The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-21
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

Recent eruptions or Vesuvius have somewhat al
tered the appearance OF the volcano. There now
three craters around the great cone, two small
craters having opened at the end Of last month and
structed tho OF the lava. The current Is fow-
ing slowly in u northeayterly direction into the
valley between Monte Somma and Vesuyius and is
clearly visible from Naples to the naked eye.
The Germans, who are credited with an ambition
to take from England large share of her Australian
trade. have gwen splendid illustration OF what
they do in the Sydney Exhibition. In I37 classes
OF the 566 into which the exhibition is divided Ger
many boast OF nearly seven hundred exhibitors.
There are goods shown which attract more atten-
ton. and none which deserve it more. From musical
instruments aud gunpowder to scientific apparatus
aud manufacturing machinery. Germany produces
almost everything which MI industrial exhibition
like that at sydney should show. 1t is claimed, on
behalf Of the Germans, that some Of their iron
features are equal to the best English makes.
The Vienna Presse of cent date published under
letter which states that in the early part
1876 General Kotxebue, the Governor General OF
Warsaw was instruc ted by his government to enter
X. presumably NJ. Kreszerskil, who to
assume the direction of large Polish jour-
free from censorship. with the view OF paw
ing the way to compromise between Russia
by the Marquis wielopolski After long negotiations
NJ Kreszerski declined the task i'll of his
being unable to with the views put forward by
General Kotzebue in regard to emigration, but,
yielding TO urgent requests he drew up for the
q memorandum the Polish question. Endeavors,
in which the Czarevna has taxi en- leading part have
since been continuously made to bring about q
rapproackemen with the Polish arstocracy with the
view Of effectng the desired compromise.
A new drama. in five scts entitled Cecilia" by
Pietro Cossa, has been brought out ut the Vale
Theatre, Rome. The hrst night OF Q work by tho
author Of Nero" CLEOPATRA" ana "Messalina" is
always an event in Rome. Although prices were
more than doubled, every box and seat secured
n week before and the theatre crowded excess.
The correspondents of the London Times says:-"It
would he difficult to name single notabty in poll
tics literature, art science In the world of fashion,
who absent 1t is impossible to describe the
bursts OF enthusiasm called forth by each OF
this moving drama, which for four hours kept tho
public under that fascination the works OF genius
alone exercise. This encomium. which is exact.
was pronounced In the Opinio.e yesterday morn.
ing by the MMchese d'Arcais. the FIRST
Italian literary critic of the day. The
author called for again and again as
the play progressed-no fewer In fact than thirty
nine times, and more than once the action in.
terrupted by the public insisting on the repetition
of of the finer passages, aud particularly one
wherein the hero OF the play Giorgione. the painter
describes how Venice. where the scene is laid
him inspiration. The parts OF Cecilia aud of Gior-
gione admirably sustained by Signora TesserC
duldone and sienor Pasta. AS the audience
was heard in the Hobbies; the curtain had risen
again for the afterpicce. which. in the interest
Everybody had left the house and the farce was
played before empty benches. After the play Sgnor
sodi to pay for the bumper to be drunk In honor
tho author. the coppers being piled up before him.
The names or the two war vessels, the Almirantc
Cochrane and the O'Higgins. which have figured SO
prominently in the accounts of the South American
war; carry back, says English paper. to epoch
In Chilean history which has been well nigh OBJ
liberated by the stirring events which the third
quarter of our century has witnessed. Yet It ia
which Engiishmen may justly reflect with
pride. II was in 1910. when Napoleon was pouring
his lcgions into SPAN, that Chile made her first
effort to throw of tho hated yoke of the mother
country. The Spanish official, when Intercepted
the character of his fellow countrymen in cuba
answered. ndireiy. "RoLdmos toios' owe all rob-
bers''); and this liz practice OF no modern date In
1911 the first collision occurred but IL not till
two years later that the rcvolted coloniss, under
Carrera. inflicted severe defeat General Paroja
The tables, IL Is true, were soon turned, and tho
royalists reasserted their supremacy. Still
slant, however, under misfortune, tho coonists
by their kinsmen of Buenos Ayres, the
day of Chacabuco. still dear every patriotic
Chilean. The chance of war went once more against
the young Republic, but another victory ut Maipu
achieved its independence IL Is curious to remein.
Der that the first made OF their success by the
Chileans TO assist the very country which, after
treacherousy instigatng Bolivia. Joined
provoked attack on her former berefactor 1t ut
this point that Lord Cochrane come the scene,
and IL duo to his reckless gallantry, united
with his consuiumate skill. that the Chileans who
style themselves "tbe English of the Pacifc,"
to be elected the fret President OF Chile In 1917 and
the address to retain his postno light matter in .
south American Rcpublic-till 1929 Tho statue Of
Lord Cochrane will be remembered by every visitor
to the pleasant city OF Valparaiso. and the Chiieans
still acknowledge the debt they owe to their twin
of Lord Cochraps. who. with our countryman lay
lor, taught the colonists that they moro than
q match tor even such skut vi seamen the Portu-
guese.