The New York herald., 1879-02-25
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
REFORM IN FRANCE.
Investigation Of Police Persecution
Next in Order.
STRIKING AND STARVATION.
REFORM IN FRANCE.
STRIKING AND STARVATION.
Frances and England's Relations
to Egyptian Finances.
LEO XIII. FOR PEACE.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD


LONDON Feb. 49, 1879.
The bureaus of the French Senate have appointed
q committee on the Amnesty bill. eight out
of the nine members of which favor
able to the bill passed by the Depu-
ties. NJ Le Royer Minister Of Justice. stated
officially yesterday that the government had on the
Amnesty bill gone to the utmost limit of concession
The Times correspondent at Paris says:-"It is af
hrmed that certain Deputies of the Left wish
the Chamber to nominate Parliamentary Commits
sion to investigate the proceedings of the Prefecture
Of Police. 1t is said that the Cabinet will strongly
oppose this encroachnent on the functions Of
the Executive" Despite the protectionist campaign
tho movement in favor of treaty of commerce be-
tween France the United States receives
adhesions daily. MN. Hippolyte and Cahuzac have
been designated special reporters to furnish the
French Commission with the information required
by the French and American legislatures respecting
desirable notifications of the customs tariffs
Paris despatch to the Daily Nec states that the
ic Of the city with the government in regard to the
municiNlty's grant to the communists has been
compromised by confdng the distribution of the
relief fund to the Prefect of the Seine.
NEPoTIsM FRANCE.
The Paris correspondent Of the Daily Ne'cs tele-
graphs that the appointment of NJ. Albert Grevy to
be Governor Of Algeria is now scarcely doubtful
THE BRITISH STRIKERS.
At meeting of the striking weavers. at Ashton
under-Lyne yesterday, to the number of 5000, it
decided. with only four dssentient voices
tinue the strike until they reduced to starvation
The coal beavers and o large number of dock
laborers having resumed work at Liverpool the
Birkenhead men have resolved to also at the
reduction. This sets 1900 men to work in Birken-
head
BULGARIAN AND RoUMANIAN AFFAIRS.
The Times correspondent at Tirnova r.peats very
positively the report that agents of Austria
are actively intriguing to promote Austrian
occupation Of the country between Novi-Bazar and
the Egean Sea. Congratulatory kilograms from the
Czar read ut the opening Of the Bulgarian AS
scnlbly. The Czar cautions the Bugarians against
embarrassing Russia by imprudence. The Daily
IeiegrdlM's despatch from Berlin says the
Roumanian evacuation Of Arab Tabia is due to
the fact that Prince Gortschakof used violently
threatening language the subject Germany is
now prepared to support Russias claims concerning
the boundary in dispute.
EGYPT AND AByssINIA.
"a despatch to the Duly Ners from Alexandria an
nounces that definite peace has been arranged
between the King of Abyssinia and the Khedive Of
Egypt The former is to receive pension in ex-
change for the disputed frontier province.
HER CREDITORS.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says he has
precise information relative to the Egyptian ques-
tion. Neither France England considers
herself bound to guarantee the ordinary cred
itors of Egypt against the vicissitudcs to
which they exposed. but they both con-
slider that by wise treatment of expenditure
and by reducing the rate of interest by one-half
Egypt may succeed in making the two ends meet
and thus herself from becoming source of
uneasiness to foreign governments. French iron
clad has arrived ut Alexandria.
PEACE
The Pope. on Wednesday, replying to address
from the Cardinals emphasized his desire
to reconcile princes and peoples to the
Church. his readiness to extend his hand to
all who repent and their prosecutions. and his
unfinching intention always to combat. in the de-
fence of the rights and independence of the Church
those who make against her.
FLOODS IN POLAND.
dam burst on Sunday above the city of Warsaw.
Poland owing to drift ice. telegram from Sando
mierz, at the junction of the Saw and vistula re-
ports that the river banks have been broken by ice
and there is great inundaton and vast destruction
of property.
RuMonEp DEATH OF MR. ISAAC BUTT
A report of the death of Mr. Butt is published in
the Post this morning. 1t is rumor which cir
culating in the lobby Of the House of Commons last
evening. and has been denied. Advices from Dublin
last n1ynt state that Dr Butt nealtn mas ue-
cidedly improved.
COMBATING THE PLAGUE.
General Meikof telegraphs to st. Petersburg that
there have been neither deaths from, nor cases of
the plague in the surrounded district since his
report.
Weston arriving at Bury st. Edmunds at twenty
minutes to yesterday afternoon had travelled
l,731 miles. He had by extra walking reduced his
arrears to 1872 miles, lie arrived at Cambridge at
eight clock last evening" He then 1856 miles
behind time.
Jonathan Gill, merchant of Manchester. has failed
His liabilities amount to f1C0.0O0 (s774. .400).
rise in the river Loire is causing disastrous nun-
dations at Nantes
Aspccal despatch to the Times from Calcutta says:-
"a slight rain Dude and the northwest provinces
has improved the crop prospects somewhat. The
Punjaub needs much rain. The condition Of
the spring crop there is very critical.
There has been some renewal Of the disturbances
tho Albanian frontier of Scrva, which is likely to
lead to rccriminaton between Servia and the Porte
A large body of Albanians made an incursion into
Servia. They were pursued, and recrossed the from
tier.