, 1874-04-29
CUBA.

April 8.
New ~YoRx.-Advices from Havannah announce
that General Concha has issued a ~proclamatlon' IN
which he promises to carry out a strong policy ana
urges upon all Spaniards the necessity of Union. he
prohibits the formation of political parties, and states
that he ~postpones dealing with the Slavery question.
FRANCE N RUSSIA.
PARIS General LIE Flo and NJ. de Bourgoing, re-
presenting the French Government, signed, with the
RUSSIAN Plenipotentiaries. at st. Petersburg, on the
LIST inst, a Franco-Russian Treaty of Commerce and
Navigation, together with the Consular Convention
ana a Convention respecting the testamentary proper
ty of French and Russian subjects.
BISMARCK.
April 7.
BERLx-The " National Gazette of this evening
says it learns on trustworthy authority that, though
Prince Bismarck still spends the greater part Of the day
in bed, the desire Of sleep has returned, and with il
increases strength. The equity character of the ill
ness being now decidedly apparent, the doctors hope
they will soon be able to overcome the disease.
THE SUEZ CANAL DUES.
April s.
CoNsTANTNoPLE.-The Porte, having consulted
the various Legations, has refused NJ. de Lesseps'
application for further delay in collecting the ouez
Canal dues on the net tonnage Of ships as determined
by the international Commission, and r~epudIates M
de Lesseps' claims for damages.
ALEXANDRIA HARBOUR DUES.
April 6.
Nubar Pasha has notified to the Foreign Consuls
that, IN consequence OIL lhe COtipeliOn VI S"0 ~"
water outside the Alexandra harbour, dues at the rate
of id. per Turkish ton will be levied on all vessels
with cargocs entering or leaving the port OF Alex
andria after tie lst of June next. Vessels in ballast
will have to pay I'd. per ton. War vessels VIII Dc
exempt.
April 9.
R)ME-The Pope gave an audience today
to Lady Herbert of Lea, who was accompanied
by directors of the English, Scotch, and Irish
Colleges. Her Ladyship read an address and
presented His Holiness with $4,000 collected
among poor young girls in Great Britain. The
Pope cordially thanked her, and alluded to the
consolation constantly reaching him from Eng
land, either in the shape of conversions or re-
peated demonstration of affection.
CESSION OF THE FIJI ISLANDS.
MELBouRNE.-The sovereignty of the FIJI
Islands has been formally coded by King Ca
caban to England, and Mr.. Layard, the Brit
ish Consul, has accepted the %cessiOn, subject
to the ratification of the Home Govern
ment.
The Fiji exchequer is said to be insolvent,
the expenditure having amounted during the
last two years to 8124,00 while the revenue
during the same period was only $4,000.
The Fiji administration has been unable to
pay the interest due on the loans it had con-
tracted.
An interim administration had been formed
pending the decision of the British Government
A SUB-CHANNEL TUNNEL.
April s.
PARrs.-Tbo question of a tunnel between
England and France appears to be revived
A special French Committee composed of rail-
way directors invited the Chairman OF the
English railway Companies interested in the
question to confer with them in Paris.
The conference, which lasted two days. has
served to establish the bases on which the pre-
liminary experiments must be made to prove
the possibility of such an undertaking.
The President Of the Republic has express
ed his interest in the object which the confer
ence had in view.
1t is thought that, in the meantime, until TIE
question of a tunnel is decided, that of a port
on the French coast for improved steamboat
service will be considered.
GERMANY.
April g..
BERLIN.-Possibly Herr Camphausen, the
Prussian Finance Minister, will be appointed
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