National Republican., 1880-11-11
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
The Crisis In the French Ministry Sill
Continues.
Retrospective Vote OF Confidence Ex-
pootod to be Given--A Challenge sont
to President Gambetta,
Tho French ,i,n,stertal Crisis,

PAGis Nov i0--IL Is sni1 that " Gambeita at an
interview with NJ. jules Fcrry to-day, asked him
to withdraw his resignation At numcrously.at-
tended meeting OF the members Of tho left OF the
chamber Of deputies to-day NM Deves ana TcnGrd
trcps) said they gathered from interviews with
members OF tho cabinet that II order Of the day
expressing confidence I'm the govornmonts gem
orol policy were carried by majority OF 200 the
members Of the cabinet would probably withdraw
their rcsignalions The left unanimously In
strurtcd It's bureau TO arrange with tho bureau OF
the republican union tOr an interpolation to tue
government The left also agreed to the t9rms Of
motion expressing complete adherence TO the
ministerial statement.
PARIs, Nov, i0.-The left and left centre are f1-
yorablg to tho cnbiuct hut the cxtremu left ara
hostile 10 It. whilo the republican union attaches
certain reservations to rs support Of the govern
ment; although the lntter declares that yesterdays
vote dues not imply want Of confidence In the cab
met It ndhcrcs to the course 1t has pursued.
LoSpoS, Nov. 1O.-The Standards correspondent
~ Paris says: The ministers have decided that VI.
Ferry shall at Thursday sitting reply to an inter
pellntiom from supporter of the ministry. Oh the
general policy Of the government, and that they
VIII suspend their resignalons until after the vote
thnt VIII follow.
French Religious Riot.
PARIS, Nov 10.A rumor being current on the
bth instant at TourcotnB that the religious de
crccs were TO be enforced against the Narlss. $500
persons assembled before the doors Of the convent.
Shortly afterwards nlcny members OF the catholic
clubs arrived. and serious disturbance between
the two factions cnSuod, Numerous grave aHtHys
occurred. sticks and stones were freely used,
and several windows In the convent were brokci,
The gcndnlmcrio repeatedly charged on tho
crowd, and sixty persons were Injured.
A Challenge to Gambottn.
NJ. de Daudry dAsson has sent challenge to VI.
Gom6etta, who as President Of the chambers of
deputies, was obliged to roprmnnd and tempo
rtrily eXpcl him from tho chamber yesterday on
account of his violen. aud unparliNmenaly lun-
guagc.
President Grevy's Views.
LONDON Nov. 11.--A dispatch to the Times from
Paris reports that President GreYy, IN refusing to
accept the resignation Of the ministry, said "You
must wait until Thursday to ascertain the exact
feeling of the chamber. II tho chamber refuses q
vote Of confidence shall send for NJ. Gambetta
II he declines to form cabinet shall ask tho
encouraged President Grcvy TO persist in his re.
fusal, as lie does not wish to takO office.
The Earthquake In Austria.
LoNDoN, Nov. 10. Later particulars from Agram
IN Croatia, concerning the earthquake felt through
out southern Austria yesterday. state that 200
houses and two churches were irreparably dam.
aged. Part Of the cathedral must bo rebuilt. The
palace and country scat of the cardinal archbishop
tho government school and cigar rnanulactOry
were half destroyed. Buildings within q radius
ofiourteen miles were terribly damaged
A Fishery Investigation.
ST. JoHN ~ f., Now 10 .-Adyices from Car.
oncnr state that the outrage on American fisher
bmen has been thoroughly Investigated. Inspector
Cnrty was dispatched TO small point Oh COucep-
ton bay, where he arrested five young lnds and
brought thom to Cirboncar, where they were tried
before Magistrate Mcneil Four were fined for
throwing stones ut the crew ofthe Minnesota when
they were In tho act Of taking of bait. The other
ono was discharged for want OF sufficient evidence
Indignant Colonists,
saw Francisco, Nov l0.-A Victoria dispatch
says; largo public meeting was held last night
to consider Canada's default IN tho matter OF the
Island railway. Resolutions woro passed recitng
the losses the province has sustained through the
reservation for several years of the Island coal and
agricultural lands, and expressing the belief that
the province would be better oil 0s a crown colony
Il the railway obligations OF tho dominion are moi
fulfilled. The speeches were generally disn
guished for their quiet and friendly tonC toward
Canada and Sir john MncDOnRld's government
Petroleum Discoveries In Nova scotia.
HALIFAX, ". $, Nov. 1O.-Petr1lcum has beer
discovered at Mill Brook, Pcton county, and pros
pecting Will be commenced 1T once.