The New York herald., 1879-11-02
Sir Stafford Northcote in a
Charitable Mood.
A LAY OF MODERN ROME
Greece Prefers to Keep Her
Arnnor Bright.
BISCHoFFsHElM's OBSERVATORY
rpr CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]


LONDON, Nov. 1, 1879.
Smallpox is prevalent at Bucharest
Nubar Pacha. having received authorization
to return to Egypt, will leave Paris on Wedncs-
day next.
1t is showing heavily in Aberdeenshire. The
harvest in many of the neighboring districts is
not completed.
NJ Bischofsheim, the banker, has offered to
erect and present to the State an observatory
near Nice at an estimated cost of 800, 600
francs.
For the past week the Rtpu5lique Francaise
has been sharply attacking the English Cabinet,
and its example is followed by the other leading
papers.
GREECE HOPES FOR THE BEST.
King George, in his speech at the opening of
the Chamber of Deputies at Athens said that
negotiations were progressing between Greece
and Turkey, aided by the cooperation of
Europe, and were shortly expected to term-
nate favorably. peaceful solution, he said
would be advantageous to both countries, but
was necessary, in order to maintain the army
in an effective condition, to continue the mill
tary preparations, because strength greatly
regulated the relations between nations. Bills
IRELAND's HOUR OF NEED.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in answering a letter calling his
attention to the popular distress in the
southwest of Ireland and suggesting i'm
mediate action by the government in
providing work for the employment OF the peo-
pie, says that he sympathizes with the people,
but can only refer them to the Irish Executive.
He adds that direct interposition by the gov
ernment would be open to great abuse.
EGYPT AND THE POWERS.
The Paris correspondent Of the Manchester
Guardian says:-'It is now certain that Austria
has refused to sanction the Anglo-French
scheme for the liquidation of the Egyptian
floating debt. 1t appears that England
had taken an engagement with Austria
to abide by her decision in the matter
which produces here much discomfort and dis
trust of Englands intention to abide by the
Anglo-French intervention. These annoyances
ara unfortunate, especially in the present juno
ture, when Frenchinen jealOusly watch the Eng
lish movements and are apt to misinterprct
every act against French policy as an advance
toward Germany"
BRITISH MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
The following members of the British Cabi-
net will attend the banquet of the Lord Mayor
field, Lord Cairns Lord Salisbury, viscount
Cranbroolz, Sir Stafford Northcote, Right Hon.
X, Asshcton Cross, Right Hon. Frederick A.
Stanley, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Right Hon.
William H. Smith, Viscount Sandon, the Duke
of Northumberland and Lord John Manners
The London correspondent of the Edinburgh
Scotsmat says:-"I have it on good authority
that there is no reason to expect a dissolution
of Parliament this year." The weight of
opinion, indeed seems to be decidedly against
the probability OF an early dissolution.
THE GEoK-TRPE DEPEAT. l
Tho G0ios says:--.Thc force that was de-
defeated at Geol-Tepe, August 20, consisted of
three battalons of infantry, two squndrons
pf dragoons, two sotnias Of Cossacks,
ytwo sotnias Of mounted Daghestan ir-
regulars, one mounted battery and one
rocket company, the foregoing being under
Colonel Dolgoroukopf; also three batallions Of
infantry, two sotnas of Cossacks and one in
sfaptry field battery, under General Count
Borch. The affair eliminated In an indescriba-
BILE panic. The percentage of our loss was
enormous and unprecedented"
PROGRESS OF THE SPANISH FLOODS.
Since yesterday the principal railroad lines
of Arragon, Catalonia and Navarro have been
Interrupted by gales and floods, chiefly on
the valley of the Ebro, where the water has
risen several metres above the ordinary level
and destroyed the line between Saragossa and
Catalonia for fifteen miles, flooded the valley of
Tortosa, carried away houses, mills and bridges
and caused damage to the extent of several
millions of pcsetas In Upper Arragon, near
Huesca, the River Alcandrc invaded several
villages, cut the railway embankment and car
red away an iron bridge at Sarinena. Tele-
graphic communication is very irregular
to-day, but the Governors Of Malaga and AL
nieria report that the gale extended over the
whole of Apdalusa and caused very disas
trous food in tho rural districts and in tho
town of Malaga Tho River Almanzora flooded
its valley and destroyed forty houses. Sixty
persons were drowned.