, 1875-12-22

cd the speech 10 full.
A further reinforcement of 1900 SOL
diers has been sent from Spain to Cuba.
The British Government has bought
from the Khsdive shares Of the Suez
sterling. "There is," says the Times, ian
audacity about this, which we do not
generally associate with the acts OF a
British Ministry"
The Queen of Denmark, with their
Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales
and Princess Thyra, attended by their
respective suites, visited the India Muse
UNI. After spending nearly two hours in
the Museum galleries, they returned to
the school of cookery, were they had
hrRt come, to luncheon.
The ann ouncement of the sale of the Khe-
kive's Suez Canal shares to the British Gov
ernment was received on the Continent
with great surprise, the secrecy with
which thel negotiations were conducted
exciting general admiration. The Paris
papers generally view the transaction as
legitimate, but they display a certain
amount OF natural ~vexation at the substitu-
ton of English for French influence in
Egypt. The Russian papers hitherto have
been almost silent on the subject, but the
Nord of Brussels, which is known as a
Russian organ, suggests that some inter-
national arrangements must be made to
provide for the working Of the Canal.
The Austrian journals regard the sale as
one which cannot njure any nation, while
the German papers approve 1t rather
because. in IT,; %oinion, it humiIiates
Zee. Nearly all the continental pa
.,ors - i, IN regarding the act of the
British Government as one Of unexpected
Vigour, indicating the resumption of an
active interest in European affairs.
The Danish Rlgsdag resumed its sitting
on the goth Nov: Mr.. Estrup, the Minis
ter of Finance. in submitting the Budget
for 1876, announced that, in view of the sa-
tisfactory financial pc 4ition of the country,
he proposed extraordinary expenditure for
the Army, Navy, and Fortifcations, with
out, however, resorting to any new taxes.
The estimates contained in other respects
so few new features that the Government
hoped the discussion OF the Budget could
be terminated within the period prescribed
by the Constitution, since prolonged ses-
slons of the Rigsdag were but little calcu-
lated to further the constitutional develop
ment of the country. .
On the 29th Nov, the Queen OF Denmark.
the Princess OF Wales, the Princess Thyra,
and the children of the Princess OF Wales
left Marlborough House for Windsor Cas-
tie on a visit to the Queen. The Royal
party drove to Paddington and lett by
special train on the Great Western Rail
way, for Windsor at 6.5 pm. A few
minutes previous to the arrival of the
train Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied
by Princess Christian, and Princess Beatrice,
and attended by the Duchess of Rox-
burgh, drove to the station in a closed
pony-carriage, drawn by four greys with
outriders. The Queen was received at
the station by Lord Charles Fitzroy and
Colonel Byng, and awaited the arrival OF
the special train in the royal waiting room.
Captain Buckley, one of the directors OF
the company, the Mayor Of Windsor (Mr.
James Brown, Mr.. Alderman Devereux,
and other members of the Corporation were
also on the platform. Crowds of specta-
tors assembled on the platform and the
approaches and along the line of route to
the Castle to witness the arrival OF the
Royal party. On the arrival of the train
the Queen received the Queen of Denmark
at the door of the waiting room, when
Her Majesty gave her visitor an affectionate
c.ook;1o Aftor mo1conoin0 Tho princpSG