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FOREIGN.

The Fan Anglican synod OF the PROTESTANT
Episcopal Church assembled at Lambeth
Palace, London, on the Cd. Ninety Bishops
were present atthe first meeting. The Arch
bishop Of Canterbury presided.
Adyices from the City Of Mexico, of the
Both, state that Gen. Jose Maria Mata has
been appointed Minister of Foreign ReIa-
tons, and the appointment gives general
satisfaction. 1t was rumored Sebastian
CamachiO would be appointed Minister Of
Public Works, Gen. Riva Palacio having be-
come very unpopular.
II is declared in Russian circles that the
prospect of Count Shouvaloff succeeding
Prince Gortschakoff depends upon the
Counts ability to inaugurate policy. aiming
atthe English alliance. " ~-. NO..
The Secretary of State has instructed our
Consul at Tangier, Morocco, to cooperate
with the representatives Of other Govern
ments in using his good offices in behalf Of
oppressed Israelifes. svs -
Vera Sassulich,, the woman who attempt
ed to assassinate Gen. Trepoff, Project of
the St. Petersburg Police, has arrived at
Geneva, Switzerland. She tells a strange
story Of her adventures after her trial. I'm
mediately upon her acquittal a riot took
place in the Courtroom, and during the
tumult she was hurried away by police
agents disguised as medical students to an
obscure house in the suburbs Of the Rus
sian Capital She managed to escape from
confinement in the dress of Sister of
Charity, and so reached Geneva. Since her
arrival in the latter city she has been treat
ed to banquet, given by Radical exiles of
different nationalities, who naturally regard
her as a heroine and martyr to the cause of
the red flag.
DR.. Nobling has so far recovered from his
injuries as to be able to undergo a search
ing examination regarding his attempt upon
the life of the Emperor William. He says
he plotted the crime alone, but cummuni-
Gated his intentions to some acquaintance
who did not oppose it. His present state
ment is believed.
General Mejia, Minister of War under
President Juarez, has retuFned to Mexico.
1t is believed that presidents Diaz viii unite
with General Mejia in an effort to save the
country from another revolution. General
Mejia will probably be candidate for the
Presidency.
The reported death Of the, Sultan OF Mo-
rocco is officially denied.
Additional conclusions arrived at by the
Berlin Congress are, the autonomy Of West
ern Roumelia, Epirus, Thessaly and Crete,
to be secured by European control; to main
tain the Dardanelles closed, as at present, to
ships of war; to cede Batoum to Russia and
make it a free port. There remain the ques
tons of dismantling the Notifications and
fOrbidding the Russians to fortify the coast.
The occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Austrian troops has been postponed till
August, forgive time for the restoration Of
railways and for the organization of future
administration of provinces. ~.
England and Turkey have privately con-
eluded q defensive treaty, by which, in con-
sideratiou OF the -cession to England of the
Island Of Cyprus, the latter agrees to defend
the integrity Of Asiatic Turkey, by force Of
arms IL necessary. In case Russia should
see fit at any time to restore to Turkey Ba-
toum, Arabian and Kars, England agrees to
evacuate the island. Sir Garnet .Wolseley
WILDE appointed Minister of Affairs of the
island, and British troops are supposed to be
already in possession.
Thirty persons were killed at Lyons,
France, on the Sth, by the explosion Of a
petroleum factory.