The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
EUROPEAN NOTES.

hOrtcd the Bulgarlans 10 obey the sultan, and II
stated 10 have departed amid cheering
The German protectionist party are now assailing
the present coinage system. They condemn the
pure gold standard hurtful to the interests of
Germany and recommend return to the small
notes system and the issue of plenty OF paper money
While the Catholic party holding u soiree at
Derry. on Monday night. the 18th Of March, cart
axle box, filled with gunpowder and fred was thrown
through the glass roof. exploding immediately. The
heavy glass of the roof injured several persons One
girl was taken to the nfrmary badly hurt
Considerable attention is being directed toward
Africa English market, in the present of
depression. and Mr.. James Bradshaw read paper
before the Society of Arts last evening" in which he
demonstrated that Africa was paramount necessity
for the future prosperity of the leading industries Of
England.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone are reported to be
ject to severe attacks of influenza its worst FORM
accompanied with sore throat and general debility.
He has been confined to bed for nearly week and SO
PROSTATE that all his correspondence fell to the
amanuensing of his daughter
LET the universal satisfaction at our enemy's re-
cent humating defeat by despised opponents
opportunity to strike also. ACetywayo with unarmed
followers would have staggered the prestige or
curbed the insolenee OF England. Arm Ireland. and
q Rorkes Drift nearer home may shake the Empire
to its base" This is an extract from one of the
documents found on the person OF an freshman re-
Gently arrested at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Daily Telegraph SALES.--FUTURE il an ugly trait
in the public opinion of Ireland at the present time
That there should be any subjects of the Queen who
hail with delight the massacre OF brave solulerS,
their own fellow countrymen, by ruthless savages
testes to painful degradation OF sentiment among
presumably educated men. Tho feeling has even
reused sone Irishman to reasonable verse, in which
the writer sings:-
Then hurrah for Zulu foes,
For the whelming crescent's close,
Aud the whizzng asscgai.
The London World notices the strange omission of
Mr. Gladstone's from the list of the invited to
q royal marriage ut Windsor. Whatever may be
thought of Mr.. Gladstone as statesman his name
is impershably connected with the history OF the
has been great part 1t is pity that no place was
found for such man. Courts and courtiers are
much deceived ii they think their fouts can do him
harm. The country will regret to the Court
giving way to feelings Of fretful spite and of cat
like vindictiveness.
deputation of the council of the Cremation So
ciety Of England has had interview with the Home
Secretary with reference to Earl Onslows motion in
the House Of Lords calling attention to the Crema-
ton Society, and asking the government whether
the practice of cremation is in accordance with the
laws of the country. The deputation which
sisted of Sir Henry Thompson and others, urged ar
guments in support of cremation. Mr.. Cross sug-
gested that before the thing was established by any
Individual company it would be better for private
individuals to bring in bill and have the matter
threshed out in Parliament.
The oxford Chronicle understands that the plans for
the establishment of Ladies' College" in Oxford,
which have for some time been under consideration,
are now approaching completion. They fall under
two heads, relating to the provision of nstruc
ton, the other TOR the establishment of halls for
ladies' going to Oxford from distance for the pur-
poses Of study. "The Association for Promoting the
Higher Education of Women in oxford" has thought
it well to conne itself to the former object. The
association has been formed for the purpose Of
aordng instruction in Oxford to ladies over seven
teen of who desire to carry on their educa
ton into the higher branches.
Ten days ago the cabling from London was inter
rupted. Here is tho reason: AT the Wdnes police
court Tuesday two respectfully connected youths
charged with cutting certain telegraph wires
the night of the 9th of March. Owing to the dis
covcry ut Liverpool that communication stopped
means were ut once taken to trace the defect was
then found that at Widnes no fewer than fourteen
wires had been cut by the prisoners. Communica-
ton was thus interrupted with London, Dublin and
the United States. The prisoners, who
manded admitted having climbed up the telegraph
poles and cut the wires with piece of TIM but said
they had only done it for o lark |"
JftH Man Cdssne:-.It seems that the late convict
Peace through the sensational accounts published
all his doings, continues TO exercise wonderful
influence the Imagination of the rising generation
Not only has burglary conducted with the aid of .
revolver become favorite pastime for youth, but
even the hero's execution is imtated-not always
without fatal results Four boys have actually put
themselves to death by strangulation while playing
ut Peace. 1t il termed. since the object OF their
admiration died for his crimes on the gallows. The
found yesterday morning by o policeman. having
strangled himself in street In lambeth while pur
suing this favorite amusement.
According to the latest advices from the Cape the
worst IL apprehended in the Transvaal, though the
High Commissioner IL disposed to make all reasona-
bio concessions. The attitude assumed by the Beers
said paraiyzc the action of the English forces
against the Zulus. The Natal Witness says IL is pos
siblc that the British public. when IL has had anne
that it will be better to let the Transvsal go at the
cost of the English money spent in II Than incur
tenfold expenses in hghting the Beers and Znus at
the time. The British public may be disposed
to think 1t adds, that in crisis like the present it
would be wiser TO incur political defeat than gen.
eral disaster and better to have the whole European
community united against the common enemy than
TO cling tooth and nail to an annexation which cir
cumstances are proving In respect to military objects
l,s.1 fiuIv mia In
sion that Sir Bartle has been too preciptae in the
whole Zulu business gains ground.
The Copenhagen correspondent Of the Pal Mai
Gazette. writing ON the 10th inst. says."A large
meeting. at which the Norwegian poet NJ Bj9rn-
stene- Bj0rnson presided. held Ut Christiana
the evening OF Thursday last with the object OF pro-
this protest taking the shape Of agitation for the
removal from the Norwegian flag OF the emblem
which signifies the union with Sweden. According
TO kilograms received here, the meeting of tho
very stormest kind, cheers aud counter cheers put
ting an early end to all kinds OF discussion About
one Thousand two hundred persons were present,
who appeared about equally divided and who greeted
NJ. Bjorson's declaration that We Norsemcn want
fsg pure and unsulled--away with the emblem
Of the union,' with mingled cheers and groans and
Misses. The speech Of NJ BjOrnson was violent in the
extreme and full OF the btterest and most vrulent
personal attacks on the King OF Sweden"
The elopement Of q Cornish lady with man of re-
spectacle appearance. who gave the name OF the Hon.
Arthur Arbuthnott. and who with the lady, was ar
rested few weeks ago alightng Mt the Great West
ern Railway station in that city, has been followed
by somewhat important discovery. The mans real
name turns out to be Armstrong, and Captain Bent
has now asccrtancd that the defendant is Montague
D'Oyley Fullerton Armstrong for whose apprehen-
sion the Scotland Yard authorities have held war
since February of last year. The prisoner,
who il thirty years of age was mentioned In the Hue
and Cry as well known In West End hotels. and .
minute search OF his luggage has led TO papers of
very interesting nature being found concealed. On
the issue Of the warrant for his arrest he fed to
America, where. as Montague 4. Anderson. he was
admitted to the privileges OF the Dugnese Club at
PittsburQ In October last he left America and on
arrival in England to Exeter. where hc1assumed
the name OF Montague Arbuthnott. On leaving
Exeter he visited Cornwall, where no assumed the
title Of honorable and passed ~ the Hon. Mr..
Arbuthnott up to the time OF his arrest.
Some facts interesting to American shipping men
are found in tho statement of shipping of the United
Kingdom for 1878 There In an increase as compared
with 1877 of about two per cent in the number OF
vessels and Of about per cent In the tonnage
tered last year in the total trade Of tho United King
dom. In the c!caranccs the increase two
per cent both In numbers and tonnage The increase
Is exclusively In British vessels There decrease of
about three per cent In the number and about two per
cent in the tonnage Of foreign vessels clearing and