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about the future is main element. and no
wonder, when it is reflected that the passing |
of the corn bill before Parliament will al once
reduce the duty from lbs. to As. Again, the
mildness of the weather has checked the de-
mand for bread stuffs.
A low temperature always increases the con-
sumption of food. But finally, the growth Of
vegetables, from the same cause, has been pro-
life, and superseded, 10 considerable extent,
the use of whitened bread. These combined
causes have kept down the price OF flour, and
will continue TO depress the market until all
uncertainty about the future ceases.
We have noticed, on more than one occa-
sion recently, the high estimation in which In
dian corn as an article of food, has risen on this
side of the Atlantic. Sir Robert Peel. on We'd
nesday evening, corroborated our statement In
Ireland it is fast superseding the watery pota-
to, and the Premier expressed praiseworthy
feeling of pride at finding the people of that
country preterrlng what he justly styles a
better and more generous description OF food"
Under such auspices, the consumption Of
Indian corn throughout Great Britain cannot
fail to be carried 10 much greater extent
The excellent use to which it is turned as an
article of dietary in the United States is now
tolerably familiar to European, at all events to
British ears.
FREE TRADE IN FRANcE.-The Journal des
Debats has just taken the lead as an advocate
of free trade in France.
SpAIN.-We have advices from Madrid to
the Cd inst The information that Pezuela
was replaced in the cabinet, and Marine by
Mazzaredo, is confirmed. The crisis is, how
ever, by no means over.
POLISH INsURREcTIoN.-Ale letter from Cra-
cow states that on the 28th of March, the di-
rector of the police issued proclamation by
order of Field Marshal Count Castigione, by
which all strangers living in the city or in the
territory of Cracow, whose passports are not
in order, or who have not a special permission
from the police, are ordered to quit within Is
days, otherwise they will be compelled to do
SO by force.
The following is copy of the proclama-
ton:
ellis Excellency Count Castglione, Lieu
tenant Field Marshal, and head of the civil
and military government, has ordained as fol
| lows:
"That all strangers within the city or terri
tory Of Cracow, have to quit the country as
soon as possible, with the exception of those
persons whose passports are in due order, or
whopossess special permission from the police,
/
country, as
al. Private individuals, merchants, appren-
tees, workmen, and servants, if they have es-
tablshments, or in service.
"2. Manufacturers.
"Those Austrian and Russian subjects who
are resident in the country since the 25th of
Nov. 1886, and who have inserted their names
on the lists so as7 to enjoy the privileges OF
| subjects of the State OF CracoW
81. All those who, though in the posses
sion of passports in order, cannot give good
and available reasons for the necessity Of their
remaining in the land..of Crawcow, and on the
sole condition of stating in the demand they
must lay at once before the police if they re-
quest to remain, the reasons that induce them
TO do so. His excellency Count Castigione,
will himself decide if the permission is to be
accorded.
'In making the above public, the director
of the police invites all strangers within the
free city Of Cracow, or its territory, to present
themselves within nfteen days, when they will
receive passports to enable them to return to
their own country: this term passed, they will
be compelled to leave the country in such man
ner as may be deemed necessary"
Accounts from Galacia state that the peas
ants, far from obeying the order to retire 10
their homes, have attacked the Austrian
troops at various places, and are commanded
by men of great military tactics.
The number Of troops III Galacla does not
exceed 80 900 men. 1t is said that there Is an
lllfeeling between the Russian and Austrian
officers.
Strangers, no matter of what rank or class,
if suspected of having the least participation
in the late disturbances, and if their passports
are not in order, make no exception TO the
general rule, and must quit the country I'M
mediately, or they will be proceeded against
accordingly.
The correspondent of the Deutsche Allge-
meine Zetung has been obliged TO quit Cra-
COW, owing TO tho proclamation of G. Castg-
lione, regarding strangers in general. AT War
saw, on the 18th ult, two Poles paid their de
voton 10 their country with their life. On the
same day M. de Theis, the French Consul at
the city, who had invited some of his friends
and colleagues to a party at his house, on
hearing that the execution was to take place
Immediately, put off his party, not deemlng It
suitable to make merry at the moment when
the two unfortunate men were suffering death
This produced a great sensation at Warsaw.
| Every one understood the motives OF the con-
duct of NJ de Theis, which it must be said was
approyed of by the consulate body; but II is as
serted that Prince Paskewitch is very much
ANNOYED at it, as it is a taclt protest against the
executions he has ordered.
| ho,rns Accounts had inst heen received