The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-05
F OR E G N.
The Pope Hi.

Inc IOpc He
ROME. Nav 4-The Pope IS again ia a weak
state and under the treatment OF LIS physl-
clans.
BeIgium's Reply to Germany's Last Note.
BRUSSELS, May Ain the Chamber of Rep
resentatives to-day the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs read the reply of the Belgium govern
ment to the German note of Feb. 10Th. 1t de-
MES that Belgium has declined to CONSIDER
Germany's demand. The question of fulfilling
the obligation to prevent subjects from disturb
ing ne ighborng countries applies not to Belgl.
GUM alone, but to all states which regard 1T
their duty to watch over peace. When the
Belgium government is apprlsed OF steps TAX
cd in Germany and in other countries to reme-
DIV the deficiencies in their penal laws, it will
examine its own in their bearing on customs,
traditions aud liberties of Belgium. With the
sincerest desire TO co operate in the mantle
nance of good relations, Belgium Is determined
to fulfill the duties of a neutral state and to
cultivate the friendship of Germany.
NJ Aspermont after reading the note, stated
that an investigation of the Duchesne affair
was in progress. He closed with an appeal to
the patriotism of all parties.
Crops i'm Europe.
LONDON, May 4-The Mark Lane Express
of this week says: During April there have
been sharp night frosts and short allowance
of rain Unless there is more of the latter the
forage will be scarce. Corn threatens to be
late whatever may be its bulk. In France
wheat has already suffered and rye sti IL more
So In Russia the sewers have actually been
beaten off by the snow. The markets general
ly show decline in prices of a sixpence to a
shilling.
House of Commons
House of Commons engaged in debate to-
night on a motion made by the Marquis of
Hunt ngtou, that the House do not entertain
any com plant with respect to the publication
of its proceedings except in cases of wilful
Misrepresentation or when the publication
thereof is expressly prohibited, and that strang-
ers are not to be ord red to withdraw from the
galleries unless they are dlS0rderly or Dy vote
of the Hopse.
Disrael opposed any curtailment of priv
lege The House was able to deal with the in
convenience caused by the present method of
excluding strangers by spending the rule per-
hitting single member 10 order their with
drawa
Mr. Lowe denounced continuance of the
anomaly.
At this stage of the debate Mr.. Sullivan call
ed attention to the presence of strangers, and
the galleries were accordingly cleared.
The debate on the Marquis motion was ad-
journed until May 2O:h.
The Standard and Times on GIadstone's
Lexington Letter and Onr Politics.
LONDON, May s., $50 a. m.-The Standard
severely critic,ses the letter from Gladstone
read at the centennial celebration of the battle
of Lexington. 1t remarks that the habit of
tOaQy1nS TO AmellCduS is ulSCreulGdUIo III GUS-
lsh public men and journalists. The results of
the republican experiment in the United States
are corruption of public life, extinction of pub
lie spirit, oppression of the minority, disgust of
the honorable men with politics, and the trans
fer of the government ino the hands of COR
rupt, INSCRIPTIONS and ignorant men.
The Times fully endorses Mr.. Gladstone's
letter and says, it would be melancholy if the
first great attempt at complete independence
should result in social anarchy. Although
,fxy ooh, Zoo
grave evils exist in some American institutions
which must be remedled if the progress is to be
kept up.
HAVANA, May A body of insurgents at
tackled Guaracaubiaja but were repulsed by
between troops and rebels have taken place at
Macagna, Barrabas, Lomacruse and Macagna-
Ice i'm the Gulf of ST. Lawrence-Assi.t-
ance Sent 10 Steamers
MONTREAL, May 4-Allan's latest advices
saws the Polynesian and two other steamships
passed Port au Basque on the 18th ult., but
these as we'll as several sailing vessels prevl-
ously reported, are delayed by a field OF ice IN
the vicinity of Bird Rock. Private infOrma-
tior has been received that the Polyneslan,
finding the Gulf impossible has gone round to
Portland.
QUEBEC Mag 4-The Department of Ma
rne and Fisheries has ordered a steamer from
Halifax o search for the steamers Polynesar,
Dominion and Lake Champlain, and to render
any assistance required. The steamship Nova
Scotiau will take The mails this week from Port
land.
The ice from Lake ST. Peters, which broke
up some days ago, has damned at Des Cham
boult. The ice gorge at Cape Rouge is still
firm, horses and vehicles ara crossing with as
much safety as in midwinter.
Foreign Notes.
The cholera has abated in Dude.
The North German Gazette denies the state
ment that society has been formed in Ger
MANY to facilitate the return to that country OF
German emigrants to the United States.
The moderator of the Presbyterian Synod in
session in London yesterday endorsed Moody
and Sankey's meetings.
The motion pending in the English House of
Commons for the recognition OF the Carlists
as belligerents was yesterday withdrawn.