The New York herald., 1879-11-30
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wADpINcToN's CABINET ON THE RocKs-aLAD-
STONE DENoUNcEs THE aovERNMENT-MIR-
SKY, THE NIHILIsT-ExILEs OF NoUMEA-
WOMEN AND SCHOOL BOARDS.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON. Nov. 80, 1879.
M. Michel Chevalier. the political economist. is
Dead fn aff ftn
or the fifty members Of the London School Board
elected on Thursday nine are women.
The French Court OF Appeals. reversing the de-
cision Of the lower court. has ned the Pays lOOOf.
and costs for calling the Mayor Of st. Yrieix
poisson. Ht2t
Before the Military Court at st. Petersburg.
Mirsky. the nihilst. acknowledged shooting at Gem
eral Drentelon and at the policemen who arrested
him. All the other accused nihilists pleaded not
guilty.
MuKHTARs REPORTED ASSASSINATION.
No confirmation has been received here from
Turkish sources Of the announcement that Ahmed
Mukhtar Pacha had been massacred by the Arnouts.
but the report is not improbable. He had been sent
to surrender Gusinje to the Montenegrins. which
the Abanians had previously notified the Porte they
would forcibly resist 1t is officially announced
from Constantinople that the report of the assassi
nation of Ahmed Moukhtar Pacha by Arnants :s
without foundation. Moukhtar Pacha slept on FRI
day night in Q village Prisrend route to
Gusinje. au4 it.3se
FRENCH TARIFFS
despatch from Paris to the Times says 1.-THE
Protectionist Association of French Industry has
addressed petition to the government stating that
the crisis has assumed larger proportions than
during the last ten months, and that the very exist
ence OF the chief French industries is menaced.
Nearly all the European countries we'll - the
United States and the English colonies have raised
their tariffs to the prejudice OF France. and the
association urges the government ana Parliament to
proceed early to discuss the general tariff and mer.
| chant marine bills"
LRPEREs REPORT THE ooMMuNrsTs.
M. Lepere, Minister Of the Interior in his report
upon the subject of plenary amnesty, states that
only $50 deportes remain unpardoned, whereof 05
were members of the Commune 80 had committed
common law crimes against the person. lO4 had
committed common law crimes against property,
Gal had been previously convicted Of non-political
offences. and 81 belong to the class who. having
been sentenced in contumaciam, evince abroad an
attitude which renders clemency toward them i'm.
| possible "a o.iN
FRENCH POLITICAL PROGRAMMES.
At the meeting of the buresrx of the four groups
Of the Left yesterday. at which it decided to
| agree upon united programme. the pure Left and
Centre opposed nterpellatinR the government while
| the advanced and extreme Left supported Deputy
throw of tho Ministry. After an animated dis
cussion NJ. Henri Brisson. Gambettst and one
of the Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies.
made stirring speech. declaring that 1t would be
| illogical and perilous to overflow the Ministry
| without knowing how to replace it. He moved the
groups of the Loft try to agree . common pro-
gramme and submit 1t to the Cabinet and then. 10
| it was not properly acted upon, to vote
| against them. This motion was carried by
| q great majority. The committees of the
four groups agreed to meet daily until programme
is settled upon. Paris despatch TO the Telegraph
says the republican candidates for Orange district.
department of Vaucluse, who came forward at the
time of M. Gents appointment as Governor of Mar
Unique, have retired and M. Gent offers himself
for reelection. NJ Humbert has not offered himself
as candidate. The Journal des Debas says:--"The
result of the deliberations Of the bureaux of the four
groups Of the Left is that the present Cabinet will
be upheld condtionally upon its eliminating the
dictionary elements from among the staff officials"
GLADSTONE EsaLAsD's POLICY.
Mr. Gladstone made speech at the Corn Market
Edinburgh. yesterday. Ho denounced the conservS
tive financial management extrsvagant and dis.
honest. sThe Afghan war expenses he said. like
those Of the Abyssinian war. were underrated and
kept secret pending the elections. Mr.. Gladstone
subsequently addressed 900 persons at tho Wa
vcrley Market. He insisted that the independence
of the free Balkan Peninsula must never again
fall under the yoke Of despotic Power warned
against allowing Austria to inherit Turkish su
pramacv