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house, but its rejection in the second cham
her Ia nrnhahle
FOREIGN.

Proposition to Suppress International Se-
ciety-Press Laws French 0mcers
Going to Japan-Guina Coast Treaty
Opposed-Prince Arthur at Berlin
Brighton Poisoning Cases-Cable to
New York DIRECTION Buest Going to
italy CatncaZy's SuccessOr-Frfgate
for Havana-Title Declined-Austrian
Minister of Finance-Pr0 test Against
Secular Education.
New YORK, January T.-Paris advices
state that a proposition for the total. sup
preston of the International Society III
France is before the Assembly.
PARIS, January lin the Assembly TO-
day the committee agreed to report Dill
making offenses against the press laws try
able by jury.
A number of ex-officers of the army, at
the invitation of the Japanese government,
are about to proceed to Japan, to instruct
the native army in military tactics.
LONDON, January 1.-THE treaty for the
cession to Great Britain of the Dutch pos
sessions on the Guinea coast meets with
violent opposition in Holland, where it is
generally stigmatized as dishonorable.
The matter will soon come before the
States General.
The King OF Denmark has sent his con-
gratulatiOns to Queen Victoria on the re-
cOvery of the Prince of " ales.
A dispatch from Berlin announces the
arrival of Prince Arthur in that city:
The Duke of Edinburg will shortly take
command of the iron-clad man-of-war
Sultan.
The Brighton poisoning cases were
brought to a conclusion yesterday, after a
protracted trial. The jury brought in a
verdict of guilty against Christiana Ed
mOnds.
The Telegraph Construction and Mainte-
.rJo ,nAo q frQ0 0f
with Messrs. BishOffheim for the laying OF
an Atlantic telegraph cable to New York
direct.
Baron Won Beust, the Austrian minister
to this country, is about to depart for Italy
for the benefit of his health.
1t is stated that Baron Won Offensburg
succeeds Catacazy as Russian minister to
the United States.
MADRID, January 1.-THE frgate Nan
mira has sailed from Cadiz for Havana.
Esparto has declined the title Of Prince
Vergara offered him by Amadeus.
VIENNA, January 17.-Baron Won Halz-
getzar has been appointed Minister of FL
nance for the whole empire, and Herr Won
PreI is Minister of Finance in the cls-
Lothian government
DUBLIN, January T.-Cardinal Cullen
theoretically protests against making edu-
cation wholly secular, and call has been
issued, signed by influential citizens, to sig
nify the Opposition of the Irish people to
any measure having that object in view.
Sir John Duke Coleridge. OF counsel for
the defense in the TichbOrne case, to-day
continued his exhaustive and convincing
address, which was commenced on Monday
last.
The speech of counsel will close tO-mor-
row. when the examination OF witnesses
for the defense will begin.
The North German Gazette denies the
statement, first published in the London
Standard, that General Won MOltke had ex-
pressed his disapproval. in military point
of view, of the famous march to the sea by
General Sherman's army during the civil
war in America.
HAVANA. January 16.-The sugar market
is excited under a speculative demand, and
prices are higher. Heavy contracts have been
made for delivery at outpost. Heavy con-
tracts have also been made at Matanzas
for 10000 hogsheads molasses, supposed to
be on the basis of 5la ass reals p keg for
Muscavados.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, January 1.-THE first
Turco- European train over the railroad
skirtino the Sea of Mamora enterd Stam-
boul Yesterday, crossing the old SeragliO
ground.
PARIS. January 17.-Orders have been
sent to the military authorities at Lyons,
Marseiles and st. Etienne to suppress any
disturbance WHICH may OcCui udNib AoA ="
pretext opposition to the taxation Ut raw
material.
At meeting to-day in the town OF Gapin,
department of Haute-Alpes, red flag was
raised. 1t was Immediately lowered by the
authorities. and ten ringleaders of the
movement were arrested.
NJ. Graffroy, the new French ambassador
to China, will proceed to his post OF duty
via New York and San Francisco
STOCKHOLM, January 1.-THE Swedish
| Parliament assembled to-day. The open
| ing address was delivered by the King IN
person.