The New York herald., 1879-09-12
ADVANCE OF THE BRITISH.
System Of Self-Government Pro-
posed for Cuba.
MORE STORMS IN ENGLAND.
NoW-Bazar Peaceaby Occupied by
Austrian Arms
NEWS OF THE JEANNETTE.
tDx CABLE TO THE HznA1D.l

lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON, Sept IL, 1879.
Count Won Beust is about to resign the Ger
man Ambassadorship at Paris and retire TO pri-
vate life.
1t is expected in political circles at Madrid
that the constitutional party will shortly come
into power. oms
The transport Seudre arrived at Port Vendre
yesterday, having on board another company of
amnestied communists.
The Poltica (newspaper) denies that the
Spanish government intends raising the state
Of siege in the Basque Provinces
The Dutch expeditionary columns against
Aeheen have been disbanded. Several of the
native chiefs have submitted to the demands of
the Dutch.
A French review Of the beet sugar trade says
that whatever may be the result Of the crop in
France. the yield throughout Europe will be
equal to that Of last year
The Journal Of st. Peters6urg says:-'We
have reason to believe the statements that inn
portant changes in the Russian diplomatic SER
vice have been decided upon are not official"
collision occurred yesterday near Aidos be-
tween some Roumelian nilitiamen and band of
Mussulmans. Two officers and eight men of the
milttia we're wounded and ten men are missing.
The Times despatch from Bucharest reports
that the drought in Roumania continues. A
partial famine is likely to ensue in many dis
tricts unless the government assists the inhab-
itants.
Tho Berlin correspondent Of the Times repeats
a statement from the Norsye Vsvmya that the
forthcoming meeting of Russian scientists will
consider the question of abandoning the old
method of reckoning time.
The correspondent Of the Ssasdara ct Madrid
says that the rumors regarding the influence Of
the British in Morocco and the mounting of
guns on fortified barracks at Tangier by British
engineers are entirely false.
The Ssassdards Berlin despatch says the
manifesto of the national liberals states that
they will advocate the convoking Of the Diet
and submitting the budget thereto yearly;
favor the reduction of the indirect taxes resist
the abolition or suspension of the May laws,
and support the educational reform acts and
the purchase Of the railways by the governments.
t% .ng IRISH FAMINE.
Mr.. Mitchell Henry, home rule member of
Parliament for the county Of Galway, speaking
at q meeting numbering 5000 persons on the
land question: at Clifden Ireland, YESTERDAY,
declared that If the government left the people
without relief for the winter they would hold
them responsible before Europe for repetition
OF the Irish famine .4.
TURKISH OPPOSITION IN xovI-BAzAR
The Turkish commander at Plevle, in pur-
sunnce Of an order from the Porte protested
against the occupation of that place by the
Austrians, and demanded that there should be
. joint Austro Turkish garrison. The Austrians,
however, finally occupied the place without op-
position. The Siandards Vienna despatch
denies that Austro-H o-Hungnry has guaranteed to
Turkey the safety of her European possessions
in return for her allowing the peaceful occu-
patton Of Novi-Baxar.
TURCo-GREEK FRONTIER
In yesterdays sitting Of the Turco-Greek From
tier Commission at Constantinople the Turkish
Commissioners again stated the conditions on
which they would accept the protocol of the
Treaty of Berlin as the basis Of negotiations
1t is expected TINT Greece will consent to ne
gotiste on the conditions proposed, and that the
discussion of the frontier line will commence ut
the next sitting of the Commission.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
The correspondent of the Tines ut Berlin
says that the statement of the North German
Gazette to the effect thnt Mgr. Roncetti, the
Papal Nuncio, il not authorized to enter into
negotiations with the German government,
mny, perhaps, be construed as hint that such
authorization is recommended and that the hint
will probably be taken. The correspondent of
the Standard at Berlin reports that Minister
Won Putt Hammer, replying to petit
tion Of the Catholic clergy of Munster
and Paderborn for the removal Of
hindrances to religious instruction In schools,
says he can do nothing to effect IN essential
change until the Catholic Church formally
acknowledges the inalicnable right Of the State
10 make its own laws.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
A despatch from Madrid to the Daily Ne,cs
announces that the Minister of the Colonies has
agreed with the Bank Of Spain for very large
advance to meet the expense of the reinforce
ments for Cuba. The reinforcemcnts will in
clude artillery. Spanish politicians express
much apprehension about the news from Cuba,
but only q small group of radical members of
the Cortes would approve a system of self
government similar to that Of Canada, which it
is understood would be the solution favored by
ths Havana liberals. Several newspapers
strongly urge the government to give ex-
plantations relative to Cuba. The Commits
sion on the subject of reforms in the
colony will meet ON the 18th inst.
A Madrid despatch to the Daily Standard
says:-"Important dispatches are daily passing
between the Spanish Cabinet and the Captain
General of Cubs. General Martinez Campos is
thoroughly alive to the gravity Of the agitation.
II the condition Of the colonial treasury permits
the government intends that the reforms shall