The New York herald., 1878-11-10

sarily serious. He warned his hearers not
to place any trust in the rumors that Eng
land was powerless to assert a policy which
she believed to be one OF justice and truth.
He was confident she would not become as
Genoa, Venice or Holland.
Count Won Beust, the Austrian Ambassa-
dor, replying to the toast, "The Diplo-
mats" spoke in tone somewhat in SYM
pathy with Lord Beaconsfeld, stating that
il was his duty rs diplomatist to study the
true national feeling-namely, love Of coun-
try and consciousness OF power.
MORE PLEDGES FROM RUSSIA.
Apropos Of the British Premier's speech
the HEn,Lp's Berlin correspondent tele-
graphs that the Car has renewed his
peaceful assurances made to Germany and
has ordered Count Schouvaloff to return to
London as an earnest of his good will to-
solemnly promised a faithful and complete
execution Of the Treaty OF Berlin.
THE vIcE-REoAL PAIR.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise are being feted wherever they 60.
Last night they dined with the Duke Of
Cambridge. and to-day they went to San
dringham to pay farewell visit to the
Prince and Princess Of Wales. This is the
Princes birthday and is celebrated by
family gathering.
DOUBTFUL ALLIANCE.
The Manchester Guardians Vienna correspondent
says:-"semi. official assurances circulating that
complete Auso-Austrian agreement exists concerning
the Of the Treaty Of Berlin and that Count
Andlassy will convey this assurance to the deega-
tons. The Vienna Political Correspondence contradicts
the report tclegraphed to the Manchester Guardian
that treaty had been agreed upon by Austria
and England providing that Russia should cndeayor
to continue the occupation Of Turkish territory after
May, 1872 they would insist upon the complete with
drawal of the Russian troops. The Russian journal
coins referring to the probability Of such an alliance
advocates the concentration of large corps of OBJ
scrvation the Austrian frontier.
AUsIRIA's TROUBLES.
The Vienna Fresse states that Austria has assentcd
in principle to the steps of the Western Powers in be-
half of Greece without specially adopting the French
or English standpoint. The Hungarians much
pleased at the Emperor's snub Of the deputaton
from the Croatian Diet Thursday, when it
came to nrge the definite annexation Of
Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia. Excited dis
cussions expected to take place in the delegations
both at the plcnary sittngs and in the committees.
Count Andrassy has large majority in tho Hun
garan delegation and committees and slight
majority in the pelary meetings of the Austrian
delegation, but has minority in the Austrian COM
inittecs The Emperor Of Austria las granted
general amnesty in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
proclamation to that effect will appear shortly.
QUARREL.
The Times in an editorial article, says when we
hear that public opinion in the United States has snd
denly been thrown into fcrmcnt by the revival Of
the fishery question and that Mr.. Evarts
has written two vigorous dispatches, the
publication of which couple of weeks before
the decisive elections has aroused patriotic
feelings in doubt profitable to the repub-
lican party can only wonder ut the capacity for
being excited by small things which the Americans
possess. Mr.. Evarts dispatches are concerned with
what are apparently. rather antqnated subjects
fsherln.ns quarrel the coast of Newfoundland in
January last and the paym of the Halifax award.
which the arbitrators announced nearly twelve
months ago. Whatever may be the Of the
Newfoundland dispute it can have bearing upon
the payment nonpayment OF the Halifax
award That must be determined by the American
people upon general principles of honor and equity
and without reference to subsequent disputes about
other matters If they wish to repudiate the award
oi the Halifax tribunal they may assured that we
shall not 90 to war to recover damages. They have
nothing fear the loss OF their national scfre
World nations"
REVIVED.
The Manchester Guardians Constantinoplc CORE
spondent says--"A Greek vessel was seized in the
Dardanellcs by pirates who killed the sailors. The
vessel was rescued by boats from the British feet but
the pirates escaped with the booty They said to
be dcscrters from the Turkish army" special de-
spatch to the Standard from Constantinople says:-
The English boats captured the pirates who seized
the Greek vessel in the Dsrdlancllcs and delivered
them to the Turkish authorities"
HOME ,IERs.
Isaac Butt, Member of Parliament for Limerick has
issued an address to the electors of that city, yiru
ally, however. to the home rulers throughout the
country, declaring that the policy of obstruction in
wolves total disruption Of tho existing Irish
Parliamentary party. He asks the Irish people
to discourage the policy proclaimed in the rcso-
lutions adopted at the Rotunda meeting in Dublin on
the 22d of October He says:-''No heavier blow
could be inflicted the of Ireland than giving
the proposed agitation the s,mblancc OF popular
approval" DIR. Butt denies that his policy has been
failure. Never he says n the space Of four years
has so much been done to make the voice Of ireland
respected and influential.
THE KAFrIR
Adviccs from Cape Town dated October 81 say:-
lighting has been renewed In Transva A British
detachment 900 strong compelled to retreat be-
fore an overwhelming force Of Kafrs. who subse-
qucnty made night attack on the English but wcro
rcpulsed with heavy loss. The Colonial government
is making active military preparations"
URGENT BUSINESS.
The Porte. on Thursday. addressed two very encr-
getic notes TO Prince Kabanof. the Russian Ambossa-
dor at Constantincple-one rcfuting his denial Of
russian connivancc of the bulgarian insurrection