The New York herald., 1879-12-12
FEEDING THE FRENCH POOR.
How Russia Eradicates the Spirit
of Sedition.
IRELAND AND THE MONROE. DOCTRINE
IBY CABLE TO THE HERAID.]


to use their influence in favor of peace.
The United States ship Constellation has
arrived at Gibraltar, and the commander will
transfer his flag to the Trenton in a few days.
The German government refuses to assist the
scheme for universal exhibition at Berlin, and
without such assistance the project must be
abandoned.
The Times Paris despatch says the RepuJHque
iFraneaise protests against the dissolution of the
French Chamber before the expiration of its
term in 1881.
The officers Of the new French Cable Com
pany deny that there is any defect in the cable,
and declare that the line will be opened for
traffic shortly
= M. Radouant, formerly chief of department
in the French Ministry Of Agriculture, has been
sentenced to eight years imprisonment for
forgery and embezzlement.
The Times Geneva despatch says the st.
Gothard Tunnel is within less than five hundred
metres Of completion. A junction Of the two
galleries will be effected within one month.
: The last dispatches sent from Rome to the
Papal Nuncio Mt Brussels instruct him to con-
slider the difference between the Vatican and
the Belgian government as terminated, it the
Belgian Cabinet will so regard it.
The North German Gazette makes merry over
American interference in behalf OF the dis
affected Irish, and asks what has become of the
Monroe doctrine, the suggestion of interference
being an inversion of that doctrine.
The Court of Queens Bench Yesterday, on
motion of the defendants counsel, granted a
rule misi for the removal Of the Lawson-La-
bouchere libel case from the Central Criminal
a. 20 n
In consequence Of the failure in the Legisla-
tive Assembly Of Victoria Of the Constitu-
tional Reform bill, introduced by Hon. Graham
Berry, Premier, the Ministry have asked the
Governor to dissolve Parliament and its disso-
luton is expected about Christmas.
General Canrobcrt,s explaining yesterday the
circumstances Of his election TO the Senate, en-
tered into q defence Of his career, in the course
of which he declared that on December 2, 1851,
he was ignorant that coup detat was con-
templated, and that he simply obeyed orders as
a soldier. shrat AZ tfYs
The Nescs Berlin despatch says the election
of member of the Reichstag for Magdeburg at
tracts much attention. Herr vierek, a socialist,
who was lately turned out of Berlin, polled
4,721 votes, and Herr Weber, national liberal
5,149. A second election will be necessary.
THE FLOODS IN HUNGARY.
The small town of Brod, on the River Koros,
has been inundated; also part Of the town of
Harrisburg, on the Maros. Some lives have been
lost. The Standards Pcsth despatch reports
that the River Maros is subsiding.
TIRARD AND LIE RoYER.
M. LIE Roger, French Minister Of Justice, has
resigned from the Cabinet. Ill health is the
cause assigned for his resignation. Nj. lie Roger
has agreed to carry on Professionally the direc-
tion of his department. the Cabinet having re-
solved not to appoint his successor for the pres
ent The Standards Paris despatch says NJ
Tirard, Minister OF Agriculture and Commerce,
makes 20 secret of the fact that his tenure of
Office is most prccarious.
Tell. THE POOR OF FRANCE.
In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday NJ
Lepere Minister of the Interior, moved grant
of 5000, ,OOOf to relieve the existing distress
from the trade depression, and announced that
If tlis sum proved insufficient the government
would not hesitate to make further do
mand M. Cuneo dOrnano, member from the
Department of Charente, asked that some
control be established over the expenditure
OF the fund so as to prevent its being used for
electioneering purposes. M. Lcpere declared
that he accepted the responsibility for the
proper distribution of the money, and de-
manded the adoption of his motion as an ex-
preston of confidence in the government The
motion was adopted by vote of 524 to 3. The
Senate unanimously voted to grant the
5000, ,OOOf.
WHAT RUSSIA FEARS
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times telcgraphs rs follows:-"No vast consti
tutional reforms are Mt all meditatcd. ANY
sudden revcrsion from the existing regime to
modern constitutional one would be impracti-
cable. The recent attempt upon the life of the
Car must necessarily delay any great change
In . liberal sense. Great anxiety prevails here
IN expectation of new reprcssive measures fore
shndowed in that part of the Cars speech at
Moscow In which he spoke of the necessity of
eradicating the spirit of sedition. The Posts
Berlin despatch says Count Schouvalofi has
been summoned to St. Petersburg to help in
the search for the conspirators who made the
recent attempt on the life of the Gear and to
aid in the suppression of Nihilsm. The Times
yalof will visit Prince Bismarck shortly,
when he will doubtless inform the
Prince more fully regarding the reasons
of his retirement from London and the nature
of the contemplated changes in the policy of
Russia. The question Of successor to M.
DOubril is sure to be discussed
FINDING oAvAGNARI's MAI.
A despatch from Cabul to the Times says:--
"Most damaging evidence has been obtained
against Yahya Khan, the father-in-law of the
cx-Amccr Yakoob Khan, in the discovery of a
mounted copy of large map of Turkcstan
bearing Major Cavagnari's name in full, with
the date 1866 hidden in u box containing
clothing found in Yahiya Khan's house, A