, 1874-09-26

VI NHO
States to observe the transit of Venus arrived
at Cape Town on the 18th of August.
SPAIN.
LoNDoN.-The credentials of the recently
appointed Spanish Ambassadors make no
mention Of the republic.
MADRID.-The Carlists are intrenohing them
selves around Bilbao.
POLAR EXPLORATIONS.
Sept. 4.
LoNDoN.-The members Of the Austrian
Polar Expedition, for whose fate grave fears
were felt, have been heard from. They were
shipWreoked and took to sleighs, in which
they have succeeded, after a long Journey,
in reaching the Norwegian island of Wardoe.
Further details of the Austrian Polar Expe-
dition have been received. After abandoning
their ship, the party travelled for seven months
in sledges, and two Winters we're passed on
the ice. The highest point reached was in
latitude 800. A large tract of land was dis
covered to the northward of Nova Zembla.
The expedition arrived at Wardoe on a Rus
sian boat. Only one death occurred during
the entire voyage.
FRANCE.
Sept. 4.
PARIs.-The official report of the commits
sion appointed to investigate the circumstances
of the escape of NJ. Bazaine is made public.
1t duplicates the ~jailers, and states that they
were instigated by Col. Villette, Bazaine's aide
de-camp, to facilitate the prisoners flight, but
acquits the garrison of the fort of completely
in the affair.
LIE Bicn Public says Marshal Bazaine has
gone to England.
A meeting of the Permanent Committee of
the National ASoomblU wac hold UoCfardav
NJ. Demahy, a Deputy of the Left, COM
planned of the continued rigorous treatment
by the Government of Newspapers in the
municipalities.
NJ. Tirard, another deputy of the left, COM
planned of the unequal treatment of the news
papers by the Governments. Some, he charged,
were favored and others were oppressed. He
also made complaint against the restrictions
placed upon the introduction and circulation
of foreign journals, and of the suspension of g
newspaper in Bordeaux because it stated that
Marshal MacMahon was coldly received during
his recent journeys. NJ, Tirard declared that
Notwithstanding these proceedings by the Gov
eminent, the Paris Figaro was allowed to
incite citizens to hatred of each other. He
demanded the cessation of these rigorous
measures.
NJ. Chabaud- Latour justified the action of the
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deaux, and in prohibiting the publication of
eight other Bonapartist papers, because of the
reproduction in their columns of attacks which
were of q serious nature. He stated, however,
that he regretted the necessity for such pro.
ceedings.
NJ. Picard asked the Government to enforce
the decision of the Assembly abolishing the
Empire. He said that NJ. Berger, Bonapartist
candidate for the Assembly in the department
of Marne ct Loire, had issued u circular to the
electors ignoring this decision.
NJ. Chabaud-L atuur said he disapproved of
this circular, but was unwilling to interfere,
because it would be an invasion of electoral
liberty.
Several members ofthe Extreme Right utter
ed their protests against the recognition of
Marshal Serrano's government in Spain,
because it was opposed to the interests Of
France.
NJ. Chabaud- Latour replied that France had
acted in harmony with the other powers. he
added that large bodies of troops had been
dispatched to the frontier to preserve strict
neutrality.