The New York herald., 1879-09-07
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
Ernest Renan passed through Naples recently on
his way to Ischis. where he is taking the baths.
The unfortunate relations OF Solovien against
most Of whom there aad not appear to be the least
ground for suspicion are now passing their NTH
without any preliminary investigation having
been made of their case.
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia has returned
from Norway, extremely gratifed with his trip,
though from . sportsman point OF view it has been
o failure. Neither the Prince, his suite. the
huntsmen sent in advance succeeded in obtaining
the faintest trace of reindeer in the Jotun Houn-
taius.
correspondent, writing to the Glasgow Herald on
''the way in which work from women is paid by
some firms in Gasgow,' says:-"A shirt contains
about sixty yards OF machine stitching and thirty
yards of oastlng. and for this work ND. is paid
lady in this city worked for week for 3D., working
on average tive hours q day"
We give the following passage from letter relating
to International literary conventions addressed by NJ
waddington to the Minister of Foreign Affairs =
''One OF tho proposals havo submitted for the
consideration OF the English government with
gard to the revision OF literary agreement with
Great Britain consists in the demand tor ton years
right of property in translations and for interval
three months for the publication Of such transla
TONS
.'The erection Of the colossal head of Liberty de-
signed by Berthodi for the New York roadstead is "
says Gotgndni. making rapid progress at the back
OF the Palais de rIndustrie, and the public will
shortly be able to visit It's interior. Thanks to the
OF the FrancoAmerican lottery the whole of
the monument will be completed in less than two
years. and before its departure it's transatlantic
destination will be put together temporarily for in
spection by the Par1saus. The height OF the m0nu-
ment. it may bcremsrked will be about that of the
Vend0me Column
..Of American travellers during tho last fortnight
we have had Inundation," says the Times
spondent at Naples. Caravans of ladies have ar
rived, numbering sixty or seventy In each caravan
Rut thevs Onlv enOuQl N GET n Ula at
the bay. rs their programme was very extensive
and their time very limited in fact Italy must have
been by them at hard galop During their stay
they attracted much observation. but received much
courtesy and tetc given to party Of them at Posi-
ling they did under convoy-the only way. in
fact. in which q number of unprotected females
could travcl-cverything was done for them Ia
mode Cook but as far as economy is concerned, I
am disposed to think that individuals could travel
quite as cheaply and certainly much moro indepen-
IDENTIFY
7imes-'The glass has again risen to eighty but long
continued heat has hidden adieu aud we now
look forward to at least two months Of the most
charming weather OF the year, happily for the family
OF the ex-Khedive. who have been basking roast
ing in the on board their yacht Off the Granii.
you left this week for Alexandria and has been
placed by the Fayoum, on board of which the
and female attendants On board the Fayoum, it is
said, there is an enormous consumption OF melons
and snow for ice is not to be found in Naples. One
the custom here for the wandering minstres Of the
streets to put off from shore and visit the vessels
lying at anchor reEaline the passengers with songs
week. however. some Of the ladies were discovered
by their guards looking out of tho portfolios and
reprimandcd. Since then, by order Of tho COM
mander of the port the excursions of the minstres
have been prohibited
NJ. Martens, the we'll known Professor of Public
and International Law in the University of ST. Pc
tersburg, has issued a pamphlet entitled "lsussa
and England III central ASIA" wherein he considers
the conflict OF interests hitherto characterzing the
relations Of the two Powers In that quarter OF the
globe. and eloqucntly pleads for the necessity of
cordial understanding between them-the only pos
sible means, argues the learned and humanely
minded Professor. of rccmiming those desert lands
from barbarism and promoting the advance of civ
ization This idea OF the erudite jurist is based
the clear conviction that the interests of Russia and
England in Central Asia are ntisly tho same.
A Constantinople letter in the Paris Temps gives
some interesting details on the slave trade in
Turkey. The hundreds Of girls who form part of
tho harem are, he avcrs mostly Circassian slaves.
The household of every Turk who is at all well of,
be he pacha' hey or plain eisndi. is stocked
generally supplied by Circassan families settled In
the Empire. The parents. when they have daugh-
ters at all well favored, bring them up carefully with
view to their being sold Touts 90 about the
provinces every year. Just rs horsedeacrs travel in
Hungary, and buy the girls from their parents.
They are brought to Constantinople. and there
qnsrtered until finally disposed of in houses
which are well known to all old residents
in the Turkish capital Some Of those houses
are in Topbanch. on tho Bosphorus. and in the
quarters OF the Sultan Mcheinct and the Avrct
Bazaar though they are not sold quite publicly,
there IL no conceamcnt about the transaction. The
terms of tho salc set down In contract regis
tered by the chief courts. which contract provides
for the rights of the buyer in the event of his pur
chase not being equal to the warranty, or of the
slave making her escape. The con tract authorizes
the purchase when tired his bargain to sell both
the mother and her child. and 1t appears that tn IL
occurs daily.
little pamphlet entitled ..Gambetta Intime, the
thor of WI htch IN Jul mn NJ IN
Vod,ve and late manager or the Rtpu6quc Frdncoise
has been sent to the Paris correspondent oil the
Times. The following little chapter will prove
tercssing, relates to subject about which pub
lie opinion shows q good deal OF curiosity and which
Is written TO expose the iasy OF reports which were
beta never had fortune As n student of law he
led modest lic; Ms Deputy under the Empire hc
continued the same existence ss In the Quarter
Latin; chief OF the National Defence he let Office
with debts Tho success of the Rpubtigue Francois,
only afforded Gau,bet,a comfortable circumstances
Tho reaconary paperr have spoken of his luxury, OF
his hotel, his horses, his tram dr. mdson. Luxury
An apartment furnished by q newspaper
books, Gambctta's only weakness. Tho 6oin Il,
watson, his carriages. He had carriage
COTS, the young Ciardo Mobile who has been IN his
since 1870 Then there the Dubochet legend
NJ. Dubocbet very rightly thought and loved to tell
his friends that fortune could do no harm 10 the
chief ot party in hghting with adversarics in the
enjoyment OF large pecuniary resources He whose
purse had 40 often been opened for the needs Of the
cause knew that whatever Gambctta possessed
would take the same direction. Once only he
directly alluded to his intentions in tho presence of
his fricnd They we're walking on the banks of the
Lake OF Geneva and looking at the miIionnairc's
three splendid country mansions. which do you
like bcstY asked Nj. Bubochet. That said Gam
beta, pointing to the Chateau de Cr1tes. WELL
said M. DuDochet, laughing, 1t will be yours some
day. On N. Dubochcts death Gambetta was
asserted to have succeeded to fortune In reality
the will left everything to the natural hcirs-M
Guichard and Nine. Arnaud The latter thought
they would be interpreting the wishes of their uncle
in asking hts friend TO accept, remembrance of
him, 2 sum of 2,oooooof. Gambetta replied by q