Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-25
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 24.-The interest in the action
OF the United States senate upon the proposed
additional article to the treaty of Washington is
undiminshed The leading editorial articles OF
all the Lon Ion morning journals to-day are de-
voted to the subject, and JOY is expressed over
the probability that the proposition of Earl
Granville will be favorably received.
dispatch from Hastings announces that the
force of government workmen which was sent
from the admiralty office to the steamship Balti-
more has arrived there. They are in homes of
saving the vessel.
LONDON, May 24.-The ATLANTA and London
crews have agreed upon the 10th of June as the
day for the race, and 4 80 p. NJ. as the hour for
starting. The new boat ordered by the Atalan-
Ia crew is being made by Bifflu, and will be
completed by Wednesday next. The Pail Mall
Gazette says; The American crew pull stvle
which is simply perfection and that between it
and the LOndOners the difference is plainly visi-
BILE.
Gen. Greayes, who was present at the battle
of New Orleans in 1915, is dead.
The steamship Baltimore has been hauled off
the rocks.
The queens birthday was observed to-day at
Windsor with suitable court festivities. The
celebration in this city takes place on Saturday
week, by which time tue prince and princess Of
Wales will have reached home.
Miss Kellogg made her fourth appearance
last night at Drury lane in the role of Lucia.
The house was crowded and the lady enthusi-
astically appauded Critics continue to praise
both the acting and the singing Of the American
prima donna,
FRANCE.
PARIS, May 24.-rhe Gaulos publishes let
ter from Emperor Napoleon, dated at Chisel-
hurst, May 18th, and addressed to the generals
and cOmmandants of the French army in which
he makes the following Acknowledgement; 81
am responsible for Sedan. The army fought
heroically with an enemy double its strength
after $4,000 had been killed or wounded | saw
the contest was merely one of desperation. The
army's honor having been saved, | exercised
my sovereign right, and uaiurled the flag of
truce. 1t was impossible that the immolation
Of $1,000 men could save France. ! obeyed
cruel, inexorable necessity, My heart was
broken, but my conscience was Tranquil"
Miss Nellie Grant was among the visitors
present in the gallery of the French assembly
during the debate on Wednesday.
The band of the Garde Republcaine, which is
to assist at the worlds jubilee at Boston, sailed
to-day on the steamship st, Laurent, from
Hayre for New York.
SPAIN,
MADRID, May 24.--There is no change in the
ministerial situation, The members of the pres
ent cabinet insist upon their resignation. Senior
Zabala, who was called upon by Amadeus to
form a new ministry, has declined to do 20,
owing to i'll health. His majesty has now re-
quested Marshal Serrano to undertake the task
Numbers OF CarlstS continue to surrender to
the government troops. In some of the dis
affected districts, however, fresh bands have APP
peared within the past few days. Though
swali, they are very active, and have cut the
telegraph wires IN various directinns,
AUSTRIA
VIENNA, May "a. - Arch-Duchess Sophia,
mother of Emperor Francis Joseph, is danger
ously i'll with typhoid fever. The latest bulletin
reports her TQpdly sinking,