The New York herald., 1879-10-16
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
Salisbury and Seheuvaleff Disagree
on Asiatic Matters.
PROSECUTED PARNELI4
France Proposes to Reduce the Term
Of Military Service.
COOPER IN THE TRAP.
Lady Clara We're de We're in a
London Police Court.
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PROSECUTED PARNELL.
COOPER IN THE TRAP
Lady Clara We're de We're in a
London Police Court.
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[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Oct. 16, 1879.
The agricultural distress prevailing in several
districts of Hungary is increasing.
A despatch from Berlin to the Pail Mall Ga
rctte saws that Prince Bismarck is suffering from
neuralgia, and that his doctors advise entire
rest.
The correspondent of the Standard at Thyet-
arrived reports that large bodies of armed men
arc massing higher up the river.
The Governor Of Algeria has issued circular
to the authorities, proposing to extend civil in
stead of military administration to the whole
country, except in the frontier districts.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Times tele-
graphs :-"All reports that Prince Bismarck
has concluded a defensive treaty with Austria
should be received with caution, if not incre-
dulity."
Sir Austen Layard, British Ambassador to
Constantinople, who has just returned to the
Turkish capital from tour through Asia Minor,
reports that the condition of that country is un-
satisfactory in consequence Of disagreements
between the European inspectors and the Turk
ish officials, and bad administration of justice.
!. The. Brussels journal de Liege reports that the
Belgian Bishops have given supplementary in
structions to the clergy not only to refuse abso
luton to teachers in the communal schools but
also to publicly refuse them sacraments. Not
only are teachers communicated but children
receiving religious instruction from them are
excluded from first communion.
1t is worthy of note, in connection with
Prince Bismarck's policy Of the purchase of
railways by the government, that the share
holders of the Berlin, Potsdam and Magdeburg
Railway have failed to respond to the terms
profered by the government for the purchase
of that road three-fourths majority being
necessary to secure the acceptance Of the gov
ernment's terms
o CoopER's CHANCE OF ESCAPE.
With respect to the case of William Ringgold
Cooper, accused of forgery in London, it is re-
ported that Messrs. Treshfeld, the Bank Of Eng
land solicitors, have written to the Charge
dAfaires OF the American Legation requesting
him to make formal demand for extradition,
to cover the possibility of Coopers acquttal
upon TIE charge of Messrs. Glyn, Mills & Co.,
the bankers. No answer to their letter had last
night been received.
MORE FORTREssEs FOR ALsACE-LORRAINE.
A Berlin despatch to the Morning Post
says:-"Field Marshal Count Won Moltke has
reported to the Emperor, the result of his
recent inspection in Alsace Lorraine, that a
considerable increase Of the military defcnces
will be necessary"
FRENCH MINISTERIAL POLICY.
The correspondent of the Standard at Paris
says he has reason to believe that immediately
on the reassembling of the French Chambers
proposal for plenary amnesty will be presented.
The proposition, he says probably has not the
least chance of passing. but there will be con-
siderable excitement out of doors which will
afford practical test to whether the return
Of the Chambers to Paris was wise. French
papers publish semi-ofiicial note announcing
that the French Minister of War will, expert
mentally reduce the term of service of the con-
tingent conscripts of 1873 from five to three
years.
GAMBETTA's POLITICAL POSITION.
The Paris correspondent OF the Daily Ners
reports that NJ Gambctta will shorten
his vacation and return to Paris Immediately.
La France, OF Paris, publishes statement
from person in position to know the truth,
that M. Gambetta is entire stranger to the
campaign of the Republic Francaise in favor of
plcnary amnesty. which was initiated by Nj.
Ranc NJ. Gambctta does not desire to be in
volved in this discussion.
SPANISH LIBERAL COALITION.
Madrid despatch to the Daily Ne,cs says:--
at is officially announced that the intelligence
concerning the Spanish liberal coalition sent
from here is incorrect. Seiiors Martos, Moreno.
Montero, Rios, the Marquis of Sandoval and the
democratic and radical Deputies have arranged
with Schors Zorrlla and Salmcron to give up
the old intransigeant attitude and adopt "a
broad programme, as near as possible to the
constitution Of 1869, with universal suffrage; to
couciliatc the moderate republicans and fcdcruls
Of the Pi-y-Margall party, who command ma-
jority in the towns and southern provinces, and
to estart an agitation in favor OF political re-
forms. Scnor CASTELAR, and his friends hold
aioof because they are disappointed at the alli-
ance with the fcderals and tho fcderals them
selves have not yet adhered to the coalition, US
they prefer policy of abstcntion and secret
propaganda"
CupA AND SPAIN.
a Madrid despatch to the Daily Standard
says :--"rhc principal conservative newspapers,
the Epocd and Poiiiica, and also leading states
men like Scnor Canovns del Castillo, Senior j.
dc Elduaycn, Governor of the Bank of Spain,
and Senor Romcro-y Roblcdo, with majority
in both houses of the Cortcs, support the views
OF the Cuban planters on the slavery question.
As regards the tnrif reforms advocated by
General Martinez -Campos, the rciincrs and
sugar growers Of Malaga and Andnlusia have
already nearly defeated, before tho Cuban com
mission, the proposal to repeal tho heavy duty
now levied to protect their interests. There is
80 fur little probability OF a fair compromise
between tho home and the colonial interests.
But most of the Creole liberal members never
appeared in tho commission. On every question
of tariff, emancipation and taxation two distinct
series of proposals will bo laid before the
Cortcs."
The Temps announces that the Spanish gov