Foreign

Einperor William is much better, and has resumed his duties. An iron ship, the Culcean,whlle being towed down the Biver Clyde, i-'cot!and, wan wrecked, and seventeen persono drowued. Germaoy is increasing her army. Military estiniatestncludepayforSOO additional Lieutecants and 2,200 non-commisBioned offlcers. Holders of confedérate bonds hope in time to secure the reraoval of the reetrictioo In the 14th amendnient to the constitution or the United States, which prchiblts southem states from effecting eettlements of their legally contracted debts. But they do not contémplate lltigation to recover confedérate property in Europe. It is tielieved that, if necessary to put down violence and rebelliou in IrelaDd, Parliamont will teinporarily suspend trial by jury with th approval of loyal subject generally. A. lioid attempt was made to aseaesinate üen Tcherevine of the Buesian mlnistry of the interior, but failed through the wonld-lie murderer's bad aim. The Spanish ministry has ref used the request of the Spaniah bishops to urge the Italian ernmeiit to insure the pope's indepenclence The ininistry say the Italian government will strongly endeavor to represa anti-papal demonBtratioiis. Tliere has been a great robbery at the Hatton Garden Poet office, in Loudon. Registered letters, whicli are believed to have contained diamonds and watches to the value of L40,000 have been stelen. The Frenoh eutiieiy deetroyed the village ot Menzel near Gabee. The Araba have pluudered an Italian bark and burned Bome large esparto graeB Btores beiongicg to English merchants. The tarthquake 6hock at Honomlu, September 30, was the most Bevere experienceü in 40 jeiirf. It leveled stone fences, ehattered cellais and clsterns and destroyed a vast ainount of property but mi lives. Sir Wilüam Veruon Haroourt says the governiuent wlll not waver even lf it loses the whole oí the Irish vote. The ex-Empress Eugenio inteads to build a mausoleum ia the grounds of her new English home, and will transfer to it from Chtselhurst the remains of herhusband and son. Four autograph letters rroni aira, uameía bave been received at the American Legation iu London. üue was addreased to Queen Victoria, and was immediately forwarded; the othera were for Mr. Lowell, Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Tora Hughes. Iü the upper valley of the Thamee. the recent floods have done touch damage. Reporta are rife of outrages upou tenant?, in Kerry. Cork and Ciare Uounties who have pald their renls, while in other Counties resistance to psyment of renta is on the increase. Blsmark proiesses to feel, in the reeent eleotions for the Germán reichstag, no condemnatioa ol the policy af the imperial government. -Incomplete returns from Freuoh elections indícate the loss of 20 seats In the seuate by the party of the "right."- RuBsian Nihllists are perturbed by the disclosuru of a memoer of their order, through whose treaehery maoy have been brought to punishment. Mille. Bernhardt was assaulted ín her oarriage by a Jew hating mob in Odessa, Russia, while returning from a theater on Sunday ntght. The carriage was inuch damaged but the actress escaped without injury. The mob had previouBly stopped the performanoe at the theater, and mado another attaök on the hotel w!iere she stopped. A London dispatch Nev. 29. says; Lefroy, the murderer of Gold, was hanged shortly af ter 9 o'clock thls mornine. Lfroy slept well last nlght, was Bilent on the way from the cell to the scaflold, but hls expression waa ghastly. The drop was niue feet and death was instantaneous. The scafïold was concealed from spectators outside by a tarpaulln hung so as to intercept the view orerlooking the walls of the jail. Marwood was tha executloner, and had a scaffold of a new pattern constructed. It is designed for the use of ti long drop. One of the principal features was that the criminal was not obliged to ascend any steps, but walked directly on to the platform where he wíw on a level with the speotators. Here he etood upon a hinged .trap falllBg downward from the center and opened by a lever conkolling a bolt in front. Underneath this was a cavity measuring 12 by 8 feet and nearly 15 feet deep, thus girlng a cluar f all of over 12 feet, obvlating the danger of the criminara feet touching the ground. After the execution the pit will be utilized for an ash bin. Only a small crowd of persons were on the outside of the jail. They were appriaed of the execution by tne faoisting of a black flag.