The New York herald., 1878-01-15
TBY CABLE TO THE HERALD

Stanley returned thanks in short speecn
for the honor done him.
STANLEY AND THE MARsEILLEs sAvANs.
An evening session of the Marseilles
Geographical Society was held specially in
honor of Mr.. Stanley. Quite number of
distinguished savans we're present, and the
speeches made showed an intelligent ap-
probation of Mr.. Stanleys work Mr..
Stanley will leave Marseilles to-day, and,
if he does not stop in Lyons will arrive in
Paris tomorrow
OUR FLAG ABROAD.
The HERAID's correspondent at Rio Janeiro tele.
graphs that the United States flagship Hartford
arrived at Rio Janeiro yesterday and leaves ior
Montevideo on the 18th.
VICTOR EAMANuELs FUNERAL.
despatch from Rome announces that the Crown
Prince OF Germany has arrived in that city repre-.
sent the Emperor william at the funeral Of Victor
Emmanuel.
ENGLISH MOURNING VICTOR EMMASuEL.
The Official Gazette that the British Court
will 60 into three weeks' mourning for tho lato KinG
Victor Emmanuel beginning tomorrow.
IrALy's GREAT LOSS.
The correspondent of tho Times at Rome in letter
to that paper says-"sincs day OF Count Cavoura
death in Turin have the population Of
any city so utterly stunned by sudden blow tho
Romans appeared whom the official announcement OF
the Kings death every doubt to The
full loss the nation had sustained. Certainly the
transition from father 10 son could not have occurrcd
at q more trying moment.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE MINISTRY.
sTnc Ministers of the late sovereign main.
tanned In their Office by his young successor but what
MinistersY A Cabinet which was mere rehash Of an
administration fallen only few days ago under an
Irresistible outburst of public gnat,on. forsaken
by nearly all the sections OF an Immense parlia-
mentary majority brought together by fair or
foul at the election and hampered by variety
Of rash engagements which had shown itself neither
ablo nor wiling to fulnl. We must have new
session OF Parliament and an address from the Crown,
but the latter must como from king who hardly
knows anything about his late fathers ministers and
does not much like the Iitto he knows, and is sup
posed to harbor views and principles in opposition to
those attributed to them.
HUMDERr's HARD TASK.
s.If ever there was need OF q Providence to shape
tho ends rough hcwn by man It certainly Ia ielt in
position which Italy has been put by the death
OF Victor Emmanuel, coming so Unexpectedly at the
end or beginning OF most unsatisfactory ministerial
unfairly elected and stu unscrupulousy cor.
rupted parliament Personally Humbert comes to the
throne under favorable auspices, He has outvod the
Ill name won by some ioes OF his youth he has been
lately we'll behaved, methodical, OF a wisely saving
disposition, free from debt in spite of incessant
calls upon his resources Like his father he has
shown himself a good soldier, aud PROCESSES sound
liberal prin besides which, unlike his father he
above oil things, abhors subsection to tho priests
The foregoing Is probably from Mr. Galcnga, vol
known former correspondent at Constau,inopie
KING ALroSso's MARRIAGE NOT POSTPONED.
The Globe In It's Issue OF yesterday afternoon, says
that the reported postr ronomon account of Victor
Emmanuels death, Of tho marriage of King Alfonso OF
| Spain with tho Princess Mercedes, is untrue. The
marriage will be solcnnizcd on the 23d OF January the
| date originally fixed.
IsABRLLrs sruBBoaSesz
A Paris despatch states that the Spanish govern.
mcnt has gwen orders which will render ex-
| Queen Isabeila iiablc TO tho most rigor.
Gus treatment should she cndeavor to
cross tho frontier to bo present at Tho
wedding of King Alfonso. The Spanish Ambassador
to France will remain at his post during the wedding
to guard against any attempt the part OF Isabella
to be present
| THE "cosNITrgE EIGuTEES' DISSOLVED
| Paris despatch says:-'Thc Committee OF
| Eighteen has formally dissolved. 1t held n
hnai banquet last night" This was the com.
mittee of which NJ. Gambetta was chair.
man, appointed to inquire into tho electoral
abuses perpetratcd by the DO BroglIe Ministry I,
accused by the conservatives of playing the role
OF the Committee OF Public Safety Of the FIRST reyolu
tion. Tho MarshaLPresldent having yielded to tho
majority. many Of the wsssi mon am0ns ,bs sA.-A-