The New York herald., 1879-03-26
Further Calamities and LOSS
Of Life Expected.
THE STORMS IN ENGLAND.
The Zulu War Debate in the
House OF Lords.
EUROPEAN POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

LONDON, March 2O 1879.
Amnesty has been granted to 100 more COM
munists.
The Bonapartist Senators have resolved, by o
vote of 26 to 3, to oppose the removal Of the
Chambers to Paris.
Field Marshal Manteuffel is mentioned in Ber-
lin as the probable Governor of Alsace- Lorraine
if autonomy is granted
Queen Victoria left London yesterday for the
Continent. After a short stay in Paris she will
60 TO Aroma ON Lago Maggiore.
In the House Of Lords last night Lord Lans-
downc's motion of censure in regard to the Zulu
war was rejected by vote of 156 to 81.
The Vatican has. it is said submitted proposals
for the settlement OF the Kulturkampf. based
on the advice Of German ccclesastic OF mod
crate views
The Council of the Chamber of Commerce, Of
Liverpool, has adopted q resolution in favor of
an international agreement for the remonetiza-
ton OF silver. as
The Emperor William, in his replies to con-
gratulations at the receptions held on his birth
day. laid special stress on his desire to continue
pacific policy.
The only news of Importance from Afghanis-
tan is from Lahore, to the effect that General
Tytler defeated 5000 of the enemy near Pcsh-
bolak on tho 9th. The enemy lost 200 men.
The British loss was trifing. The Bengal
lancers made brilliant charge.
A Vienna despatch to the Times states that
Prince Dondoukof- -Korsakoff has again beep
instructed to stop useless procrastination in the
Bulgarian Assembly A date has been fixed
said to be the middle of April-by which time,
If the debate on the constitution is not COM
plctcd, the election of Prince must proceed
and he be left to introduce constitution.
TEE RUSSIAN REvoLunoNIsrs.
Yesterday afternoon, ps General Won Dren-
teln Chief of the GendarAeric, was driving
along the Neva Quay, st. Petersburg, man on
horseback fired twice into his carriage window
The General was not hurt. The assassin rode
a short distance and then leaving his horse
escaped in sleigh. The attempt on the life
Of General Won Drentelin has caused the
greatest excitement in government circles. The
nihilists are charged with being the instiga-
tors of tho crime. The placafds recently
found on tho walls ct Moscow and other
principal cities leave no doubt that the
revolutionary element is becoming desperate.
The Standards Berlin despatch says upward
Of hundred arrests have been made in Moscow
In consequence Of the assassination of govern
ment spy.
THE HERALD WEATHER SERVICE.
The weather was very cold all over the islands
yesterday. and bitter, wintry wind is blowing,
accompanied by driving snow showers Local
reports from all over the United Kingdom com
ment ON the severity of the storm, predicted by
the HERALD, and tho lowness of the temperature
that accompanies it. In Scotland the weather
has been exceedingly severe, Edinburgh and
Dundee being almost buried in snow. A motler-
while on the west coast of England snow is fall
ing and the wind is frosh. The past few days
have been the coolest experienced in this city
for some time.
FLOODS IN HUNGARY.
Dispatches from Hungary report that great
fears ore entertained of more disasters by inun-
dations. An afiiucnt Of the K6r5s River has
burst dyke and inundated u large territory.
Devavanya, with population Of 200 inhabi-
tants Is threatened with ruin. Tite will il is said
scarcely escape a terrible disaster. The water
Is breaking over the dykes, while the soldiers
and laborers ut work strengthening them are
exhausted by the almost supcrhuman efforts
they arc compelled to make. Fears are enter
tanned for the villages md towns along the hanks
of other rivers flowing into tho Theis, whicl,
has ovcrfiowcd itself and is unable to carry
of the waters of its coniuents--thc Maroe, tho
Bodrog, the Schaio the lIcrnas, the zagya, be-
sides the Szamos and the K0r;is Such year of
calamitics caused by inundations il not within
the memory Of the oldest Hungarian. A later
despatch says that there Is not single boat ut
Dcvayanya, and great loss Of life is certain if
the flood increases A Vienna despatch to the
Daily Nc~s says the renewed floods In Hungary
have covered 1900 acres of land which had
already been sown, and the lives of $1,000 peo-
pic nre endangered.
THE GREEK BOUNDARY QUESTION.
Turkish man-of-war has been ordered to-
Greece, aud several others are ordered to DO In
readiness to follow.
Times Paris correspondent says the Powers
will probably effect % settlement of the Greek
question by compromise, leaving Janina to
Turkey.
The Daily 7elcgraphs Vienna correspondent
says intelligence has been received from Janina
that Mukhar Pacha has Quilted Prcvisa. Turkey
will take necessary measures for the defence of
Epirus and Thessaly. Mnkhtar Pacha has
asked tor 10000 men and 100 cannon for the
fortiication Of various frontier towns. The re-
port Is regarded ms sensational.
THE ZULU WAR QUESTION IN ENGLAND.
There was excited debate last evening in the
House OF Lords when Lord Landsdownc introduced
his motion Of cc:.surc account OF the Zuni war.
Tho following werc the resolutions urged by Lord
Landsdownc:--
srhat this House. while willing to support Her
Mnjesty's government In all necessary measures
for defending the possessions Of Her Majesty In
South Africa, regrets that an ultimatum cal