The New York herald., 1879-07-09
Opening Of the French Fair at
the Albert Hall.
DISCIPLINE IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
Conviction Of the Rich
mOnd MurderesS.
MORE STORMS FROM AMERICA.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.]

lox OAoAG ~ 4t1E
LONDON, July 8, 1879.
Serious disturbances have broken out below
the town Of Bhamo, in Upper Burmah.
Prince Alexander arrived at TirnOva yester-
day His reception was one of great enthusi-
asm.
The Duxbury and st. Pierre section Of the
French cable was repaired at GA. III. July 9, and
is working all right now.
Edmund Dwyer Gray, the home rule member
Of Parliament for Tipperary, was on Monday
elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.
The Master of the Rolls has rendered a de-
cision in favor Of the Erie Railroad Company
against McHenry and party for 100000.
The st. Petersburg Herald announces that the
appointment of General Ignatietf as Provisional
Governor General of Mimi Novgorod is contem-
plated.
The British Commissioners at Phiippopolis
have made strong representations to Aleko
Pacha, Governor General Of Roumelia, concern
ing his unsatisfactory administration.
The Standards Paris correspondent says the
Swiss government has paid 3,OOO,O ,OOOf to the
St. Gothard Tunnel Company, which have been
hitherto withheld on account of the terms of the
contract not being observed. The tunnel will
be completed in few months.
A st. Petersburg despatch to the Daily News
says the latest official telegram states that the
houses of fourteen out of fifteen wards, form
ing the most important part of 1rkutsk, Siberia,
were destroyed by the fire Of the 4th inst, and
many of the inhabitants are homeless.
SPAIN AND ST. DOMINGO.
In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies to-day
the Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that he
had ordered two frigates to prepare to support
the protest of Spain against the action of St.
Domingo. Sehor CASTELAR,, demanded that the
government insist upon the summary punish
ment of the authorities of Puerto Plata.
HERALD WEATHER SERVICE.
The warning cabled by the HERALD Weather
Bureau on the 9th, which stated that ga dis
turbance, preceded by depression, will arrive
on the British and Norwegian coasts, between
the 9th and 11th, attended by rains, Lightning
and southwest veering to northwest gales and
followed by low temperature is evidently
about to be fulfilled. The depression predicted
arrived over these islands to-day and
the winds are increasing steadily and
blowing from the west and southwest The
meteorological Office has sent the following
warning to the west coasts :-.'Deep depression
WANuuCiHk tOWurQ CCOtluuu. LOOK Oub 1OF
westerly gale. Hoist south conev The move-
ment of this disturbance will be watched with
interest because of the arrival of its eastern
edge on the exact time stated in the warning.
THE ENGLISH ARMY DISCIPLINE BILL.
A caucus Of The conservative members of both
houses of Parliament was held on the 9th,
Lord Beaconsfeld presiding. The caucus re-
solved to pass the Army Discipline bill at all
hazards. The government has decided that
hereafter punishment by fogging in the army
and navy shall be confined to acts liable to
the death penalty, thus practically abolishing
fogging. The home rulers and English rad
icals are dissatisfied with the govern
ment's concession respecting this measure,
and in the House of Commons last night
successfully opposed tho further progress of the
bill. After wrngle lasting eight hours the
House at quarter to three o'clock this morn
ing adjourned. A section of the liberals have
already obtained from the government great
restrictions on the practice Of flogging. They
wish to secure o total abolition of corporal
punishment in the service. The Marquis of
Harrington repudated all responsibility for
their action. Mr.. Chamberlain, member for
Birmingham amid radical cheers, said:-"The
Marquis of Harrington, who was formerly the
leader of the opposition, is now only the leader
OF O section"
GERMAN TARIFF.
On the third reading of the Tariff bill in tho
Reichstag it was finally resolved, on the motion
of Count Stolberg Wernigcrode, that the tariff
on -four and fats shall come into force imme-
diately, the tariff for grain aud wood ON the 1st
Of October, and for all other articles on the 1st
of January, 1880. This arrangement postpones
the change in the tariff on the bulk of the
articles for three months Count Stolbcrg
Wernigerode pointed out that the preparations
would not be sufficiently advanced for the en-
brccment of the complete tariff on the 1st of
October, us proposed by the Tariff Committee
The Reiclistag has rejected, without debate, the
bill in favor Of q retrospective tobacco duty.
The provisional imposition of the new duties on
tobacco and petroleum has been gazcttcd
The Rechstag has adopted the clause
in tho tariff subjecting imports from
countries treating German productions unfavor-
ably to an increase of fifty per cent on the du-
ties provided by the new tariff. The govern
ment originally demanded that such duties be
increased 100 per cent. The Berlin corrcspon-
dent of the Standard states that it is estimated
that the new tariff will realize 10, 900 600
marks more than hitherto, half of which will
be required to cover the deficits OF individ-
ual States and 22.OOO,OOO for fresh supplies
recently voted to the Empire. The net revenue
for the States is thus reduced to 3S,O00,OO0
marks yearly.
ASSASSINATION IN BELGIUM
LEtoiie Beige, Of Brussels, announces that a
lresh placard has been found on the walls of the
Palace of Justice, threatening the life of tho
King If he ratified the bill which was recently
passed by tho Belgian Parliament dcpriving the
clergy of tho control of elementary education.
This bill introduced by the Belgian govern
ment in January. and was at violently attacked
by the clerical element OF the kingdom. After pub
fishing Joint protest against the Education bill the
bishops met to prepare their mandement for Lent,
this year devoted to the exposure Of the iniquity