, 1888-11-21

the Revolutionary party of General Crespo.
One of them jumped overheard and was
drowned.
London, NOvbr. 19th.-Rtplying to cues.
tiOnS in the House of commons, respecting
the de SOuza case, the Attorney General
stated that there was authority and
precedent for Furnishing contempt tor
matters not before the Court, and
that the Colonial Court could commit,
against which there was no appeal, adding
that it lay with the Colonial Office to con-
slider any charges which Mr.. De SOuz8
might bring against the Judges.
New York, Nov. 19th.-The death is an.
nounced of the Earl of Devon.
Washington adviceS state that Mr. Perry
Belmont, "a member of Congress-, and Chair
man of Foreign Affairs, also the son of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oftheROthSchild'S,
has accepted the mission at Madrid. He
will endeavour to negotiate the unfinished
Commercial treaty.
Lord RandolphChurchill, in the course of
a speech at Paddington, deprecated the
Marquis of Salisbury'S Sulks and SneerS,
respecting the dismissal of Lord Sackville,
the British Minister at Washington, whose
indiScretiOn Lord Randolph Churchill de.
clared was manifest.
The London Socialists yesterday com.
memorated i'll Trafalgar Square the Chica-
go riots.
Nj. Goblet'S speech, in favour of the
Vatican, is Interpreted as tOreShadowing an
alliance of Catholic Spain with Russia and
France against the tripartite alliance of
Central Europe.
The KaiSer's speech at the opening Ofthe
ReichStag OH Thursday next is expected
with intense interest.
Berlin news states that the French corr
respondent, NJ. Robert Pic, has been ex.
PEELED from that city.
In the French Chamber of Deputies,
NJ. jules Favre declared that the Bud get
Committee was opposed to levying local
dues for the Improvement OF Ports. The
Minister of Justice declared that the Min
iStry would consider any proposal for
raising the shipping dues.
The trial of NJ. Numa Gilly has proved a
tiasco. He declared that he had not att
tackled NJ. Andrieux, the plaintiff, but
members of the Budget Committee, where
upon M. Andrieux withdrew the case.
The Empress Frederick has started for
England, she was escorted to the Railway
station by the Emperor.
New York, Nov. 2Oth.-In the House of
C0pmons, Mr.. Balfour being sick, the
Solicitor General for Ireland introduced
the bill for the extension Of the AshbOurne
act, giving an additional G5, 900, 900. He
declared that the operation Of the bill III
the past had been a conspicuous success.
Mr.. Gladstone moved to extend the law
of 81 to empower the Courts to reduce or
cancel excessive arrears of rent. He was
was not DESTROYS to interfere with the
Ashbourne act, but he objected to the
amount proposed, and thought it would be
sufficient il they grant enough to keep the
bill operative until Spring. Government,
he said, was by installments committing
Parliament to an approval of its Land
purchase schemes. The Rt. Hon. George
GoSchen replied.
The Empress Victoria arrived at Windsor
yesterday.
The Premier of New South Wales, at a
meeting of the Assembly, suggested that
they should ask the Home Government
only to appoint governors qualified by q
share in the Imperial Authority, and after
consultation with the Colonies interested.
1t is probable that in Difference to the
objection Of the ColOnIsts, Mar. Blake will
be appointed to the Mauritius instead of to
Queensland d.
1t is stated that NJ. Goblet, French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, has declined
to allow England or Germany to search
French SlaverS at Zanzibar, but France