NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 185, 12 January 1875, Page 4

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A. Berlin telegram, to the Morning Post says that the arrival of. a Russian expedition ; to observe the transit of) Persia has given rise ( tdf uneasiness in 'that'country,, and the Shah is Sported to have expr.esstid surprise and concern. The. expedition cpnsists of three; officers of the Russian general staff, and but one scientific man, ‘ In Germany, the war against the Roman Catholic priesthood continues to be waged with unabated severity. Bishop Martin has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for his last Pastoral, and preparations are, it is stated, being made for the Bishop’s deposition by the Ecclesiastical Court. At Dippertz, a small place near Fulda, Father Helfrich, an expelled priest, who had returned to his parish, has been arrested in the church the moment the service was over. There was no attempt at resistance. The Father was not lodged in prison, but was sent back to the neighboring county whence he had come. The arrest of Father Schneider in his church is thus justified by the Berlin correspondent of the Times ■“ The Catholic clergy, we are told, have long endeavored to make the lower classes believe that a priest need only place himself before the altar to attain a sanctity which raised him above the law.. ' It had thus become absolutely necessary to supply practical proof of the futility of this assertion. A very few cases of unsparing rigour will prove the best antidote against clerical agitation. In another despatch the - same correspondent says The Government evidently wish to , dispel the belief so long inculcated by the Ultramontane clergy that a priest need only put on his vestments and place himself before the altar to be inviolate. On the other hand, the clerical' journal, the Germania, states that banished priests of the diocese of Treves have entered into a mutual engagement to return to their parishes each time they are sent

away by the police. At Mulhausen the other day a Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to imprisonment for reviling the Protestant religion, and another Alsacian priest, the vicar of Oberbcrgheim, has just been sent to prison for fourteen days for a like offence. On his trial he assumed a very defiant tone, and had repeatedly to be called to order by the judge. i The Provincial, Correspondence of Berlin states that the results of the Brussels Conference will shortly be made the basis of further negotiations. The Russian Government, which (the German semi-official paper pays) has throughout shown such active interest jin the execution of this genferous undertaking, has requested the Powers who [took part in the Conference definitively to state whether they assent to the various points which have been brought forward. On the basis of the declarations received in reply, Russia will take farther steps with a view to the conclusion of a regular treaty arrangement. It is confidently expected, we are told, that the other Powers will display every readiness to co-operate in attainting “ the exalted object aimed at.” A Berlin telegram says : —“ Germany has now abandoned its earlier reserve, and declares its willingness to adopt the Russian scheme in full. The Governments of England, France, and Italy are stated to be in negotiation relative to the position they Intend to take up in common towards the Russo-German propositions.” A telegram giving news of Colonel Gordon’s expedition, dated Khartoum, November 10th, has been received in London at the office of the New York Herald. The Herald's correspondent states that Colonel Long had returned from Gondokorofrom a journey into the Uganda territory, where he had been well received by King Amantizi. He reports the route from Uganda as very difficult, and not safe for trade. Between Uganda and Gondokoro he was attacked by about 400 men of King Kabriza’s tribe ; eighty-two were killed and the rest dispersed. Colonel Long further reports having discovered a new river, the exact locality of w r ‘ich is not clear from the telegram. Colonel Long was expected to return forthwith to Gondokoro. The death is reported of Auguste Linant, son of Linant Bey, He died at Gondokoro on the 16th of September. The latest advices from the seat of war in Spain state that serious fighting is going on in the neighbourhood of Irun, and the Carlists appear to be hardly pressed. It was reported the other day that the siege of Irun had been raised, and that Don Carlos had crossed the French frontier to Hendaye.. Both these statements had been contradicted, and with respect to the latter a Paris telegram of Wednesday night says:—“ On Monday last the Spanish Embassy in Paris informed-the French Government that Don Carlos was at Hendaye, and even mentioned the house in which he was staying. The French Government at once ordered all the necessary inquiries to be made to ascertain whether the information was correct, and instructed the authorities to take the measures required under the circumstances. Every search was made, but notwithstanding every precaution the authorities were unable to ascertain that Don Carlos was to be found at the place mentioned. This result was officially reported to the Spanish Embassy.” A Times telegram from Hendaye says:— “ An encounter occurred on Tuesday between the Carlists and Republicans on the hills between Irun and San Sebastian. Another encounter is reported to day (Wednesday), It resulted in the defeat of' the Carlists. Loma, Laserna, Moriones, and Blanco press upon them on all sides. The bombardment has entirely ceased, and the Iran garrison sallie d forth destroying and burning houses and farms belonging to the Carlists or which had sheltered them. The havoc was immense, and all the country is in flames.” The Republican troops, other telegrams state, disembarked at Ban Sebastian, and they are endeavoring to cut off the Carlists from their base of operations in order to compel them to take refuge in France, or lay down their arms. General Moriones is ar the same time making an effort to rcvictual Pamplona. The two topics which have chiefly engaged public attention during this week, says the Fall Mall Gazette , November 13th, are the speeches at the Lord Mayor’s banquet on Monday, and Mr Gladstone’s pamphlet on “The Vatican Decrees.” ; TbeLord Mayor’s Show this year attracted a larger Crowd than usual, owing probably to the fineness of the weather. The crush in the neighborhood of Temple-bar was terrible, and there were several serious accidents. In Ludgate-hill a baby was crushed to death in its mother’s arms. On the procession reaching Westminster, the Lord Mayor was presented to the Barons of the Exchequer with the customary formalities, and the Lord Chief Baron took occasion to make some strong observations in opposition to the schemes for what he said was misnamed the “reform” of the City of London. “You have,” his lordship said, “ made your city the first in the world, you have made your city a model and an example to the nations of Europe, and to every civilised nation upon the surface of the earth, and yon may well ask upon what grounds it can be urged that ‘ reform,’ as it is misnamed, should be applied to the Corporation and institutions of Ithe City of London.” At the banquet at the Guildhall in the evening nearly all the members of the Government were present, and among the other more distinguished guests were the Duke of Cambridge, the French Ambassador, the American Minister, and several of the judges. Mr , Disraeli, in responding to the toast of “ Her Majesty’s Ministers” referred to the “ eventful six years” which have elapsed since he last replied for the Government. He contrasted the tranquillity enjoyed by England with the disturbances abroad. The people in this country, he affirmed, were now content. He repudiated the idea that the “ Conservative working man” was an anomaly. Having enumerated the privileges and advantages of the working classes in this country, he declared that they were greater than those yet possessed by the notability of other lands.

The opening meeting of the Eoyal Geographical Society for the session 1874-5 was held on Monday evening in the theatre of the London University. The Duke of Edinburgh, the Czarewitch, Count Beust, and Baron Hochschild, were present. The President, Sir Henry Eawlinson, delivered the opening address, in which he reviewed the progress of geographical science during the year, and referred to the various expeditions now engaged in further explorations. With regard to a new Arctic expedition, Sir Henry Eawlinson said that all the papers relating to the question had been placed by Mr Disraeli before the Board of Admiralty for examination and report; and if, therefore, as (Sir Henry) hoped and almost expected, the report was on the whole favorable, it was

possible that in the course of next year a thoroughly organised and efficient Arctic Expedition might leave our shores, under naval officers, for Baffin’s Bay and Smith Sound, and for the first time carry a flag—and that the British flag—to the Pole. Sir Henry Rawliuson at the close of his address introduced Lieutenant Payer, of the Austrian Arctic Expedition, and the secretary, Mr Clement Markham, read a translation of the narrative of Lieutenant Payer’s explorations. Lieutenant Payer afterwards addressed the meeting in German, and a vote of thanks to him was carried by acclamation, and acknowledged by Count Beust and by the lieutenant.

Among the items of news brought by telegraph from India are, says the Pall Mall Gazette of Nov 14th, that through the Viceroy’s influence Yakoob Khan is now visiting his father for the purpose of reconciliation. He recognises Abdoola and remains at Cabul. The faminereport is finished, and it is stated that the cost is below the estimate. The papers brought by the Bombay mail of the 19th of October state that Sir Jung Bahadoor will visit England in January next, accompanied by Mr C. Girdlestone, the resident, and a splendid suite. The main objects of this second visit to London are to personally thank the Queen for the Grand Cross of the Star of India, and to give his two sons, who are to accompany him, an opportunity of seeing England as he himself did many years ago. He has taken twentyone first-class and forty-two secondclass berths on board one of the Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamers. His Excellency will land at Naples. Major Bell, who was wounded in the explosion which took place at Hyderabad during the festivities, was recovering. The turret-ships Magdala and Abyssinia had been out for an experimental cruise under the orders of Captain Bythesea, V. 0., R.N., consulting officer to Government on naval affairs._The engines and guns were found to work satisfactorily, but the heat on board was excessive—l4s deg in the stoke-hole, 120 deg in the engineroom, and 93 deg in the turret. The Ranee Luxmeebaee, wife of the Gaekwar, has given birth to a son. Two Rajpoot chiefs had "died, the Maharajas of Oodeypoore and Ulwar.

Very disquieting news (says a Berlin telegram to the Morning Post) has reached St Petersburg from Turkestan. The raids of the Tekke Turcomans into Khiva have become so frequent and serious that the Khan has declared himself powerless to repel them. He has accordingly supplicated the Russian Government for aid. It is also said that the Tekke Turcomans, grown confident by their successes in Khiva, contemplate an incursion into Russia. The Invalids Rime declares a fresh Russian expedition into Khiva to be indispensable if order is to be established in the khanate. The Athenceum is informed that Mdme* Jenny Lind Goldschmidt and Herr Otto Goldschmidt will reside for the future in Wiesbaden, having accepted the posts of leading professors at the Rhenish Academy of Music, established in that town by the Imperial Government of Germany.