfeited
their esteem nor have they mine; and will not,
moreover disregard the bonds OF knship which unite
us and which misfortune has cemented. Donna
Marguerite de Bourbon is tho godmothcr
OF my daughter-the inianta. Eulalic-And
asdc the members OF the same family preserve such
natural relations the Comp,e De ChamDord thought
there for sending away from this generous
aud hospitabc country an exile whose present posi-
without hostility, and who Is prosecuted, II s
asserted, on account OF mcs
A coSUNDaUM.
ton that l would conspiro against my dearly loved
son for whom have sacrificed everything? Is IL not
revolving 10 think that on an imaginary suspicion TINS
II my political life should suddenly break with its
traditonsY address myself to your loyalty to mako
known the truth as to the good relations subsistng
between nv nephew aud myself relations which
have nothing TO do with politics.
THE COLD SHOULDER.
The Paris Soir announces that the Spanish Gov
ernment has broken on all relations with ex Queen
Isabella.
The Spanish Ambassador at Paris has formally
notified Minister Waddington that the Spanish gov
eminent has broken OF all relations with ex Queen
Isabella, whom 1t regards as insane. She will never
be permitted to return to spain.
BISMARCK AND THE LIBERALS.
All the Berlin special dispatches agree that
the negotiations between Prince Bismarck and
the moderate liberals are not yet concluded
either on account OF Bismarcks views con
corning taxation projects, or because OF
difficulties In carrying out his scheme
for merging the Prussan In the imperia
government by an arrangement In accordance with
which the Prussan Ministers of Finance Com
merce Justice and Foreign Affairs shall administer
| corresponding departments In the Imperial Cab
| net
| INFORMATION FOR FUTURE rsE
I An American draugh tsmaD has been employed IL
| the Woowict Arsenal some days sketchng the
latest improvements IN pro)cctiles in virtue OF per
| mission accorded Mr. Welsh, the American Minister
| by the British War ONCE.
| CROPS IN THE AZORES.
special despatch from Lisbon says:-"Advlces
from the Azores report deficiency in the Indiar
corn crop. Great scarcity is feared The Azores
newspapers advise the Portuguese government
to permit the free Importation oil cereals.
RUSSIAN TROOPS CROSS THE BALKANS.
Dispatches from Bogot say that after an exceed
ingly uiicut passage over snow covered noun
tans and frozen iootpaths the vanguard OF Rus
sian division has occupied the Balkan Passes be
| tween Arabkonak and Sophia, and cavalry hal