, 1885-04-15

clllleQ RuSSlaS proposal TO make the Fara-
phmiSus mountains the frontier line Of
AfghaniSian.
The correspondence respecting the ne
gOtiationS for the improvement Of CONNER.
cial relations between the British West In.
dies and the United States, which have
resulted in failure, Is now published. The
papers Indicate that Earl Granville, in u
despatch to the Hon. Sackville West, Bri.
tlSh Minister at Washington. auth riZed
him to propose that the West Indies
abolish the taxes on certain foods imported
from the United States, the latter reduc-
In! the duties on sugar one half. Mr..
West replied THAI the United States Go.
vernment desired an agreement on IL wider
basis and also that England should deny
similar favOrs to others under most favor
ed nation clauses.
Mr.. Fr~elinghuySen, the late Secretary of
State, referring to the suggestion that GER
tain foods should enter the West Indies
duty free, mentioned one hundred and fifty
articles TO which such II clause might he
applied, and proposed that the Uni ed
States Government in return, should con
cede the admission Of sugar under stand
ard sixteen.
Sir John Lubbock estimated that the
West Indian colonies would only surren-
der nine hundred thousand dollars annual.
ly, while the United States treasury would
lose twelve millions.
Earl Granv lie refused to accept the
snggested medication OF he most f%avourcd
nation treaties, and informed the Amrri-
can Government that the cOnceS ions
which had been granted by the Colonial
office were more apparent than real,
A report was current in Pekin yesterday,
that a peace settlement had been arranged
on the basis of Captain Fournier's cOnven.
ton, and that France agreed to forego her
indemnity.
NJ. Patrnotre, French minister at Pekin,
now telrgraphs TO the Home government
declaring that the preliminarieS Of a treaty
of peace nave been signed.
In the French Chamber of Deputies NJ.
BriSSon, President Of thu council, read the
programme adopted by The new govern
ment and was much applauded. He then
asked the chamber to grant the remainder
of the credit 0fthirty million for the Ton
quin expedition the credit was voted by
an immense majority
London, April 8th The stock of sugar
at the four home ports on the fourth inst.
was 100000 tons as against 276,000 for the
corresponding period last year.
New York, April lOjh-Advices nave
been received at Washington bringing
confirmation Of the death of General Bar
rios, President of Guatemala.
Latest news from the East indicates
thai war with Russia is now imminent. The
Russian commander at the advanced post
on the Afghan frontier, pretending to be
Pxasperated by The conduct OF the Afghams,
attacked and finally occupied Penjdeh.
The native princes at RawuIpindi are
urging Earl Dufferin to throw seventy
thousand men into Afghanistan, in time
to save Herat, which Sir Peter Lumsdpn is
now fortifying.
The London Stock Exchange is conyul.
sed, and the decline both in London and
Berlin has caused q depression Of stocks
on the Paris Bourse, Ghereby producing a
panic.
In the course of q mos warlike speech
III the House of Commons, Mr.. Gladstone
declared that he attack on Penjdeh was IN.
tirely unjuStitied. He had demanded an
explanation from Russia which he still
awaited but NJ. de Giers, he added, had
expressed a hope that this unhappy Incl
dent might not be allowed to interrupt
the negotiations which were still in pro-
gress between the two Governments.
The Anti Russian feeling of both parties
il passionate.
Instructions have been telegraphed to
Sir Peter Lumsdpn ordering i'm to occupy
the RObat pass, situated tOrty-fve miles
to the North of Herat.