Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-18
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

LONDON Dec. Is The F'iidncteT this morn
ing says: ''The weakness in the silver market
is partly due to the amost prchibitory rates for
freishts now ruling at Calcutta, where sailing
tonnage is very limited. the asking price being
from 10 to 95 shllings to London and Europe"
There was good demand for discount yester-
at 22d per cent. The Findncje1' says: 1.-The bulk
OF the paper Offering was. however, that drawn
by American houses at sixty days. This may
continue feature for some time, and impart
additional strength to the market.
Appeal for the Irish Sufferers.
LONDON, Dec. lS.-The Duchess OF Marlb0-
rough. wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
writes to the Times that she intends TO start a
relief fund for sufferers in Ireland. and appeals
for contributions She says: ''While the pres
ment comparable to that of lS47, still undoubt-
edly in parts of Kerry. Galway, Sligo, Mayo,
Roscommon, Donegal and Cork there will be ex-
treme misery and suffering among the poor"
Cold Weather in Paris.
The weather in Paris is exceedingly cold.
Revival in the British Gotten Trade.
In consequence OF the revival in the cotton
trade, meeting OF Lancashire, Cheshire and
Derbyshire weavers was held at Blackburn yes
terday and resolutions were passed to apply for
an immediate rise OF wages In places where
standard list the employers will be asked to
restore the wages to the rate prevailing pre-
Vious to the reduction last year.
New French Ministry.
LONDON, Dec. Especial dispatches predict
an early announcement of q new French minis
try-perhaps on Saturday next-with NJ. de
Freyc1net as minister OF public works. and Pre-
mier and NJ. Waddington as minister of foreign
affairs. There will be two or three vacancies
In the Cabinet besides that OF the ministry OF
Justice, caused by the resignation of NJ. Le-
Royer.
Relief Of Spanish Flood Sufferers.
The fete organized by the Paris journalists,
for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in
Spain Will be held tonight, and promises to be
a great pecuniary success The Spanish rep
resentative in Paris insists that one-half OF the
proceeds Of the fete be given to the poor OF that
city.
The TichbOrne Claimant.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The writ OF error in the
case OF Arthur Orton-the "Tichborne claim
ant'-tO bring up the question whether Chief
Justice Cockburn should not have made the two
sentences OF seven years penal Servftude con-
current instead Of successive, is made returna-
bic at the term of the Court OF Appeals COM
most of the judges will then be on circuit, the
case will probably not be argued until February.
The grounds upon which the application for the
writ OF error is made are in effect that the Of
fence of perjury with which the claimant was
charged in the indictment under two counts
was substantially one and the same offence, the
parties in each instance being the same the
ends sought to be obtained by the various ale
cations of perjury assigned being the same, and
the allegations OF perjury so assigned being the
same. The attorney general granted his fiat for
the writ of error, on the ground that the points
stated in the application are fairly arguable.
AS the case will technically be error from the
queens Bench the argument will be heard
before the judges of the other two divisions OF
the Court of Appeals.