The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17
FOREIGN NOTES.

From Parliamentary paper just issued. it appears
that the total amount paid for the purchase OF shares
made up follows:-Purchase money Of fl76.G02
shares, f3,976,552 %. 3d.; commission thereon
~ per cent paid to Messrs. n. de Rothschid e
Sons f99.4l4 lis Id; other expenses incidental to
the purchase. f625 14s 10d To provide lin part for
the above total payment 4.OO0O 900 was raised by
Exchequer bonds issued at par. bearing interest at
3ia per cent per annum and redeemable at par
within thirty-six years. On March 81. 1879 tho
assumed amount Of debt remaining unredeemed wac
f3, 500. 23i
The Liverpool Post says that the English govern
ment having obtained information that material
raband of about to be shipped from Liverpool
for the OF of the beligerents in dispute be-
Peru and Chile. orders given for the de-
tention of the steamer Liguria, belonging to the
Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 1t stated
two three days previous that a torpedo launch
be from Liverpool by West Coast steamer. and
this perhaps put the government authorities on the
alert. At any rate the Lguria was detained. and
after being searched quantity of material contra
band of war, including, it is said. torpedo. was
taken out OF her aud landed in lighter.
At the Fourth Of July dinner given to the Amer.
can ship captains in Liverpool the American Consul
paid high compliment to the American shipmasters
for the courage and skill which they displayed in the
better prospects in store for them, and that
they would not be indebted entirely to the NEw
YORK HERALD for their weather. (Applause.)
great deal been said recently to what ought to
be done in order to promote American shipbuilding
senator Blaine haa PROPOSED the granting OF suosl-
dies to American home built vessels owned by Amer.
lean citizens and another proposition was to repeal
the navigation laws with regard to ships so that
Americans might buy their ships where they could
get them cheapest. and then plant their own nag
upon them. These two plans were attrac ting largely
the attention of the lawmakers OF America and very
likely the other would be adopted.
The engineers who have been engaged on the SUBJ
marine tunnel between England and France have
have done present being to sink shaft near San
gate order ascertain the depth aud currents OF
the water When these preliminary experiments are
concluded the work OF making the tunnel itself will
begin. The shaft now being sunk has diameter OF
about nine feet and Is to 60 to depth of 2CO feet
Work in the shaft has been suspended for the last
three months. as the watcr comes in rapidly that
it has been necessary TO construct machine which
will extract COO gallons per minute or double what
the machine first used could remove. The shaft has
already been sunk to half the proposed depth. and
work will be resumed before tho end of the year.
The walls of tho shaft are being lined with small
oak panks. with q backing of concrete. The earth
which has been excavated is of a white. chaky ma
ture and worry hard
During the recent debate in the French Chambers
incident to the seizure of the Laane by the Project
of Police NJ Christophle made great sensation by
stating that tho Lanierne founded with 30.oOof
paid as tho price OF supprcssing pamphlet attack
ing a great financial establishment. The pamphlet
consisted OF collection of articles published in
financial paper representing small concern in the
Hue dc Richelieu and. the articles having made no
impression in their original FORM threats were held
out of reprnting them in pamphlet. whereupon
negotiations opened and 3O.ooot. paid. He
himself possessed the only copy not destroyed. On
becoming acquainted with tins act of financial
toruon he resolved to oppose to the utmost an act
of political extortion Tor at the back Of these
faniations were personal interests 1t is supposed.
adds the correspondent OF the London Times. that
the great financial establishment referred to by M.
Christophe IL the Credit Foncier, and that he be-
came acquainted with the payment of the hush
money ON becoming governor OF that institution.
or the habits aud characteristics OF the Zulu
mentioned by the correspondent of the Paris Figaro
of the most notable to be in their mari
monnl relations. The Juvenile male Zulu is obliged
to work for his father until lie is about eighteen
years old when he goes out sort OF grand tour
TO make his fortune in the world. Although he 10
not much of aworkmsn where industry or activity
IL needed he is nevertheless very keen in pursuit OF
nlthy lucre, aud IL not above practising strict
economy, whio lie employs every means, fair or
foul, of scraping together hoard OF money. THEW
ing IL his especial forte. and what with this and
All occasional spell of moro honest labor he
acquires sooner or later sufficient pocket
money to enable HIM to purchase
wiic. Tho price of helpmeet in Zulu
land seems to he from to twenty five head OF cat
tie. according to the rank OF the woman and rs soon
the first wife Is secured the bridegroom begins to
enjoy for the first time degree of leisure anc
ease. lie makes the unfortunate woman work n
the fields and earn fresh hoard with which he pro
cures second wife. and then is enabled to begin
life OF comparative luxury. Children are born
him. aud of these the males made to WORK, whiN
the daughters sold. that the father has noth
ing to interfere with his natural tatos for beer toe
bacco and idencss. The Zulu mother-in-law appesr
in strange light in the account given by the fsgarol
Her name IL never mentioned by the son-in-law. ana
II the two happen by i'll luck TO meet the woman
hides with all speed behind the nearest bush. while
Le his head away aud pretsnds not ." -