, 1891-02-11

The Minister gfor Foreign Affairs has already
announced the determination Of the Govern
ment to denouncs all the Treaties of COM
MERGE which have tariffs annexed, but to
abstain, at least for the time being, from in
t~erfering with those commercial conventions
which are based solely on the treatment Of
the most-favoured nation. Parliament has,
therefore, a perfectly free hand, and if it fails
to solve the difficult problem before it to the
advantage of the nation, it will not be able
to find an excuse in being in any way hamper.
ed III its action.
On January Is the President of the French
Republic and Madame Garnet entertained
the Corps Diplomatique at dinner at the
Elysee with a ceremonial at once stately and
elegant. The short fight of stairs from the
new vestibule to the hall was on both sides
Tired with Horse Guards in full dress uniform,
All the Ambassadors and principal members
of the Embassies who are in Paris attended.
The band of the Garde Republicaine played
in the conservatory adjoining the dining.
room. After dinner there was "a reception,
to which the, members of the Chambers of
Deputies and the Senate and. their families,
and the personal friends of NJ. and Madame
Carnot, were invited. At the Elysee7 dinner
black was greatly worn. Madame Floquet
was in black velvet, with an ample, train and
jet tablier, and a, circle of diamonds round
her black hair, which was dressed in a CHG
non almost on the top Of her head. Lady
Lytton was in black faille silk, with. Jet
and diamond ornaments, a diamond coronet,
and a boa of white iThibet heecy fur.
Madame Magnin, the wife of the Governor
of the Bank Of France, wore black satin and
silver. Madame Calnot was In pale green
silk damask. with round the top of the
colsage and the edge Of the skirt, a "ruche'
of darker green. Her ornaments were dia-
monds. Her hair was dressed high, with an
inverted crescent Of diamonds spanning the
head above the forehead. Brocades with
large patterns were numerous, but g good
deal mixed with other silken stuffs. Madame
Humbert, wife of an ex-Minister of Justice,
reminded one Of the famous Princess, Dashkoff,
the whole front of her corsage being studded
with diamonds of almost binding brilliaAc<,
She had a chain girdle for her fan which
blszed as brightly as the front of her corsage.
Cn her couture solitaire dit monds were thick
~ set.
The individual arrested as PAdlewski at
Olot IN Spain turns ont to be an imposter
named Leopold Gaberg, a Belgian Jew, who
has hitherto gained a living by swindling on
racecourses. In Belgium a warrant of arrest
has been issued against him as 9 deserter, and
quite recently he was condemned at rams TO
a term of imprisonment by the Paris Tribu-
nal.
The Spanish Government on January IL
instructed the Ministers of Finance and
Foreign Affairs to take the necessary steps to
denounce all treaties Of before Feb
ruary /. This is the third stage in the
protectionist policy of the present Govern
ment. The tariff to come into force in Spain
on the expiration of the treaties will be drawn
up Immediately by the Royal Commissioners
appointed by decree in December last.
Despite reports to the contrary, the Ottaws
correspondent Of the Times saysheis in aposition
to re-affirm positively that the question of inn
proved trade relations between Canada and the
United States has recently been engaging the
attention of Great Britain, the United States,
and Canada, and that the overtures IN this
subject originated with Mr.. Blaine. Tbs deci-
sion of the Canadian Government has been
communicated to the Government of the United
States through the usual channels. q
Sir Charles Upper, z High Commissioner
of the Canadian Dominion in England, has
wired to the Canadian authorities asking for
information regarding The mysterious disap-
pearanceof ayoung E~nglishman' named Wsds-
worth. From the information received, it
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