The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1877, Page 9

action of a 1 ih eteccan: seals Midhat Pacha used the constitution ably enough to foil the Conference, but in applying it practically his judgment took him all adrift. The result is that the Old influences that perverted the iife of Abdul Aziz and brought him to destruction are now busy about those of his nephew. Mahmoud Neddim Pacha has Permission to return to Constantinople, and Abra- bam Pacha, once the agent of the Khedive and the creature of General Ignatief, is also invited back to the capital. ig PALACE INTRIGUERS TRIUMPHANT. Another correspondent, whose bias is against the Turks, writes under date of February 26th that the banelul infuence of Mahmoud Damad, the Sultan’s brother-in-law, is paramount at court. We have Bone back to the days of Sultan Abdul Aziz and are Witnessing the reconstruction of that edifice of Strict absolutism which the Grand Vizier Mahmoud Neddim Pacha reared and which men boped the revolution of last May had forever over- thrown, The name of that Mahmoud Neddim Pacha, sunk in oblivion for several months, comes now once more afloat. He, it is said, lately telegraphed Edhem Pacha, congratulating him on his accession to the Grand Vizierate and rejoicing at Midhat Pacha’s downfall and banishment, ex- Pressing at the same time a wish to return to Constantinople. It would be rash to predict that the former Grand Vizier of the uncle would at no distant time become the aephew’s Grand Vizier, but his return, if allowed, might be taken as 9 fair exponent of the Policy which the Sultan or the Sultan’s brother-in- law is bent on inaugurating—a policy professing to concentrate all the power in the hands of the sov- ercign, to be by him deputed to the Prime Minister, who may best know how to palm off his own suggestions of tho sovereign’s inspirations. Such men and such views preside over the destinies of the Ottoman Empire on the eve of that constitutional experiment which was to usher in an era of treedom and civilization, But those who are hoping to turn the constitution mto an instrument of blinder and more irresponsible despotism than even Turkey has ever known can- hot flatter themselves that their reactionary work may suffer no disturbance from foreign hostilities or domestic plots and outbreaks, THE RISING DANGERS, With the prospects of war on the Danube or in the Caucasus, and of political or perhaps dynastic revolution in the capital, men whose knowledge of or interest in the country does not extend be- yond the precincts of the palace may soon find * themselves with’ more business on their hands than they will be able to dispose of. Even “the patience of the fatalist Turk and bis long-suffering Christian fejlow subject may not be proof against distress and hunger which threaten them ws the immediate consequences of their tulers’ improvidence and infatuation. Already the Searcity of provisions in several Armenian villages uear Ismir has assumed the proportions ofa veritable famine. The inhabitants of twelve of these villages, gumbering 15,000, are enduring the greatest priva- tons and a few have actually died of starvation. What will it be two or three months hence if, of the men who should have tilled the flelds in au- tump or who should\reap such harvest as may be ready for the sickle at midsummer, one-half, and they the most robust and active, are wasting their fives in the deep snows of the Balkan gorges or among the dreary flats of the swampy Dobrudscha A SKETCH OF SULTAN AMMID. The wasting dissipations and debaucheries of the unfortunate Sultan, as well as his fits of brooding meiancholy and vague terrors, know no limits and no intermission, His Ministers are hardly ever allowed to see him. Stagnation of affairs and dis- order in administration never were more hopeless. Despotism was never concentrated in more help- less and incapable hands. People who have many years’ experience of the affairs of this country aver that its condition never was so utterly deplorable. Circumstances never were so desperate as they are at the present moment or as they will be in the im- mediate future. TUE NEW OTTOMAN PARLIAMENT. The clections for the Ottoman Parliament caused to excitement at Constantinople. Five Turks, four Chnstians and one géw were elected in the city. The Chamber meets on March 13. The Greek jour- oals are dissatisfied because of the five non-Mussul- man deputies elected at Constantinople for the Ot- toman Parliament only one is Greek, Whereas three are Armenians and one a Jew. The Phare du Hos- phore advises tl itary Greek deputy to resign. THE IN REPRESENTATIVES. It seems the Cretans will be compelled to elect deputies to the Ottoman Parliament, notwithstand- ing their refusals. Postal and telegraphic com- munication with Crete is intercepted. V’ersons are not allowed to quit the island. ‘The deputation elected to lay their grievances before the Porte are prevented from leaving. THE TURKISW FORCE IN TIE BALKANS. A despatch from Shumla, the fortified Bulgarian city on the northern declivity of the Balkan range— which, being on the great route from Wallachia to Constantinople, is one of the keys of the Turkish capital—says that the garrivon of that fortress con- sists of oniy fourteen battalions of infantry, six squadrons of horse and four fleld batteries. It 1s said that all the chief positions in the Balkans are oc- cupied by troops which, amounting to 40,000, are intended, in the event of war, to be concentrated here. The Balkan passes are occupied by in- fantry and mountain artillery, The arms are good, tonsisting chieny of heavy treech loaders. ‘the health of the troops is more unfavorable, The medical errangements are bad. The commander of the Army of the Danube, Achmet Eyoub Pacha, whose incapacity was sufficiently established in the last war, 1s little trusted eliher by the generals under him or the troops. It is believed In military circles that there will be war, although it is not desired, AN HISTORIC FORTRESS, Of all the Turkish fortresses, however, the great- est importance is attached to Silistria, as far, at least, as the strength of the garrison is concerned, which consists of twenty-four battalions of infantry, twenty-four field guns, two squadrons of horse--in all 20,000 men, The Turks beiieve Silistria will play @ prominent part in the event of war; still the fortified works leave much to be desired, as they neither conform to the rules of modern con- struction nor are they suited to the nature of the surrounding country, but the armiament is very food. Comprehensive measures are being taken for provisioning the place. The commander, Mus- chir Achonet Pacha, 18 sail to possess little genius, but much — energy. This famous Danube fortress successfully withstood the attacks of the Russians in 1773 and in 1809, but aiter a long sioge it was taken by the Muscovites in 1829, Again in 1854 it successfully resisted Russian attack. THE RUSSIAN ARMY. ‘The Czar has issued an ukase ordering the forma- tion of four new artillery parks in Poland. The order has been renewed forbidding land owners in Poland from receiving more than tive guests at the same time. Heavy snow storms in Bessarabia render a Rus- slan advance impossible even if desired. TU ENGLISH PRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY. ‘The English journals are busily occupied in a dis- cussion of the Presidential result. While the Stand- ard, Telegraph and Post greet it with the same un- intelligent cynicism the Daily News, Times and Pall Mat Gazele review the events in a just, calm and generous tone, congratulating America on breaking the suspense which destroyed business, The Pall Mati Gazette this afternoon has an especially pleasing editorial praising the teim- perate, reasonable and pacitic conduct of the Ameri- can people during a period of bitter political parti- sanship when it was expected that outbursts of pas- sion would occur. Both houses of Congress acquicsce loyally in the accession of Hayes, convinced that a prolongation of the suspense would work incalcu- lable mischief to business and multiply political perils. The declaration of the result has established an unchallengeable legal title for Mr. Hayes. On the probabilities of a change of policy it say: President Hayes must rely for the vindication 0 his political character, not on the blunders of his enemies, but on his own acts. We see little reason for believing he will shake off the authority of the republican majority in the Senate, which is able to coerce him with the power of vetoing his appoint- ments, or that his administration will differ in any material points trom that of General Grant. THE BROAD SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMPROMISE, The weekly papers are silent on the subject of the Presidential electionin the United States, except the Economist, which in the course of an article saysi— The proceedings of the electoral tribunal, and the way in which its decisions have been sustained by American public opinion, looked at broadly, are very significant of the tendencies of political Jeeling in the United States. The first thing noticeable is the steady, business like moderation of the Americans, who, when an arrangement between two opposing parties is once made, are desirous to stand by the arrangement, whether it works well or ill for the party concerned. Self-control, which submits with good grace to arbitration, after it has once been accepted, even thongh the decision go against the person who accepted it, 1s the first requisite of all political stability, Without such self-control Americans would not bo the great people they are, and their paper consti- tution would very soon come to grief. COLD COMFORT YOR THE DEMOCRATS, But there 1s another tendency which also lends great support to such a compromise as this when once tt has been agreed upon which 18 hardly so praiseworthy, and that is the habit of so merging yourself in your party as to be harily suMmiciently ready to separate yourself from your party even when your party gues wrung or seems to be going wrong. Here, probably, another feeling has come in—democratic dread of federal interference with State action and their desire to protect the oMcial independence of State ofcers and the Legislature against all centralist criticism. Whatever may be the Immediate result of the decision of the tri- bunal in relation to democratic prospects its uiti- mate effect is likely to serve very well the views und policy of the democratic party—their views, because they have always fought against the Mability of States to federal criticism, and their policy, because they doubtiess contemplate a kind of action in the South which might make it ex- treincly inconvenient to them to be subjected to the inquisition of such an eiectoral tribunal as was recently appointed ut Washington. For our part, We cannot but regret the result of the question. Whether Tilden or Hayes should have been elected did not appear to us a question of the highest importance, except.in its bearing on the discouragement of the illegal and disorderly use of power in half civilized States, Practically the de- cision of the tribunal makes any judicial investiga- tion into such illegal practices by independent au- thority, able and willing to see justice done, for the future improbable. It is as if the corrupt pro- ceedings of any one of our most corrupt boroughs were'to be declured beyond the control of Parlia- ment. A MONSTER THEATRICAL BENEFIT. The Compton benefit performance at Drury Lane on Thursday aiternoon was an unparalleled success. The fact that Mr. Chatterton and the Executive Committee had secured the patronage of the Prince of Wales was suMcient to command two guineas ($10 50) for orchestra chairs. Reserved seats in the dress circle commanded halt that price. Lord Londesborough was chairman of the General Committee. C. W. Thompson, served as Honorary Treasurer; Charies Iar- court was Honorary Secretary. Among the Execu- tive Committee were J. W. Anson, 8. B. Bancrott, J.B, Buckstone, H. J. Byron, Arthur Cecil, F. B. Chatterton, J. Clarke, W. 8. Collard, W. Creswick, Charies Dickens, B. I. Farjeon, W. S. Gilbert, J. Hare, J. Hollingshead, Arthur Sullivan, T. Swin- burne and J. L. Toole. A very briiliant audience was present, but the most satisfactory result was that the gross receipts equalled £3,600 ($18,090). The per- formance opened at one o'clock with the comical scene from “Othello,” Mr. Creswick playing the title role, and Miss Ada Cavendish Desdemona, The Iago of Mr. Ryder and the Roderigo of Charles Warner are equally well known. Mrs. Stirling then recited “The Whaler Fleet” and Miss Heath “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Then followed the firstact of “Money,” with Henry Neville as Lord Glossmore, Mr. Kendall as Sir Frederick Blount, Miss Marie Wilton (Mrs. Bancroft) as Lady Franklin, and Miss Elien Terry as Georgina Vesey. Mr. Henry Irving's recitation of “The Uncle’ was the first noticeable event. He gave itso sombre a coloring as to render it even more unsuitable than it would naturally have been. JOE JEFFERSON IN A NEW ROLE. The great event of the performance, if one may judge from the newspapers of to-day, was the ap- pearance of Joseph Jetferson as Golightiy in Mor- ton's farce of Lend Me Five Shillings" His was a wholly new conception of Mr. Golightly, and he succeeded in extracting infinite tun out of the character without buffoonery. The Daily News gays that English actors and actresses could take many valuable lessons from our popular comedian. The Times highly commends Mr. Jefferson, saying that ‘his Golightly is in every respect perfect,’ and calls for some other impe: sonations besides Rip Van Winkle, Miss Amy Rt selle appeared as Mrs. Captain Phobbsa, and Mra, John Wood and Miss Helen Barry were among the guests at the county ball, Inthe brief scene from Macklin’s comedy of “The Man of the World,” which followed, Mr. Phelps, as Sir Pertinax Macsycho- phant, and Hermann Vezin, as Egerton, met with & most enthusiastic reception, Mr. Phelps being twice recalled. Charies Matthews’ Put, in the last act of the “Critic,” is well known to New Yorkers. On this occasion he was charming as usual, in spite of his years. H. J. Byron, the author, appeared as olin Clayton as Sneer, Arthur Sketcherly r Prompter, and the veteran Mr. Buckstone as Lord Burleigh, A GREAT TRIAL. ‘The entertainment closed with the “Trial by Jury,” the music under the direction of Arthur Sal van. The cast was phenomenal in several respects, and is therefore appended:— Tho Learned Judge. Tho Delondant... .Mr. George Honey ir, W. B Commince, Mr, Arthur Ceell Sra. George ‘Barrett, J.D. ay Edgar Bruce, A. Bishop, Furneaux Cook, H. G, Darrell, Everitt, J. Fernandez, W. H. F Grossmith, Jr. Mactean, Mari Paul, H. Paul ‘en! Harold Power, Royeo. J. D. Stoyio, J. G. horter W. Terns, ‘Vernon. The Plain... z f , Cam Field, Emily Fowler, Maria Hart Kathieen lrw bg sonepns, Kate Phillips, Emma Rita, Rachel Sanger, Marion Terry, Vaughan, Lotte Venne. The piece was given with great success. Espe- ctaily well received was the singing of the chorus of | Jury and bridesmaids, which, as will be seen, In- cluded many leading actors and actresses. Quite a sensation was produced by the exquisite dresses of the bridesinaids, Taken as a whole, the perform: ance as well ax audience was one of the most re- markable that London has witnessed tor years MEMORIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES. Extensive preparations are making at Hurlingham jor a medieval tournament, 1 which four Saracens and four Christian knights will participate. The Prince of Wales will be present in the field as the Soldan Suleman, and will have command of the Saracen warriors. The designs for the Prince's costume are supplied from the South Kensington Museum, and when completed will represent days of anti- quarian research. Princess Loutse has laboriously overhauled the British Museum for a design tor the needlework embroidery on the Prince of Wales’ tunic, The spectacle will be one of the most splen- did seen in Loudon for years. The delicate ques- tion will come, Lowever, when a choice is to be made for the Queen of Love and Beauty, It has already been decided to settle this point by ballot, but itis currently reported that the chotce has as good a8 fallen upon an Irish beile. PRESENTED AT COURT. ‘The first drawing-room reception of the “season was held by Her Majesty the Queen, at Buckingham Palace, yesterday. The tradition has been that the Opening reception is never largely attended—out- side the Diplomatic Corps. The same reason that prompts Londoners to go three hours late to a din- ner party induces them to stay away entirely from the first reception of the season, But this oceasion was a rare exception, ant it 4s seldom during the height of the season that so many prominent persons are present as were at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The toilets were exceedingly elaborate in some instances, but no remarkable changes in costume were seen, There were no daring French innovations. White every- where signalized first presentations. Lappets are now worn instead of long veils, thus giving a unt- formity to the coifure, The Court Jour nal says that Mrs. Pierrepont lvoked bean. tiful in a most exquisite toile the jupe of rich Nacre satin corsage, the corsage hav- img draperies of Venetian brocade, embrotdered in gold and siiver and trimmed with magnificent Brussels point lace. The train was of the richest bleu de roi velvet, lined with Nicre satin, bordered with lace and blue fox tur. The headdress was of feathers and taile, with lappets studded with dia- monds set in richly engraved Indian goid. During the reception Minister Pierrepont presented Gen- eral Horace Porter to Her Majesty. OPERATIC GOSSIP. Mme. Materna has not come to Covent Garden Theatro, as she is playing in Vienna. Hill and Unger, of Baireuth celebrity, will, however, accom- pany her when she comes to sing here in tae Wag- ner concerts, about the middie of May. Its also anticipated that Carl Rosa will revive Engtish opera at Drury Lane @iring the season. Me has already made several important new engagements for the production of Wagnerian operas, TNE LIGHT AND DARK BLUE. The Cambridge crew makes its appearance on the Thames to-morrow. The men will be quartered at the Cedars terrace, as usuai. The Oxford men have not yet come down. They are generaliy last to arrive, due probably to the fact that the Isis aifords a much better — tran- ing course than the narrow and muddy Cam, At Putney the landlord of the “Fox and Hounds” is preparing his second floor for the occupancy of the Dark Blues, and they may be expected, he thinks, about Saturday. The betting on the gen- eral result continues about five to four in favor of the winners of last year, but some of the sporting men are making up wonderful books on the event. PREPARING FOR THE O'MATONEY FUNERAL. In Ireland just now the curious spectacle is pre- sented of adead man infusing fresh Jife and vigor into a national movement that had apparently dwin- died into comparative insignificance, Those who have not a thorough and intimate knowledge of the ‘Irish peopte had been lately settling down to the belief that the yearning for a separate national existence which has distinguished them fors9 many centuries and prompted them to make so many ill-directed efforts to shake off the English yoke had given place to an agitation for a federal parilament or @ patient submission to the present state of things. The movement now going on, however, shows that the spirit of resistance to English rule ond the desire for independence are far trom ex- tinct in the mass of the Irish people. LYING IN STATE. Tne body of John O'Mahony, the late Fenian Head Centre, is now lying in the theatre of the Mechan- tes’ Institute, in Lower Abbey street, Dublin, where the body of Terence Bellew McManus was ‘waked’ in November, 1861. This building is situated within a few hundred yords of the Catholic Cathedral, in Mariborough street, the doors of which were closed on the dead patriot, as they were in the case of his predecessor, McManus, by Cardinal Cullen, ‘The theatre has been turnea into a Fenian chapetie ardente, where the followers and admirers of the dead popular leader throng in thousands datly to pay a tribute of respect to his memory as an un- relenting enemy of British rule. It 1s computed that an average of 16,000 people visit the hall each day. THE DECORATIONS. ‘The lid of the coffin is now fastened down owing to decomposition having partially set in, and per- fumes are kept constantly burning around it, Three great candles are burolug and the walls are hung with black. At the head of the room in large white letters appear the names, “Allen, Larkin, O'brien, Barrett;’ at the right hand side hangs a large green fag; at the other side, opposite to the above names the names “Mitchel, Meagher, McManus;’ and at the left side of the room the names “Emmett, Fitzgerald, Orr.” At the head of the coffin 1s a crucifix und a splendid cross of white flowers, tributes and embicms brought with the body by the American committee, and in the centre of an im- mense black curtain is awiilte harp with broken strings, aud beneath it the name “O'Mahoney.” THE FUNERAL PROCESSION, The preparations for the funeral are on an im- be the most imposing ever held in Dublin, notx. cepting even the funeral of Daniel O'Connell. Thousands of men from all parts of Ireland and from the cities or Engl and Scotiand are now in Dublin, and if the weather is fine to-morrow it is expected that a hundred thousand men will march in procession to Glasnevin Cemetery, while ‘ull Dublin” wiil be in the streets to witness the display. INDIGNATION AT THE CARDINAL'S ACTION. The opposition of Cardinal Cullen has orly served to intensify the popular feeling, and has revived in all its force the unpopularity m which that ec- clesiastic was held during the Fenian agitation. His recent ‘refusal to admit the body of Sohn O'Mehoney into a Catholic church has made him, perhaps, the best hated man in freland, and will greatly tend to destroy the influence of the ultra. mottane party in that country. THE LATE CONSUL GENERAL WESTER, The death of United States Consul General Web- ster on th th ult, at Frankfort-on-the-Main causes universal grief among both Americans and Germans in Germany. The Berlin papers give ex. pression to their grief in appropriate terms and the Frankfort journals take pains to acknowledge his great urbanity and his high oMcial capacity. Five weeks ago he caught a slight cold whieh, abont five days before his death, developed typhoid symptoms, but their typhoid nature was not understood by his physicians. The body has been embahned and placed in the vault of the Frankfort Cemetery for transmission at a later period to America, DEATH OF ORTON’S NEGRO SERVANT. The negro Bogle, the Tichborne claimant's ser. mense scale, and the demonstration will, perhags, | x On raised platform are placed the floral | } tile fabrics, vant, has just died, maintaining stout!y to the last ly Sir Roger Tich- MRS. BRAVO MARRIES AGAIN. Mrs. Bravo, whose husbayd died some time ago at Balham under strong suspicton of having been poisoned, has just got married for the third time at Cannes, ‘The third husband evidently does not Share the popular suspicion in regard to the lady's mania for getting rid of matrimonia: encumbrances, SLADE COMING BACK. Dr. Slade, the Spiritualist, is about to return to the United States. TOOTUITES AND PROTESTANT LEAGUERS, Dr. Tooth's church, St. James’, at Hateham, ts the seene every Sunday of free fights between the Toothites and the Protestant League, which are ‘ays (asgraceful, but sometimes amusing and en- tertaining. It is found necessary to keep a squad of police on the ground to keep order. Dr. Tooth Dimself ts raratizing at present ROMAN NEWS. Hearn from Rome that Dr, Chatard ts about to return to America for six months for the benefit of nis health, Mgr. Cape! goes to Kome to be present at the Pope's jubilee, at which 309,909 pil- grims are expected to be present. . BOYTON'’S SWIM AT NAPLES. Captain Boston has accompitshed the feat of swimming trom Naples to Capri. He was followed by several steamers bearing the American fag and landed in presence of Victor Emmanuel, THE WERLIN PRESS ON THE PRESIDED The Hen. correspondent at Berlin telegraphs that the press of that city comments approvingly on the resnit of the Presidential campaign in the United States, DEATH OF A FAMOUS CHARGER. Emperor Willtam's favorive charger, Sadowa, aged twenty-eight years, which bony His Majesty at the butte of Koeniggratz and the in rest of that campaign, yesterday fell mortally wounded, COUNT VON ARNIM, Count Von Arnim’s case was before the Disciplin- ary Court at Leipsic to-day, The judgment already passed dismissing him from public service was contirmed. BERLIN ANXIOUS FOR A WHALE. ‘The Berlin Aquarium is treating with Mr, Coup, of the New York Aquarium, respecting the acquisition ofa whale. Voluntary subscriptions have already come in suMicient to guarantee a portion of the cost of transport, and the public are greatly interested in the negotiation: vi REDUCING SWISS HOTEL RATES. The leading hotel keepers of Switzerland have called a congress for the purpose of considering a uniform reduction of charges. AMERICAN PROGRESS, Strange to say, the trade and commerce of the United States seems to have become a more intcr- esting topic for editorial consideration than before the Centennial Exhibition. The Standard rst set the “example, but all the metropolitan jour- nals now bloom out periodically in forid or caustic articles upon = the commercial future of our nation. The Times hag had two noteworthy editorials upon American topics this week, On Thursday, referring to the forthcoming Extnbition at Paris in a leading article, it expresses grave doubts as to whether Brifish manufacturers are alive to modern {ndustrial progress. It de- plores the marked inferiority of the English labor- er. “The comparison which is forced between Eng- land's exhibits at the Philadelphia Exposition and those of the United States and Germany was not altogether satisfactory to Great Britain, The products of United States industry, even after Making due allowance for tho fact that the exhibi- tion was held within its own area, too often sur- passed England. It is more evident than ever that American manufactures indicate the presence ofa presiding intellect snperintending the indus- trial process and revealing more application of brains than England's manufactures command. GUNS FROM AMERICA INSTEAD OF ENGLAND “A singular recent illustration of this successful rivalry is evidenced in the fact that Turkey has gone across the Atlantic to obtain arms and munitions of war. How can this fact be accounted for, except upon tle hypothesis that rifes and cartridges can be bought cheaper and of better quality in Rhode Island and Connecticut than in Warwickshire? Bir- mingham has been worsted by Providence, in tex- England feeia this rivalry even in the neutrat markets to which she exnorts her products. Unless the British manufacturers reassert their traditional superiority at the forthcoming Paris Exposition the most lamentable results must follow. ‘The nation possesses practically unlimited capital, but it is feared that the supply of skilled labor is not kept abreast of the capital which could give it employmen The United States, on the other hand, excels in having at command a vast fand of wakeful intelligence.” This remarkable article closes with the assertion that England can- not count upon the undisturbed maintenance of the superiority of her coal production, The develop- ment of the workmen's moral fatulties must coun- teract the sngsested loss, NEW YORK CITY'S FUTURE, Another editorial in the Times of yesterday, on the debt of New York city, comments on the gigantic proportions of the amount incurred and the languid indifference of the citizens. The respect able inhabitants, it says, display a wart of public spirit, and the example of New York is quoted to show that great opportunities cannot be safely abused or wasted. A correspondent answers the above editorial by showing that the municipality podsesses $220,900,000 worth of property as an off- set to its indebtedness, HERALD STORM WARNING, Your warning of the 25th of bad weather and gales after March 1 on British and French coasts has been fulfilled on the former sevboard. On Thursday evening, March 1, a decided depression approached the western coasts of Ireland and Scot- Jand from the Atlantic, Owing, however, to the in- fluence of local conditions, the storm centre moved | northeastward over Northern Ireland and Scotland to Norway. PREPARATIONS. The storm signals were hoisted at all the ports of Great Britain and Ireland by orders from the chief office of the Meteorological Department. As the danger decreased from the southward the signals were lowered, and are all down to-day, HERALD DAILY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN ENG- LAND, The following observations for the HERALD were made daily during the week at Holyhead and Ply. mouth for the benefit of commerce. Commencing with low pressures and moderate temperatures, the barometer rose and the thermometer fell toward the middle of the week, When the iufuence of the storm centre passing to the northward was indi- cated by southerly winds, increasing temperature and slight barometric fall:— Date. | at | dour. | thehen 6) Holyhead ,. (8 Piymonth..|s bent .. | mouth. 18 Fob, 28] Holyhend [8 Feb, 2h] Piymouth..|% A.M. 4 8 4 x 8 3 March 1/Holyhoad .. Maret 1/Plymunth ,. March 2}Howybend ..|¥ A. M. March 2/tlymouth..[8 A. Mf. Marels 8} Holyhead ..]8 A. M. Maret 3] Plymouth. THE DL An adjourned scetin, ' CABLE. the Direet United States Cable Company wilt be held on Monday next. ‘The sion yesterday of the Master of the Rolls does hot contain any opinion or dictum on any other point than that regarding the counting of the rejected votes, The Master said he would express no* opinion as to the probable effect of the resolution and amendment. He would mereiy decide that the amendment was lost and the resolution carried, and restrain the defendants from doing anything contrary to, or in any manner incon. sistent with, the instructions to the directors con- tained in the resolution until some other resolution shoul be come to, This leaves the question of the legality of the attempted fusion stil open, The Daily News, in its financial articie, says amalgamation cannot be carried out until the Di- ation, and the consent of three-fourths of ite stockholders 1s necessary to liquidate, \ t United States Cable Company goes into lqui- I a NEW YORK HERALD, _ SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1877 QUADRUPLE > SHEET. PARISAN FLASHES, Why the Peace of Europe Will Not Be Broken, STAMPING ON BONAPARTISM. A Batch of Ugly French Crimes and Scandals. A GRAND CHARITY BALL The Patti-Caux Trouble—Another Petti- coat in Question. [BY CABLE To THE HERALD. } HERALD BUREAU, NO. 61 AVENUE OPERA, Pants, Maret 3, 1877. On every hand congratulations are heard touch- ing the prospects of peace, which are felt to ve assured, The signature of the treaty’ between Servia and Turkey, and the mission of General Ignatiet to England, are believed to be cheeriul Presages of the demobilization of the Russian anny. Indeed, there will be no certainty of peace uniess the army at Kischeneff melts away with the Bessa- rabuin snows before the warm breath of spring. The question has many sides, and the telegrams from the various European capitals do not serve to simplify them. THY BONAPARTISM DANGER, The determination of the Ministry to support the Republic vigorously is clearly indicated in the fact that M. Jules Simon, President of the Council, speaking at Versaiiles before the Chamber of Depu- tles’ committee upon the government's authoriza- tion to prosecute M. de assagnac, editor of the Pays, said Cassagnac would be charged with incit- ing insurrection and civil war. M. Simon added that he would everywhere vigorously prosecute Bonapartism. CRIMES IN BATTALIONS. We have had a perfect freshet of scandals and crimes within the past week here, A crime re- quires to be far down among the depths of depravity in order to attract public attention in France, un- less the criminal 1s very high up in the social scale, when his misdoings may become notorious at a much smaller outlay of wickedness. One of our late criminal sensations has been the prosecution oft @ Parisian banker on the ugly charge of arson. A RED. CRIME. Another is the attempt to assassinate a priest at Marseilles. This crime ts viewed in two ways. The religious folk think it the worst kind of attemptea murder ; it could be only greater in degree by being Practised ona bishop. To the radical republican however, it brings a grim satisfaction that only an assault on the life of a king or a pope could intensify. A CADET'S SUICIDE. Asad affair has been the suicide of the young grandson of Marshal Bugeand at the Military School. The name recalls the conquest of Algeria by the man whom the old French soldiers called familiarly “Pere Bugeaud,” and who trained MacMahon and Pelissier in the soldier trade. * A MYSTERY. A young Russian has been made away with in Paris and the police are busy attempting to solve the mystery of his taking of, THE PATTI-CAUX TROUBLE. But soaring above these in interest is the aim- culty between Adelina Patti and her husband, the Marquis de Caux. It is the universal topic in so- ciety, and is discussed in the cafés with the zest which only @ Frenchman can bring to the details of a scandal with a queen of the opera among the lead- ing characters. What a cynical dog your bdlasé Frenchman is! “ten est sacré pour un sapeur,” Therese used to sing, but it may be sald of the Janeur as well. They all knew this thing for years, Of course they never suid anything about it, but then they did not want to be the first to say a word against any one. Now, however, that the murder is out they are free to tell you something. They will tell you how they used to laugh in their sleeves when they heard people praise poor little Patti for anything but good looks and divine singing, and how they knew old Caux for years to be a very dis- agreeable person indeed in domestic matters. It 18 highly possible that they had no faith in erther on general principles, just as they believe in no woman's honor except she 1s a very close relation, and then, witha fine French inconsequence, they are ready to fight forty duels for a breath against her good name. In vain explanations are made that the trouble is all on the side of the Marquis. a loss for an explanation. These gentry are filled with joy at the latest phase of the diMculty. It re- establishes their faith in themselves. It is this, The Marquis has begua a counter suit for separa- tion, and the malignant gossips lay particular stress on the announcement that the principal witness is to be Mme. Nicolini, the wife of the tenor who figures so largely in the case. OUR STORM WARN: NGS IN FRANCE, The HeRaLy'’s storm warnings have been copied generally by the French press, and the people are astounded at the accuracy with ‘which fulfiment has waited on prophecy. THE THEATRES, There ate no syricai or theatrical noveities in Paris. A WAGNER CONCERT, The Wagner concert at Brussels on Sunday last was a great success, excepting the “Centennial March,” which was universaily hissed, MUSICAL NOTES. Herr Wilhelm), the great violinist, has Postponed his Americay tour, waiting for better times, Carlotta Pattl gave a brilliant concert at her house the other night, Among other celebrities, Mme. Frezzolini sang, but fainted from emotion when the song was done, A GREAT CHARITY BALI. The ball at the Granu Opera for the benefit ot the unemployed workmen of Lyons was highty success- magnificent and fairy like. The amount civared was $24,000, A great many Americans were pres- ent. Among the toilets that were most admired were:— A dress of black tulle, ornamented with pearl | runge QN4 floss wall fowers. If la Marquise was not improper then they are at | ful, The scene when the ball was at its height was | } A Jaille robe, coweur culvre, with mane tunid, A mandarine dress worn with pale green velvet and orange foliage with a coronal of pomegranate blossoms. jurlands of feathay flowers are worn crosses over the bosom and liama scarves and slehus ovet hodices, Ladies are returning to the old long lace mittens, which recalis the origin of the ladies who, not-cate ing to give the hand, gave the mitten, THE COLONY FRELS RELIEVED. 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