The Portland daily press., 1871-11-02
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| FRANCE.
President Theirs, Ultinzatum,
PARIS, Oct. 31.-Tbe following is the ulti
matum lately despatched by President Timer
| to the British government as the only OASIS vi
whcd France will agree to renewal OF TN
| Commercial Treaty with England. >,
| 1st, That iron and coal be admitted at tn'
| present duty; I'd, That all cotton fabrics, raw
cotton and fax be subjected to an additiora
impost of 20 per cent; Sd, That spirits ane
beer be also henceforth subjected to an add
| tiou al impost of 20 per cent.
| These President Theirs submits as the only
terms on which France will become party &C
the treaty, and he also announces that no pro
| posas for modification will be entertained.
AUsTRIA.
The Austrian Cabinet.
VIENNA, Nov. 1.-Baron Holzegethan hav'
| ing declined, the Emperor invited Baron Kei-
lepsperg, formerly Governor of Bohemia, 10
form the cabinet.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The English Relief Fund.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The collections at the
Mansion House for the relief of the Chicago
sufferers last evening reached e45 600. Long
ton in Lancashire has given 91,000.
News from the English Papers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The English journals
received to-day contain disavowals on the part
of Sir Stafford Northcote, Marquis of Lorne,
Duke of Richmond, Earl Derby, Earl Carna-
Won, Lord LennOx and GOthine of any con-
nection with the new social movements.
Paul DeCassagnac, a Bonapartist, will, it is
said, resume the direction of the Paris Pays
Millard, the founder of the Petit Journal
which attained an enormous circulation under
the Empire, is dead.
The Queen of Belgium refuses to pay her
dressmakers' bill of 81 900 francs on the ground
Of exorbitancy.
Napoleon expresses the conviction that an
alliance between England, France and Russia
will become imperative.
A Greek pirate has captured mapy mer-
cbantmen in the Archipelago
The bearing inltheiTichbourno Gaze will be
resumed Nov 9TH.
Il is definitely stated that the Mordaunt case
will be retired.
The German government will shortly intro.
duce CONSUMPTION into Alsace.
The new Costa RIGA loan of $500 900 sterling
has been introduced in London at seventy -four
per cent.
The Condition of Mexico.
MATAMoRAs, Oct pa courier from Tam
pico to-day brings news from the capitol to the
23i. All is quiet Diaz was not in The field
Nearly all the governors of the States had sent
congratulations to Juarez and offered their ser
vice. to suppress the Monterey Pronunciamen-
TO- The Juarezists deny the report ofcapitula-
ton OF SatillO. The revolutionists hold all the
avenues of communication between the border
and Monterey.
DOMINION OF CANADA.
OTTAWA, Nov. 1.-Skead's lumber mill near
here, with half million feet of lumber was
burned to-day. Loss $40, 900; insured for 500
600, including $4,000 each in Aetna and Hart
ford.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Various Matters.
Two departments of Guatemala have de-
clared the State in siege. The rebels had been
three times defeated.
Honduras demands of Nicaragua the remov-
al OF certain refugees from the frontier. Sal.
vador had sent troops to aid Honduras to quell
the Indian revolt.
The Columbian government was thanked by
the United States Minister for undertaking to
protect the steamer Virginius.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Bolivian News.
There is ministerial crisis in Bolivia 10 con.
sequence OF the congressional rejection of the
bill providing for federal constitution, and
tue government will probably remove to La
RUSSIA.
Mr.. Cutaezy. sa
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-The Journal De
st. Petersburg referring to the case of the Rus
sian Minister at Washington, denies that Cat
acxy was told that he could not stay at WASH
ington after the visit of Alexis, and says that
Mr.. Curtin, the American Minister. has never
informed the government here that the Ameri-
can government threatened to send the Rus
sian Minister his passports.
Foreign Items.
The Haytien authorities are endeavoring to
evade the payment of claims arising from their
transactions during the revolution.
A Kingston, jamaica despatch says the
British mail steamer Venezuela took fire near
the harbor of Santo Martha and was so dam
aged that ten days will be required Tor her re-
pair.
San Jose Lamboyeque, Peru, will cease to be
. port of entry March LIST, Eten, twelvemiles
distant, being substituted.