, 1888-03-07

AIouCqudlt UtItIlCcSA 4u0 dlUdFu anu
Times, commend his courage, and urge
the Government to adopt measures for
the protection OF the Empire.
New York, March 3rd.-In the House of
Commons Mr.. Labouchere moved the re-
duclinn of the credit asked for to cover the
cost "f Mr.. Chamberlain's recent mission
10 the United States. Sir James Ferguson,
the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
stated in reply that no mission Of like
magnitude had yet been covered by q like
sum. Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. w. II. Smith
warmly defended Mr.. Chamberlain. The
credit vas approved.
Sir Charles RuSSelPs motion for an Ell.
quiry into the right of holding public
meetings in Trafalgar Square was discus.
sed yesterday. Sir Richard Webster, the
Attorney General, said that the enquiry
was unnteded as an obstruction of the
highway WAS All indictable offence. The
motion was defeated.
The Marquis of SaliSbury, in the course of
Gil interview with Baron de Staal the Russian
Ambassador, declared that England would
oppose the deposition of Prince Fer.
dinand, unless the Powers be previously
agreed on a successor. England, he added,
could not assent to the nomination Of the
Prince of Mingrelia.
MIR. Chamberlain WAS banQupted in
Philadelphia aud New York, aud then
sailed for England in the "Umbria."
The new Tariff Bill provides that all
sugarS not above l6, aud testing by pOlari-
scope not above 70 degrees, shall pay y
duty of | - Tooth of a cent, aud every
additional degree of test will pay 3 Tooth Of
q cent more.
In London it is officially stated that the
condition OF the Grown Prince is alarming.
Prince William has arrived ut San Reno.
1t is announced thai the Crown Prince
and Princess Of Denmark will attend the
silver wedding of the Prince and Princess
Of Wales.
1t is reported that the French schooner
"FleuI DE- la Mer' has foundered off
Cayenne. Sixty persons were drowned.
Plymouth, March 5th-Tho Royal Mail
steamer "Don' from tue West Indies ar
rived here at one p. IN. yesterday.
New York, March 5th-rhe death is
announced Of the Duke OF Rutland.
The death is also announced of Sir
Ashley Cooper Key.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has
decided to hold two sessions daily.
1t is stated that NJ. Wilson and NJ.
Riheaudeau have appealed against the
sentence passed on them for implication in
the Decorations scandal.
Premier CriSpi has telegraphel 10 Count
Menabrea, Italian Minister at Paris. in.
Strucling him to demand the punishment
Of fifteen French soldiers, for having stop
ped the Italinn railway officials at MOdane.
The Russian Ambassador has presented
to Count Kalnoky fresh proposals regard
ing Bulgaria.
1t is stated that Russia is making re.
newed efforts to raise II loan, and that it Sc.
cured it will accelerate u war.
A Cairo despatch reports that the rebels
Made All attack on Suakin, during which
Colonel Tapp and several hundred men
were killed.
AdvieeS from Madagascar state that
Tamatave has been devastated byahurrlcane
1t is reported that there IS a disSenslOn
III the ParnelEiIe ranks, which is likely to
shake the foundation Of the National
League.
Two hundred ant fifty members of the
Church of England have presents ted Dir.
Gladstone with Il memorial in favor OF
Home Rule,
The conflicting reports, which are circu'
lated respecting the condition of the Crown
Prince, do not weaken the fact that hops
of his ultimate recovery has been abandon
I'd. No immediate crisis is expected, and
he may possibly return to Berlin in May.
If he should die suddenly everything is
ready, and his will is writteIf. The pre-.