New-York tribune., 1868-02-17

s Were the opportunity TO occur again. he would NOT
hesitate to adopt the same course and requisite grant
than the House 70 comprehend the political bearings OF
the question The Government could not carry on public
Liberals be able to conduct the administration Ion
under snsn circumstances for Elk monhs he
sarhy to excite the public mind with regard to these
grants IN presence Of the distress existing In East Prus
Twesten said that, notwithstanding serious msgivings
pre- % H
ferent Ministry could not advise the King TO with
denied the accusation OF having dsreRarded popular
rights. Herr waldeck severely criticised what he
The King ought to be grateful II the House relieved him
from the obligation Into which he bad entered. and %
House should not be led astray by Count Bismarcks
lhrea. Of resignation Like all Pretenders King George
being declared closed the House voted by 24 to SO votes
the proposal Of the committee to adopt the bill as pro-
f'' THE LUxEMBuRG QUESTION. ~.
A member OF the Chamber OF Deputies has lnterpel
debt with Holland. The Grand Ducal Government has
proposed to refer the question 10 arbitration but Holland
has refused to do So Congress may De caied 70 solve
IL. ....
CUSTOMS AND COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The Customs Parliament will assemble for the first
time during the early part OF March, and meetings q the
Customs Committee Of the Federal Council Will begin In
the middle Of Ee6snTy 70 % draw S H ss @ 70 be n
and NJ Benedetti the French Minister at this Court,
exchanged identical notes respecting the dissolution OF
the commercial treaty between Meckenburg and
France. According 10 these notes Meeken0urg VIII
be released from the obligations imposed upon her
by the treaty the treaty OF the Zoverein
with Austria shall IN force, by which reduction
OF duty upon wines cotton goods and other articles 10
be Effected II is understood that the Austrian Penipo-
tentiaes will arrive here very shortly 70 negotiate the
new Commercial Treaty, and that Bavaria and saxony
have been invited by Prussia to send Commissioners 10
them The successful issue OF the negotiations at an
early date Is considered certain.
THE FAMINE EASTERN PRUSSIA.
The Pal Mall Gdzeue In an " Occasional Note says
Several Of the German papers attribute the famine now
prevailing In Eastern Prussia 10 the violation by Russia
Of Treaty eugapemens entered into between her and
Prussia In 1915 BY Article % OF the treaty OF the 81 OF
May Of that year the unrestricted circulation OF all agr
cultural and Industrial products IN all the provinces OF
the Poland OF I772" TO which East Prussia partly
belonged was stipulated. and although the Emperor
Alexander soemnly promised. for himself and his
never put in force. In 1918 the Russian Govern
ment after much negotiation, agreed TO substitute for
the above article ~ the treaty OF 1915 general CONNER
cal CONVENTION. fixing very small duty ON articles OF
Prussian manufacture imported INTO Russa, and binding
latter to make any alteration In this duty
without the concurrence Of Prussia. This treaty now
ever had barely existed six months, when ukase was
published totally ab0lisbng IL, and imposing such high
protective duties Pruan goods as 10 exclnde most OF
them from the empire. This step called forth strong pro-
the Prussian Government, but they were en-
tiroly rues and from that time dates the gradual n-
pOyerishment of the Eastern Provinces the chief source
Of whose former prosperity was their trade with the
Kingdom Of Poland.