The New York herald., 1879-12-25
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

London Truth = THAT Mr.. Gladstone must be the
liberal leader is becoming more and more apparent
every day. None Of his heutenants have been able
to dwarf his Individuality So long he retains his
portentous activity Of mind. they entirely
shadowed. The country respects them. but win not
them stands out sufficiently to eface the Others"
1t having repeatedly been stated that CRIME Is
greatly the increase In Paris Hauas note which
Is going the round Of the French papers contradicts
this assertion. aud declares that nothing be
more inaccurate According to this note. in two
months and half circumsantial accounts of thirty
two crimes published in the journals Of the cap
ita which only existed in the too vivid imagnations
of the writer's.
Rome. has been to Bordighiera to visit Queen Mar
garet. Very various aud some disquieting accounts
have bcen rife respecting Her Majesty's health.
Baceh has found Her Majesty in fairly satisfactory
health and declared that nothing need prevent her
return to Romc when she may wish. A report is
published from another quarter that there will he
presentation to the Queen this winter.
London Truth pleads thus for home rule:-"We
must accept facts. Among the Irish home rulers
ex1ggeration would not secure to them the support
OF the vast majority of their countrymen. were it
not that 1t is telt that there Is some considerable
amount of justice beneath this exaggeration. It
manifestly absurd that matters which tho Irish
their hands and decided by an Assembly. the major
ity Of whose members know no more of Ireland than
they do OF tho North Pole"
Mr.. Labouchere says:-sA friend of mine who
was staying with Mr.. Gladstone at q country house
in Scotland during the late campaign. tells me that
his physical endurance was absolutely wondrous.
He seemed to tire. One day that ne had to 10
by carriage and train to make speech he set of at
early hour. made his speech. was interviewed by
q large number OF persons, on his way back made
couple Of short incidental speeches Of about half
hours duration. arrive; about half hour before
dinner time. aud during the evening was more fresh
than the youngest person in the house. At about
eight the next morning he started of for another
heavy days work."
Prince Metternich's posthumous memoirs from
1773 to 1916. published by his aon. Prince Richard
wiuneburg, were have made their appearance on
the 4th 9TH inst in three languages, in London.
Paris and Vienna simultaneously. The delay has
been caused by the fact that the English translation
is not quite ready. The memoirs we're written partly
in French and partly In German that the task OF
rendering them from one Of these languages into
tho other was light one when compared with that
tions are that the publications shall be simulta-
neous. NM. Plon and Braunmulier Obliged to
wait until MIR. Bently can produce his edition.
London Truh:-"Every week brings
tion from India. Now hear that our nominee
and ally. Yakoob Khan. has been seized aud carried
what after the fashion of the Due d'Enghien. Let
MS hope the unfortunate wretch will not fad Pesha
wur the Golgotha that tho Bourbon prince found
Vincennes. But Lord Lytton seems in 3 wild mood.
Long and rigorous imprisonment has probably
duced Yakoob to semi-imbec!iity, and We ought to
tho throne. Wo are simply reaping the dragons
teeth that were tools enough to SOW in our pre-
cipitate haste to make the best OF things As the
political immortality Of our transactions with this
country it's ruler it is shameless. scsndaous and
inueienSio''
Blanqui mas oone good many ABSURD Things IN
his day. but IN ms last proposition ne completely
out-Herods Hefod. Inns Ii nothing less than
demand, made ut lecture at Putcaux. that each Of
the convicted communists should receive indem-
nifty OF ten francs day. the sum to be PAID out OF
inc pockets Oh ehe members OF the ex-Nationa AS,
seinoly while those or the present deputies who did
not vote ior the pienary amnesty should also Dc
muicted IL the sum ootainod should prove insum.
cient. Blanqui's proposition is that this payment
shouiu GATE from the ohy Oh conuemnatioh OF eacn
amncsted communal. heckoning the number or
THESE Peopie at o'oVv tney wouu Do enutieo or tno
period petwee say is,z anu the Deginning OF 1872
20 rounu sum oi ioi:oov,ooo'. surely bianquis
suggestioh the iogicai Justice OF which wiii COM
mend IL 10 many OF MS compariots furnishes quito
an argument against piehary amnesty.
A Roman correspondent writing on tho 10th inst.
thus describes the winter In Italy 1--WE hear tor
rble tidings OF the weather both north and south