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FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The Japan Gazette of Feb. % announces
that the Empress had recently received the
wives and families of the English, United
States and Belgian ministers. The Emperor
has ordered that his own income shall pay
tax equal with his subjects. His tax will
amount to about $25, 900. The newly COM
pleted census shows population of 80, ,100,-
900.
The London Daily Neaos says it has been
given to undelsta on good authority that
Disraeli will advise the early release of the
remaining Fenian conyiets.
The first returning troops from the Ashan-
tee expedition reached Portsmouth, England,
on the 10Th, and were received with great en-
thusiasm. General Wolseley arrived on, the
2Oth.
Carlist reports from Bayonne, Goth, state
that General Palacios was marching in the di-
rection OF. Madrid with $4,000 men, after de-
feating, with great loss, the Republican col
umn under Collejo, near Afinglanila, forty
four ilessoutheast of Cuenea.
The publication of other than official war
news has been prohibited in Madrid.
A Paris dispatch states the Duke of Padua
and other distinguished persons who took a
part in the recent demonstration at Chisel-
hurst have been removed from their mayor
alties and other offices held by them under the
Government.
The Austrian Emperor having accepted the
resignation of the Hungarian ministry, has
appointed Herr Ditto president Of the new
Council of Ministers. 3a
A Kingston, Jamaica, paper states that in
structions have been received from the Brit
ish Government to hold an inquiry concern
ing the British subjects captured on board
the Yirginius and shot by. order Of General
Burriel.
A London telegram of the .21st says: Dis
raeh to-day refused to receive the deputation
which came to ask forythe release of the Fe-
mans. General Wolseley arrived this after
noon. His reception at Waterloo Station was
a perfect ovation. Immense crowds OF peo-
pie had assembled. The House ofConim0ns
to-day passed a bill apprppriating 4$s4,oo0,0OO
for the expenses Of the Ashantee expedition.
at Berlin, on the 22d inst, the generals OF
the army then IN the city waited in a body on
Emperor William and congratulated him on
reaching his seventy birthday. The
Emperor, in the course of his reply, referred
to the crisis which was hanging over the army,
and declared he was determined to maintain
its strength, and thereby insure the peace of
Europe.
A decree has been promulgated in Madrid
to establish national bank, granting it mo-
nopoly of issue of bank notes, and compul-
4sarily incorporating with it all other banks
in the country. In return the new bank
agrees to advance to the Government 125, ,000,-
900 pistoles. -
A Madrid telegram of the 23d says that the
Government contemplates the promotion of
General Burriel to the rank of Field Marshal,
for eminent services rendered in Cuba. The
commission of Don Jose Coneha, who has
been appointed to succeed Captain General
Jovellar, is understood to embrace the
Government of Porto Rico, as well as Cuba.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of Victor
Emanueps accession to the throne was cele-
brated in Rome on the 25d.
a recent dispatch from Rome says that the
Pope has intimated that Archbishop Manning
and nine other archbishops will be created
cardinals at the next consistory.
In the French Assembly on the Esd a pro-
test was presented demanding the dissolution
of the Chamber. The protest is signed by M.
Gambetta, Ledru Rollin, Challemel, Lacour,
Peyrat and BarOdet. r