The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
FOREIGN NOTES.


county Galway, have passed resolution stating the
existence Of agrcultu al Distress and calling the
government to relieve it.
There is always bad blood between English and
French fishermen. Recently. when fishing of
Low stoft the nets OF English boat were trawled
into by French boat, the crew of which afterward
fired into the English boat, wounding three OF the
crew.
London Truths way out of England's dificulties
or. killing two birds with one stone:-s
We've King without country and land without
Why then should we that country and that King
And since zulsland longer needs its cetywayos
Let him go to Afghanisan and DO the new Ameer there
London Truh:-"Here ia a curious advertisement.
The gentleman at the Guards Club must have not
only exceeding love of his dog but exceedingly
good opinion of his fellow men:-
"A favorte Collie Qorne) handsome, intelligent and
docle has affection Of the lungs and is omnended
warmer climate Any one yintsrng in the South of
quested to communicate with W Ii. NJ, Guards Club. No
encumbrances Expenses paid"
London Life THE ranks of royal authors are. as
Mr.. Weller, ST.. phrased it. 'swelln wisibly. The
latest recruit is none other than King Richard
whom has just been discovered among the
manuscripts in the municipal library at Treves.
In quantity this fragment consists Of seventy eight
verses of it's quality shall doubtless he able to-
judge ere long and to compare it, say. with the
Rhythmic outpourings of the Marquis OF Lorne ~~-
Tourists will have some tidbits the CONT
nent next year. Tho Passion Play again will sum-
mon its votaries to Ober-Ammereau next summer,
and Moscow will be the scene of superb tetes on the
occasion of the twenty-hfth anniversary Of the
cession of the Car. Every corps of the Imperial
Guard will send detachments to the ancient capital
and the irresistible pr@torians of the Preobrajensky
regiment Will supply Gordon ef stately sentineis
around the palace. The King of Bavaria will also
institute magnificent es to celebrate the 5OOth an
niversary OF the rule Of the Wittelsbachs.
Cosdsde Espana:-Queen Isabellas intended return
to Madrid for the marriage causes great dissatsfac-
tion her present encourage and secretary not
liked Court, which the Princess Of Asturias sways
with an iron glove. The operate season promises
well. better than in previous years The house has
banr, hall shad and In ha
of Gayarre, Lassale. Virgu Faure, Nilsson, Ferni,
scatir Borghi Mamo and Durandi. Not single
box stall Is left. all abonddos the wedding tstes
at Court, well in the bull ring, at the OPERA
and at the Town Hall are likely to be brilliant.
Kossuth has been engaged on history of his life
for several years past, and it to have been pub
lishcd simultaneously at Vienna Berlin and other
European capitals some time last year. but from
some reason or other-principally on account Of
the gifted authors unreadiness-he publication has
hung fire up till now. kossuth. however. has at
length completed his memoirs. and last week ar
ranged with publishing firm mt Pesth for their pro-
ducton. The volume will embrace all his writings
OF importance and fugitive in periodical tera
ttire since 1862 During the past twenty years few
have more ups and downs than Kossuth.
London Truth Now that the yachting season is
over, yachtsnen are beginning to cry out about the
expenses OF yacht raclng--that is about those ex-
pcnses which come under tho head of ,racing
money which is paid to the crew as gratuities. IL
man has q schooner a 200 tons. like the Cetona.
and wins a first prize OF flOO he has to pay much
~ $50 to the and il he wins no prize at all he
will have to pay ut least f2O These sums are quite
owners are asking why 1t should be so? The pay
ment of such gratuities would seem to be matter
that entirely rests in the hands of yacht owners and
/ hear that the members of the Yacht Racing Asso-
citation are about to draw up some regulations on the
subject"
some interesting statistics have just been pub
lshed to the success of 'favortes" i'll the great
English races III the year. The Derby has been won
by the horse that expected to win most generally
about once out of every three tmes by horses that
were fairly well up In the betting and by rank out
siders on about an equal number of occasions. TO
be exact the Derby has been just 100 times but
in tour the betting not recorded. In the
manning ninety six the odds the winner have
to put 1t moro broadly, 100 to o. Hermit from
a field OF thirty with G6 to against him. Four
times the odds against the winner have been so l.
-Four times the odds of 40 to l have been landed.
Besides these, more titan n dozen occasions the
odds against the winner have been much or more
than 20 to l. On occasions horses have landed
odds bcttcd on them.
London Truth: -"Thc silly Season of 1872 now
rapidly and happily approaching termination, has
been ono. Enthusiastically speaking. of exceptional
imbecility. All kinds OF absurditics, from euogies
of lentils and spit peas a dietetic panacca down
to the discussions of the Social Science Congress and
my Lord Salisburys championship of the ghost of
procctionsm in the Free Trade Hail. Manchester.
have been paraded In prints but among oil the silly
sayings garnered In that paradise OF foolish
Respondents the Times think that the letter of tho
gentleman who lately suggested that women might
ind lucrative employment by the practice of dem
tistry best deserves such crown offered by
the Goddess OF Dulncss In the "Dupciau," with,
pcrchance the grand Gordon of the order of ST. Simon
wonderful proposal was naturally Immediately set
npon and utterly routed and demolished by Miss
Emily Faithful, than whom no living English LAZY
knows better what women can and cannot do.
London Worid:--A real council of tho coming
French Cabinet was held last week at the Chateau
DIES Cretes. C!arens. when NJ hallcmel- Lacour. NJ.
Spuler aud NJ. Floquet met NJ. Gambetta there. All
assertions to the contrary notwithstanding. it is
perfectly clear:--1. That the Rspubiqae Frdncdise
newspaper did not without leave OF its chief pro-
prietor. NJ Gambetta, advocate plenary amnesty
for tho communists; 2. That the damboitst paper
did not take this course for the sake of the
communists themselves 3. That it took 1t.
knowing well that the present Cabinet would OPP
pose it--in fact could hardly do otherwise than
oppose IL. in the face OF its former decara-
tons the subject; 4. That when IL took IL tho
Gambcttists were perfectly prepared to upset tho
Waddington Cabinet on that question. Ny conclu-
sion being that, AS soon as the French Parliament
meets again, and M. Louis Blanc has submitted his
proposal for plenary amnesty, the question &c Cab.
net will be raised the Waddington Ministry out
voted in the Chamber of Deputies, and Frcycinet
Cabinet will DO formed. with MM. Lepero and Tirard
from among the present Ministers, IL may be NJ
jules Ferry. too, aud NM. ChaienicLacour spullcr
and Floquct among its fresh elements. Nj. Ranc
will succeed M. Andrieux rs Prsfect Of Police.