The Portland daily press., 1885-01-17
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
AnImprisoned Rdifar.

LONDON. Jan. 16.-Edward Yates, editor of
The World is apparently doomed to undergo
four months imprisonment to which he was
sentenced by the Court of Queens Bench for
IPelling Lord Lonsdale, the Court of Appeals
h1Ving dismissed his appeal against this SEN
tence. Mr. Yates decided to abandon the
proposition OF his counsel to further appeal his
case to the House ;of Lords and he will
now go to prison and serve out his sentence
Fears for the Safety of Steamer.
Grave fears are entertained for the safety of
the packet steamer Admiral Morrison, plving
between Dublin and Hollywood as there was
. severe storm last night. 1t is feared that she
has been lost. She had few passengers on
board.
The Congo Country.
The announcement that Sir Edward Mallet,-
the British representative at Berlin confer
ence, had been instructed to accept the French
proposal regarding the freedom of trade in the
Congo country, has caused great excitement
In the mercantile circles of London and pro
voked an unexpected amount OF opposition
france proposes that the freedom of the Oon.
A Severe Storm at Nice.
A severe storm has been raging at Nice. The
sea submerged Quai Midi and the Promenade
Anglais and the cellars Of neighboring hotels
and villas we're flooded. The damage is seri-
ouG.
Earthquakes in Spain.
MADRID, Jan. 16.-King Alfonso has ar
occurred today in Granada doing slight dam
age.
Frauce and Tonquin.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-Jules Ferry, the French
prime minister, in the Chamber OF Deputies
tnls week, made an official declaration OF the
governanSnt's intentions with regard to Ton
gum Inc celebration was partly in answer to
an lnterrogatory eat forward by the opposition
respecting the retirefnsnt of Gen. Campenon.
from from inc ministry OF war. The General re-
Tonquin invasion, which he Considered nm
profitable. M. Ferry went blantiy to the
point at once. He announced TINT the gov.
ernment intended to Immediately increase Ito
energies. in Tonquin and would not stop until
1t occupied the entire country up to the from
tier OF the Chinese empire. 1t would reouIre
but slight mobilization. The speech was re-
ceived with cheers and considerable disapnrov-
al. The general impression it has made is bad
The Congo Country.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The announcement that
Sir Edward Mallet, the British representative
at the Berlin conference, had been instructed
to accept the French proposal regarding the
freedom OF trade in the Congo country, has
caused great excitement in the mercantile cir
cles Of London and provoked an unexpected
amount OF opposition. France proposes that
the freedom of the Congo shall be limited to a
period Of 20 years. African traders in London
say that the object of this is to attract capital
to that country during the next 20 years, al
though at the end of that time, after the
country has been developed and made valuable
BY the enterprise of merchants of all nations,
It is to be closed to all except King Leopold's
International African Association or to
France which is looked upon as the future
legatee OF that association. The proposition
is denounced as a trap and Earl Granville ia
blamed for having fallen into it, An aeita-
tion in favor OF the withdrawal of the English
consent Is IN progress in most of the large
cities, under the leadership of local chambers
OF commerce. Memorials from these bodies
urging the reconsideration of the subject are
pouring into the foreign Office from all seq
tions Of England, 7' wv