The New York herald., 1879-12-26

10 STAKE the prosperity OF the country Oh uisuou-
esty based ON mad appeals to communist princi-
pies What strikes these journals very much is
the apparent powerlessness of the English govern.
ment. in presence of the fact that the farmers OF
many districts desire to pay their rents but are pre-
vented from dong so by the agitators.
1t is said that the zulus look out still for another
king. believing that Sir Garnet promised them one
ut Ulundi. They lave idea that Cetywayo's
Slaughtered brother Umbulazi, whose body was
that he has been taken care Of By the English ali
these years has married white lady! and will come
to rule over them. The zulus have no doubt con-
founded sir Garnets reference to the Resident with
promise to place king over them.
Among the congratulatory messages sent to the
Gar from all the courts of the world is the following
from the Pope;--"With inexpressible dismay we
have heard of the melancholy attack contemplated
against Your Majestys person. Providence. which
trated the criminal plan. beg to express to Your
Majesty my grief at the criminal deed. as well as my
God for His gracious interpretation"
Graf Paul Raday "OberstuhIrichter" 10 Hungarian
ttle or dodoo. whose inexplcable suicide has cast
sgoom over the royal family of Hungary.
OF the most intimate friends and constant visitors
Of the chdfedn circle His well known wit and cap
tvating manners procured him privileges in the
favored guests. 1t was his custom to propose tho
Emperor's health after dinner. when he concluded
with the words Long life to the Sing Of Hungary.
"Whom God preserve"
Cetywayo seems to be spending pleasant time OF
It at Cape Town. The ex-King was present on re-
cent occasion on the balcony of the Generals quar-
tors at the CASTLE his wives and personal attendants
grouped around him. The pipers of the Ninety
quadrangle for somo time for his amusement. Getty
wayo apparently taking great. though puzzled. IN
biiiycock hat and blue serge Suit. and held in his
hand q cane on which he followed the movements
Of the pipers fingers, The ladies' residing in the
during the afternoon. One of the pipers was pre-
sented to Cetywayo. who evidently took great in
his entertainers left the King who was IN capital
health and spirits. took off his hat and bowed to
them with no little dignity.
News comes to us, says London Life Of desper-
ate conspiracy in ono of the smaller European
States, conspiracy which was followed by prompt
and stern repression. and by the instant dismissal
chief conspirator. Commandant Malpeli gen.
eralissimo OF the national army of San Marino.
and 1t appears that this distinguished Of
hcer, tired Of the enforced inaction to which
he is condemned by the small place that the Repub
lie Of San Marino holds in the councils OF Europe
conspired with several other persons get up gam
bling tables. like those at Monaco. Such things
might exist % in but t Wsre mot to be
reign Council assembled in solemn concave and dis
missed the General for conspiring with foreigners
Unit now the telegraph has not informed us Of any
disturbances having followed this act
Justice. but 1t remains to be seen how the San MI
rino army, composed Of some nine hundred officers
and men. if mistake not. will take their Generals
disgrace.
The Queen Of Spain's apartments at the Castle of
Pardo ars thus described;-The rooms eight in
number. The first we enter r hung Ill white satin,
with hand embroidered blue flowers; the furniture,
Of Louis XIV. style. is upholstered in rich blue
panels of great beauty. This room leads
French empire. hung in yellow satn with furniture
of the same. In recess Of window Is small
@ statue ha OF tine King ne was
is holding the bride in one hand and is saluting
with the other. The third room is called the
gold, two grand pianos occupy two corners,
and curves and knickknacks abound. The
Queens study. or workroom, comes next. It
opens upon large terrace which. in summer. is ar
ranged as garden 1t is white and gold the furni-
turo being OLD Dutch with inlaying Of eolored dow
marvel Of splendor and luxury. It required no less
than eight hundred yards Of stuff for the hangings.
which OF ecru Lyons silk. broche, with alternate
lines of red and blue flowers. The furniture is
Louis XVI. In corner is table in old Sevres; in
the middle Of the room Is the bed. in black wood,
with embossed brass ornaments at the head two
reclining nude female figures support shield, upon
which is emblazoned the Queens monogram in red
upon blue ground; canopy, in embossed brass,
support the curtains which are thick silk, OF tho
same design as the hangings. Tho bathroom. which
is close by also opens into room specially reserved
for the Queens attendants, and near the bedroom
also is the dressing room, the furniture of which
is silver pine the walls being hung with ecru silk,
with blue flowers.
The subjectof divorce still one OF those at pres
ent absorbing great portion OF public attention in
vision Of opinion ON tie much-disputed question Of
the. solubility the ndissolubility of marriage.
Every Sunday at the arstocratic Church Of st.
Phippe-du-R Roule, in the Faubourg St. Honore, the
controversy against divorce supported from the
pulpit by Pare Didon who has for listeners the most
ting " of Of dvcree m
Franco At ono time Emile do Girardin sits to be
converted. IL possibe at another 1t is Francisque
Sarcey, and last Sunday the Of NJ Naquet,
the vcritabe champion OF divorce. to sit and listen
to the eloquent discourse OF tho reverend father at
st. Philippe-du-Roule. The Pere Didon says that
neither Protestants, Catholics Jews ask for
divorce and that the question is agitated merely by
q few playwrights AMI literary men. marked
feature OF the present controversy Is the extreme
urbanity observed by those who are taking SO
prominent part IN IT, or which the retned com
Sarcey. n. Naquet and the reverend father on sue
cessvo Sundays In the sacrsty after tho service are
most agreeable proofs 1t difficult matter to set
tie. evidently; but practical judge recommends
that the question of divorce divorce should
decided by appeal to the votes of all the
ried people in France. who all the parties
most deeply interested in proper decision Of this
questio vezata
The return of the Bohemian Deputies to their
place IN the councils Of the Empire Is thought by
some of the nquisitive to be the result thinks the
London Globe, OF sort OF compromise by virtue of
which the Emperor Is to concede to that portion OF
his dominions act for which they have long been
camorlng. This is no other than the formal as
sum- ption by him of the royal crown of Bohemia
and the recognition thereby OF the title of the
try to national existence OF Its own. Nothing can
historical right to king of her own, in the
same way Hungary or any other realm which
has been united by y federal pact to contnguous
in the annals of middle-age history, when Ottocar.
the Slavonian King of Bohemia and Grand Duke OF
Austria. was defeated by Rudolf OF Hapsburg, and
had to surrender the former territory to the con-
queror, who then possessed of little more than
Alsace and part of Switzerland. Long after the
annexation OF Tho kingdom to the imperial domin-
ions retained its separate individual existence and
IL was not till some four hundred years after in the
end of tho seventeenth century that it could be
gardod as permanently Incorporated into the Austrian
territory The royal title from very carly times
elective in Bohemia and the ancient records present
us with worry complete systoin of representative
voting. The families first assembled in convenient
numbers and chose vladika. or chief; and the
chiefs elected then joined In naming the rcgning
prince or king. The monarchy was, moreover. of
very limited Sort aud the king upon being crowned
at Prague always compelled either to sign
capituation charter or to swear solomnly to OBJ
serve the rights and liberties of the country, in
Guiding that of legislature. taxation, raising Of
troops and free election Of the next sovereign.
These rights Ferdinand I. fully recognized when ho
crowned in 1886, and tho present Emperor will
no doubt DE expected to do the same il 1t be true
that ho is about to assume the crown at Prague.
Tho fSihcr Loud publishes good deal of anccdotal