The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-11
Foreign News.
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England.
In the house OF Lords on the Sd the Ear
Of Denlblgh raised some enquiries in refer
ence to the proposed peace conference n
Brussels. The Earl of Derby replied, in ci
feet, that it appeared to be nursing OF tn
Emperor of Russia, and that although Eng
land might send a representatives she looked
upon the meeting with suspicion and would
be careful to ion It with such reservation
as would leave her clear OF embarrassment:
hereafter.
The London KoymiHg .Standdrd in com
menting upon the proposed reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Canada, say.
it will virtually place England IN reference
to her trade with Canada, upon footing OLA
foreign and lessfavored nation The Cana
dian frontier will be virtually obitcra,ed
and the absorption of the British North
American Provinces Ly the United States be
comes only question of time,
Minister Schenck, on Tuesday, in London
laid the corner stone of Lincoln Tower
which is to be erected in commemoraton OF
the emancipation of the negro slaves in the
United States. Speeches and friendly inter.
change of sentiment: in the presence of a large
gathering were features of the occasion. The
structure will stand in prominent position
in South London.
France.
The week has been signalized by last
desperate effort OF the lcgitimists and their
partial defeat The Count de Chambord
who claims the throne as Henry the v, iSsu.
ed a manifesto to his followers on the Sd
setting forth his claims, and the Uat0a
which published it, was thercupon suppressed
for two weeks On this action of the govern.
ment, the legltimists proposed to get "A vote
of censure against the ministry, and thus
compel their resignation. Their motion,
that the assembly regrets the suspention OF
the journal L'Union by the government came
TO a vote on Wednesday and was rejected, by
50 to 40, the left generally refusing to vote.
then a member of the Right Center govern.
menU moved the following:
That this Assembly, resolving to cAcrgeti-
cally uphold the Septcnnial powers conferred
upon Marshal Mcmahon, President of the
Republic, and furthermore rcscrving the
questions submitted to the Committee on
Constitutional Bills, passes to the order OF
the day
This also was voted dowp, amounting to Il
defeat of the ministry, but Immediately
thcreupon the ministry proposed another
motion, to proceed to the order Of the day,
pure and simple, and this was carried, thus
virtually multiplying the preceding vote. How
ever, after the adjournment the ministry prof
iered a resignation to President Mac Mahon
but lie refused to accept It, and it was then
agreed upon to notify the Assembly that the
President had determined to retain the Office
invested in him, and would be pleased TO
have an organization of his powers This
is departure from the accepted policy ofthc
MacMahon administration. It means that
the Marshal now claims to be branch of the
Government coordinate in power with the
Assembly. Whether his Office is confirmed
by the Assembly or not, he will no, cease to
claim 1t. SO the issue has been reduced to
one between the old Bonaparist dynasty and
the new MacMahon dynasty, with tie proba
billties rather in favor of the former Count
lie Chambord is now believed to be out of
the race.