The New York herald., 1879-09-14
FOREIGN NOTES.

It is understood that Sir Rowland Hill has left be-
hind him detailed autobiography, giving full
count OF his public life. 1t has been lying in
uscript for some years.
Persian newspaper remarks q great revival of
activity in the English embassage at Teheran wnere
rivalry between England and Russia is said to be
steadily the increase. According to the writer's
views England has found out her mistake in hither-
to negecting Persia as immaterial to her interests
in Asia.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria has intimated that the
sale Of the photographs OF the soaled fashionable
beauties has her severe displeasure and earnest
attempt is to be made to limit the abuse. The
principal sinners, says English weekly are
ladies OF the aristocracy and the remedy lies in Her
Majesty's own hands.
With Wow to increasing Russa's influence in the
Pacific the Emperor contemplates the formation OF
fresh Governor Generalshp in the Amoor district
with administrative seat at Vladivostock. At
present the Pacific maritime possessions Of Russia
under the control Of the Governor General Of
East Siberia. General Maximof. whose seat OF gov
crnment Is ut Irkutsk.
Hochstetter the celebrated geologist an scientific
discoverer of New Zealand, has received letter from
the zo0ogist Steker the Austrian member of Rohlf
African Expedition, dated from the Oasis of Baifal.
the 2Sth OF July. He is informed that the expe-
dition left that day for the group of known
reached in seven days. and Ista the capital OF the
southern group, kebalo. in twelve days. They hope
to reach Wadia in October.
The will OF the lato Queen mother of Spain has
been proved. 1t is u somewhat curiousiy interest
ing document. BY it she bequeathes q large sum Of
money for masses-5.oO0 to be rected for her soul.
bands. 1000 for the souls Of her deceased children
and 500 for those of her deceased grandchildren.
Various amounts are bequeathed to the poor OF
eral provinces of Spain and France. Any papers
properly belonging to the government OF Spain are
to be given up to King Alfonso The bulk OF her
property which Is very considerable she distributes
among the members of her family.
Nd. Jourdos news of the pilgrimage to Lourdes is
published by the Monde newspaper. 1t is that the
national pilgrims left Monday morning forty
cures having been effected On the day 5000
arrivals came in from Decazeville and Aubin.
On Tuesday the Archbishop OF Avgnon and the
Bishop OF Nantes arrived bringing 600 and 5000 dew
otees respectively. procession had taken place,
statue OF st. Anne the Bishop OF Limoges was exc
pected with 1.2Oo pilgrims. and torchght process
sion was to come on Many more visitors are an
nounced for the beginning of September.
''The earth inhabited by men," says tho singhal-
version of The System of the Universe" '.wth
the various continents connected with it, subject
alternately to destruction and renovation in series
of revolutions to which no beginning. end can be
discovered. Thus it was; thus it will be ever.
There are three modes OF destruction. The world is
destroyed seven times by fire and the eighth time
by water. Every thirty-fourth destruction is by
the destructibility of the eartha belief that elabor
ates and intensihes in y most unpleasant manner
the idea commonly pictured in most other creeds of
the way our world must perish some day.
Official details now published serve to confirm the
astonishment at the terrible severity of the
fences the Odessa political convcts The Official
publication states that all twcnty-eight prisoners
were found guilty Of having belonged to an illegal
society which called itself the revolutionary
".
throw the government established in Russia The girl
Goukohski. aged fifteen. and condemned TO banish-
ment in siberia without term. is specially charged
wi having on July "a, 1878, on the condemnation
of Kovaski, cried out, "kovalski is condemned to
deathi" For these words. so natural under the CIR
cumstances to excitable child OF ffteen, this
fortunate little girl has already spent thirteen
months in the common criminal jail. and is now to
join the chained gangs of thieves and murderers.
and arar her weary footsteps over the siberian
wastes, with the cruel knout OF the Cossack escort
ever ready to descend on her fra shoulders and to
urgo her forward to her living grave.
The following letter from exPresident Grant,
dated at Toxic. Japan. August IL. was received by
the Rev DR.. Newman. OF this city. and was by him
published in Christian Advocate OF this week. from
which 1t Is clipped:-
MY DEAR Docroa-I have now been in this interesting
weeks You have been here and Know the scenery and
people thcy were few years but IL could be
isa ss H fouss par, Ss
for"rner as 4 IS New Enssnd they ssvs as u"SerSa
sysem Of iree Schools for male ana female troughoas
They have military aud naval academy. colleges aud
our own institutions Of the same class rhor texts books
Are general, M tn Ens G tho ESEsh be
Tor five years before the student cnters the freshman class
the student ,aust pass high examination ia English TO
entcr and then his course s ak ,ss the last two aud all
the laboratory the machine shops in gaining pras
tons After Leaviic and other points my course
will be us direct rs possible to my home in Gaiena
The storm of the 22d OF August ut Munich was
followed next night by fire at the National Opera
House. A series of performances of Wagners Nibc-
lungen operas were TO be given in honor OF the In
ternationai Art Exhibition and they were inaupu-
rated saturday, tho 23d. by the performance of
"Rheingod." Toward the close fash of lightning
IL supposed to cleave the clouds. revealing = sud
den change of situation. The clouds were repre-
scntod by folds OF gauzc. which hid from view
the change of scenery that was being carried out
Tho artificial lightning set fire to the gauze and the
flames ut once sprang up seized tho flies and
spread rapidly through the scenery. The audience
behaved with great presence OF mind; thero not
the slightest disturbance. Two OF the chief actors
addressed them, and, having explained what had
happened. requested them to wait quietly. fire.
proot drop scene made thick steel plates was lot
down completely cutting of the stage the audi
toriuin. Then "a powerful hre oxtinguishing appar-
atus, with which the theatre has been lately pro-
vided, was applied with such vgor and promptness
that tho hre was completely extinguishcd in q very
few minutes The orchestra had continued playing
while the extinguishing process being carried
out. and the opera was brought to a conclusion