The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
Mr.. GladStOne'S Appeal to the Heart
Of Midlothian.
YALUIEFF AND GORTSCHAKOFF.
CAROLS Third Effort to Form a Cabinet
of Honest Men.
BLOCKING TO THE WEDDING.
Inx GABLE no THE HERA1p.l

The Berlin despatch to the Times announces
the death in Egypt of Xavier Branicki, the Po-
lish refugee.
The powers of General Loris Melikoff as Gov
ernor General have been extended over Tcherni-
goff Poltawa Koursk, Orel and Vcronish.
The Ne,cs Berlin despatch says private in
formation from Berlin totally denies that Russia
is making threatening military preparations.
The Temps reports that M. Baudry d'Asson,
the organizer of the legitimist banquet in La
Vendee, will be prosecuted on the charge Of in
citing to civil war.
despatch from st. Petersburg to the Daily
Ners says the Rector OF. the ODESSA University,
following the example of two professors at the
st. Petersburg University, has resigned in con-
sequence of the new regulations.
The Nesrs' Madrid despatch says that city is
filing with visitors, attracted there by the COM
ing nuptials of the King of Spain. The ex-
Queen Isabella has gone to Madrid to attend the
marriage Of her son, King Alfonso.
Cardinal Nina, the Papal Secretary of State,
has sent despatch from Rome to the Papal
Nunclo at Brussels, authorizing him to declare
that the Vatican has used no other language in
regard to the Belgian Education law than
that indicated by it's diplomatic correspondence
With the Belgian government
yrhe proprietor of the London Figaro was on
Monday sentenced to three months imprison-
ment and to pay fine Of f1OO, and was re-
quired to find recognizances for nine months
good behavior, for publishing series Of articles
by Mrs. Weldon, the eccentric friend of Gou-
nod, the musician, in which, writing on the Luz
macy laws, she stated that her husband and
Lieutenant General Sir Henry De Battle con-
spired to confine her from interested motives.
MR.. GLADsToNE's CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Gladstone has arrived in Edinburgh for
an electoral tour for contesting Midlothian.
He was most enthusiastically welcomed
throughout his entire journey from Liverpool
to Edinburgh.
THE GREEK FRONTIER.
Safvet Pacha has represented to the Ministers
the expediency Of ceasing the negotiations in
regard to the Greek frontier and calling in the
mediation of the Powers, or Of comforting new
powers on the Ottoman members Of the COM
mission.
IRoN-CLAD ASHORE.
A telegram from Zante says that the italian
iron-clad Varise has grounded there and is in q
difficult position She ia of 1900 tons, has an
armor thickness of. sig inches at the water line,
and mounts six 12-ton guns. Her engines are
1000 horse power.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
Antony Gibbs Sons write to the Daily Nems
denying that they published a telegram report
ing that decisive victory had been gained
by the Chileans, near Iquique, on the Oath inst,
saying that their telegram flould read that an
important engagement had occurred at Aqua
Santa, with results decidedly favorable to Chile.
GERMAN AND DANE.
The King and Queen of Denmark will pass
through Berlin on Friday next their return
from Vienna to Copenhagen. Their visit to
Berlin will not be entirely without political i'm
portance The King may intercede for the
Duke of Cumberland, and it is not improbable
that he is the bearer of submissive message
from the Duke to the Emperor William. The
Ners Berlin correspondent reports that the
Crown Prince of Germany is expected to arrive
at Berlin on Thursday to participate in the
Hanovcrian discussion. The Times Vienna
correspondent telegraphs 1.-THE visit of the
King of Denmark to Berlin may pave the way
toward an understanding ON the Schleswig
question"
THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
The News' Paris correspondent reports that
the Rtpublqme Francaisc again. pronounces in
favor of plenary amnesty. in consequence
of NJ Humbert's revelations regarding
torture in New Caledonia. This lends
probability to the report that coming mod-
fed Ministry, comprising many of the present
members will propose a'plenary amnesty La
France says it is absolutely certain that M.
Waddington has only consented to remain
President of the Council until after New Years
Day.
MORMON PROPAGANDA IN SWITZERLAND.
A despatch to the Times from Geneva says
the Swiss Federal Council, having received
pressing memorials from several quarters
urging it to stop the propaganda of the Nor
mon missionaries in divers parts of Switzcr-
land, has decided, in view Of the powers
possessed by the Cantonal governments for
the punishment Of polygnmy and in view of
the efforts being made by the United States
government to suppress the institution in Utah,
not to take any general action, but to nct only
in special cases.
GoRrscHAKoFF AND scHoUvALorF.
despatch from Baden Baden says :--"prince
Gortschakoff left here ut ten o'clock this morn
ing for Stuttgart. He will continue his journey
to st. Petersburg on the 9th inst, proceeding
by the way of Berlin" despatch from
Vienna to the Daiiy Telegraph says:-'Prince
0ortschakof, the Russian Chancellor is now
returning to st. Petersburg with the fixed OBJ
ject of preventing the nomination Of M.
Waloujicf as his successor, and once
more resisting the partisans of what
IL know In Russia Us the Western policy.
Count Schouvalof is on the point of
leaving England for st. Petersburg. Within
the last few days he has been paying farewell
visits. lie will present his letters of recall as
Russian Ambassador at London personally to
the Queen at the end of the present week. 1t is
ruinored in diplomatic circles that there will be