The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-05-29
FOREIGN.

Inc queen gdNt sldu banquet on the eve
ming Of the l4th to the Car and Grand Duke
Alexis. The Prince and Princess of Wales,
Duke and Duchess Of Edinburgh, and other
members of the royal family, and Messrs.
Gladstone and Disraeli, with all the members
of the Cabinet. were present.
Madrid advices of the 18th state that the
political situation in Spain continues critical
The opposition press violently denounce the
new Ministry. The large towns show signs
of discomfort. New ambassadors have been
appointed at Vienna, Lisbon and Berlin. The
Government has issued a manifesto in which
they solicit the support Of all sections Of the
Liberal party; declare that they will only use
their powers to repe unjustifable aggres-
sions; pledge all their efforts TO the ex-
tinction of Carlism; and promise TO
make known the true state OF the treas
ury, and to enforce strict integrity
and rigid economy in the administration of
the revenues M The war news was TO the
effect that Gen. Concha was pushing forward
to occupy the passes between Biscay and
Guipuzcon valleys. MANY of the inhabitants
were leaving Bilbao. Don Carlos was at
Tolosa with the main body ofhs forces.
A treaty for the establishment of British
protectorato over the Fiji Islands is being ne
gotiated, in which il is stipulated that Great
Britain shall assume all their financial liabi-
ties; pay the King $1,000 per annum, with
other pensions TO various native chiefs; and
recognize the ruling chief as owner of lands
which are to be open TO settlement to foreign
ers within a year.
a Paris telegram Of the 18th SAYS that Pres
ident Mcmahon has accepted the designations
OF the DE Broglie Cabinet, and has entrusted
to NJ. Goulard the formation OF new Minis
try. ". Goulard. on accepting the Premier
ship. stated hi, policy would be to carry the
constitutional bills through the Assembly.
and complete the organization Of MeMahon's
powers.
A special dispatch from Madrid says the
Government intends to revise the titles of
the nobility. and subsidize the clergy.
A Paris telegram of the 18th (evening) saws:
The prolongation Of the ministerial crisis
causes great excitement AT Versailles. Efforts
to form Ministry from the Right and Left
Centers continue, but up To the present hour
have met with no result. The Right and Left
Centers seek to exclude Bonapartsts from
the Government. Some dispatches from Ver-
sailles assert that the Cabinet will be COM
pleted tomorrow from the Right Center and
moderate Right, but several evening journals
report that Goulard despairs Of success.
II is stated from Berlin that the Emperor
William has ordered the temporary retire
ment from the German diplomatic service of
the Count Won Arnim.
The following. explanatory Of the Govern.
mental crisis in France, was telegraphed on
the 18th The moderate Right object to an i'm
personal Septennat, because il would be
equivalent TO a recognition Of the Republic.
The Extreme Right are determined TO oppose
Goulard or any other Chief of Ministry whose
platform embraces the adoption Of the consti-
tutional bills. GouIard, finding no sure sup
port in the Len Center or Right, Is therefore
compelled to rely mainly upon the minority
in the Assembly. II Is expected that the
Ministry will be completed to night. wit
Goulard. DE Gaze, Magne and Bodet, at the
head of the principal departments.
The Gar reviewed 10000 troops at Alder
shot on the 10Th, and in the evening attended
state ball at Buckingham Palace.
The Mexican Congress has voted the sum
OF $4,000 to provide for the proper represen-
tation Of Mexico at the Centennial exhibition
in Philadelphia.
Paris special via London 2lst, announces
the formation Of n new Cabinet, its leading
members being Goulard, DE Cazes, Layergne,
Grivart and Cezanne, all of whom belong TO
the moderate section Of the Right and Right
Center. Theobject Of the new Government
Is to conciliate both centers. in order to carry
the septennial Constitution through the As
sembly
Several skirmlshes between the Republi-
cans and Carliss have occurred recently in
the neighborhood OF Bilbao. in which both
sides claim the victory
.lumhlcs.-l NJ Of sugar. III Of but
ter. J lbs of flour. eggs. Bake in rolls