National Republican., 1883-11-17
FROM OTHER LANDS.
A RumOr That Admiral Courbet Has Been
Defeated in TOrquin.
Election OF n PSrncIlite Member OF PRrlis-
ment from Limerick.

loca' news agency asserts that Admiral Cour-
bet, who is in command of the French
forces Tonquin, has advised the French
government to declare war with China, and
the government has transmitted orders to the
admiral to act in accordance with tho require
ments of the situation.
The correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph company at Paris declares that the
sensational reports of breach of friendly re-
lations between France and China and of the
reinforcement of the French squadron in
Tonquin, are without foundation.
A Cairo dispatch to Reuters Telegraph COM
pany says IL is understood there. that the legal
advisers of the Egyptian government de-
cidedly oppose NJ de Lesseps's claim to the
right to widen the Suez canal without the
permission of the government.
NJ. de Lesseps arrived here this morning.
He paid visit to the exchange, where he
was we'll received He delivered speech, in
which he assured the merchants that he was
anxious to do everything possible to meet
their wishes relative to tho management of
the Suez canal.
LIMERIcK, Nov. 16.-The election for
successor to Mr.. Richard 0'Shaugnessy Glib
eral), who resigned his seat in the House Of
Commons as the member from this city, took
place to-day and resulted as follows: Edward
Mcmahon (Parnelite and natonalist), 922 /;
James Spraight (conservative) 473; Mona
hons majority, 4i9.
PARIS, Nov. 16-It is reported on the
bourse that Admiral Courbet has been de-
feated in Tonquin. The France processes to
have similar news. The LiJerte positively
contradcts the report II is generally be-
1ieved, however, that the French forces have
commenced their advance. man has been
arrested on the bourse on the charge of
spreading alarmist news.
The last dispatch received by the govern
ment from Admiral Courbet, dated Nov. g.
announced the arrest of the transports Avey-
ron and Shamrock He expected the trans
ports Bienhoa and Tonquin to arrive on the
tenth, and stated that he would attack Sontay
between the fifteenth and twentieth instants.
The committee of the chamber of deputies,
which is considering q resolution authorizing
the granting of credits for the expenses of the
Tonquin campaign, is favorably inclined to
the principle of credits, but desires that the
government shall give complete explanation
of the subject.
The Gdulois estimates the French forces
now in Tonquin at $4,000, including soldiers
and sailors, or 1000 above the figures given
by the minister of marine.
BERLIN, Nov. 16.-The Boersen Courier
sta es that Prince Bismarck and NJ. de Giers,
the Russian minister of foreign affairs, met
Mt the railway station upon his arrival at
Friedrichsruhe, and received him in a formal
but friendly manner. They drove to the
mansion of Prince Bismarck, where they re-
ludluCu SeNcTdl III COnNcISdIlOus
dc Giers subsequently proceeded upon his
journey to Montreaux, on the Lake of Geneva,
via Hamburg.
Prince Bismarck, the Courier states looks
i'll and thin; his face is yellow from the eff
fects of his recent attack of jaundice, and
his gait is heavy, but his eyes retain their
natural force and fire.
The crown prince to-day took affectionate
leave of his father, the emperor, at the palace
He will leave tomorrow for Spain.
VIENNA, Nov. 16.-The TdgbtaH states that
the rebel Paschitch, who led the recent revolt
in Servia, has taken refuge at the Russian
consulate in Widdin, Bulgaria, near the Ser
Wan frontier.
GENEVA, Nov. 16.-M de Giers arrived al
Montreux to-day. He will remain there sew
eral days with his daughter.
LONDON, Nov. 16.--A dispatch from Shang
hal to Reuters Telegram company says it /,
stated that Chinese troops are being concen
trated at Canton in order to keep back thu
Black Flags when the French drive thea
from Tonquin.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16.-The viii of tn
People tthe nihilist organ states that the
sentence of death, which was passed by thu
nlhilist central committee on an informer
was carried out. 1t says their party has los
many valuable members recently, but tha
the gaps are being rapidly filed More blood
will flow, the responsibility for which will
fall not only upon senseless government bu
upon those who, knowing the pressing need
OF the country, sit still and do nothing. Th'
paper contains two letters from convicts il
Siberia, which give horrible details of thu
treatment OF prisoners there.
1t is reported that of the two female nihl
lists who wcre recently arrested Mt the I'm
perlal Marie institute, at Warsaw, one, Soni
WoSkrepen3ky, was executed privately, whil
the other, named q sinski, committed sucid
before the time arrived for her trial.
CITY OF MEXICO Nov. 16-A letter ha
been received here which states that a ney
gold field has been d scovered in Lower Cali
fornin. 1t is much richer than those alread,
explored.
A telegram to the government says that tn
men who robbed the train near Laredo spok
English and Spanish. The government news
paper thinks that they are an organized ban,
of train robbers fron The United States.