Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-11
Foreign News.
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ESGLkNp.
LuNboN April f0.-A grand banquet was
given last night by Count dc BrunnOw, the rus
sian minister. AniCng those present were MINI
lister SchcnCk.
tIYgRPoo1. April 10.-The steamship Spain,
while proceeding tip the MerScy. yesterday, col.
lidcd with the steamship Ttolemy, by which the
former was damaged and probably viii have to
dock for REPAIRS
The steamships EurGre from New York, aud
Scandinavian, from Portland, have arrived.
4 deputaiion frcm Belfast, Ireland, waited
upon Premier Gladstone to-day and presented to
him an invitation, beariug the signatures OF 5000
Of its citizens TO visit that city, accept its hos
FATALITIES and deliver an address. The docus
meut handed 10 Gladstone heartily recognizes
the great services rendered by him TO Ireland
and its people. The premier III response, took
Occason to speak at some length in cNplatatiOu
and defence Of the Irish policy, and expressed d
strong wish for the welfare at Ireland. lie said
that it would be a great deprivation if he should
md himself unable, from pressure of public du-
ties, to visit Belfast. He closed by accepting
conditioually, the invitation as that Of whole
rather than OF portion of the people of Ireland,
and SAID he would communicate at a future
time with the deputation as to the exact date of
his visit.
FRANCE.
PARIS, April l0.-1he authorities Of the
French departments on the Spanish border have
been instructed ny the government of Yer
sailles TO arrest all Spanish refugees and send
them to the Basque provinces for detention
They have also been ordered to stopllll packages
gong into Spain containing cartridges or pow
der.
Gambetta delivered IN address to the citizens
Of Anglers last evening In advocacy of the re-
public. Gambetta asserted that the whole coun-
try was practically unit for the supporters Of q
monarchy. in support OF this statement he
cited as proof the results of the municipal and
departmental electionS. Gambctta made spirit
ed assault upon the right in the assembly; who,
he said, are utterly distracted by the people OF
France, and concluded by vigorously urging
upon President Theirs the defnitIve establish
ment of a republic.
Gambetta arrived at Brest to-day, and will
continue his tour through Brittany. The coun-
| ellis general Of the departments of VOsges and
CotcS du Nord have passed votes of confidence
in President Theirs.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, April 10. - Forty-seyen thousand
women of AlSace and Lorraine have addressed
| petition to Prince Bismarck in which they ask
| that their fathers and sons be exempted from
service in the German army for few years.
SPAIN.
| MADRID, April l0.-Advices from Catalonia
state that the alcade Of Gracia was arrested by
the CarlistS, but quickly released. The troops
are still pursuing the Carlists in the state of
Gcronia, and have already captured four priS-
oners.
| Dispatches from the province oil Ola CaStle
state that a band Of priests and Carlists at
tackled the municipality of Agreda, and carried
Off all electoral documents.
Disorders are reported in a very large num-
Der of towns in consequence of the declaration
Of the result Of the votes at the recent election.
| Disturbances in Galicia we're principally
against the authority OF the governor of Oreuse.
A later dispatch says the movements of the
| CarliSts in Catalonia and Galicia, which were
believed TO have Indicated general rising, are
not so important as first thought, and will
| probably be speedily suppressed.
| While meeting of internationals was being
held in this city this afternoon a body OF police
broke up the asscmblage. Considerable excite
ment ensued and the city was thrown into 0
temporary confusion and alarm. There was nj
serious disturbance, however, and order was
soon restored. The Carlists bands which ap
peared in Catalonia are all dispersed.
Madrid journals all publish articles censuring
the government of Chill for having prevented {
Spanish vessel from unloading her cargo at the
port of Valparaiso under the preteXt that truce
only and not peace exists between that country
and Spain.
SWITZERLAND.
BERNE April 1O.-M. Giers, Russian minister
has presented letter of recall to the president
Giers will be succeeded by Prince NJ. Gortcha
| koF uo.v fret spprptar, of the Russian Ippo