, 1874-03-21

Of food.
The DAILY News Correspondent in India tele-
graphs that the inhabitants Of the villages of
East Terhoot are slowly p~erishing of hunger and
that the future of this district is terribly ominous.
FRANCE.
End March.
PARIs.-Mr Ledru Rollin has been elected to
the National Assembly, to fill a vacancy in the
department of Vaucluse. He obtained 1000 votes
more than his opponent.
1t is said that the Comte de- Chambord is sori-
ously i'll.
4th March.
LoNDoN.-The latest dispatches fron Paris
quote 3 p. cents "a f.59.60.
5th March.
Tho French Academy has postponed the recep-
ton Of Mr.. Emile Olivier on account Of his in
sisting upon defeating his inaugural discourse
to the praise of the Emperor Louis Napoleon.
UNITED STATES.
BALrIuoRE.-The fllibuster steamer Edgar
Stewart which has completed her repairs, has
made a trial trip in the bay and returned. She
had on board several government employees, edi-
tors of newspapers and other guests.
SPAIN.
BAYoNNE.-The Carlist Junta has received q
despatch in which is announced the surrender of
Bilboa to the Royalists. Five thousand men en-
camped in the neighborhood of Somorrostro, five
leagues to the North East Of Biiboa, have allowed
themselves to be surprised by the Carlists. The
liberal army lost 1000 men in the encounter the
rest fed, closely pursued by the troops of Don
Carlos. Many were drowned in passing the
river, and the remainder were taken prisoners.
MADRID.-The troops of General Lorna will
embark at San Sebastian for Santandor, whore
they will be joined by those commanded by Mo-
riones.
The official notices Of the battle fought in the
heights of Somorrostro agree in giving the loss
of the Government troops as being 500 men killed
and wounded The mercantile body of this city
and the provincial Populations offer men and
money to the Government. To-day General
Payia reviewed 5000 men Of the army of the
reserve.
It is said that the Arch-duko Albert of Austria
is visiting, i~ncognito, the camp Of Don Carlos.
4h March.
The last movements Of the Carlists have arous-
ed the nation to assist the Government most vigo-
roasly by all means in the power of the people,
in order to ~suffocate the Instruction. ContriDu-
tons of money and clothing arc sent in from all
parts, and the theatres of this city have given be-
neits TO assist the liberal cause. From all the
principal authorities kilograms have been receiy-
ed Offering moral and material assistance.
The latest advices from Biiboa state that there
is no change in the state of things there. The
Carlists continue the bombardment, They throw
300 shells daily into the city
I0NDONs-A Sp6Clal u6SpuICu W IA L CWSS
from Bayonne gives the following news from Car
list sources.
Don Carlos has stated that he does not enter
tain the intention of imposing an extraordinary
contribution of war on Bilboa when his forces
take the city. When he enters the city he will
go straight to the cathedral and there will be
crowned King of Spain. He will swear to defond
the liberties of the people and will establish his
government, appointing General Elio President
Of the council. He will ask foreign powers to
grant the CarIists belligerent rights. He will de-
clare all Spaniards absolyed of obedience to any
government except his own, aud will issue Five
Millions Of Dollars as the first portion of II loan
previously contracted.
GREAT BRITAIN.
2nd March.
London.-A despatch from Blackburn, lancashire,
announces the explosion OF a b1ler wafch mas caused
great loss of life in that city. Twenty persons perish
ed instant neously, and thirty W re wounded, many
of them very seriously; and it is believed that several
Of them will die.
On Saturday saIutes were fired on receiving the
news of the sentence pronounced in the TIchborue
case. The democratic journals deplore the sentence
and accuse Lord Chief Justice Cockburn of not hav-
inc acted legally during the trial, citing against HIM
the criterion of Caleb Cushing, in a book recently
published, in the Geneva arbitration.
The appointment of Earl Pembroke as under secre-
tarv of War has been officially announced, as well as
that of Earl Rossly IN as Lord HIGH Commissioners for
the General Assembly of the Church Of Scoland.