Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-08
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
LONDON, March AT a meeting of the board
OF directors of the French cable company, YES
terdav, 1t was resolved to lay another cable to
America under the management of the present
cable combination.
The Times mentions the exceptionally friend
ly tone of the American press toward England
All of the Journals approve of the decision in
the ticbborne case. The trial of the claimant
on the charge otperiury will take place in April.
The operatives in the silk factories of Leck, in
StatfordshiTc, 10 tie number of $50, have been
locked out for refusing TO accept the terms Of
fcred them by their masters. This throws a
third of the towns population out Of work.
Fifteen hundred eol miners OF Seaham, in
the county OF Deerhaut, are on 4 strike for high
or wages;
In reply to IN inquiry of Mr.. Kinnaird in the
commons tonight, Yiscount Enfield, under sec
rotary of the iore N departments stated that the
government had no knowledge OF lie pOpe'S in
tention to leave Rome and the pope had made
no application 10 England for place at Malta
or any other portion of the British dOminions
at his disposal.
The Times in an article on the Alabama
claims, inlers from admissions made by the
press of the United States, that the Americans
now acknowledge the cNtravagancc of their de-
mand for indirect damages, although they show
no disposition TO withdraw them from their
case. The Times saws il one-ftth of the ella i'm
for losses by the transfer of the American com
meIcial marine TO the British flag is not aban-
dOncd, England will declare the reference TO
the Geneva tribunal nadmissible, which course
Is aDprOvCd by English statesmen aud iurSts.
MIR. fOrte'cue, president OF the board of trade,
aHuOnnced in commons to-day, that the gov
eminent Is negotiating for shipping conycn.
ton with the United States.
The deputy recorder Of London has received
the honor Of knghthoml.
Mr.. Coleridge, counsel for the defence In the
lichbnrne case, pronounces us false the report
that the claimant has secured bail.
\ meeting OF Scottish peers was held at Holy
road TODAY, at which the marquis of Queens
berry was elected 10 the house of lords rs rep
reSentative peer OF Scotland, to fill the vacancy
occaSioned by the death of The earl of Kclie.
dispatch from Melbourne reports that the
British SlCop of war RpSaris Commander Palm
er, has shellcd and DESTROYED village inhabt-
ed by the murdercrs of Bishop Patterson.
LoNDoN-Mdnight, NJ treh I'm the house
OF commons to nirht there was a long debate
on the Scotch reduction bill, at the close OF
which the bIll was read a second time.
LONDON, 5 4 NJ, March S.-rhe queen leaves
for Germany on the Goth inst, and returns on
the 18th of Aplil.
PARIS, March 7.-rhe Constitutional TODAY
announces that several changes will shortly be
made in the diplomatic representation of France.
BrO@lie, the present ambassador to England, will
NC ittdiNAi, dllI NOulaUb DlIDu, HOW hillDdSSA-
dor to Germany, will be transferred to London.
The amhassadorship to Berlin, the Constitutions
al says, has been offered by President Theirs to
Pouyer Querter, late minister Of finance.
II is generally believed that the government
has resolved to oppose, before the assembly, the
amendments made in the committee to the bill
for the control OF the press.
A dispatch has heen received from the French
minister at Berlin announcing that Emperor
Williams has granted pardons TO the French
prisoners still held by the Germans for civil and
military offences.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, March I'll. Won Arnim has one
to Rome.
A decree has been issued founding naval
academy at Kiel.
ROME, March THE king and queen of Dem
mark have arrived at Naples
SPAIN.
MADRID, March 7.-Preparations have COM
menced for the exposition to be held here in
1873
INDIA.
CALCUTTA March Cen. Bourchier, COM
malldcr of the LOoshai expedition, telegraphs,
under date of the 81 inst, that he has com
menced his return march. The troops are in
rood condition. portion have gone to Cachar.
The LooShas are friendly, and peace has been
re-estabshed.