The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
NOTATION ON THE WANE.
FOrtSchakof Takes Up the Slackened
ReinS Of Office.
FLA TREVE DES CONFISEURS."
Eugene Leaves Her Mothers
Grave for Zululand
CYCLONE IN BENGAL.
Icy CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]


LONDON, Dec. z, 1879.
William John Scott Bentinck, fifth Duke of
Portland, is dead.
The news from the Continent to London is
delayed by snow storms.
The Gasslois states that the ex-Empress
Eugenie will proceed direct from Spain to
Zulnland.
Paris despatch says 1.-THE report of the
. resignation Of M. LIE Roger, French Minister Of
Justice, is at least premature"
The Rev. Arthur Wagner, Of ST. Paurs
Church, Brighton, denies the report that he has
seeded from the Church of England.
\ During recent heavy cyclone in the Bay of
Bengal a storm wave swept over Monkishkhal
Island, drowning several hundred persons.
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria. has issued a
decree dissolving the Assembly, because the
liberal leaders are unable to form Ministry.
The Berlin correspondent of the Post asserts
that the rumors of the intended resignation Of
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria are unfounded.
The Polite, Of Prague, says it is believed in
Russia that the new year will be signalized by
the practical reconciliation Of Russia and
Poland.
The amended budget for the year 1880 has
been presented to the Italian Chambers 1t
shows retrenchment in expenditure amount
ing to 100000 lire and surplus revenue
of 100000 lire the original estimates
1t has been semiotlicially announced at st.
Petersburg that on Prince Gortschakoff's re-
Stunning the direction of the Russian Foreign
Office the thanks Of the Gear will be conveyed
to Privy Councillor Giers for his able admins
tration of the Office during the Chancellors
absence
In consequence of some disturbances among
the students of the Technical High School at
Vienna the Ministry have issued a notification
threatening, if the disorders continue to punish
the culprits with one years rustication and ex-
clusiOn from all similar schools. They may
possibly close the school for one year.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
Another contingent of 1000 soldiers left
Madrid on Friday for Cuba. On the same day
q Cabinet Council discussed bill relative to
reforms in the financial administration of Cuba
which, it is believed, will be presented in the
Cortes before Christmas.
EGYPT AND ABYssINIA.
despatch from Cairo to the Standard
says:-"At the meeting of the Council of
Ministers held yesterday it was decided to
telegraph orders to the Commander in the
Soudan to take command of the fortresses on
the Abyssinian frontier and to increase the
garrisons if necessary, but not to attack the
Abyssinians. Similar orders have been sent to
all the Egyptian frontier authorities and to
those at Massowah. 1t is evident that King
John is determined upon war;
THE STRANDED ANGLIA.
The Anchor line steamer Anglia, before re-
ported stranded in the Firth of Clyde, remains
In ha Sam Har rf,n 10
flooded. She will have to discharge a greater
part of her cargo. An attempt to float the
steamer will be made tonight
ANALYSIS OF THE FRENCH VOTE.
Paris despatch to the Times says 1.-THE
Ministerial majority of 221 yesterday con-
sisted of 81 members of the Left Centre
the entire group-152 of the pure Lett
and 80 of the advanced or Gambettst
Left, M. Brisson being among these last. The
minority of 81 comprised go Bonapartists,
20 royalists and 8 radicals-MM. Ras-
pail, Girardin, Taandier and five others
Allowing for 13 absentees on leave there
were 200 neutrals, about 20 royalists, 80
Bonapartists and $50 advanced republicans
present 1t seems that these last were begin
ming to vote against the Cabinet. when they
perceived that portion of the Right were doing
the same, whereupon they cancelled their votes
not wishing to defeat the Cabinet by n coalition
with the reactionaries.
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY BILL.
The Lower House of the Reichsrath has
adopted the Army bill ON its third reading.
The Austrian delegation charged with the con.
sideration of questions relating to foreign
affairs has been elected. II consists of twenty
two conservatives and eighteen liberals. Special
dispatches from Vienna report that the question
Of limiting the operation of the Army bill now
before the Rechsrath will probably be compro-
missed by making tho duration Of the law i've
instead of ten years.
HUMBERT AND THE MARsEILLAIsE
Paris despatch to the Daily Ncrs says:-
The sentence Of six months Imprisonment, i'm
posed upon M. Humbert for calling the acts of
tho Versailles Courts Martial a prostitution
Of justice" against which sentence he appealed.
has been confirmed. The Marscillaise news
papcr) has been suspended for six months and
Its manager sentenced to one months imprison-
ment and to pay fine of 3, OOOf. for publishing
the statement of M. Humbert.