The New York herald., 1879-09-27
FOREIGN NOTES.

Iondon Day Nscs exact informato on as to the lowest
prices that wheat cattle and pigs can be landed for
In England from the Atla ic. The letter will
open the eyes OF the English housekeeper to the
profits made on articles of food in England by the
dealers.
The birth of q and heir to the Duke of Norfolk
is an event of small Importance; the Catholics
1t Of the utmcst as, not only does this the
direct transmission OF the enormous property in the
most devoted family the Church OF Rome numbers
among her followers in England, but the birth OF
the child itself is considered miracle. having
been announced as an answer to prayers offered up
at the shrine of the Virgin at OF the numerous
holy wells which are implicitly believed in blessed
by her sacred influence.
Signora b., who has been singing in the Vienna
opera house. had been the object OF the importun-
the other day to so to Berlin on business for few
days. was followed to the banks Of the Spree by her
ardent admirer, VINO again pressed his suit and
begged most piteously tor definite answer. His
prayer heard. and, to his great delight, he
ceived "mignon" note containing first class
ticket back to Vienna-pold tout! He took the hint
and made use of the ticket. Count +. loves joke,
and therefore been unable to deprive his friends
of this one although the laugh is raised at his own
expense.
correspondent of the Paris Globe thus describes
Count Andrassy 1.-THE Count is by
idle He drives to the capital as to arrive ut
exactly twelve o'clock. when he peruses hastily his
correspondence, and fixes with extreme parsmony,'
the writer pitfuly remarks the interviews Of the
morrow. At one O'Clock begin the interviews of the
day itself. and these. according to invariable rule,
last longer than till Ave, whom the Minister,
companied by one of his secretaries makes off with
all speed in his carriage toward Schonbrunn and
Hietzing at the latter place the Count inhabits
house looking upon the park which has been placed
at his disposal by the Emperor for some years past
as q sort OF tenant from year to year. but which
will now as the correspondent thinks be devoted on
like terms to the use of tho ex-Mnisters
in othce."
Miufar learns indisputable authority that it
was inaccurate in stating recently that Mgr. Capel
had been prohibited from saying mass or hearing
confession by his superiors in this country in
sequence OF his debts As a matter OF fact Mgr.
Capel says daily, and he has merely abstained
from asking leave to do more. Monsienor has been
badly treated. III the first place. when he ap-
pointed rector at University College he had no
salary, no commons, no rooms even. The whole
expense Of the necessary hospitality was borne
to the Roman Catholic bishops, and it GER
tainly does seem surprising that they should
not s gsr to na either aSa pupils % or MONEY
which have been flying about concerning Monsignor
emanate from little knot of priests who have at
tached themselves to the mother of q convent for
whom and which Mgr. Capel had labored gratui-
tously for eight years.
London Worid:-"president Grevy has made up
his mind that he will not be outdone in magnifi-
by NJ. Gambeta, and in view of the festivities
which he is going to inaugurate in November next
at the Eysee he had the palace given up previohs
mis- departure Tor Mont-sous- vaudrey TO a perfect
host of painters. builders and contractors. Not
only is the whole ground floor to be entirely regilt
and redecorated, but wooden gallery is to be
erected in the garden to allow of a circular
tour round the reception rooms, thus making them
garden, perfect gem OF its kind both in luxury
and design. is to be u conspicuous feature in the
when the temperature will not allow OF fair guests
stepping out into its alleys. Altogether there is
every to believe that the reopenng of the pal
ace under the present consulate will be an i'm mense
surprise to q generation which Ia rather ignorant OF
splendors. Although the Duke and Duchess OF Ma
genta entertained guests not unfrequently at the
Elysee their receptions were always or very
limited kind and never entailed preparations on
grand SCALE.
1t was in tho reign of Alexis Mkhailovitch father
of Peter the Great about the middle of the seven
tesnth century that Siberia received its first
succession of them since. The yearly contingent
largely under the late Emperor Nicholas,
and from about 900 In the middle of his reign tho
total number of transported persons has risen to
$1,000 ~ 600 under Alexander H.. or comprising
ton of these convicts in Siberia condemned to
hard labor another and much larger portion SIMPLY
hold the position of forced colonsts forbidden to
leave certain place The slight barrier OF the Ural
is easily passed by the fugitive convicts, and dis
tance IL not of much account to u Russian. Tho
police arrest annually a large number OF the de-
More than ten per cent of the persons
every summer from Moscow to Siberia are fugitives
being sent back. .tany, however, escape altogether
and recruit the large army of vagabonds. 1t is
wonderful that the sy stem OF transportation at
ent largely practsed finds but little favor among
jurists and others occupied with the repression OF
crime among politicians concerned with colonial
ton. Siberia ITSELF like the Australian colonies be-
gins 10 resent the sending to her of SO much 'human
refuse" as it might be called which, far from on
rching and fertilizing the country poisons the air
with its fetid and drives away iuhab-
itants
Cardinal Manning addressed an audience of about
four Thousand people recently In Liverpool the
influence of women. or all the powers upon earth.
he said there in the hands OF mothers and
daughters aud sisters power which could control the
greatest strength OF man. and this was the power of
good example, of good lie. of true Christian love.
the persuasion OF their patience waiting until
the faults of those whom they tried to win to better
ways should be wiped out Men might reason and
wrange, and might convince one another. but they
had not the power of persuasion that mother or
brother broth They could sometimes do what vp priests
could ,ot The good Bishop Of Ferns. who had
gone to his rest; had told them that he had often
ing the pledge along with them for the pur-
pose of giving them courage ana strength to do
that which many of them were so cowardiy that
they dare not promise to do. Many man had been
bislaht to heaven and tho sacrament and holy
death by the influence of wife mother or sister.
1t was most certain that the character OF man was
formed for lite by the mother, aud he had rarely
known q good mother who had u bad daughter or a
bad BON Speaking OF drunkenness he described It
the sin OF the Christian world saying that among
the Africans and the people OF the East drunkenness
only came IN when we brought it. During all the
time he spent abroad. III France or Italy or Rome,
he saw drunken woman. though here aud
there drunken man, bat very few. When French
men and Italians came over to England they often.
for the first time. men and women drunk in the
streets. Toward the conclusion. of his remarks he
condemned the employment OF married women out
side their own households. saying that when a wo-
man married she entered into solemn contract for
life that she would give her time 70 her husband.
her home aud her children. ana II she did not do
it destroyed the whole domestic life.
AMERICAN VINES IN FRANCE.
The philloxera is causing severe ravaees in tho
vine districts of France, and particularly IN the De-
partment OF Cironde. OF the 2,UU0.O00 hectares
planted with vines throughout the country il is
iimated that nearly 100000 utterly destroyed
and 2OO0oo others seriously affected. and that the
total loss to the State will not be less than three
mtlards. III tho Gironde alone the produce for the
year Is believed TO be diminished by 80 900 tons
OF wine. NJ. Leonco Graud. the President OF tho
Mines Chamber of Commerce. bears testimony to
the value of American vine stocks, which have been
planted In that neighborhood to tho amount OF 600
or 600 hectares, and which, though OF course not
equalling the yield quality of the old vines. have
yet shown great resistance to the disease; and he
recommends that their cultivation should be pur-
sued on all poor land. The treatment by sulphuret
of carbon has bccn followed with great success and
especially where the vino yields more than forty
hcctoltres to the hcctarc or where the quality OF
the vine secures IL high price. The cost OF apply
ing IL ia mt the rate of about 250f. Co 3OOf. per
hoctarc for two dressings. Where feasible, along
side tho banks OF rivers. IL Is advised to the
water over the vineyard and subnierge II, II being
found that the mud which Is Deposited has good
says the Wte Trade Rerie,cs correspondent, cannot