The New York herald., 1879-08-31
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
Trade and Labor Move
ments in England.
WHAT DOES MANTEUFFEL MEAN?
Some Limit at Last Fixed Upon the Use Of
the American Flag.
TURKEYS ENTANGLED AFFAIRS
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. !

LONDON August 81, 1879
despatch from Warsaw, Poland, says that
the Car has arrived there to witness the mill
tary manGuvres.
Dean Stanley has consented to the interment
of the remains Of the late Sir Rowland Hill in
Westminster Abbey.
1t is announced that a royal commission,
under the presidency of Lord Carnarvon,
Colonial Secretary, has been appointed to re-
port upon the defence Of the British Colonies.
The Brussels Independence Beige says that the
United States Consul has refused to allow the
vessel which sailed from Flushing with COM
pany of French Catholics and royalists tor the
Island of Papua to hoist the American flag
THE zULUs.
despatch to the Times from Fort Marshall,
under date of August 8, says that messengers
have been sent to King Cetewayo warning him
that If he delays submission beyond the 18th
inst. the Swazies will no longer be prevented
from invading Zululand. A despatch from
Cape Town announces that the chief of the
Pondos has expressed anxiety to make repara-
ton. The matter may be settled by the imposi-
ton of heavy fine.
MANTEUFFEL's MISSION.
The Times Berlin correspondent telegraphs:-
"For several days past lively telcgraphic cor
rcspOndence has been in progress between
Prince Bismarck and General Manteufel The
latter's mission to Warsaw would seem to be
concerned with the settlement of difficulties
dating from the time of the Berlin Congress-"
TURKISH AFFAIRS.
DIR. Mongeri, chief physician at the lunatic
asylum at ConstantinOple, declares he never
stated that the ex-Sultan Murad had recovered
his sanity.
The Foreign Ministers at Constantnople have
made collective representations to the Porte
respecting numerous assassinations and rob-
berries in the Turkish capital, and the bad police
system for which they hold the Porte respon-
sible.
The Governor of Janina telegraphs to Con-
stantinople that the Nizams threaten to disband
unless their arrears of salary are paid imme-
diately.
Tewfik Pacha, the Khedive of Egypt, is ex-
pected at Constantnople soon.
BRITISH LABOR AND TRADE.
correspondent of the Times reviewing the state
Of trade in Lancashire points out that the Oldham
district Of seventy limited companies hardly any
are able to declare dividends. although it has always
been considered that the Oldham factories. with
thcir improved machinery and skilled operatives,
would mako margin Of profit even in the hardest
times.
It is stated that W. s. l. 8. Cane, iron merchants
Of Liverpool. whose failure has been previously
announced expect to eventually meet their Liabilities
In full
The Edinburgh Scotsman says that reduction Of
10 per cent In the salaries of officers and 7k per
cont in the wages of employees has boen resolved
upon by the North British Railway Company. in
consequence Of the prevailing depression in trade.
This reduction will affect 1880 persons. and will
make yearly saving of f50.OOO
The Liverpool Courier announces that Mr.. John
Henry Puleston. member of Parliament for Dovon-
port sailed yesterday in tho American line steamer
Ohio for Philadelphia. His mission is to inquire
into the agricultural and commercial condition of
the United States.
The wigan Coal and Iron Company have made ar
rangements for starting another blast furnace,
which has not been In for three years. The
company have received sufficient orders for pig iron
to take the output of vo furnaces until the end of
the year and decline to take further orders for de-
livery in 1879.
EUROPEAN WHEAT STATISTICS.
The Berlin i5orsen Zeitung which is considered
good authority. publishes statistics of the wheat
senng the average harvest that of the year
in Austro-Hungary may be represented by rs. Ger
many by 49, France by 7s. Switzerland by 80. Italy
by 80. England by 70. Russis by 70 and Roumania by
90.