The New York herald., 1879-08-05
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Moscow Nooosti understands that the Governor
General of Moscow has ordered all jewish pawn
brokers to leave the city.
Times Calcutta telegram says it is reported from
Cabul thai cholera has broken ont in that city and
the heir apparent has been removed to place of
safety. The government has taken more active steps
to suppress the Rumpa riots.
The Chiselhurst question is naturally exciting
great attention at the Vatican. The cause of the
Bonapartists is looked upon as entirely lost the
Roman Curia is sure that every reigning family
which has played fast and loose with the Papacy has
come to GRIEF.
DR.. Landerer. Hungarian naturalist writes from
from Athens that dead African eagle Gypactes bar
bataS was lately found at Mama. on the southern
Greek coast Oa examining the bird an iron headed
one Of the wings. Evidently the eagle had been
fred at aud struck in Africa by some native, and had
borne the in its body in its flight over the
Mediterranean until 1t fell dead from exhaustion
touching land at Maina
There have been no less than twenty-eight Italian
Ministries 1S48. Sixteen of these have been
since the entrance OF the Italian troops the Porta
Pia in 1870. Benedetto Carroll has been sent Tor
three times. 1t is not likely that he will be more
successful than Depretis. and the outlook is dis
couragng. The calmest man in Italy to-day is
doubtedy Leo XIII. He is outside the etiquette Of
sovereigns, and even in 1s45 the old King OF the
Belgians thought him great diplomatst.
Garbaldi's life, says Roman correspondent,
has not been without strong element Of romance,
and the refusal of the Roman judges to divorce him
from the Confess Raimondi brings back the mind
to a train OF strange circumstances. Luigi Carroll,
who eloped with the wife of his General died in
Siberia. where his sister had just arrived with a
ukase from the Car ordering his liberation. The
Confess Ranondi did not oppose the petition for q
separation. She lives at Como with the son whom
Garibaldi now shes to disown 1t is said that the
General himself would never have entered into the
lawsuit had he not been strongly influenced by
his present surroundings. 1t may be safely asserted
that Garbaldi has lost much OF the prestige which
he had in the eyes of his countrymen years ago.
Money difficulties and domestic turmoils killing
to heroes, and poor Garibaldi has been great suf
ferer in this respect.
Pail Mall g 1zee THAT Italy should be spending
such large her fleet is creating some aston
ishnent here: but she has precedent for pursuing
this policy. In of those remarkable studies by
Napoleon l. ut st. Helena, which headed Italy
will day form single nation and will have
Rome for her capital, it Is written:-'tily, sepa-
rated by the and by very high mountains from
the rest of Europe appears destined to become great
customs ana literature ought at no distant period to-
unite the inhabitants under single government.
To exist, the first condition of this monarchy will
be to become maritime Power. SO as to be able to
maintain her supremacy her islands and to de-
fend her coasts The islands to which Napoleon
alludes are sicily, Sardinia and Corsica Alter ex-
planning the material advantages OF having Rome
for capital he observed that that city offers greater
resources for the wants of great capital than any
and 't the p nobieness of its name. italy. hsv.
ing regard to its population and its wealth. can
maintain an army Of 100000 men in addition to her
marine >"
II was stated briefly q few days ago that CON-
plant had been made in the House of Lords
about the preferential rates given to American
Hnnticy who brought the matter to the attention of
the House. claimed that these rates affected the
profits of the British farmers. The charge for
An lcrican mcat. he said. from Glasgow to London
Cos. ton and for fresh Scotch meat. sent at the
consigners risk. 7os., or at the companys risk 77s
The railway companies said il they did offer the
advantage of low rates the American would not
come their lines but would be brought to Lon
don by ship. They could carry the American
meat q lower rate than the English, because they
not a greater bulk OF the former than the English
farmer could give them Of the latter. Again, what
hut,p aaI ruHa
sent from London over the lines of railw ut
third less charge than English The
signed By the companies for that WAS that in return
the American corn was again sent over their lines
in four. This preference OF the railway companies
was slowly but surely cutting out the English far
mer, and the companies ought to consider whether
was wise OF them To kill the goose which laid the
golden eggs. This was protection for the American
lie had received several hundreds OF letters
the subject. 1t subsequently understood
that the Agricultural Commisson recently appointed
by the House OF Commons would inquire Into the
subject.
An interesting article Africa appears in tho
No,d, the semi-ofcial Russian organ published at
Brussels For some time past. remarks the journal.
Africa has been commanding considerable attention
III Europe. The French are talking of the construc-
ton OF an Algerian railway in the direction of Sou
dan. We'll known are the efforts of the English to
prepare oil the African continent outlets Tor their
exports. Three European Powers devote more par
ticular attention to African questions at the present
moment. Turkey has seized the opportunity unex-
pectcdly offered to her of seeking in the of
Egypt some compensation for tho losses that her
rule has undergone In Europe England, threatened
by the competition OF America and by the revival
of protectionism on the continent of Europe. in
the possession of the necessary fields for her
exubcrant prosperity, and, moreover, feeling
some uneasiness as regards Asia. hopes to find in
the African market source hitherto untred and
fertile In wealth. france Is preparing to make
serious of the privileged position created for her
by her colony In Algeria, and to give free course
in these remote regions to an expansion which can
not provoke the disapproval or the opposition OF
Germany Thus the peculiar circumstances In which
certain European States are placed, coupled with the
general tendency which leads civilization constantly
to increase it's domain. will have the result of con-
Meeting Africa closely with the dcstinies OF the
rest OF the world so the ancient land of pres tigo
and prodigy bids fair to become the ground OF polit
ical or economic compensation, aud Europe Will
take In hand the last portion of tho patrimony
promised to her activity aud ambition.