The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16
France DESTROYS Of Developing the Re-
sources of Central Africa.
BISMARCK AND THE ULqRAMONHANES.
The Chancellor's Latest Attack on
Parliamentary Government.
Another Speech by De Lesseps on the
nteroceanic Canal
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.l

The United States frigate Trenton sailed from
Antwerp yesterday for the Baltic.
The Irish University bill was read a third
time last night in the House of Lords
The London Sportsman mentions Parole favor
ably for the great Yorkshire handicap.
In consequence of the depression in Lanca-
shire large numbers of cotton operatives are
emigrating to America.
The Daily Neus' despatch from Constantine
pie reports that a letter from the British fleet
announces that the fleet will arrive in Beska
Bay next week.
The Porte has rejected the proposal of Sir
Austen Layard that England should act as an
intermediary with the Powers in the settlement
of the Greek frontier question
The Times correspondent at Berlin telegraphs
that notwithstanding Count Schouvalof's de-
NAL there can be no doubt that the Russian
troops are marching on Merv.
DIR. Weimer, of st. Petersburg, the alleged ac-
complete of Solovieff, who made the attempt on
the life OF the Gar, has been tried and sentenced
to suffer death. The date of his execution has
not yet been fixed.
The Daily Ieieyraph's despatch from Paris an
n0unces that the bill for the return of the Cham
bers to Paris has been sent back to the Senate
for concurrence in the clause giving the Presi-
dent the right to call for troops.
The members Of the new Italian Ministry
have taken their oaths of office. AS the Cabi-
net is only composed of members of one group
OF the Left it is not believed in parliamentary
circles that it can endure any length of time.
The Daily Ieegraphs Vienna despatch re-
ports that the Sultans firman of investiture Of
the Khedive does not empower him to conclude
treaties with foreign nations. The firman has
not yet been sent to Cairo, however, and may
be modified.
The new Canadian four per cent loan has
been fully subscribed in London. The tenders
ut the official minimum of nncty-fve per cent
will receive about ninety per cent of the amount
of their tenders. All tenders above ninety-five
per cent will receive the full amount bid for.
GATHERING OF THE oRLEANIsTs.
A despatch to the Times from Geneva an
nounces that all the members of the Orleans
family will meet in that city on Saturday next
The object of the meeting is not stated.
FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA.
A Paris despatch to the Times says :--''rhe
Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
and a Senatorial committee have pronounced in
favor of France taking active part in OPEN
ing up Central Africa. A commission to exam
inc the project for uniting Algeria and Senegal
to the Soudan by railway has been appointed.
1t includes NJ. de Lesseps, various Senators and
Deputies and number of engineers"
FRENCH POLITICS.
The Bureaux of the French Senate have
elected the Committee on Minister Ferrys Edu-
cational bill. The committee consists of five
opponents and four friends of the measure and
represents 1876 Senators favorable and 1913 I'M
favorable to the government In the Chamber
of Deputies yesterday the debate on the bill pro-
viding for the return of the Chambers to Paris
was concluded. The clause maintaining the
right of the Presidents of the Chambers to make
n direct call on the military for protection was
adopted by vote of $40 to 131. The debate
on the budget was resumed, and all the direct
taxes were voted. In accordance with law
passed by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
on Saturday last the Council Of State, the last
stronghold of the reactionarics, has been re-
modelled by the appointment of twenty new
members.
MONUMENT TO THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
After a statue of the late Prince Imperial
has been placed in Westminster Abbey, and
some other memorial erected with the fund con-
solved to devote the surplus of the fund to the
establishment of benevolent institution COM
memoratve of the Prince. 1t is computed that
the army fund alone will amount to $3.50, 900.
The Queen IL is said also wishes to testify Ter
affection for the Prince by some lasting token
in the church of Chiselhurst.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Times says:--
''rhe key of Prince Bismarck's present policy
toward the Vatican will be found i'm one of his
recent speeches, in which he said that it was
praiseworthy under certain circumstances to
Eight q quarrel out TO the bitter end, but when
ways and means presented themselves of toning
down the asccrbity of conflict without
affecting the principle ut stake, he
would not deem himself justified in neg
lecting such prolIcred opportunity The cor
respondent believes that the most that has been
accorded to the ultramontanes is that, in consc-
qucnce of the retirement of DIR. Falk from the
Ministry Of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the ecclesias-
teal laws will DO enforced with more lcniency
than IL he had remained in Office, and that this
may ultimately have the effect OF procuring the
recognition of tho occlesiast teal laws by the
Vatican.
GERMANYs ORGANIC LAWS.
A despatch from Berlin says:-"Bils have
boon introduced in tile Bundcsrath for the alter
alton of those articles of the German constitu-
tion by which the Legislature must meet and
the budget be voted annually, and by which the
duration of Paranents is fixed at three years.
Tho bill, which proposes to substitute
biennial meetings of Parliament and
biennial budgets, has created considerable
sensation NJ tending 10 further free
the government from Parliamentary control.
The technical reason alleged for the change Is
the Inconvenience of discussing two budgets