Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-28
FROM EUROPE.



The committee of the house of commons
upon the slave trade will, on Monday next, eX-
anime the British consul at Havana relative to
the recent landing of cargoeS of slaves in the
island of Cuba.
CORNER STONE CEREMONIES.
q The Crown Prince Oscar, of Sweden, yesterday
laid the corner stone of the church at Rather
hithe, which is to be frequented by Scandina-
Wan sailors.
THE COMMONS LAUGH.
In the commons, this evening, Mr., Gladstone
handed TO the speaker royal message, urging
that provision be made for the reception Of
Prince Arthur. The speaker apprised Mr.
Gladstone that the message was addressed to
the house of lords. There was much dersive
laughter from the opposition benches. The pre-
mier apologized, somewhat lamely, for his mis-
take.
THE BALLOT QUESTION.
The question of the ballot was discussed with
much animation, in the commons to-day.
France.
PARIS, July 81.
ALL SORTS OF PARIS DISPATCHES.
General Vnoy invites, in published card,
subscriptions for rebuilding of the palace of the
legion of honor.
Deyienne presided yesterday at the session of
the court of cessation.
The sittings of the courts martial have been
again adjourned.
Fresh arrests of communists were made yes
terday.
A duel has been fought between Delpeci and
Colonel Middleton, the latter an Engishman,
who had written some articles for the press in
sulting the Garibaldian army. Middleton was
wounded.
An investigation is going on at Brussels, with
the object of ascertaining whether the pictures
found in the former residence of Victor Hugo,
in that city, were stolen from the Louvre.
The Journal DIES Debats censureS the govern
ment for siding with the minority of the assem-
bly,, AMI demands changes in the ministry.
1t is reported that Theirs has induced his col
leagues in the government to remain in office.
1t is remOred that the repeated adjournments
of the courts martial for the trial of the COM
muniSt prisoners are for the purpose of paving
the way to general amnesty.
The assembly has postponed, until Aug. 4, the
question of distributing among all the depart
ments of France the loss of property and mate
rial by the German invasion
Russin.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 81.
FLATTERING RECEPTION.
1t is stated that the American commits
sion from the Evangelical alliance have had
several interviews with Prince Gortschakoff,
who has received them with great courtesy.
The delegation refused to accept sumptuous
quarters at Peterhoff, offered by the emperor,
and are constantly visited by Greek and Protes-
tant Christians. The commission will have an
audience with the czar next week. The Lutheran
magnates now in st. Petersburg place strong
hopes in the influence which the commission
Will exert in behalf of their faith at the coming
interview with Emperor Alexander. On the
other hand those intimate at court affirm that
the Evangelical alliance will be told statements
i'll regard to the persecution of the Lutherans in
the Baltic provinces have been grossly eXag-
gerated, but the imperial government will order
thorough investigation made, and that the
questions will then be referred to Prince
Gortschakotf, and finally crushed with kindness
from the imperial palace.
THE GEAR AND WILLIAM.
On Monday the car was at the castle of
lngenheim, in Bavaria, where he was visited by
the emperor OF Germany, the two monarchs re-
naming together during the entire day. The
car will arrive here tomorrow
IMPERIAL TOUR.
Soon after his return he proposes making a
tour of the Caucasus, and will probably be ac-
companed by the czarowtch and his Youngest
son., the Grand Duke Vladimir, lately arrived
from England. Great preparations are now
being made in StavropOl in Caucasia, and TiAis
in Georgia, for the cars reception.
THE DUCAL EXCURSION.
The Grand Duke Alexis is at Cronstadt, COM
pletely absorbed in the equipment of his squad
ron for the voyage to America. This feet.
which will he the largestthat ever left European
waters, sails August 30 for New York.
MADhlDJ July ~.
ROYAL VISIT.
lheklng is about to make visit to Lagrange.
ECONOMY.
The government has resolved to reduce the
salaries ofall functionaries twenty per cent.
Italy.
ROME, July 27.
THE POPE.
1t is stated that the pope, in his reply to
the address of the Roman academy, discaims
any inherent forms in the papacy TO dspossess
sovereigns. He says that in ancient times
Christian nations reYered the pope as arbiter
between people and sovereign.
THE DOGMA.
The archbishop of Aleppo and thirteen Hun
garian bishops have forwarded to Rome tn cir
submission to the dogma of infallibility
Asia.
STRICKEN COUNTRY.
LONDON, July 27.-Dispatches from the east
say that the accounts from Persia have been in
no way exaggerated. In addition to the fam
inc, cholera, typhus fever and plague are max
ing terrible ravages. The reports of cannibal-
ism are confirmed. The governor of Shiraz has
placed guard at each of the cemeteries to pre-
vent the unfortunate and starving people disin-
tering the bodies of the dead for use as food.
The attaches of the British embassy and tele-
graphers have fed the country.