, 1873-01-08
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Public Works, and Colonies have retired. Senior
Echegary has been appointed Minister of
Finance; Senor Becerra, Minister of Public
Works, and Senior MOsquera, Minister of Colo
MES. The sitting of the Cortes yesterday was
suspended in consequence of the crisis.
Dec. 2l<t.
ST.. PETRRsBURG.-His Highness the Khan
OF Khiva has summoned the auxiliary tribes to
assist him against Russia.
MADRID.-The entire new Spanish loan of
100000 900 pesetas has been covered, and the
receipts will be issued at the rate of 81.
Sen9r Zorrilla, speaking for His M4jesty's,
governmental the Senate, took occasion to re-
peat the stltemeut which he has heretofore
made, that "no reforms will be iuaugurated in
the government of Cuba while single insur-
gent remains on that islsnd.'
The Ministry, through Senior ZorrilIa an
nounced IN the Senate yesterday that a bill
would soon be introduced by the governm ut pro-
viding for the abolition of slavery in the island
of Porto Rico.
Rome An Army bill introduced IN The Italian
Parliament today.
The measure provides that all Italians be-
tween eighteen aud forty years of age shall be
liable to military duty.
A demonstration WIS made yesterday in Paris
by 5000 students in favor Of Professor Robin. a
distinguished member of the Institute, who was
struck from til jury list in csnseqlence of his
disbeliefiu the existence of a G ID.
The Corsatre, a radical journal, has been sus-
pended for advocating the doctrine Of socialism.
President THEIRS had a conference at Versail-
les this afternoon with the Committee of Par
dons, respecting the cases Of several Commu-
nists who have been sentenced t. death, and
who are to be executed before the end Of the
year unless their sentences are comnutei.
The freshet ia the river Slime is subsiiing.
The water his already flllen seventy cen ime-
tres
B4fore adj5urning his afternoon the French
National Assembly finally pissed the bill re-
storing to the Orleans Princes their conf seated
property.
The snm which viii be r~estitu'e ed to the Or
leans Princes by virtue of the present act of the
National Legislative Assembly amounts to over
forty millions of French money.
Sr. PETERsBURG. The Imperial Gazette
says the question Of the Khiva campaign has
again been discussed in government circles, anil
it was resolved to undertake it.
LoNDON The river Thames, which has al
ready OVERT )wed its banks at many places, sud
denly rose nearly a foot to-day at Windsor.
Home Park is one vast lake of water, and
thousands of acres Of other land are submerged.
The present inunlltion of the Thames is the
greatest since the food Of 1852.
Dec. %.
The " Repubique Frlnohaise, " the personal
press organ of NJ. Gambotta, predicts the occur
renee of serious parii'm entlry crises when the
National Assembly reassembles in January.
The writer sayS:-" The trimming tactics of the
government OaIy increase the disquietude of the
country, and the acts of Ministers Dufaure and
Goulard endanger the governments p rpularity."
Berlin. The " Gazette " calls on the United.
States authorities to do all in their power to
bring to a satisfactory conclusion the negotiations
ca not Germany, has delayed for years"
Rome The firm of Lavalero, in Genoa, have ar.
ranged the bases of a contract with the Ministry
of Public Works for the supply of a steam mail
service between Genoa and the South American
ports.