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LONDON, April lU.-lhe ros' says
rumor prevailed last night that an i'm
portant telegram had been received a
the foreign Office from the government
| of the United States. This dispatch, j
was reported, indicated that there was
prospect the differences between Eng
land and America, growing out OF thu
claims for consequential damages, would
be settled in manner satisfactory Il
both nations.
The grand jury met at the Old Bailey
to day, and was charged by the judge re
specting the cases of O'Connor, assail
ant of the Queen, aud Castro, the Itch
borne claimant.
Schenck the American Minister. has
returned from Paris.
A telegram from Constantinople brings
intelligence that the city of Antioch, in
Syria, has been visited by an earthquake,
causing terrible loss of life. The dis
patch states that one-half the city was
totally destroyed, and that fifteen hun
dred persons lost their lives. Great dis
tress prevails in that portion of the city
which was not demolished, and the re-
manning inhabitants are sadly in need OF
assistance.
In the House Of Commons to-day,
Viscount Enfield, under Foreign Secre-
tary, in reply to an inquiry by Thomas
Hughes, stated that the government was
aware that Havana authorities had pro-
hibited Chinese laborers from leaving
Cuba. Layard denounced this action,
and urged that remoustrances be sent to
the Spanish government.
1t is reported that at an interview at
Baden Baden last week, between Queen
Victoria and the Prince Imperial of
Prussia, the question of the expediency
of her majesty abdicating in favor of
the Prince of Wales was discussed.
1t is believed that the Queen, who, it
is affirmed, has for several years past
seriously considered the question of alb
dication, had decided to seek the coun-
sci and advice of her royal relatives of
Prussia before taking any decisive ac-
ton in matter Of such grave import
ance.
BERLIN, April l0.-The session of the
German Parliament was opened Mon
day. The Emperor was not present
and the speech from the throne was read
by Bismarck. The speech enumerates
various subjects of legislation to be sub
mitted to Parliament for regulation and
the development of the national institu-
tons. Among them are the new mill
tary penal codes, uniform beer and malt
taxes, and the ratification of the COM
mercial treaty with Portugal, of the Gen.
sular convention with the United States,
and of the postal treaty with France.
The increase of German commerce per
mits the government to raise its esti-
mates Of revenue, and eorrespondingly
reduce taxation. MtI
Bills are promised to provide for the
of the large surplus OF 1871,
and of the sums received on account of
the French war indemnity. Alsace and
Lorraine are recovering from the shock
Of the late war. The foundations. of
the German administration have been
laid in the required provinces.
NEW YoRK, April s.-The Evening
Post in referring to the rumors in the
cable dispatch to the Associated Press
to-day, of peaceable settlement Of the
differences pertaining to the Alabama
case, says: I'VE have strong reasons to
believe eur government conveyed to
Great Britain its willingness to exclude,
by agreement, the consideration of the
claims for indirect damages from the ar
bitrators, at least so far as to demand no
award on this ground"
These claims must remain in the case
as arguments in favor Of the award of
gross sum, but not as claims for money
to be paid us. The proposition, the Post
is informed, is in form which the Brit
Ssh government can hardly, if consistent,
fail to accept, and before another week,
It is hoped final friendly agreement
will be accomplished between the coun-
tries as the true Interpretation Of the
treaty.