, 1876-01-15
NE s Ute NJ S
(St. Thomas Tines
ENGLAND.

received on q British Man-OfWar on the high
seas shall be retained until he can be landed
in a country or transferred to a vessel where
his liberty will be secured. Fugitive slaves
asking admission to a British war vessel when
in the territorial waters of a foreign state are
only to be admitted if their lives are endanger-
ed, and only till danger is passed, but no de-
mand for the surrender Of a slave is to be en-
~tertained by a British officer.
The American Minister at London has ad-
dressed the British Government regarding a col
lective Intervention of the Great Powers for
the prevention of further bloodshed in Cuba,
England defers her answer for the present.
FRANCE.
The partisans Of a moderate republic in
France are confident Of securing a majority ia
both houses of the Assembly.
The budget for Paris this year amounts to
forty million dollars, d large portion Of which
is to be expended in embellishments as we'll as
improvements.
THEIRS reserves the night Of choosing between
Senate and Chambers, If elected to bota.
the French Ass molly passed The press bill
on the 29th December, by a nearly unanimous
vote.
state ofei-re utl not be raised in all parts
Of th. country, Is, continuance m the large
cities being deemed necessary by the Govern
ment.
The French Assembly, on the seth Deem
Der, discussed the final dissolution report, with
out reaching a decision. A Committee has
submitted a motion that the Assembly finally
separate to-day. The Minister ofPublic Works
urged the Houses not to adjourn until all the
Bills were passed. THIS was agreed to, and
therefore it is probable that the Assembly will
meet again ir January. The Left is greatly
dissatisfied over the delay on the final adjourn
ment.
The Assembly adopted all the osher recon-
mendations of the Committee on dissolution,
viz, that the delegates to choose Senators to be
elected January 9Th, That they proceed to
the election of Senators January 23rd. That
the general election for members Of Chambers
Of Deputies to he held February goth, and both
Houses meet March Sth,
The French Assembly, on the 28th Decem-
Der, voted urgency in press bill, and the second
clause, which was aimed at Bonapartist propa-
ganda, was passed. President MacMahon
pledges his support for the newly elected
members.
The statue of Napoleon was, on the 28th
December. replaced on Vendome Column in
Paris. There was a large crowd present, but
no ceremony.
GERMANY.
Some two hundred American residents of
Berlin passed resolutions last night C29th Dec),
expressive Of their adherence Of the Bremen
haven tragedy, and protesting also against the
unjust criticism of the German press Gu
American civilization.
The DAILY News" special from Berlin as
serts that the meeting Of Americans, recently
held in that city, to protest against the STRIFE
lures Of the German press in associating
American civilization with the Bremerhaven
Dynamite horror, has thoroughly attained its
object. The German papers have almost in
variabIy withdrawn previous unfayourable
reflections.
King Alfonso says his mother ex. Queen Isa-
bella, shall return to Spain, and a revolution
will probably be the consequence.
General JoveIlar left the capital on Tuesday
for Oadiz, to embark for Cuba.
The "Standard'S" Madrid dispatches re-
port that the AIlonsiSts have concentrated
$4,000 men in Navarro and AIara.
A Madrid special says a rumor is current
there that European intervention in Cuban
affairs will soon be made, and that the United
States is aware of the fact.
Count PuuonroStor is now in Paris engag-
ed in the official duty of arranging for the
return of the ex- Queen Isabella to Spain.
His Majesty King Alfonso opposes the will
of the Ministry on this important matter. He
de6es the Cabinet, declaring that the Minis
tiers may resign, but that she the ex-Queen,
his mother-must have an asylum in Spain,
her residence to be in Valladolid, for the rea-
son that Madrid is not considered a safe place