Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-01
Foreign News.


ENGLAND.
LONDON, MAY 3l.-A nowder magazine eX-
pioded ut Oswestry, in Shropshire, to-day, and
SIX persons were killed. Flcury, the abscOnd.
ing cashier of the Limerick bank. supposed
TO have fed to America, has surrendered himself
to officers of justice.
Miss Kellogg sings at buckingham palace on
the 10Th. The Times t.,lay rrserts that there
has never III any genuine agreement between
England and America touching Indirect claims
lt cannot help thinking that ir official telepramS
on the sublectihad been communicate directly
10 the foreign ministers of ether government
instead OF beng hitter 4 through a medium, the
chaSm which separated them would have been
recognized long ago with the correspondence
before us. The Times concludes: eve must
consider the failure of arbitration inevitable
We may thank the American senate for this
Had it accepted the supplemental article with
out amendment, our position would have been
awkward"
In the house of lords tonight, Earl Derby
urged the government to produce the text Of the
supplemental article to the treaty of Washing
ington, with the senate amendments. The house
needed thorough understanding of the present
position of the negotiations.
Earl Granville replied that the American con-
gress would adjourn on Monday. The negota-
tons had not yet been brought TO a close, hence
ii would be impossible for the government to
comply with the demands of the noble lord.
Earl Grey wished to know whether the govern
ment would proceed with the arbitration if the
indirect claims should not he Withdrawn. The
country, he said, regarded the situation with
great alarm.
Earl Granville declined to answer this question
He Indignantly denied that the Cover Lmeut had
involved the country in trouble.
Lord Cairns said the government was strain
ing principle in refusing to submit the dOcu-
ments.
The marquis of Salisbury begged to be in
formed what instructions had been given to the
British representatives before the Geneva
board, as to their action in case the American
government should not withdraw the indirect
claims
Earl Granville again declined to answer
Lord WestOuly advised the government to
make a complete declaration.
Earl Granville replied that the government
| were frequently favored with Lord WeStbury'S
| advice, and suggested the Improperly ol,repeat.
| ing questions when warning had twice been
| gwen that answers were at present impossible.
He advised that the inyectives be resei yed for an
| occasion when the government could defend
themselves; when they could clear themselves
from lnsinuations without foundation thrown
upon them.
In the commons, in reply to Disraeli's in
quiries for information, Mr.. Gladstone promised
to give him satisfactory answers when the
American congress Adjourned.
SPAIN.
MADRID, May 31.-Marshal Serrano has r
signed as generalisSimo of the troops operating
against the Carsts in the Basque provinces,
and Lieut.. Gen. Echque has been appointed his
successor.
The excitement occasioned by Marshal Sierra
nos lenlent treatment of the CarIists, and the
announcement that his course was sustained by
the government, has meaSurably subsidized, and
potter feeling prevails in the cortes. 1t it now
SAID that Serrano will assume the duties OF
president of the council, which it was under
| stood he would do when Admiral ropete tenn.
| porarily accept those positions, upon the
| formation of the ministry. 1t is also probable
| that the resolution of censure of Serrano, in
troduc,d in the cortcs by Senior Gorilla, w b,
| withdrawn.
PARIS, May S1.-Many of the Carlist officers
and soldiers who I'D into France have gone to
Bourges. Alava, Cab-clla, aud other chiefs o.
bands have reached BayOune. They had pass
| ports sign d by Scrrano.