The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-03
LlTEST FOREIGN NEWS.

only. half what 1t was three years ago.
Victor Emanuel is reported to 'llave positively
refused his consent to the canddature OF the
Duke of Genoa to the throne of Spain.
William Cook United States Vicc-Con sui at
,Glasgow, has been convicted there Of forgery and
ced to seven years. imprisonment at hard
labor.
The session OF the Gcumencal Council, on
Thursday, lasted over five hours-the subject
under discussion: Whether philosophy was hcter-
o4ox.
-Ishmail Pasha having declined thus far the
demand OF the Sublime Porte to abandon his IRON
clad fleet, on Friday The Sultan forward cd rio-
lent message to him on the Subject.
Heavy gales have prevailed for the past dew
days all around the English and Irish coasts,
causing many shipwrecSs, some loss Of aie, and
considerable damage to property Oh land.
The receipts oAuAmerican wheat In England
continue very heavy, and there are now seventy
four more cargoes aGoat bound for that country
than at the corresponding period last year.
During the present week the outflow of specie
from the Bank OF France has been unusual. The
amount on hand last Thursday was nea%y thirty
millions Of francs less than ON the-same day OF
the previous week.
The tour of Gorilla, Spanish Minister OF JUS
tice, through the realm, seems not to have been
success. Ills addresses In favor Of monarchy at
various places were interrupted by Republican
riras and he was generally badly received.
M. dc Lcsscps contradicts the reports as to the
dangers accompanying the navigation OF the
Suez Canal, and adds that since the canal has
been opened TO commerce the depth at the very
worst points has bcea Increased seventy cent?
metres.
Lord Clarendon has addressed to. N. de Les
seps the congratulations OF the British Govern
ment on the completion OF the Suez Canal, atlSing
that, in so doing, nc expresses the sentiments
both OF her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Eng
lish public.
AT ten O'Clock last Thursday night the trial of
Traupmann, at Paris, for the murder OF the Kinck
family, terminated in his conviction and sentence
the prisoner rose. anu smilingly thanked the
court.
The dlrcctor.ge OF French telegraph lines
contradIcts the assertion of President Grant,
made In his recent message to Congress, that dis
patches from America, transmitted By French
cable, are subject to the examination and control
Of the French Government.
The London Times blames the Secretary of
the Navy Of the United States for combining his
attention to cruisers rather than ne-of-baltle
ships. The English Admiralty, it urges, are salts.
fed that the greatest offensive and defensive
qualities are Incompatible with cruising.
The infant Princess Christine, OF Naples, was
baptized at Rome on Thursday last with great
ceremony BY Cardinal Pattrizzi, Vicar OF the
Pope. The Pope, who was unavodably absent,
was represented rs Godfather by Cardinal Anto-
nelli secretary Of State for the papal States, and
the Empress OF Austria represented the dOwager
empress rs Godmothcr. Over four hundred nota.
bllllics OF Rome, Naples and Paris were in attend.
ancc, as well as prelatcs, the guard Of the Pope,
and Others
Tho London and China Telegraph says that
Mr.. Koopmanschaap the California contractor
for the delivery Of Chinese coolies, has proposed
to the North German Lloyd Company at Bremen
to charter some Of their steamers for the convey
ancc Of Chinese, not from China to California
direct, but ria the Suez Canal to New Orleans
The steamers are admirably adapted for the pur
pose, being built and fitted up for the conveyaEc
OF German cmIgrants from Bremen to New York
baltimore and New Orleans and often carry oyeI
900 to 1000 in single vessel but the Telegraph
understands that as that branch OF business Is
SO remuncrative, and they are, moreover, under
contract with the different governments to carry
the German, French and United States mails every
week, they were obliged to decline the olrer.
"A dispatch by the French cable, dated Paris
Dec. 80, midnight, says: III the Corps Lcgislatlf
this evening, NJ. olivier announced that hc had
| completed his Ministry, as follows: Minister o
the Interior, NJ Gueronierc; Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, N. Billault; Minister OF Justice II. Rich
ard; Minister OF the Public Works, N. Duvcnois
Minister Of Commerce, NJ. Borbeau; Minister o
instruction, II. Fairn; President OF the Council
N. Magne. The Minister Of Fine Arts, n. Valiant
rs we'll as Lobocuf Regault and Gcnoulii retain
their respective portfolios Jer cont,u, dispatch
of Friday, by the old cable, states that the new
Ministry had not then been formed; that there
were no farther developments In the matter, and
it was feared NJ. Olivier would be unable to form
one.
Count dc Chambord tlienry v has issued, In
the shape of letter TO 4 friend, manifesto rpon
the present position of France. The Count COM
mences by saying that some surprise may per-
haps have been felt at the reserve lie has main.
tanned, but he takes credit to himself for this re-
serve lIy ascrbing It TO the resolution lie has form
ell 10 do nothing to agsravatc the cnbarrass-
ments or the perils of the country Seventeen
wears ago he declared that the new empire, which
had then just been proposed, could not be that
tempered and durable monarchy from which
every benefit was expected The true monarchy,
the traditional monarchy, supported upon here
ditary right and consccratcd by time, could alone
restore to the French people those precious adj
vantages. Events had proved that lie was true
prophct. "Fluncc and the whole of society,"" lie
SAYS. "arc threatened with fresh cOnvulsi0ns.
am Convinced now, as was seventeen years ago,
and affirm 1t, that hereditary monarchy is the
sole harbor OF refuge in Which France, after so
many stornls, can find reposc and .appincss.'
The Count adds that to expect legitimate &c.
forms from any other kind o! ilo!iafciy is To
court certain deception: that those who seize
upon power arc incapable OF Keeping Tho promi-
scs VIII. which they deceive tile people beca'isc
ihrr arc cvI,icElrcd 10 appeal 10 The ,;inns of
Tie People in.tca.l OF i!:-!c .irlHts. ""iil: lie
traditional muna:c;y,' il" say; III conclusion,
ito .o"crll Is to rest upon the virtues Of France,
!, develop oil hcr no:ic Instincts, to abcr an
ceasincly in order 10 give to !icr that which
makes nations great aal rcs.I"a.e,;-:o deter.
.n;uc at she shall DC ST il f,,ilh in power ail,l
in i:nnor.''
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