The New York herald., 1879-11-25
SASSENACH PEANS.
Valuief Reaches the Summit Of His
Diplomatic Career.
LORD NAPIER AT MADRID.
Gambetta Chances Obliquey at the
Presidential Chair.
BAKERS GENDARMERIE.
[pY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LONDON, Nov. 25, 1879.
Mr.. John Thadeus Delanc, late editor of the
London Times is dead, at the age of sixty-two.
A snow storm in the canton Of Ticno,
Switzerland, has interrupted all traffic and de-
stroyed thousands of vines and trees
Algiers is in state of great excitement be-
cause of the recently repeated fires. A judicial
inquiry is proceeding Us to their cause.
Herr Saul, editor of the Franht,rter Zeitung
ment for reprintng all article insulting to the
Prussian judges.
Rev. Alexander Mackoonchie conducted the
service at st. Adams Church, Holborn, yestcr-
day, disregarding the Judgment of the Queens
Bench and the Court of Appeals.
despatch from Berlin to the Standard says
Baker Pacha's plan, already approved fixes
the Turkish police force at 10000 men. This
force is also to act as reserve in case of war.
The London Agent General for South Aus
tralia has received telegram from Coly, dated
the 21st inst, which says:-Reaping has COM
menced in the Northern districts. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be 375, 900 tons of wheat
for export
despatch to the Standard from Cape Town
says that great mass meeting of Beers will be
be held OH the 10th of December and that upon
the resolutions passed there will depend whether
we will have the work of reconquering the Trans
vaal by force.
The Posts Berlin correspondent says it is
asserted that the Duke of Cumberland has
become more reconciled to tho thought of
rcnouncing his claim to the throne Of Hanover
and accepting as Il compromise q guarantee of
the succession to the Dukedom of Brunswick
The tin plate workers of South Staffordshire
and East Worcestershire gave notice on Satur-
day last of demand of from five to ten per cent
advance in their wages AS the manufacturers
have full orders both for home and American
consumption, q moderate advance will probably
be conceded.
RUSSIA AND GERMAN TRADE
The Standards Berlin correspondent tele-
graphs as follows Anxious to conciliate Ger
many, Russia has offered some long-refused
commercial facilities by which German traders
willnol longer be subjected to expensive exactions
by the Russian local authorities.
MEETING OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS.
The Times Vienna correspondent reports that
Prince Gortschakoff, Cdant Schouvalotf and NJ
dOubril will arrive at st. Petersburg on the I'd
of December to meet the Car. This gathering
gives rise to the impression that important de-
cisions are pending and that extensive internal
reforms will be undertaken.
CAMPOs AND CUBAN FINANCES
In the Spanish Congress yesterday Premier
Martinez Campos denied the existence of any
Ministerial crisis or that he would introduce q
fiscal reform bill in Cuba after the Kings mar
ragc. The Congress has adjourned until the
9Th of December.
EPIDEMIC IN INDIA.
A despatch from Calcutta to the Times says
''The northwest provinces Of India, especially
the districts of Allyghur, Booundshuhur and
Meerut, are suffering from severe epidemic of
malarious fever, which has increased to an en-
ormous extent the death rate and has tcmporar-
lily disabled large proportion of the agricultu-
raj population"
CHRISTINE AND ALFONSO
The Archduchess Marie Christine and her
mother arrived at the Northern Railway station
Mt Madrid at eight o'clock yesterday morning
They were received by King Alfonso, the royal
princesses, Ministers and military and civil a,l-
thorities. They proceeded Immediately to the
royal residence Mt Pardo, the King returning to
the palace in Madrid. Lord Napier of Mag
dala, Governor of Gibraltar, will represent
Queen Victoria at the marriage.
Po-PoL AND HIS KING.
With respect to Prince Napolcons visit to the
ex-Empress Eugene lie Pays says:-"When we
are assured publicly, as we already have been
personally, on the question of liberty of teach
ing and religion, we shall he very near the goal
aimed at by all who place the restoration of the
Empire above individual dslikes," meaning q
unity of the Bonapartists as to Prince Jcrome's
claims to the throne.
noT-HEADED FRENCH POLITICIANS
Several newspapers announce that M.
Lcpcrc, French Minister of the Interior, has
intimated his determination to resign on ac-
count of the revocation of NJ. Gents appoint
mcnt as Governor of Martinique and the prose.
cution of the Gauiois for publishing the address
to Count de Chambord adopted ut the legitmst
banquet at La Vend6c. The evening papers
announce that M. Lcpere, the French Minister
of the Interior, yielding to u request of Presi-
dent Grevy, has withdrawn his resignation,
but the republicans are still threatening
the French Cabinet on the subject and some
newspapers are still predicting an early fall of
the Ministry. Indeed, the Standards Paris
despatch reports that it is the general opinion
that II the Ministry Is overtlrown Gambctta
will form new Cabinet The Daily Ne,rs' Paris
despatch states that M. Gent will stand nsnin
for the reimbursement of Orange, in the De-
partment of Vanclusc, which he formerly rep
resented, M. Humbert withdrawing in his fn.
vor. The Times Paris despatch says the Gent
affair is not likely to upset the Ministry.
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