The New York herald., 1879-10-31
Ireland Prays for the Establishment Of
Peasant Proprietary.
A COUNTESS JEWEL CASE.
Waterspouts Rise in Andalus1a
and Flood the Mines.
sERvIAN DICK TURPINs.
ley CABLE TO THE HERALD.1

resignation of Count Itchy as Ambassador ut
Constantinople.
The correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
at Berlin says the government is narrowly
watching events in France.
The Times Vienna despatch reports that the
Montenegrins have advanced to take possession
of PLAYA and Gusinje, meeting with no resist
ance.
A crowd Of about four hundred people assem-
bled outside the Mansion House, yesterday, and
hooted the Lord Mayor his departure for
Guildhall.
The Princess Louise, on her arrival in Liver
pool, made arrangements with the Allan COM
pany to return to Quebec by the steamer Sar-
matan on January o.
The Tossischc Zeitu,g insists that Prince Won
Hohenlohe Ambassador to France has passed
through London, and that he visited Prince Bis
marck, at Varzin, on Monday.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Ne,cs
reports that Henri Rochefort has refused pro-
posal to contest the election in Vaucluse, but
recommends the nomination of NJ Humbert.
An official decree has been issued at Paris an
nulling a resolution passed by the Council Gen
eral Of the Seine in favor of plenary amnesty.
Other DEGREES dismiss twenty-six mayors for
participation in factious manifestations.
The correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette at
Berlin says that Roumania has addressed q
circular to the Powers, asking their formal
recognition OF her independence, in view Of her
recent action in the direction of the emancipa-
tion of the Jews.
haH FLOODS IN FRANCE.
Intelligence has been received from Perpignau
as follows:-"Thc River Agly has overfowed
its banks. The village Of Maury and the neigh
boring territory and the town of Estagel are
Inundated. Great damage has been done to
property. The waters in the River Agly are
now falling"
IRISH MEMORIAL TO BEACoNsFIELD.
Mr.. William Shaw, member of the House of
Commons for Cork, and home rule leader has
. sent letter to all the Irish members of Parlia-
ment requesting them to sign memorial to
Lord Beaconsfeld regarding the prevailing dis
tress in Ireland. A large meeting of the Cor
pOration of Dublin to-day passed resolutions
asking the government to alleviate the distress
In Ireland and praying for the establishment of
peasant proprietary. Copies of the resolu-
tiOns will be forwarded to Lord Beaconsfeld
sERvIAN BRIGANDs.
A despatch from Belgrade to the Times
says:-"Within three hours drive of Belgrade
band of fifty highwaymen hold the country
roads. They murder travellers, extort money
from the peasantry, defy the government and
prevent the taX-gatherers from performing their
functions in that region"
At the last sitting of the Greek Frontier Com
mission the Greek members accused the Turk
ish members of q want of respect for the Treaty
Of Berlin. Sawas Pacha, Turkish Minister of
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The Turkish members then declared that the
frontier proposed by the Greeks was at vari-
ance with the Treaty of Berlin, and called on
them to give it up. The next sitting of the
Commission will be OH Wednesday, Novem-
Der 8.
sCHOUvALoFF's RETIREMENT.
Paris despatch to the Times says it il an
nOunced as positive fact that Count
uichouvaloff will quit his post at London at
.he end of November and retire for a
.Aime into private life. This determination will
,,nly be modified if the relations between Eng
and and Russia become more bitter, in which
case Count Schouvalof will remain ut his post.
RUMoRs OF ANOTHER RUSSIAN DEFEAT
st. Petersburg despatch to the Telegraph
says:-"It is said the government has received
information that General Tergukasoff has sus-
tanned fresh dsastcrn Turkestan and has been
obliged to retreat hurricdly, with loss of bag
gage" The correspondent says he cannot
vouch for the correctness of this news, but it
has obtained general credence in well informed
circles.
t MEETING OF THE EMPERoRs.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Standard
telegraphs =" Russia, convinced that she is
isolated, has been earnestly seeking to be adj
mittcd to the Austro- German understanding
II is almost certain that there will be u meeting
Of the three Empcrors."
PRUssIAN PARLIAMENTARY OFFICERS.
In the Lower House of the Prussian Diet.
yesterday, Herr Won Roller was elected presi-
dent. lie received 21S votes against 1874 cast
tor Herr Won Bcnnigsen. Herr Benda (national
liberal) and Herr Hermann (utramontanc)
were elected vice presidents. Dr. Friedbcrg,
Imperial Secretary of State for Justice, has
been appointed Prussian Minister of Justice.
GORILLA IN LONDON.
Paris despatch to tho Times says:--"At the
dinner given last night by the Venezuelan Min
lister ms farewell tribute to General Blanco,
President of tho Republic of Venezuela,
the diplomatic representative of San Sal
vador, in proposing toast to the
Latin Republics OF America requested
Sefor Gorilla to speak. Scnor Gorilla was
about rising to respond when Count dc Miranda.
Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Paris. left
the room, as it was impossible, he said. for a
servant of the Spanish Grown to remain while
Sehor Gorilla, who was rcsolute adversary of
that Crown, spoke in the name of the Spanish
nation. Schor Gorilla, responding to the toast.
said that his peculiar position did not allow him
to deliver political speech ON French soil, but
he simply claimed as an honor TO himself and to
Spain, to have carried u scheme whereby thirty
three thousand slaves were emancipated.