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maxing the Aemobilization of its armies dependent ‘upon such contingencies, §, Concerning the aespatch of a special envoy to St. Petersburg to treat on the question of disarma- ment, the Imperiai goverment, which would have MO reason to retuse an act of courtesy reciprocally required by diplomatic usages, perceives no connec- ton between this act of international courtesy and @ disarmament which there was nu plausible mo- tive for delaying and which might be carried into effect by 4 single telegraphic oruer. DECLINING THE RESPONSIBILITY. In communicating the preceding declgrations to the signatory Cabinets, the Sublime Porte begs the latter to take cognizance thereof, to appreciate the spirit which has dictated them and to be good enough to attach thereto the importance to which they are entitled in the present state of things, the danger of which cannot be too earnestly insisted upon by the Imperial government and for which it formally declines all responsibility. REFRESHING THEIR MEMORIES. The concluding and most emphatic scction of the note brings back to the eyes of the Powers the Treaty of Paris, over which the protocol rode rough- shod. The portion of that document to whicb es- pecial reference is made is the latter part of article 9, which says:—‘‘lt is weil understood that it (the firman promising amelioration of the condi- tion of Turkish subjects, without distinction of religion or race] coud not give the right, in any case, to the aforesaid Powers to interfere either collectively or separately in the relations of His Majesty the Sultan with his subjects, nor in the in- terior administration of his Empire.’? Of course the contracting Powers subscribed to this as nearly with a knowing wink as it is possibie to imagine on such an august occasion, hut Turkey takes tt very seriously, as will be seen hereafter: Maintaining, with other friendly States, relations Tegulated by international law and treaties, Turkey cannot allow foreign agents or representatives charged to protect the interests of their com" patriots to have any mission of ofticial supervision. The imperial government in fact is not aware how it can have deserved so il! of justice and civiliza- tion as to see itself placed in a humiliating Position’ without example in the world. The Treaty of Paris gave an explicit sanction to the principle of non-intervention. This treaty, which binds together the Powets wno participated in it, as well as Turkey, cannot be abolished by a protocol in which Turkey has had no share, and if Turkey appeals to the stipulation of the Treaty of Paris it is not that that treaty has created in her favor any rights which she would not possess with. out it, but rather for the purpose of calling atten tion to the grave reasons which, in the interests of the general peace of Europe, induced the Powers twenty years ago to place the recognition of the in- violability of this Empire's right to sovereignty ‘under the cuarantee of a collective promise, AN BMPHATIC PROTEST. With regard to the clause which, in case of non- execution of the promised reforms, would seek to confer upon the Powers the right of recurring to ulterlor measures, the imperial government per- ceive therein a iresh attack upon its dignity and its rights; measure of intimidation calcu- lated to deprive its acts of any merit of spontaneity and a source of grave complications, Doth in the present and the future. No considera- tion, therefore, can arrest the government in its determination to protest against the views enun- ciated in the protocol of the 3st of March, and to treat it, as far as Turkey is concerned, as destitute of all equity, and consequently also of all obligatory character. Exposed to hostile suggestions, to un- merited suspicion and to violations of international law, Turkey feels that she is now contending for her existence. THE PROTOCOL SPURNED. Strong in the justice of her cause, and trusting in God, she determines to ignore what has been de- cided without herand against her, resolved to retain in the world the place which Providence has destined for her. In this regard she will not cease to encounter the attacks directed against her with the general principles of public right and the authority of a great European act, which pledges the honor of the Powers that signed the protocol of the Sist of March—a document which, in her eyes, has no legal claim to exact com- pliance. She appeals to the conscience of the Cab- \nets which she has a right to consider animated toward her by the same sentiments of elevated equity and friendship asinthe past. Immediate Bnd simultaneous disarmament would be the only eMcacious means of averting the dangers by which the general peace is threatened, The reply which the imperial government has made above to the declaration of the Ambassador of Russia furnished the Powers with suitable ele- ments for bringing about this result, which they most assuredly will not seek to obtain by persisting in imposing upon the Ottoman Empire sacrifices of Tights and honor to which it will not consent, AUSTRIA AND THE WAR, Our Vienna correspondent telegraphs that Austria is resolved, if necessity demands, to localize the war by the armed occupation of Bosnia. To that end Kaiser Francis Joseph has ordered the mobilization of five army corps. The Austrian credit actien have falien twenty per cent in ten days, WHAT RUSSIA MUST HAVE TO WIN. With reference to what guarantee Russta must have betore dreaming o success in war against Turkey, a correspondent from Pera says:- Respecting war opinion is divided. That Russia will ever be so rasn as to attack Turkey without being sure of the neutrality Of Austria and Ger- many seems ‘© many impossible. Neither ts it clear, especially after Prince Bismarck’s resamption of office, how Russia can ever have a firm reliance on that neutrality. On the other hand, no one supposes that ‘Turkey will begin hostilities, so we are ata dead- jock. Before the middle or the end of May those in whose bands are for this moment the destinies of mankind—the Czar and Prince Bismarck—can make up their minds. In order to occupy the Danube Russia must reckon’ with Germany. The way to ‘Constantinople lies through Berlin. The present position is that if war breaks out the result must be the extension of the Russian Em- pire to the Danube, the Bosphorous, the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates and the amalgama- tion of 100,000,000 men of the Sclavic nation. Can Germany or any European State look on and acqui- esce in such a consummation? MOLTKE ON THE TURKISH SOLDIEI:S, Count Von Moltke in conversation this evening at the Reichstag strongly doubted that the Russians would gain an easy victory in the event of war, and be gave great praise to the etliciency of the Turkish | soldiers, ON THE DANUBE. A Vienna despatch states that the New Free Press this evening says the Danube Steamboat Company have received information that the Turks have commenced throwing & bridge over the Danube, at | Kalafat, Abdul Kerim, the Tarkish Generalissimo, has started for Shuma to assume command of the army | of the Danube, TURKEY AND MONTENEGHO. A Vienna despatch says although preparations for hostilities have been made by Turkey and Monte- negro the latter will remain on the defensive unless the Turks attempt to provision Nicsics, but the Turks have just provistoned that place. There is uo «desire on either side to precipitate matters. The confiict with the Miridites is a fresh diMiculty for the Turks, Now that the mischict is done it matters little tat | Dervish Pacha ts transierred to Satomica and that Ali Sahib eueceeds him. The quarrei with the Miri. dites ts owing to thelr refusal to furnish the usual | contingent for the war againet Montenegro. ‘fhe relations between the Porte and Montenegro NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1877——QUINTUPLE SHEET. | PARIS” PRENONITIONS are broken off. The Russian Consul General, M. dJonin, left St. Petersburg to-day with instructions for the Montenegrin government. THR MIRIDITES RISING, : A despatch from Cettinje says the rising of the Miridites determines the attitude of the whole Catholic Albanian population. The first result of a renewal of hostilities with Montenegro would pos- sibly be the cutting off of Podgoritza from its base of supplies at Scutari, compelling the city to surrender and by extending operations in connec- tion with the Miridites compel the Turks to extend their line of defensive operations and weaken their force. The Turks only have 4,000 effective force here, which must be quadrupled to hold Podgoritza and the only road between their positions and Jake transportation. BOSNIA ABLAZE. A Belgrade despatch to the Times states that commerce and manufacture in Bosnia are prostra- ted by the enforced circulation of paper currency. The insurrectionary bands are continually receiving accessions. Troops and artillery are going in all directions, Warlike Preparations continue. The government is demanding money and supplies from the Uhris- tians, and they are being drafted into the army and sent to Asia, in order, the Bosnians claim, todimin- ish the rayah population in case the insurrection spreads. In the Bosnian capital typhus fever 1s Taging and many Turks are dying of the disease. WHERE THE FIRST GREAT BLOW WILL PALL. Thus on every side the fires of war are lighting. Although the Ozar will Join the European army, it ia likely that the first great blow will be struck on ‘the Asiatic side, where Turkey is weakest. From St. Petersburg it is stated that war is regarded tn oMcial circles as inevitable, but Russian military measures do not indicate an immediate opening of the campaign, Prince Tcherkassy, who is mentioned as the future organizator of Bulgaria, leaves St, Peters- burg to-morrow for Kischinei, Persia nas notified the Porte of her claims to Bagdad. BISMARCK IN SCOTLAND. The sensation caused by the Bismarck episode has almost subsided. A curious story comes from Strathglass, the stronghold of Catholicism in the Scottish Highlands, where the Chancellor's rumored retirement was hailed with joy by three fimilies of Macs, all farmers, who proceeded to burn Bismarck in efigy. THE MUSICAL OUTLOOK. The musical season is yet a thing of the future, The programme for Wagner's concerts is published. They will consist of long selections, in many tn- stances comprising entire acts, promising to weary the audiences who go to hear them. The difiiculty in finding musicians for the concerts {s very great, and third rate provincials have been ac- cepted. A reason for this is found in the tact that the Philharmonic and the two mammoth Italian opera companies have absorbed all the best talent. For the present the Wagner announcements create comparatively little excitement, whereas nearly all the tickets for Rubenstein’s six concerts at St. James’ Hall, in May, have been sold in advance. Rubinstein nets £8,000 ($40,000) during the present English season, It is quite possible Carl Rosa finds that Kubinstein pays better than English opera, which closes on May 12. VANITAS VANITATUM. The vulgar tongue 18 not properly appreciated in England, notwithstanding its great successes on the operatic stage. Earl Dudley will not permit the language of his native land to be sungin his salons, and for this reason there are some people who are so critical as to assert that he 1s guilty of unbecoming vanity. Lord Alfred Paget, however, does not agree with his distinguished coun- tryman. He enjoys the vernacular as much as ever in the Alhambra, where Strauss’ “Fledermans” 1s mutilated and mur- dered nightly. I went last night, hoping to enjoy Strauss’ delightful melodies, but I was disgusted and surprised to find that a certain Hamilton Clarke's unmusical and meaningless composition ‘was substituted for the original melody in the drunken scene. A6 if this were not enough, the third act was entirely omitted. But then the class of musical enthusiasts who frequent this Leicester square establishment is easily satisfied. OPERATIC GOSSIP. Mr. Mapleson intends to charge twenty-eight shillings ($7) for stalls during the coming season at Drury Lane. Mr, Gye’s Italian opera at Covent Garden has been well attended. ‘The new tenor, Gayarre, has been warmly wel- comed. Mme. Ricca makes her début in “Favorita,” at Covent Garden, on Monday night. Albani has gone to Munich for two weeks’ further study of the part of Senta in. “The Flying Duteh- man.” Reeves, the publisher, is to bring out the English version of Robert Schumann’s work, “Music and Musicians.” RIP NOT ASLEEP, “Rip Van Winkle’ is as popular as ever, and Jef- ferson stands to-day at the front of the London stage. THE PRESS AND THE STAGE. The Academy discourages the notion of placing a bust or statue of John Oxenford in the vestibule of Drury Lane, and thinks Drury Lane has lost its former representative character. The Academy asks “What great services has Oxenford performed that he should have statues and memorial windows to his memory?” THE ROYAL ROAD TO AUTHORSHIP. Mayfair announces that two new volumes of poetry by royalty are in press and wiil be issued at anearly day. Prince Leopold and the Marquis of Lorne are the authors, This will be Leopold's first appearance in public. AMERICAN BEEF ONCE MORB. The transition from muisic and iiterature to beef: Steak iseasy enough after reading the Pall Mall Gazette, This sedate afternoon journal thinks that the depressed state of the Liverpool meat markct ani the consequent despondency of the English farmers ts simply the result of a panic, since the total quantity of beef imported into the three kingdoms from all parts of the world during the last three months is less than one pound per week to each person in the city of Lon- don #ione. It concludes by saying that the present importations will not permanentiy reduce the price of native beef. NOT SATISFIED, Weston has challenged (Leary to walk him again, for a large stake, @ race Of 500, 1,000 or 1,500 miles, the contest to begin on May 7. BRITANNIA WARE. The 200 medals intended for distribution among the officers and crew ot the Aretic expedition have been forwarded from the Mint to the Ad- miralty, AS far as we are able to judge, after inspecting one, they are not likely to be treasured up by Ja A gentieman who accompanied me remarked, “They will be passing current among the tap rooms of Southampton and Piymonth within a few weeks.” They are wholly unsuccessful irom an artistic point of view. One side bears the Queen's profile; the reverse repre- sents a sailing ship stuck fast in Captain Nares’ copyright invention, “the palwoerystalic sea.” The Echo very gravely remark: “The poverty ot the design is perhaps intended to filustrate the meagre resuits of the expedition.” A DISGRACERPUL PARLIAMENTARY ROW, The House of Commons has always been able for the dignity with which its p conducted and the courtesy with which its members act toward each other, even in the post heated | debates. The House and ihe prbtie bave of jate whed, however, by scenes of a disgracetul character, and tistanees of violent con diuct have occurred between some of its memvers which are notat all in keeping with t SLOnIS i traditions of that august assemblage. Mr, Philip Callan, wy erfor the borough of Dundalk, Ireland, a few days ago made a violent attack upon A. M. Sullivan, er for Louth county, and str, Mitchell Henry, member for Galway, A bitter per- sonal feud has existed between Callan and Sullivan for some time, arising out of some disciosures in connection with the inst general eiection, and Callan ts) on bad terms with = most of the home rue members, Shortly after the attack in question Cwllan met Mitchell Henry in the lobby and in the course of an altercation called him a “counter-jumper™ and a “whipper-enapper.”* fle subsequently attacked the correspundent of the Dublin Freeman's Journal for some strictures made on him by the iatter in his published corres- pondence, and Callan wound up by calling the cor- respondent “a drunken har,” and stmking him. The correspondent applied in the police court for summons, but the case was dismissed on the gtound that the Parliament House 18 a private place, TREATMENT OF IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS. ‘The origin of ali this trouble seems to be @ sharp debate on the Prisons bill, which has in a limited sense opened up the Fenian question once more. A bill was lately presented to the House of Com- mons empowering the government to take control of all county prisons, which at pres- ent are altogether managed by jocal boards. In Its progress through the House it was proposed that the Secretary of State should make rules de- termining the discipline of the prisons and the treatment of the prisoners. Suddenly, the Irish members began to show great interest in the measure, A, M. Sullivan, late editor of the Dublin Nation, had been tn prison in 1863 on account of “seditious writing.” W. H, O'Sullivan M. 1. for Limerick County, had been confined in 1867-68 In Mountjoy convict establishment, Dublin under a warrant from the Lord Lieutenant, issued by virtue of the Habeas Corpus Suspension act. Both members described to the House of Commons their own personal suffeyings. In the case of Mr. O'Sullivan the inference was irre. sistible that tf men confined merely for precau- tion and not arrested under any criminal charge were so crnelly treated, what may not be the hard- ships of convicts who have been tried, sentenced, and are actually undergoing penal servitude for the political offence of membership of the Fentan Brotherhood, It was clear that the statements so otten reiterated by O'Donovan Rossa, John O'Leary, Kickharo, and quite lately by Sergeant Mc- Carthy, were most Likely to be true. PUABUSTERING IN PARLIAMENT, The House of Commons was much moved by what tt heard of the personal experiences of its own members. The Irish members fought hard that the rules before coming into force should receive the formal approval of the House, but were beaten, The majority of them submitted; but Parne!l and Biggar, aided by two or three others exhausted the forms of the House in endeavoring to wrest from weariness a concession which could not be wrung from & sense of justice, During the discus. sion Mr. Parnell gave an account of the suf- ferings of Danitl Redding, convicted for the Manchester rescue, in 1864, who has been rendered a paralytic cripple for life through his prison discipline. Parneil and his friends Were announced as mere obstructionists, because they brought on motion after motion in order to prevent progress, hoping to tire out the govern- Ment into concession, STRONG MEDICAL TESTIMONY. Suddenly a marvellous contribution was made to the cause for which the Irish members were battling in the shape of a letter in the London Times from Dr. Robert McDonnell, who was medi- cal superintendent of Mountjoy Prison during the whole Fenian period. He says that many persons were confined in Mountjoy in 1567 on mere sus- picion, They were contined for several months, in somne cases over a year and 4 half, and were never tried. “It will appear almost incredible,” he says, “that untried prisoners of this class were treated with a severity equal to that to which convicts are sub- mitted, and this not fora few days or weeks, but for six, eight, twelve months and even more.” He quotes from a report addressed by him to the Irish government in February, 1867. In it he says that the men thus treatea— ve become greatly Reret Ag their appearance ¢ their arrival here, ‘h they have no tangible disease, yet any aaiia m perceive that they are emaciated and worn-looking. Some have shown unmistakable signs of mentul alienation. Blunders of this Kind give life, vigor and energy to the spirit of hostility to England, which, at this moment, pervades every Irish political movement.” SULLIVAN AND KENEALY AT LOGGERHEADS. Another scene occurred last Wednesday in con- sequence of Mr. A. M. Sullivan making a bitter attack upon Dr. Kenealy during the newspaper debate and insinuating that the editor of The Eagushman was & “coward, a slave and a wretch.” Kenealy retaliated by calling Sullivan a liar in the lobby, jor which he was compelled by the House to make a public apology. The last member of Parliament who was obliged to make a public apology was Fergus O'Connor, the famous Chartist leader, who had struck a member of the govern- ment in 1852. THE FENIAN PRISONERS, O'Connor Power is agitating for the release of the remaining Fenian prisoners. There were 15,000 prisoners released in India on the proclamation of Victoria as Empress, and it is urged by the friends of the Irish prisoners that this would have been a fitting opportunity for the exercise of clemency in Ireland. Mr. Power denies the statement that he intends to resign his seat in Parliament, OUR NEXT GERMAN MINISTER, ‘The HERALD’s Berlin correspondent states that the Kreuz Zeitung announces that Senator Freling- huysen, cf New Jorsey, has been designated as Min- ister to Germany. AN OFFICIAL SELKIRK, Consul Thomas T. Prentis, who has been forgot- ten by the United States Government for five years at Mahe, Seychelle Islands, sailed for New York in the Baltic on Thursday last. MERALD DAILY = WEATHER ENGLAND. The following observations have been taken daily during the past week at Holyhead and Plymouth for the HEnaLy. The pressure has continued beiow the mean, but exhibits a recovery toward the end of the week. This is, however, only a temporary rise, the indications being threatening at present. There has been a slight variation of temperature during the week. The Weather in London on Thurs- day and Friday hes been fair. OBSERVATIONS IN Date | at | Hour. | April 9.|Holyhead ./8 A. M. Avril 9./Plymouth.|3 A.M. April 19.|Holyhead .|8 A. M. April 10./P AM, April AM. April yu AM. April 12, |Hoiyb SAL M. April 2: Plymoutt 8 AM. i Apel 18,|Ho.ytead 13 A.M. d April 13./Plymouth.|8 A. M : April 14, | Holyhead .}8 A. M. : pris 14. \Piymouth 18 ALM. i THE RATE OF GOLD PREMIUM TO BE FIXED DAILY BY A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, HAVANA, April 14, 1877, A decrev bas beon issued ordering the dailygsalo of gold entering the Treasury, 4 a premium against paper money, to be dajly Oxed by a cominittce nomi- pated by the government. “Contributions from those parts of tho Island whore almost no paper is circulating will henceforth be pay- ein paper, This decree is expected to produce a Setter circulation and distribution of gold over the island and prevent fluctuations of paper, Gold ie tap- idly declining. ARCHBISHOP | BAYLEY. HF ASKS THE PRAYERS OF THE PAITHEUL GOD'S BLESSING ON M18 TRIP TO FOR WIS HEALTH. FOR EUROPE Barrimore, April 14, 1 The Catholic Mirvor this week contains a circular of Archbishop y, dated Easter Monday, 1977, and addreseed to the clergy and laity of the archd!ocese of Balumore, in regard to his departure tor Europe, ‘The Archbishop — gays:—Atter having battled against my sickness the whole winter without much improvement, Lhave deterimmed, by the advice ol my physicians, (0 (rv a Voyage across the ucean, Ibis very much against my own Will, Avery one who es bome drags a lengtuening chain air him; but this is especially the cage With a bisuop when coinpelied to leave his diocese, where he has so many duties anu responarbilitivs. L need pot say to you how great « tril it is to me to be obliged to Abstain from active duty. If 1 please God to restore my health | will come back as soon as possible; mean- waile | commend myself to the prayers of tho reverend clergy, the religious communities and the faitntul people’ of my diocese. ” THE VIE NNA “COME Povonxnyesim, Ne ¥., Aprit 14, 18 Miss C. Rarricon, of Vassar Colloge, reports the dis- covery of the Vieana Comet in the constellation Pegasus, A General Belief That France Will Be Drawn Into War. BISMARCK’S IRRITATING POWER. The Kind of American Minister “Colony” Wants. TALLEYRAND'S CONVERSION. Oakey Hall in Paris—An Ameri- can Honored. Gounod Plagiarizing—Operatic Jottings— Art and Pasion (sx cape TO THE HERALD.) HERALD BURBAU, 61 AVENUE DE L’OPERA, Paris, April 14, 1877. The public mind is excited to the highest pitch concerning the crisis on the Eastern question, The funds are tumbling on the Bourse and the timid trembling, but all are preparing themselves for & general European convulsion. The belief ts universal that France, tn spite of all her desires to the contrary, will be drawn into the vast war con- flict which is now preparing on the European stage, the curtain of which, in the nervous language of Victor Hugo, 18 “trembling betore its rise.” It 19 curious and instructive to note how the French take the warlike possibility of the situation as appiied to France. As the conflict to come was viewed a few weeks ago—indeea, not a fortnight back—there was a general exchange of comforting assurances that France could exempt herself from participation, and even profit materially by holding aloof. There is really no good ground for changing this view; but where & house takes fire at night and the flames stand out menacingly against the dark sky, the people in the neighboring houses are not likely to think the chances of their houses escaping as great as if they were talking on the matter to,an insurance agent, and the fire next door only supposititious. Under the cynicism of the French character, as developed in the more cultured classes, there is a deep layer of passion, and a stroll along the boulevards this afternoon disclosed more earnest faces than have been seen here since tne battles of Woerth and Gravelotte gave the first rude shock to the easy air of confidence which M. Ollivier with his “light heart’ speech had inspired, A TERRIBLE LES We have had more sad and terrible days tn Paris since, but the first breath of the chance of war to- day has the same eftect as the first reverses of the | disastrous campaign of 1870, Not that the fanfare has lost its effect, not that the dream of the revanche is nursed in the brain jess assiduously, but the rude lesson that France has learned of her shortcomings gives Frenchmen pause, The spectre of Germany at her gates will always remain a ter rible one for France. When Bismarck’s retirement is nervously grasped as something boding ill to the nation whose humiliation he brought about, tt shows that the dread of a recurrence of Sedan has not been removed by the magnificent scheme of army reconstruetion of which the country saw the first fruits last autumn. To do anything effective against a great foreign Power, France needs more time. ON. ‘THE POSSIBILITIES, “You see,” said a thoughtful young oficer of the ne to-day, “what Russia has done to Turkey, hu- miliating as it is to confess, Germany may do to us. Our statesmen have been very zealous to prevent all that Germany could complain of as a menace; but as Russia played with Turkey, always finding means to keep the latter in a condition of perpetual endeavor to meet impossible requirements, 60 Bis- marck, or lis puppets, can irritate France until war would be a relief, no matter wnat the conse. quences might be.” “But in a general European conflagration France would not be left alone,” I suggested, “That the future must determine; but, sacre bleu! I should prefer France to beat Germany single- handed, #njin,” he added, gayly, “the Prussians will remember that les lots sont changeants.” To allay all this troubled speculation the Montteur announces that France will remain inflexibly neutral. WHY TURKEY 1S NOT AFRAID. ‘The defiant attitude of Turkey is explained in pri. vate letters from Constantinople. The Ottomans are rendered confident by assurances that Poland, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Persia and even India will furnish moral and material aid against Russia in the course of the impending war. A TALLEYRAND INDEED. The Marquis de Talleyrand’s conversion to re- pubticanism frets all his monarchical friends, who forget the traditional policy of the Talleyrand family. The legitimist journals maliciously suggest that It Is because the Marquis has an American wife; but they had better be careful, for tne Mar- quis is very touchy and is a redoubtable swords- maa and a dead shot. Tne critics need not go so lar as America. The course of the famous Bishop, red republican, imperial Chamberlain and monarch- ical diplomat, whose sayings are the gospel of con- sistent inconsistency. WANTED-~A PLUTOCRAT. ‘The Americans here are anxious to Know who will be the successor of Minister Washburne. | What they want, above all things, !s @ man rich enough to dine and wine the colony, AN AMIERICAN HONORED, ‘The Czar bas conterred on Mr. G. Re Champney, | of Boston, the order of St. Stanislaus, in testimony | of his satisfaction at Mr. Champuey's improvements | in dies, colmage and gun work, Th improve. ments involve an immense revolution fn all exist ing systems of coinage and render the present minting arrangements useless. The patents for these improvements have been sold to Austria, Germany, lialy and Belgium. | OAKEY HALL IN PARIS | It was ruméred yesterday that ex-Mayor A. | Oakey Halli had been seen in Paris. He 1s not spoken of as being particularly depressed in ap- pearance, On the contrary, he {8 said to have re- covered his good spirits, and is only reserved in manner when addressed by bis own name, which | he still affects to ignore. ALBANI'S BENEFIT. ‘The benefit of Mile. Albani at the Italiens on | Tuesday last was a bumper, the receipts being the largest of the season. The engagement on the whole has not been profitable; the average nightly Teceipts were $1,600, while the expenses were $1,800. GOUNOD’S PLAGIARISM. The musicians are down upon Gonnod's Iatest opera, “Cing Mars,” and accuse him of wholesale plagiarism. The minuet in the second act is a lit- eral transcript of Mozart's in “Don Giovanni,” “The dance music bears @ close resemblance to the sailors’ chorus tn “Paul et Virginte.” The fanfare in the third act ts Identical with that in Mehul’s opéra comique, “Jeune Henri.’ Some portions ot the instrumentation are superb, and others me- diocre. MASSENET'S OPERA, M. Massenet’s new opera, “Le Rot de Lahore,” it is definitely fixed, will have its first public presenta- tion on the 20th inst, MUSICAL JOTTINGS. Mme. Frezzoloni sang at her own concert the other night Aias! her voice was only # mere thread of the beautiful organ which once delighted the musical world. | Miss Laura Harris makes her début on Tuesday at the Itallens, Stanfield’s début was a failure. ART SALES. Sales of art collections are now the rage here. People are going crazy over pictures and old tapestry. Fortunes are given for old stuffs which would not get house room in America, + DEBASED LITERARY TASTES. In Uterature there is nothing new. The only books read here at present, now that Lent 1s over, are those offsprings of a debased taste and morbid pruriency, ‘La Fille Elisa” and “L'Assomoir.” FASHION VAGARIES, A new fibre made out of spun glass is now being woven into dress tissues. If itis pertlous to live in glass houses, under certain circumstances, how must it be to go about in glass petticoats? The sailor’s collar is now worn by ladies as low as the middle of the back. It would be a great tm- provement to take ina reefor two ot canvas, but nobody is bold enough to suggest it. A branch of the orange tree laden with green fruit is the latest decoration for ladies, It {s a pret- tier and more hopefulembiem than the green wil- low. AMBRICANS IN PARIS, The following Americans have registered during the week at the Paris Bureau of the HERALD:— Mr. Dean Richmond, New York, Mr. J. W. Forsyth, New York. Mrs. Johns, New York. Mr. Henry Pilden, Providence, &. 1. Mr, E. Chittenden, Denver, Col. STEAMER BURNED AT SEA. THREE PASSENGERS AND EIGHTEEN OF , THE CREW SUPPOSED TO BE LOST—NAMES OF THE MISSING. SAVANNAH, Ga,, April 14, 18 The steamship Leo, from this port for Nassau on the 12th inst., was destroyed by fire at three o'clock on the morning of the 13th inst., during a heavy southeast gale, eighty miles south of Tybee and thirty miles off shore. THE Lost. The only passengers were :— The two Misses Farrington, of Nassau, and Mr. Pappendick, of New York. ‘They are all missing. OF THE CREW, the following embarked in lifeboats and are als supposed to be lost:— P, McDonnell, chief engineer- Thomas F, Hennessy, carpenter, James McLaughlin, oiler, Daniel Regan. Christopher Lee, fireman. Patrick McGough, fireman, Peter Olopson, seaman, Samuel Hurst, seaman, James Nurry, seaman. Ann Brown, stewarles 'W. Mitchell, cook, Henry Harris. Richard Gething. Plats Johnson. James Caren, + Rebert Gibson, Henry O'Keefe. John Savage. SAVED. ‘The rest of the crew and oMcers, numbering thirteen, were taken froma life raft at eleven o’clock on the morning of the 13th by the Russian bark Hoppet, Captain Fredricksen, from London for Buil River. Those rescued were Pert to this city from the bark Hoppet, off Tybee, by the pilot boat Neca, THE BURNED STEAMER. The Leo was a wooden propeller of 990 tons bur- den, built by Potllon Brothers, in this city, in 1865, and owned by Murray, Ferris & Co., of New York. She was brig-rigged and 179 feet in length, and classed Al. ANTI-MORMON DEMONSTRATION, BIGAMY AND THE KINDRED VICES OF THE LATTER DAY SAINTS ATTACKED IN BRIGHAM'S CAPITAL. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] St, Lake, Utab, April 14, 1877, A liberal meeting was held in this city this evening to express the sentiments uf the non-Mormon popula. tion in regard to legislation needed trom Con- gress, A large and enthusiastic assembly was in attendance, and able and argumentative speeches wore delivered urging the necessity for the passage of a law to reform the electoral system so that free ballot may be placed 1a the hands of the people; also to provide for reform in the jury sys. tem so that the marshal cal summon = tales- men when the jury list 1 exhausted, was shown that great injustice is inflicted upon legal wives by the abolition of the right of dower, Speakers alluded to the fact that the Mountain Meadows massacre occurred twenty years ago and that until 1874 tue Probate Courts exercised eriminal yurisdietion, bat ihrongh the Mormon courts and Mormon administra. tore of law had (ull power to punish the erminals, not ny’ par- OPTED, tions were abe as follow: vigamy and p is tnereasing im this , and calls for the exclusion from all pubhe st, and from the jury bos, of in her husband's esta ‘a deprived by the Jaws of Utah, 4 (he Mortuan priestiood bas tpaugutated marked 14 to control the votes of their people, aud (hat ret ballot is asked tor, That as long ay Utah is controlled by the Mormon priesthood, protest is entered against its admission as a Stata, NAVAL INTEL IGENCE, Wasninare Lieutenant Commander Charlies 8. to examination for promotion, Lieutenant Commander | Fel.x McCurtey ts ordored to duty as executive officer af the receiving ship Franklin, at Norfolk, Va Pay- master Woodhull is ordered to duty es naval store It eager at Nagasaki, Sap Arthur Peterson is ordered to dul Paymaster at the Navy Yard Lieutevant Horace wpe asa mem! of the Naval rd of Im tenant H. 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