The Portland daily press., 1878-12-23
EUROPE.
England's Business Depression.
Great Distress Among the Labor
ing Glass.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-Empl0yers in the manufac-
tured-iron trade in the north of England claim be-
fore the arbitrator a per cent reduction in conse.
-quence of the depression of business. The men
claim that the price of labor is already lower than
for 20 years.
Newspapers continue to publish accounts of dis
tress throughout the country. At Sheffield there is
great suffering, and relief committee in connection
with the mayors relief fund have hundred women
making clothing, and distributing relief. Next
week the committee will require 200 such women.
The Archbishop of York has asked the clergy to
make parochial collections for the relief fund.-
At Berkdale and Southport the joint relief COM
mittee is distributing soup and bread.
At Chard in Somersetshire the lace-workers are
striking against the masters demand that they shall
abandon trades-unions. A large number are idle
and there is great suffering.
At Burnley, pauperism is 60 per cent in excess of
last year.
In the Forest of Dean there is also much distress,
and the clergy axe distributing food and clothing.
At Plymouth and in the neghborhood there is
great suffering.
Special efforts are being made for the relief of the
Cornish miners. Advices from other places confirm
the previous accounts of the prevailing distress.
Berlin special says it transpires that Mr.. Taylor
had suffered long time from kidney complaint. He
physicians unfortunately mistook for symptoms Of
dropsy.
Telegraphic messages continue to arrive from all
quarters. Secretary Evarts' sympathetic message,
probably delayed in transmission came early Satur-
day. Emperor William intends visiting the widow
before the funeral. The body is Ell bamed and to
be temporarily inferred.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The following resolutions were
adopted after divine service to Gay at the American
chapel:
We Americans residing in Berlin deeply deplore
the death of Bayard Taylor, our minister at this
the dstin guished traveller and author
whose deeds and words have made him dear to our
whole people and famous wherever the English Ian
guage and literature are known in whose character
and repute bis cOuDrymen have felt just pride and
at whose elevation to the high station he lately filed
all rejoiced most of all who promised ourselves
vaely, greatly increased enjoyment and profit this
foreign land. and We fee! WITH all who at home
abroad are now iamentng his unimely loss, and es-
pecially with his family to whom we tender the ex
preston OF our respectful heartfelt sympathy.
The Funeral Services.
The funeral services over the remains of the late
Bayard Taylor took place at O'Clock this afternoon
at the residence Of the deceased. An aid-de-camp,
Count Lehnoorf, represented the Emperor, Major
Won Pasinitz represented the Crown Prince, and
Counts Ven Beulow and Philipsborn the foreign
office All the ambassadors, including the Chinese
and Japanese were present. The Austrian ambassa-
dorship being vacant, Austria was represented by
Prince Luhtensken the military attache. The fun
eral procession followed by Two six-horse car
riages belonging to the Emperor and Empress, the
carriage of the Crown Prince, and number of pri-
vate carriages and many mourners. A dense crowd
of people lined both sides of the streets through
which tho procession passed.
The Rus ian Students' Petition.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The following is the petition Of
the st Petersburg students to the Czarewitch which
the former attempted TO present on Dec. 18th.
Your Imperial Hghness:
The government believes the agitation among us is
caused by a few evil disposed persons. If your
highness will recall to mind the fact that this agita
tim has been extended for years and has met
with response from all the educ ttional establish
ments of the country your highness will scarcely
share this opinion The of this agitation are
to be found in the intoterable position in which the
college walls are subecte to police super vison while
inside they are cOnst unity more and more deprived
q their rights They have had taken from them
an they have been forbidden to esta blsh fund for
she Greek Frontier.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 81 The nominations Of
Moukhtar Pasha, Abeddin Pasha Vashan Efendi,
as commissioners to settle the Greek frontier ones
ton, have been confirmed by the Sultan Safvet
Pasha has been appointed ambassador to France
An imperial ORDER just issued, authorizes the Grand
Vizier. to conclude arrangement respecting Navi
Bazaar and Bosnia on the terms proposed by Aus
tra.
Foreign Notes.
1t is said the Gear will propose the Duke of Edn-
burgh tor Prince Of Bulgaria to show his friendly
feeling towards England.
The Duke OF Cumberland and the Princess Thyra
were married yesterday.