The New York herald., 1879-09-06

eeeded TO the island and 1t is to their total neglect
the forests Mr.. Wild says, that We must attribute
their present poor condition aud decreased area.
A telegram from Vienna says:-"An Italian man
of war WILL II 10 said, shortly proceed to Tunisan
waters with the double object of protecting Italian
subjects in that quarter and of making the Bey and
the European Powers. especially France, understand
that Italy is resolved on bsing party TO the settle
ment OF existing dinerelces there ana saies harding
ous Italian colonies. The policy of the Italian Min
ister for Foreign Affairs seems especially to keep
watchful eve on Africa snd to manifest resolu-
ton than hitherto IN the Egyptian AS well as in the
Tunisian question:
The English Minister at Madrid. Mr.. sackville
West. recently had conference with NJ. selyela.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. on the subject of the
protection of the European residents in Morocco,
now ~ ga sas r1Sas fanatics q sass
received Cadz had been received stating that the
Emperor Of Morocco. Muley Hassan, had barely
escaped falling into the hands of the rebel fanatics
while passing with part of the royal army from Mo-
rocco TO Fez. He owed his safety ultimately to the
support of q contingent Of troops led by an English
eS.oiiicer, Captain Mclean, WHO'S reported to have
drawn the men from the mixed population OF Glib
raltar. The Emperor escaped. but the strong Mo-
hsmmedan partisans are reported to have elected
another ruler In private council of the leading sheks
ut Fez, and religious war is feared
Captain Carey was interviewed at Plymouth. He
answered very freely all the questions put to him.
He said :-"rhe Prince gave every word Of command.
never once interfered with him. aud do not con-
sider that should have been justified in doing
The Prince Imperial was engaged in doing d par
ticular duty, and was merely accompanying him
for my special object for the sake Of obtaining tor
have been on duty because had received no in
structions. and had never once gone out on duty
without having from Colonel Harrison full written
Instructions The fact OF my having not the slight
est written instruction this occasion, Is in my
opinion then even Sy Itself pretty CONCLUSIVE Proof
was not on duty. was simply and solely acting for
my own convenience and in order to gain the neces-
sary Information Tor completing the map TO Whlcn
have referred
In the current number OF Nature is a suggestion
for using carrier pigeons as weather messengers.
Tho proposal is that outward bound vessels shall
take With them carrier pigeons. to be sent back at
such points may be determined on, bearing with
them the report of observations likely to be useful
ut home. The storms in the latitude of England
rarely attain rate of thirty miles hour, and
sometimes do not exceed fifteen miles, On aver
age = storm centre may be said to travel at about
sixteen or seventeen miles an hour, and good car
rier pigeon would, therefore, easily outstrip all
dinary disturbances, and even in the of the
most rapidly approaching storm centres. If encoun
tered at any distance out at the bird
would get home with an ample margin OF time tor
tricts. Scotland, 1t is pointed out is especially
protected and II every vessel leaving Greenock for
America took q carrier pigeon very useful obeerva-
tions might be returned.
The Otgolosskf a weekly paper appearing at st.
Petersburg. recently published article respecting
gard to the forsign policy Of Germany, and pointed
out that tho Russian press censorship persistently
and conscientiously refrained from exercising any
control in the matter. The North German Ga:cue
speaks Of this article Of the Oyoosskt follows:
We consider that the only explanation of this cir
10 to be found in the fact that the excite
ment of Russian public opinion against Germany Is
wholly promoted by the Nihilist party and by high
Russian functionaries, who make oe the Nihil-
lists as q for furtherng their own ends. 1t is
easily be understood that the disturbance of the
good relations at present existing between Russia
and Germany forms part of the programme
OF the revolutionary party Russia. since it
must be their object to undermine the mutual
friendly feeling between these two great
monarchies. But what object have those officials in
view without whose passive or active support such
indictments in the Russian press would not be pos
sble?' tHrH If