The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1869, Page 4

EUROPE. General Sickles’ Diplomacy in Madrid His Note and the Cuban Question. What the General Says, and Com- ments of the Spanish Pres: Ry mali epecial correspondence and newspaper press re- ports in detail of our cable telegrams to, the 11th of September. Tho London 4‘.en rum, of the 11th of September, ways:— ‘The Byron scandal has had one effect—that of a “run” on tie cheap editiona of his works. People ere probably led by the motives which influenced Mra, Micailay, who afterwards complimented Johnson on there being no bad words in his dic- tionary, “I sec, Madam, you have been looking for thew So, cvrious inquirers note aline here and a line there, and put ‘that and that’ together, and draw taferences accordingly, reminding one of that other old story tn which one lawyer re- mindod another, who was heapiug suspicious cir- cumstances \ogether, that ‘a hundred black rabbits Gon't make a black horse.” As for Mrs. Stowe’s share tn this execrabie matter, she may or may not Have anspected that the remarkable article in Temple Bar for June might lead people to suspect a fact which sie thereupon proclaimed in a scream to the world. ‘Che cloud 18, indeed, dark enough, and charity ts strogeting to let wie suu burst through it, ‘The end, however, lias not come. The Paris Sficle, alluding to the anxiety which was felt with regard to the heaiih of the Emperor Napoleon and to the panics which bad arisen owing tothe rumors on the subject, says that France {3 now “suffering the consequences of the fault she commilied seventeen years ago in confiding all political power to one man.” ‘The hearing of the charge against te young man, Clement Harwood (lately in New York), of having robbed firm tn which his father is senior partner of £16,000 was to have been resumed at the Manston House. The prosecution, however, by the consent of (he Lord Mayor, was not proceeded with, and the prisoner, on vnderiaking fo leave the country, was discharged. w A correspondent of the London Times, writing from Rossia on the subject of the harvest, says:— The general opinion is that wheat yields only one- half of an average crop in these districts, For six weeks priorto harvest there was no rain, so that the wheat matured prematurely, and there was ‘Desides Immense loss in harvesting gurough the ears: dropping off. Further south the crop is represented as being good, but the fatlure in the districts I have named must sertously affect the present year’s export of wheat by Russia to England. 1 think if young farmers knew that there was such good land to ve obtained in Russia as there is at a price which, together with the necessary capital to work 1t, is only equal to the capital they require on entering upon a rood farmin England, they would not hesi- tate to come, In St, Petersburg the Imperial Bank again raised its rates of discount for bills to five and a half, and for advances on securities for three months to seven percent. These rates will be current at Moscow, Odessa, Riga and Mitau, but at the other branches they will be six and seven respectively. A murder, the circumstances of which are involved in mystery, was lately committed in Catchina, one of the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The police having been informed that a murder had been perpetrated tn the house of the Grande Perspective, occupied by M. Glebow, hs wife and his mother-in-law, proceeded to the spot ana founda the latter, a woman about forty, lying In aemall ante-chamber with her throat cut. The relatives of the victim on being fnterrogated, declared that tie deceased had gone to vespers on the preceding evening and had returned in high spirits; that the family had supped ateleven o'clock, after which M. Glebow and his wife retired to their chamber, but at what time the widow went io bed was uncertain, In the middle of the night Mme Glebow, the younger, was awakened by the cries of her young son Theodore, who usually slept in the apartment of the mother- in-law, and, on entering the room, she found the Jatter tn the state above mentioned, with the cnild lying over the body and crying. According to the Northeast Correspontence, of Vienna, the féves in commemoration of John Huss, at Prague, were not so successful as had been expected. Invitations had been issued to some of the leading European democrats, such as Victor Hago, Gariba:a, Mazzint, &c., and they “did not Judge it expedient to accept.” SPAIN. Major General Sickles and Cuba—The Course of Diplomacy in Macrid: meral Sickles? Tact and ‘ode of Proceeding—The Herald Oorrespondent’s Interview with the Minis. | ter—The Forbes Mission Stery—Sickles a “Sod Omen%—Opiuions of the Press—The Note. Mapnrp, Sept. @, 1889, Major Coneral Dame £. Sickles pe § Gip.oma to carry on negotiations according to principies of the diplomatic schoo! with Spain either Jor the concession of the island of Cuba to the United States for certain moneys or for the ameliora- ton of the condition of the Cubans now in arms | against in, with an ultimate view of recognizing tueir belligorency when fair opportunity presents seases tiself, and to tuform the government of the United | P States of lis opinions concerning Spain, her posses- sions and prospects, &c, The possession of tnia | document—this State diploma—entities him to | te name of ambassador, and as ambassa- dor or representative of his government he has been recognized by the Spanish authorities, ‘Taat he has been busy collecting all tuformation re- garding Spain every one may weil guess; that he has sounded ali sorts and conditions of peuple tor Sheir views I equally certain; that he has furnished Sécrotary Wish With abundant data for the forma- tion of that gentieman’s judgment is a self-evident trav. Whatever Secretary Fish may do in connec- tion with Spanish affairs may be said to lave been ‘the result of the opinions and views entertained by General Sickies, his agent. The vicarious functions performed by the repre- sentative of @ great newapaper, with its hundred thousaud readers, may be said to be analogous to those performed by any of Secretary Fish’s agents. ‘Tue newspaper representative and the State diploma holder or ambas#acor may both be considered as | privileged spies. One collates mews for his news- paper, the other coliates news for the Secretary of State; one represents the great pubiic, the otber represents one mab—a government official. It hap- pens sometimes that these two representatives come together. The first, if eftictent, must pay his respects to the second; the latter need nov stir from his chair of ease to receive the journalist, Circumstances arise often whereby the ambassador regards the journalist with a jealous eyo. Aifuirs of importance may engage the ambas- sador—a secret negotiation, a treaty mtrigue which | it behooves the jovrnalist to trace out and tranamit to his pape rearly inteiligence of, but which the | ambassador is loath to lnpert, as bis reputation as a diplomatiat miglit be ruined by premature divulga- on or @ too giaring exposure. according to the real ‘huical European defini- | tion of a dipldmat America cannot boast of having | auy, but it has clever lawyers and talented men to whom secret Begonia may coniidentiy be trusted. One oi these clever, talented mon ts Gener; from Earope we have the following | United Correspondencia takes tt for granted Om . » wnatpt Pere I hg ype pees ip lo~ with aa om which um) credence Upon me, and aa jomat never lies or lbs Lhe only option remaining was to belisve. “1a tt a fact, hem, that all these journals bave been mistaken—that they are entiroly at sea about your inission?”" I asked. “Rvidenuy, in so far asi have seen them. [have no instructions whatever about Cuba,” he said again, quite undiplomatic and without the least hesitation. ‘This waa dialogue No. 1, baey | which there was cnaneey no desire to mimic a diplomat except ou my part. vislogue No. 2 occurred when it was reported that ahomore particuar—private gentieman—formerly if not now a tea merctiant, named Forbes, was actually engaged im the vast specaiation of purchas- ing Cubs and retailing it per acre aud town 10t to Als inhabitants, with tue (ul coucurrence of Cuban patriots and endorsement of the United states Min- ister to Madrid, | _ “General, pardon me,” said 1, “bat is it reatly true what is said of Dir, Forbes i” “Poon, pooh, bot @ word, not even a syllable,” he answered, emphaticaliy. “But the agent of a telegraph corporation has telographed it as @ fact, slr. ‘To-morrow morning ail New York will wonder at it,” I urged. “I cannot help it, if that body has a credalous individaal here, Lam sure Lam not answerabie for any mistakes he may make,” said he, with a smile, “May Tsafely, then, retute itt" L asked. “Certainly,” ne said; “you may deny every word and syilablé safoly and quote me as authority,’? Thus tar there was no atvempt to exuibit straight- backed, narrow-minded diplomacy, to look with jealous eye upon my attempts to get informa- tion. Lf the General's face can be taken at odd umes as an index of nis thoughts, at that time I can heartily vouch for lus candor and courtesy. ‘The telegram about Forbes oreated just such ap impres- BIOL a8 Kught Dave been imagined. It happened to pave been Reuter's agent who been go gullibl and not the Assoctaied Press man, and it has onl been one of many sent from Madrid to New York by oe Of the two agents of a similar kind, The avy betore yesterday General Sickles informed Me that it the government would intertore at ali be- tween Spatu and Cuba it woald be only from mo- tives of oumanity, to endeavor to check useless efiuston of vlood, Or to tnterposa with advice or a suggestion uyou which a compromise or peace could be made between the two countries; but as for pur- chasing Cuba he did not believe the United States government bad the least mtention, as the govern- wmeut did not want it Tue American government igi also, from public pressure, be compelled to recognize tho Cubaus as belugerents, in order to se- cure lenient treatment of prisoners gud to terminate the wholesaio executions that were too frequently, it was ieared, occurring in Cuba. With such be- nevolent, soul-consoling phrases, I ieft the presence ot Ge Sickles, ready almost to make oath that Ctiban oegotations had but thus far advanced, unless tke whole had been emitted under the shadow of diplomacy. Thus tar Your correspondent has not been remark- able {or journalistic brevity, for necessity in this case demanded full detatis, With the object of maklag alt sides and shades of what I am about to relate clear as the sun's disc have 1 been so circum- locators. but Here 18 What upset the entire gravity of Madrid, inclined the populace and middie classes of papital trom their yast and natural equilibrium, Wituout emendation, veroaiim et literatim, it fol- lows what is transiated from the pova of the even- ug of the 6th inst Grave reports have reached us which aMict our Spanish hearts, {. is said that the representative of the United Staios, whose presence {sa gad omen to the interests of the ry, as sant, in compliance with the ordera of bis gov io which he informs the authori- rth American republic will proba- bly oblige that government to the recognition of belilgerene in favor ol the rebels of Gabe, Something else the despated waich we may not mention, because {t was not the of the above. ‘Tho Ministry, which is ta Madrid t Vichy, have not adopted any resolutions as yet, contented themselves With trausmitting knowlddge Of its recolpt to Seiors Prim and dilvel to our repre- sentatives abroad, When we wrote yesterday, full of doior- ous presentiments, our hearts tol we ‘might expect greater evtis, Cuba is in danger! and to this cry we must not respond dismayed, but with the spirited enthusiasm of our best times. Cuba’ is in dangor! and for the aalvation of tis beautiful portion of the Spanish territory the entire army Fs naterred to those shores to present » gallant array Of the vitutity of our country. If thero are Carliats, ft there are republicans, (there are Isabelinos, {f there ts any party ist De cajoled and tiaitered to resistance, curses light them, Wo, when the moment has come when i is peusavie to use all cur elforts for the preservation of Cuba, shirk their duty, ‘The revolution has conceded the right of reunion; well, then, what occasion more opportune for exer-ising tt to demonstrate to this groat repubsie What pudile opinion ere is when the question of saving the jutegrity of our territory arises men of all parties units, {nail the cities, in all the villages, iu all the hawleis, Zhe loss of Cuba will’ be the dishonor of' the revolution; in the salvation of Cuba ail parties are Laterested. Thus says the Epoca, conservative organ. Public un- animity for the #aivation of Cuba 13 4 dewonstrable fact, is now being demonstrated wherever a knot of two or more men gathers in the streets, in the cate in the lobbies of the theatres, at table d’hotes and private reunions, Las vovedades lifts its Mile war- whoop on high and says:— 3 If wiat fs aid predicating our misfortune be true Spain wil rive as one man to @ xterminate ina radical manner the iniquitous Cuban rebellion and for the salvation of the vich- ‘est pearl of the Spanish diadem, American readers inust also digest what the chieiost of the republican organs, La Igualdad, pro- fessea to think upon this exploston of the Epoc ‘On the folowing morning it contained thie:— In Epown of lant evening gave notice that General Sicklos, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at Madrid, has informed the government, accoi from the Uniced Slates, that t t {nstructions received oblige his goverament to recognize the insurrectioniats of Cuba as beillgerents, This nolice ts uf trans tanca, and the mode in which L2 Zporo publishes It augments {ts (mbortance. It (s therefore incumbent on the government to publish imm-diutely the despateh of the United States Minister and Ms Tesponse, that the country may know ihe truth ail the tryt—on 9 shiject of sted magnitude and tm. ortance. For the present we sliall only cail attention to the ems 0. tho uote or despatch of General Sickles, which ap- ara dubious, because they are not those which govern. iments use (a communicating such serious resolutions, We bevleve furthor that i’ the #aid despatch speaks of probable recognition of the Cudam Inaurrectioniste as beliigerents, thare ia lypocrisy in the words and vad falth 1m the inte tons of the United States goverament, and that the reco; work aiready resolved upon ‘or consuramate we cannot cotaprehend uow such resolutigus could b nounced without an intention of their i a may sately tay thad the isle. of 1 is no Kurprive Lo us, because go Little bh evention of filibusteriam. ‘The ingurree n crushed long ago if the government bad vot com- ne wpardonaic error of uppotnting the poet Ayala onieas and Don Voringy Dulce Captain Genoral of the {aland, who, bes state, had demonstrate previously erniment of that opaient isle. Other periodicals, ministerial aa well ag partisan, contain articles wuich chime feelimgly with the above tree. They ita fact that cithe States g ent ias already recoguized the vel- ligerency of the Cubans, or decided to do so. There is bat one exception. #! parcic/, mynisterial organ, which atccmpts palliation, a soothing intercasation, @ clever emboiisin of ita owa, amid all the irighitul that the diplomatic bombsbeil of Gene- has created. Without quoting 1, suilice Kt to aav that the Imparcial Jisbelieves the report; nay, proceeds to deny it unequivocally ; according to tig Version Sickles never wrove a nove or deapatch avout the Cuban question, And after a tuisome tibuie to General Grant and the great repuoiic pours yvocai oll upon wounded vanity, &c., &o. There Was but one person to whom a correspond- ent could go to obtain iformation—he was Genecal Sickles. Yue General Wes courteous, ag sual, but he was remarkably reticent, diplomatically cautious, in auswer lo aaxlous Ixqutttes Of correspondeuts ae gave nothing deiiaite; was apparentiy surprised at the sensation; could not divine What originated it, He believed the newspapers had gone off haif-cock; they were too hasty in taking au extreme view. In answer to & statement mace that lis despaich would appear next morning m ihe Gacea he sald he guessed it would got. From the General there was notung to be had, evidently. Dipiomagy ths time had set its seal wilh @ vengeance upon him. Though the fact was an exotery awong the vilest oi the populacho, journalist suffecation and precaution were of no @vail with General Sickies. He periait- ted all of us, 80 far as he was concerned, to urift heipleasly on au uncertain sea. However, without the Legation’s — your correspondent gives his view of it ‘There is not the ewst doubt that the Apoca is right, It 13 @ fact that General Sickles did communicate In that wise to the State Department; it is a fact that the State Depart- ment recetved such note as mentioned, contaiuing precisely what tue Zpoca said it did. On this point Piwrite with authority, but J cannot add more what the #poca says, for there 1s nothing else except the diplomatic Q. M., the polite palecictory ola government oflci ‘Honor to be, Excbilency, ser- vant, kiss hand, @ La-ta, D. E. Sickles,’ ‘The peoole of Madrid are very much excited about li, but ali agree that the government should exert every atom of power to save Cuba; that the govern- “ment should show America what vitality is still jett in the country, what honor is still leit in Spanish bosoms; how speedily Giubuaterism and insurrection- iam can be despatched to Tophel darkuess; how nicely Topete could teach Americans a new phase or an- nediate execution, Duba ta tn di cing in @ valetwiinous 3 luaptitude for the gov- the Unit:d | weldoui regarded of the Monroe docwias on the uaure surface of Mexico's Gull, GERMANY. The Ecumenical CouncilPosltion of Governe mente—“Mrides of the Ultramontanivis—In- diana: Mevtings—Bismarck at Hume Sickles, fe has been here in Madrid some two montis, and, as heralded, on some important mis- | sion relating fo Cuba—at least 80 all velieve, What- | ever the nature of the mission bas not transpired; | bat the Invidions envisagement oF Spaniards pos- | weased of ultra-Espaioliamo believe it minacious to | {he tateresia and honor of Spain. ‘The Spanish press have been Lalting between two opinions since our, new Minister's arrival, are olven verging @n expio- #00, upon giving utteranee to their doubts a Jears and denouncing Sickles, his mission and his country; put the apparent hesitancy of the ministe- rial organs to pronounce have hitherto checked the more lymphatic journals, and then the extreme | courtesy aud seeming candor of General Sickles ied sadly nonplussed the poor, hard driven Span- King William’s Tour, BERLIN, Sept. 9, 1469. Astbe general aspect of aifairs has assumed a rather pacific tendency, 80 much 80 that mare than one Faropean government 1s extending unusual early and iengthy furloughs in its army department, pubhe atteauon here has become concentrated on | everything concerning that important event, the forthcoming assembly of the Ecument- cal Council wt Rome, The strict discipline maintained throughout the Roman Catholic commu- nity in Germany has succeeded in imparting an air ‘Twice was your correspondent tempted to | of secregy to any preparatory movement with regard five the General, to satisfy doubts that would arise, $n Spite of what he had already told me, bluntsy and © idiy, that there was nota word of troth in the Toports afloat concerning his inission, The follow: if dialogue occurred upon first introduction be- tween General Sickles and myself: “General,” said I, striving to appear as diplomatic a8 posatbie in his presence, “are these reports of the ca and Correspondencia trie?) “What reportef’ he asked, with a diplomatic affectation, [ thought. “The Lpoea reports that you Lave come here to Open negotiations for the Concession of Cuba wo the vo the Council, though no doubt preiiininary meet- ings aud conferences have been already neld and a line of action decided upon for the guidance of the Bishops’ Conference to take place at Fulda on the first days of next month, As to tho position of the Continental governments, Re a ers are Ce phastorly rep! of , Youn of Prince Hohentone, | aud iP A ere Fofeataved declaration that her bishops are to lake no part whatever, It may aid that in one point the German governments have entirely agreed—namoly, that if the decisions of the Couavii tend in any Wav Wo diaturb the veave at sa ‘ present oxtating between Church and state they would then unite iu mutual and defensive action. Tnis is alao tue stand taken by the North German Con! ion, though a Muhier-Rulenburg administration, supio Playing a walting game. The Protestant population 18 quite alive to tue gigantic strides made by tho utramontane party, and this is more than usually apparent from the out which have recently 00- curred at Moabit, one of the suburbs of thi city, which is remarkable for its industrial activity, targe tronworks aud machine factories, oft empioy- ment to many thousand hands, A short time ago & body of St. Franciscan monks settled there with the avowed object of conducting an educational estab- lishment. Soon, however, it was given out that @ clowter or monastery had been {out priest or the name of Mueller having @ most violent address at the inaugura- tion public attention was fumediately drawa toi, Such, however, is the general indifference in religious matters that if the reverend mouks ouly remained quiescent, n0 notice whatever would have been taken of them. The abusive specch of Monk Muller happentng, however, about the same time as the horrible revelations irom Cracow aroused such @ desperate feeling of hostility oman tue otherwise { mpepee inhabitants of thig seclud district that the cloister has been nightly mobbed, and, despive the vigilance of the police, @ vast amount of damage done by the mfurtaved ee A paramount question now arises, will the it Ministry support the police officers i rout the assembled multitude wita gabres drawn aad counte- nonce the church militant in the suape of mooks wielding huge axes; or will it decide as other Pro- testant countries and even Catholic countries have done in forbidding monuatries, cloisters and Jesuitical establishments from taking root in thelr land aud dissenunatiog their doctrines? -It may be claimed that in the realm of Frederick the Great, where the maxim 1 that everybody may worship in bis own fashion, the expuision of any sect would be an unjust aci ut the reply 1s that these reli- gious orders do not consider themselves amenable to the laws of the laud aud are consequently not en- titled to protection. . Count bismarck stil preserves the strictoat seclu- sion at his esiates in Varain, and his rumored tog. nifo appearance here turus out to be without foundation, 1t is extremely problematical if he will preatde at the opening of te Prussian Diet, fixed for the beginning of Oovober. King Wililam displays @ wonderful activity in traveling about the newly annexed provinces, re- viewing troops, atvending fetes and all sorts of ovations, TO hold in tho course of @ wceKx over twenty reviews in different towns, attend ay many bails and witness the saine number of theatrical en- tertamments, speaks well for the robustness of his health, Having returned jaat evening trom Madgs- burg, which, by the way, he has never visited siuce 1848—the occasion of Mig memoradio Aight—and where le was received this time with unbounded enthusiasm, we find him again to-day reviewing his rst regiment of guards at @ parade ground in this neigiboriood, FRANCE. Fasitionabie Life in ParisAmorican Bolles and the Marriage of Foreigners. (Paria (Sept. 6) correspondence of Loudon Telegraph.) American belles ip Paris are frequently accused of having weakness for cities, which Miss Safon dors not geem to think 1s one of the moral maladies of the young ladies. However well or {il-founded this charge may be, 1t ig @ well known fact that the rich and pretty New Yorkers over here very Often turn their backs upon Americans who thi at the whole duty Of man 1s to bold @ nover-failiug purse at the disposal of nia wife, or some needy chamber- lain or baron, whose name, in a great majority of cases, does not appear 1n the Livre dor, I see in to- day's legal journals another instance of the sacrifice New Yorkers are induced to make by daughters bent on aliying themselves with French nobility, ‘tho plainuif im @ civil action against a wealthy Ame- Fican of the name of Pennyman and lus wife is a certain Varon de Brimont, who married not iong since their daughter. She died some months ago, leaving an iniant daughter. It appears that there Was ho regular contract. M. de Brimout, seemg the affection in which Miss Pennyman’s parents heid her, probably thought 1t would be botter not to Ue them down to @ setilement, a thing rarely made in the Uniied States, where it 18 assumed that men have no business asking fortunes with theit wives. Mr. and Mra, Pennyman, 1t is shown by M. ae brimont, allowed the young couple 50,000f. @ year, which the plaints brings forward wit- nesses tO prove was “an annual dotation, in ac- eordance with American and English custom, and Ougut to be continued to him for ie." in adai- tion to this very handsome dower to which he thinks himseiy entitled, M. do Brimont asks, in accordance with @ certain article of the civil code obliging ancestors to support indigent descendants, not according to the necessities of the latter, but to the wealth of the former, 00,000f a year as an altmentary allowance for his infant daughter. the Jaw 13, tit Were the relations on the father’s pice in good circumstances the child wouid fail to taelr charge, But they make a full confession of poverty. Mr. and Mrs. Pennyman plead tiat they never made any engagement to give M, de Brimont an annuity of 50,0001; that the constitution of a dower is not an American custom; thatthe demand for an alimentary allowance was always met by them wit just indignation; that M. de Brimoat behaved very badly all through, and their daughter beng now dk aS not the hadow ot @ claim upon them; that he Géucealed a inasa of debts at the period of his marriage aud subsequently contracted Others; and, finally, they plead that noble American urgument that being still a young man he is very weil able to work for himself. As to the child, they repeatedly offered to adopt her and are yet willing totake her. The Court has ordered Mr. aod Mrs. Peunyinan to pay tu monthly instalments to M. de Brimont, irom the date of their daughter's death, 14,000f. a year, 12,000f, of which are to go to the support of the infant and 6,000f, for the maintenance Of the fatuer, This 19 am admission of the Barou’s claims In princtpic, bat @ sad cutting down of nis pretensi tu point of amount, AUSTRIA. Sintisties of the Population, The Wawterer, of Vienna, in an article entitied “A Huan peiicil,”” makes che following remarks; in every 10,000 inhabitants 663 deaths occur in Austria aiid Huugary; 253 in France, 200 in Prussia, 269 in Holiand, 220 in Great Britain and Ireland, 222 ium and g6i m spain. ‘Truly it is a sad’ pre- eminence to stand next to Spain in the rate of mor- taliiy. But what is our position with respect to elementary education? For every 14,000 Inhabitants we uumber of scholars at the elementary schools ts in Austria and flungary 630, in France 1,160, in Pras. sia 1,520, in Holland 1,280, in Great Britain and Lre- land 1,160, in Belwtum 1,140, in Spain 700, Hence we find the two countries Where the rate of mortality Is highest are, by a striking analogy, those ta watch the proportion of scholars 14 lowest. But a scep- tie may say perhaps the high rate of mortal- ity arises from Immoderate production, and is caused ia fact by too large a number of births, Hubner shows that for every 10,000 inhabitants there ave 43 births in Austria and Hungary, 269 in France, 404 in Prussia, 5) in tfolland, 349 im Great Britain and Ireland, 300 in Belgium aad 400 in Spain. Lf we consider the increase of the population by the ex- esa Of births over deaths, we find that 1t ayerages for every 10,000 inhabitants, 50 1m Austria and Hun- gary, 31 in France, 114 in Prassia, 92 ih Holland, 129 in Great Britain and Ireland, 78 in Belgium and 39 m Spain, From this we see that Fraace alone among the countries with largely visited schools stauds below Austria mn the rave of increase, but that all the others which surpass her on the one point do So on the other also. We, with our sparse popula tion and our rich natural resources, have, theretore, as We liave showy, for every 10,000 inhabitants an increase of 64 les shan Prussia, 79 les8 than En- giand, 42 less than Holland and 28 less than Belgium, 1h's is an Important loss both in material and intel- lectual respects, a physical deficit which arises trom our spending too much, that is irom our mga rate of mortality.” FOREIGN ISCELLANEOUS tTEMS, Regular shipments of European sparrows are made from Hamburg to Peru. The Chamber of Commerce of Lyons has presented the Empress of the French with twelve magnificent sux dresses as 4 souvenir of ner late visit. The King of Portugal bas conferred the grand cordon of the Order of St. Isavelia upon Marshal Serrano, the Regent of Spain. It ts announced in Berlin that Count Bismarck is about to visit London 1m order vo confer with Lord Clavendon respecting affairs 1a Germany generally, Since the amnesty of August 15 last the Frengh government has uot mstituted any prosecutions against the press, A French prelate announces that he will receive gifts of old paper and books, the proceeds of whi when soid as Waste paper, shail be sent to Kome, ¢ A project is on uot in Italy to cut a ship canal through the peninsula, between Rome and Ancons, ‘The cost is estimated at $60,000,000. The journais of Parts register the recent deaths of M. Bolsmartin aud the Countess*Morand, It is & curious fact that these two persons were born almost at the same moment and died on the same day, One of the fuest pictures by Albert Darer, repre- senting the death ot the Holy Virgin, has been dis- covered in @ perfect stato of preservation in the church of the village 3t, Wolfgang, in Upper Austria, FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC HOTES, A French davaut has discovered that water cresses are advisaole food for smokers, ag tne eg- sence of that plant is an eMicacious antidote against nicottae, A forester in the disirict of Jampol, tn the Russian government of s’odolla, has discovered a vein of silver, and belleves that the whole country as far as the disirict of Dnjester, in Bessarabia, is rich in copper and silver, The British Consul at Chee-foo reports that the,wild alikworm 1 bred in large quantities by the country faa a of Shantung, and a great deal of wild silk is juced anuually in the neighborhood of Chee-foo, the central part of the province, and in the vicin- ity of Tat-nan-foo, The silk cioth made from this wild suk 18 brought to Chee-foo for sale. It is used by the Chinese for summer te , 8 very strong gud wears extrorcly well. It ts thought probable that the wild slikworm may be aociimatized in Eu- rope, and attention has been drawn to it botn tn Italy and France, Cuee-foo can furnish the eggs of both the wild and the domestlo silkworm NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1869—TRIPLE SHERT. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. The Allios Victorious—General Portinho’s March—Battle of the Jara Ford—Comte @Eu’s TacticoLopex Supposed to be Sar- rounded—The Attack on Ascurra. * Rio JANBIRO, Auguat 25, 1869. ‘The operations in Paraguay have assumed an aspect of some anim@ion, and tn the course of this week we may look for news of events which will de terinine whether the Paraguayan question 1s likely to receive a solution by dint of arma, or whether tho ailles must abandon the attempt to expel Lopez by active operations, We have, at length, something definite in regard to the brigade of Geueral Portinho, which undertook a Sherman maroh on @ smail scale, but with hardly equivalent resulta. About the beginning of July General Portinho left the upper Parana at Itapua, with 1,600 Rio Grande cavairy, @ battalion of infantry, four field pieces and a cavalcade of many thousand horses, and started northward, ovidently with the intention of trying to reach the town of Villa Rica, In pursuit of his object Portinho crossed the south fork of the Tebiquary and en- tered the village of Yuty, gathering up all the Paraguayan familles he could find. Leaving Yuty hecontinued his march to the north, toward the village of Caazapa, with the apparent purpose of ogcupying Villa Rica and of seeking to throw his force into the depression between the great central mountains of Paraguay and the small rango held by Lopez a8 a defence agatnst the allies, by doing which it was hoped by the Brazilian generalissimo Lopes could be shut up and prevented from reaching the great mountains, where he could scarcely be fol- lowed by a regular force. Before he had gone far from Yuty, howevor, Por- tinho found that the Paraguayan were not to be caught napping, and that a body of over a thousand of them wore in attendance on his force, watching all hia movements and ready to take any advantage. He therefore abandoned the idea of advancing in the direction of Villa Rica, and he turned bis march to the east with the object of crossing the east fork of the Tebiquary and of taking a course to unite With the other forces hefore Ascurra, However, before he had reached the east fork he re- ceived @ dospatch from General Osorio warning him that tho Paraguayan General Caraballo was marching with 8,600 men to meet him, and instruct. ing him to retire and place himself in communica- tion with the Brazilian flotitia, which was then at the mouth of the Tebiquary. Accordingly he sent off an oficer in @ boat down tie Tebiquary to obtain assist- ance from tho vessels to recrogs the south fork and turned baok to recross by the Jara ford, which lies about ten miles above the junction of the two forks and about 270 miles by the river from the Paraguay. But on nearing the ford the Paraguayan forces watching him attacked his rear on the 20th of July, ‘and he saw he would have to beat them to secure a crossing. Next day, therefore, he marched against them, flnding them drawn up about three miles from the ford, and after @ short engagement routed them, with a loss of 100 Kkilied On their side, as he reports, and ten killed and 100 or a0 wounded on his, Be then crossed and was joined by two iron-clads and a gunboat, and embarking his cannon ue pro- ceeded downward some sixty miles, and it appears transporte Lave been sent to convey his troops and horses to Asuncion to join the forces operating from the ratiroad. ; ‘The movement of the main army had been delayed week alter week by the impossibility of getting together sufticient provisions for &@ march. On the 20th and 31st of July, however, @ corps was moved to the right, aud on the 5th of August the Comte @Eu caused the Sapucay forest road to be attacked and forced, which was efected with trifling toss, only a few Paraguayans garrisoning the fortifica- tions at both ends, and two small brass cannon, newly cast, were captured. The gap of Pedrozu was then agoended without any opposition, and on the ‘ith the village of Valenauela was entered, and some Brazilian and other prisoners there were released, As Valenzuela 1s situated on the high ground of ie ae snort bireuee Vere apes a defend. Ing, and lies sumewhal ear of Agcurra, and in a measure between hand Peribdbiy, tie ‘present capitat of Lopez, Vaienzuela standing at the obiuse angle ofa tolerably obtuse-angled triaugle, while the arsenal of Cancupé is opposite to it and about as near as to Ascurra or Peribebuy, the fact of the gap leading up to it not being defended is astonishing, and it bay the belief that tie telegrams for- warded by Braztilan Minister have been garbled or colored 80 as to deceive, a process which the tele- mr published here and those forwarded to the raziliau legations in Kurope for publication there have shown to nave become a general practice. We must expect all the first accounts received of the operations to be highty colored, and the reverse to become Known only cousiderably later, supposing that it be allowed to come forward at ali, tndepen- dent army correspondents bemg virtually un- known, The Comte u 13 represented to have tele- graphed that he believes Lopez will coucentrate his defence at Peribel as his line of retreat would Ue behind this town. However, if he hoids on to As- curra, General Mitre, with 12,000 meu, Argentines aud Brazilians, was to try to Carry tt, or at least to keep tie Paraguayan forces there while the Comte d’Bu would try to force his way into the rear and aim at insulating him at Asourra and of taen attacking infront and rear. However, the ope- rations of which we have the avove scanty news were not suficientiy advanced to enable an opinion to be formed as to Lopez's tactics, aud as to whether the Comte d’Bu’s strategy may obtain success, On the 8th iditre made an attack at daybreak upon, the Paraguayan advanced redoubt in front of Ascurra, and he reports cutting up the garrison and killing seventy men, wita a ioss of only four killed and twelve wounded. At Montevicoo it was reported Ulat the attacking force suifered great loss, as tue cannon of Ascurra commanded the redoubt and showered grape upon it. At all evenis, the redoubt ‘Was not taken possession of by Mitre. ‘This Geaeral telegraphs that on the 9th he Would move nearer to ASOUTTA and COMMENCE Hostililtes against tt, ‘Among the telegrams published by the govern- ment is one (that “a naval division was bombard- ing Peribebuy,” but it is not explained how vessels were got Within range Of it, Uniess they were Lilinols dew ranners. ‘The following telegram has just been received from Porte Aiegre, with later news:— IMPERIAL LEGATION OF BRAzit,) MONTRVIDEO, Anguat 19, 1-60. "$ Sin-T hasten to bring to the knowledge oc your Kxceliency, that you may be pléased to transi y Uolegfaph to the Minia- ter of Marine and wd interim Miniter o} a Affairs, the following telegram from Couuelllor Jose Maria da. Silva Paranhos AsuNcton, August 15, 1869, To SENOR CARVALHO :—To-day the members of the pro- visional government of Paraguay took the oath and poses. sion, with religious and civil solemnities. ‘On the 12th ist. bls Highaess the Corte a’Eu, at the head of the First and Second corps of the Brazilian army, and of 1,000 Argentines, who were incorporated with wa{d forces, ob @eplendld victory for the allied arma, by taking by assault the city of Poribebuy, the third capital of Lopez, which had been surrounded by wide ditches, fortifications and esnnon of large calibre. ‘The attack was tirepid and vigorous, Brazilian Argentines performing foats of bravery which were ded on the spot by the Prince. His Highness dirocted tue attack Himaeif, and was enthusiastically saluted by bis soliiery The enemy lost more than 1,00 killed aud wounded, ‘Thelt commander, (ieneral Abbaado, died, ‘The losses of the allies were very inferior in number} but they are increased by the oss of General John Manool Menna Barreto, who died as a brave of the brave, in front of the left columa, shot through with two balls, In Peribebuy archives and valuables,wore found, also pro- visions and table linen of Lopez, His Mighness was march- ing ou Caacupé, at the same time flanking the enemy to cut hitn off on the north. In consequence of this movement the enemy has abandoned the gap road of Serra Leon, by which Our troops now communicate with Piraji. and ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. The Money CrisisPreparations for the Na+ tional Exhibition—Specie Transportation— Trade on the Rivor Plate, BUENOS Ayres, August 14, 1369. The financial crisia long feared at Buenos Ayres hag been kept away by the Paraguayan war. That war, by making Buenos Ayres the chief place of obtaining supplies, has prought millions of dollars in gold to the river Plate, and, by quickening some industries, has alded all. Now that the war is near au end and the sheep industry begins to fail the time of trial to this country comes on again. One thing i3 certain—the farmer who is not in debt will ae suffer, but speculators of every class must go down. Preparations are going on rapidiy for the National Exhibition at Cordova in April, 1870. Congress has voted $200,490 in gold for the expense of it, and pro- vinctal comfuttees and general agents are stirring up {he people every where. An exhibition for all the world has been begun at Palermo, nesr Buenos Ayres, the former reauience of the tyrant Rosas, It ta to be heid in October, 1470, and the decorated grounds and edifices will form pei manent reireats for amusement @nd entertainment of every kind. There is a great deal of gola going to England by every steamer. ‘This 18 because exchange, veing 80 hard to obtain, costs more than gold. I:xchange 18 now quoted at forty-nine pence to the gold doliar, European competition 18 rapidly increasing for the river Plate trade. The English Royal Mail line is about to eo on new and large steamers; the French Imperial Line ts doing the same; there is a new line with four splendid steamers connectiug Liverpool with Chile and touching at Montevideo. The line of Messrs Lanport & Holt, of Liverpool, now numbers eighteen large first class steamers, chiefly in this trade. These give us about five steamers a month for Kurope, and they ali carry passengers and are full of freight. They are all over 1,000 tons each and ost of them over 1,500, and yet they are generally H. ‘This has been the coldest winter ever known in Buenos Ayres. en Conaul, Hon, M. E. Hollister, and The United St family #et_ oat for home, Via Liverpool, Angust 7. Hg is repiaced by Mr. Clapp, of Now York, who bag got you arrived, @ Fight—The Assassinations at Las Tusee— Death of an Amorican Lady. ‘ PuskTo PRinciPs, Sept. 10, 1869. ‘The situation of the combatants in this jurisdiction Prosents no material change. The insurgents, cony tinuing the system of warfare initiated since the commencement of the struggle, are patiently walt- tng for the government treops to come out of their strongbolds mm order to have a “pop” at them. The latter, weakened. and greatly reduced in numbers through yellow fever, cholera, typhus and number- less skirmishes, are barely sufficient to guard the cities and the railroad line from here to Nuevitas. Reinforcements to fill up their thinned ranks are anxtously expected, when it 1s intended to commence active operations and follow up their enemies to extermination, While many of the faithful believe this possible, there are others not quite so sanguine, Past experience bas taught many of the more intelligent to be extremely suspi- cious of promised successes. Month after month the prompt suppression of the rebellion has been pre- dicted, but there is far less prospect of it now than when Valmasedg started from this point towards Bayamo, The insurgents, as I learn from their sym- pathizera here, are just a3 sanguine of succesa as they were the day after the first battle of Bonilla. Hardened and disciplined through the trials which they have undergone, they have not the least ides of “giving up the ahip.” Having everything at stake— thotr lives and property—there 1s no way open for them but to fight it out, while mutual hatred adds intensity and determination to the strife. When General Puello returned here, on the 1st inst., with the naked bodies of the slain volunteers, asalready described in the HERALD, their comrades wore terribly exasperated and threats of a general massacre of all suspected Cubans were made. As yet these have not been put into execution; but who can judge of the futarey Since this disaster no foraging parties leave the city, and meat is getting to be very scarce and dear. Of foreiga provisions we have plenty and at reasonable prices. ‘The following dotatls of the fight between the Cata- Jan volunteers and the insurgents, at the plantation Santa Teresa, have been furnished me:—The Cata- lans, numbering 150, under command of Coionel José Gee left the plantation San José early on tite morning of the 20th ult., moving in the direction of Monte Vscuro. They found the road obstructed by the tronks of large treea, rendering their march very tollsome. At five A.M. they came upon a amali earthwork defended by a few men acting as vanguard, These fled on sighting the troops, but oue of ther number, a nogro, was capturod. Upon information derived from him the column was sub- divided into two divisions, to approach the pianta- tion Monte Osouro at different points and fall upoo it simultaneously. It had been well fortuled, but was found abandoned on arrival of the columns. From thence the Catalans moved toward Sanw Teresa, where the insurgents bad-a fortilied encamp- ment of about 200 men, who were guarding eighiy sick. Close at hand trenches had been constructed leading one to another and to a strongly fortitied position. ‘This last the msurgents defended with reat tenacity, no doubt to gain tme to take oi fren sick. It was finally abandoned, aud the Cata- Inns took possession. Four houses near af hand which had been used as covers were burned, and the volunteers returned. They report the repel loss at cleven Killed and thelr own at one killed and Sree cas, four daugerously; also two horses ied. It ia now well authenticated that when Las Tunas was attacked on the 16th ult. the first step which the garrison took was to murder ali the political pri- souers, many of Whom were only imprisoned on suspicion of sympathizing with the tnsurrection, The poor victims im their desperation endeavored to defend themselves with their hands and tecti, but to small avail against the rifles of their assassins. All those Who are able to leave this unfortunate city are fast doing so. ‘There are at present not less than 1,560 uninhabited houses here, and tue place has much the air of being deserted. Mrs. Josephine Poihemus, an American lady, mar- ried to a Cuban, died at Nuevitas on the 30th ult. of the qeuiow fever. Mor busband ig with the imsur- ent Recruiting is going on here and in Nuevitas for the “‘Guias de Kodas’’ regiment. One hundred aud seventy men have enlisted here, and their depariare will inuch beneit the city, they being mostly ‘jail birds" of the worst character. Statement of a Returned Cuban Offcer— Operations of tho Patriots Since July 1~A Spanish Convoy Captured=The Attack on Puerto Principe—Thp Battle of Las ‘‘auus— List of Oficers Killed in General Jordon’s Command, New ORLEANS, Sept. 19, 1569. An ex-oMicer in Jordon's Cuban army, who was disabled in service and resigned, and who left that General’s headquarters in the South Bayamo «is- trict on the 181h of August, and the Cuban lines on 26th, has arrived here, and makes the foilowing statement in regard to affairs since the 1st of suly:— Early in July about 800 Spanish troops left Las Tunas for Mariabon, a sea port, for supplies for the garrison. General Garcia, who was operating in that district with 800 men, learned this fact and made preparations to intercept them on their return. At Mariavon the Spanish troops were attacked with cholera, and it was not antl fifteen days alterwards that they started with their convoy for Las Tunas. On their second day out skirmishing commenced and continued until witnin fifteen miles of Las Tunas, where they were attacked by Garcia in force gud paaly defeated, with the loss of their entire con- voy, eighty killed and wounded and 110 prisoners, The convoy consisted of ten wagons and 250 stand of arms. ‘The Cubans lost elgity killed and wounded. Two days after this Garcia attacked Las Tunas, whither the defeated Spaniards had retreated and succeeded in getting into the city, but was finally, after fighting four hours, driven out with heavy loss. On the 5th of August General M, Castillo, by order of Quesada, attackod Puerto Principe wita 3,000 men, and alter gaining the intertor of the town was repulsed wiih the loss of 300 men killed and wounded. A few days after this (about the 10th) the Dominican General Pyelle, commanding the Spau- ish troops, attacked the Cubans, under F, Castilo, between Baga and Nuevitas, but was defeated with the loss of tilrty-three men. In the afternoon of the same day, being reiniorced, he again attacked Castilio’s force and tiis ime succeeded In dispers- ing them. Ko further fighting of note (thqugh there is daily sxtrmisntieg had taken place, or at least pone had been report up to the time of my deprture, at which time the principal Cuban Generals were com- manding as followa:—General Quesada, district Puerto Principe; General Figuerada, district Norv Bayamo; General Jordan, district South Bayamo; General Uarcia, district Las Tunas; General I. Cas- tillo, district Nuevitas. Cespede’s government was located at the village of Deseada, the centre of tue Puerto V’rincipe district, As the person from whom this information is obtained leit General Jordan’s neadquartors, in South Bayamo, on the 18th of August, where the forces of that general were bg oko | inst Val- maseda, he could not have been in the reported fight at'Las Tunas, which is said to have taken place on or about that date. ‘Phere 18 some cholera among the Cuban troops, but their general condition is good and provitions were pientitul, General Quesada hoids about 1,3 00 Spanish prison- ers and General Jordan about 800, miu | nition and supplies were safey landed some time ago. Mot the oMcers General Jordan took out with bim he lost five, as foliows:—Dr. Amabile, of New York, killed at bay of Nipe in the first fight; Captain Dupont, formerly of the United States Army, aud signal officer at the Brooklyn Navy xard; he was wounded at Camalito in the second fight, and died a few days afterwards at Bijara, to which piace Jor- dan hgd moved; Captain M, Limendue, wounded in the same fight, and died of his wounds at Buara; Captain De Giacourta, wounded and left on the feid of Cuavas, and Ponce de Leon, second tn command of engineers, who surrendered at Cuavas, where both he aud De Giacouria weve put to death an the pe the chvairy lancers after they had surren- ered. The Blockade Ruuner Lilian Back In Nove Orleans and Detained by GovernmentAj. leged Sufferings of the Fitibusters. New On.mans, Sept. 18, 18/9, ‘The blockade runner Lilian, whose e@scape/ som New Orleans and intended destination for Cupra were specially telegraphed to the HERALD, ¥ as seri- ously disabied by the gale, and ts now bw 5k in this city in dock. By orders received from tb ¢ Attorney General she will not again be allowrd to leave, There are no tangible outward marks rf suspicion to Jnstify seizure, but the Custom Ho’ use officials op- vis inertia to her olearance, ‘Meanwhile the busters who wore to hi Lihan at & point on the coast sufferti . taken aboard the of. “riorida are sal oy severely for Want, of the stores which the Jaliaa ad in her hold, 96 ‘ 0 Tenner, sister ship (0 Vio Titian, may possibly me to Weir Teli! “that iw if suc cam get aan Trinidad—Mecting of the Legislaturo—Tuo Steamer Telegrafo—Shipmonts. HAVANA, Sept. 15, 1369. By way of Jamaica, September 3, we lave later news from the British West Indies, ‘ In Demarara his Excellency Governor Scott, with hus private secretary and one or two other ofictais, started on the 28th of July fora tour of inspection at Berbice river district. The highways and bridges and the projected road from Highburg to Mara par- ucularly attracted his Excellency’s attention. He was salisfNed that the estimates for the expenses were correct, and assured the inhabitants that their wishes and interests tn the completion of the read at an early date would be attended to by the Kx- ecutive, The sixty-Afth half-yearly meeting of tho share- holders of the British Guiana Bank was heid in the bank parior on the 27th of July, Mr. J. W. Dawsoe m the chatr, The report showed the valance ta favor of the bank (net profits) for the half yoar end. Ing 30th of June, $59,000; the surplus fund on the 81st December, 1868, $70,774. The profits of the halt year were $5,979 in excess of the corresponding period last year and $8,066 more than the half year ending ist of December, 1868 Tho direciora recommended @ dividend at the usual rate of eigat per cent per annum, which would amount te $87,060, leaving a balance of $22,038 to ne added te the surplus fund. A bonus of two per cent in stock was recominended to be paid to the proprietors: from the accumulated surplus profits, after these payments there would remain at credit of tae sur- plus fund @ balance of $74,285 in addition to the re serve {und of $209,000, Grave disturbances had arisen among the inden. tured immigrants on the West coast. ‘They struc’ work and romained together In a body with thetg shovels. Several police officers and others were Be verely beaten by them, aud it was only whow twenty-five armed policemen, in charge of an im. Spector and two sergeants, arrived, together with a detachment of tho West india regiment, that order was restored. mn ‘Trmdad fever of a malignanc type was pre val Tnewlerk and sexton of the Trinity church (Pro. testant) at Port au Spain had been nearly pouonee by drinking from a botile of carboto acid im the Vestry, supposing it what remamed of communiom wine. The rector, in answer to @ facetious article which appeared in the paper concerning it, stated Gey the sexton had arigut lo the wine which was jelt over. Dates trom Barbados are to the 11th August, On the 27th July there was a meeting of the House of Assembly, ‘The Governor, in reply to an address of Ube House, stated in message vhat public oificers could not be compelled to appear before committees of the House by summons, and that the proper course (0 insure the attendance of officials whea desired 1a to address the Governor, rouse hua to issue directions for such astendance, tL pro- viding an allowance for the tamlites of deceased ofl. cers was passed. ‘The House met again on the 9th of August, A com. mittee was appointed to consider and reply to the Governor's niessage relating to tue rights gad privi- legos of the House and also Mr. Sumitn’s bill pi for the establiahinent of an electric telegraph between Barbados, the nelghboring colonies, Europe and America, The 1ith of August, known as the “Great Storm Day,” was this year set down by the Governor as @ day of thanksgiving and prayer. From Antigua lus Excellency Sir Benjamin Pute left on the 23d, In her Majesty's steamer Jason for Tortola, and returned after visiting that place, Mont serrat and St. Kitts. he Times, 1n reference to the Governor's viait to these pi; says:—‘'/be steames Restauracion, or, a8 she is better known, the Tvle- grafo, Whose suspicious doings and doubtful nation- ality led to her being detamed at Tortola, had, after investigation, been reieasod.” ‘The St. Thomas Timea says tae United States i Seminole was on the track of the Telegrafo, in order Ww bring her to ac- count for alieged mterference with Amorican com- merce. Shipments daring the week were as follows:— 8,234 hhas,, 722 tlerces and 3,271 bbis, sugar, with 518 nnds., 112 tlerces and 63 Dvis. concrete, equal te 9, (10 hhkds.; 4,882 puncheons mojasses, 20 hhus, rum And 983 baics cotton. In st, Lucia had arrived Mr, Des Voeux, Adminis. trator, and Mr. Francis Grey, Stipendiary Magistrate of the Second district of tie island. he former ore- ated a very agreeabie impression; but it was feared as tne latter did not speak the French patois, spoken by the people iu st. Lucia, and as a great majority of tue Guitors do not speak English that he Would not be enabled vo administer justice unless he obtained the services of au interpreter, ‘The act also of his being ® retired military officer led to the conclusion that he Lad no qualifications for the position. ‘the brigantine Ruatan, which sailed from Kings ton, Jamaica, September 3, with 160 passengers for the Spanian Qonduras Ratlway—ail laborers—put back ip consequence of a mutiny having broken out on board shortly after the vessel left Port Royal. ‘The ringleader was landed and tue vessel proceeded to sca again. A horrible murder has been committed on an un- fortunate women near Spanish Town, Jamaica, She wus found in a grass piece, nearthe road, with ber throat cut from ear to ear, and her tongue and throat cut out by the root, A butcher has been arrested om suspicion, and so great 18 tue indignation of the negroes against him that over sixty applications have been made to the Sheriff for the ofiice of ‘com- mon hangman” in this case, and nearly ali offer to periorm the service without charge. INDIA, Exciting News from Cabool=Stebeliion Against the Ameor Shere AlimThe Carcer of Sirdar Khan. By way of Hnglaud we have mali details of the telegr: news, dated at Caicutta on the 30th of July and Bombay the loth of August. A plot against the Ameer Shere Ali had been discoverea at Caboot. 13 nephews, Sirdar Isat! Khan and two brothers were tho instigators, and were arrested and sent to British territory, to be kept under surveillance py the government of india. Sirdar Ismail Khaw escaped irom his Affghan escort. His brothers wut be detenus at Lahore. On this subject the Times af India says:— Cabool news Lils Week possesses Unusual Interest. The disaiection of the once poweriul Sirdar jamait Kian wwards ls uncle, tae Ameer, has broken out into open rebeilton, Shere Ali, while determined to pursue tue line of policy he has adopted since Nis reiurn from Umballa, has yet been most oon- ciiatory towards bis nephew Ismail Khan, not forgetting, douvtiess, that he owed to him the capture of Cabool in August last year; but this lenleucy on the part o1 the Ameer seems to have veen lost upon ismaii Khan, who, it now appears, las been for some time secretly plotting againat the uncle. Ordered to proceed to Turkistan with ais army, Sirdar Ismail Khan yielded a feigned obedience and set out, Dut he had not proceeded far when areport reached Cabool that he had fled to Konstan. Such, however, was not the case; for he had returned to Cabool and bid himself in the Dazaar. iniormed of the fact, Shere Ati sent mea, not to behead him off hand, as he woula have done With @ stubborn Sirdar a year ago, but to remou- strate with itm as to the course he had adopted. A reconcitation seemed to bave been effected, for jamail Khaw atvended durbar on the loth of Jaly, and was, on che whole, Kindly received by the Ameer, On the 14th, however, Shere Alt, ‘in conse. quence of information he liad received,’ sent tne Kotwal with 500 sowars and three gans to the place oi iamail Khan’s ret end had him arrested once. Alarm prevatied in the city iest che Chan lees and Kobistanees, with whom tue been mtriguing against the Ameer, should rise in his defence; but the presence of Sirdar Yacoob Kian prevented any atiempt at @ rescue, Alter being kept in confinement for a few hours the Sirdar was ordered to be de- ported from Cabool in chatns and under a guard of dud armed sowars, to Kohat, thence to be forwarded ov to Peshawur, and handed:over to the custody of ive government of Inata, His brothers, too, were ordered to ve similarly disposed of and immediave measures adopted ior the apprehension of those who had conspired with them, The two younger brotiers are nav in safe custody at Kohat, and with wtimately be placed under survetllance at Lahore; | but ismatt Khan somehow managed to eacape from his tard, Koorum. 8 vow liding becweon Cabool and The most energetic measures wil, of | course, bf; adopted to prevent so powerful and dan- | gerous @ chief from joining his disaffected relations im Mestyed and ‘Curkistan, During the civil war io Affgharistan the career of Sirdar Ismail Khan has been 9 strange one. He has often chan sides in the avruggle. The son of the gallant Sirdar Maho- med Ameer Kban—the Ameer’s next full brother and. the determined supportner of the lat Ata Ku an—who was killed im sipgie comba: on the iid of Kugjibaa to June, 1365, by Mahoinedt ‘ali, the Ameer Shere All's son, lamalt Kian was long opposed to the present Ameer, and has doubtless never forgotte; | nor forgiven the death of his father, atinon Mahomed Ali, who slew him, died on the same feid A quarrel with Azim Khan, however, converted hind into a supporter of Shere All, and Azim Khan's for+ tunes were completely crushed by him, when, io Auguss last, as we have sald, he wrested from him tle Bal Hissar, in Shere Al's name. Now, as we have seen, this same Sidaris again in search | new master. which, for the peace of Afghanist we trust he Ly not goon be able to find, Shere Ali's “Britishtam’’ is the immediate canse ot Ismail Khan’s defection. Among the reforms mate tuted by the Ameer since his visit to India, the com. mutation of jagheers Into a money payment, aud the disbanding of all private ‘orees maintained by in dividual chieftains, has given the greatest dissatis- faction to his poweriul and ambitious Sidacs, Shere All, however, seeing how greatly his position would be strengthened by the change, insisted upon tt. The offer of an allowance of £12,000 @ year In leu of tha comilscated jagheor would not sausty Ismail Khun, and hence his intrigue, Nothing has ~ transpire: however, to endanger Shere Ali's position, or to lei to a belief that he is not completely master of it, 4 Curkisten yous is ingeiuie ea usual. irdar bad *