, 1896-03-07

hopefully negotiating an adi ustmelt on the
lines that England is to separate her demand
trcm the boandlry dispute, and Venezuela
70 concede and satisfy the outrage upon a
British official regardless Of the locality; the
United State acquiesce in this, the analogy
being the Corinto precedent.
In the House Of Commons Mr.. smiths
motion of sympathy towards Armenia was
pissed without o division.
The Under Secl etary of State for Foreicn
Affairs contested Mr.. Smiths rgumcnt thai
England should grant Russia a Mediterranean
port, and ask her to occupy Armenia; also to
negotiate with France and Russia tor The
division of Turkey.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Herald announces that the Director, of the
Panama Canal Go. have rejected the Nioara-
qua negotiations. An appeal to this decision
may possibly be made to the security of
bondholders, who nrs believed to be favour
ably disposed to the proposal.
A Rome correspondent OF a New York pa.
per telegraphs that dispatches have been
received there. reporting that the Abyssiuian
forces have disastrously repealed an Italian
attack, killing three thousand of the latter
troops aud capturing sixty cannon.
King Humbert has.it is said delayed accept
ing Premier Crispi's p~r0ffered resignation.
pending the assembling Of Parliament.
The steamer Bermuda, seiz- d as a Cahan
flibuster, has been released, there being no
legal case against her,
A despatch from Madrid 70 the Pail Mall
Gazette states that, although Spain recog0iz-
es the absolute ind pendeuce Of the United
States Senate, the Premier intends to point
out to the America Government the inius-
tice of the language Of some Of the Senators.
The patriotism Of the nation is completely
reused, but the authorize les press for and coun-
sci prudence ;at same time they are detenuiu-
ed to yindicate the nations honour.
The Westminster Gazette says that the
public are generally beginning 10 wonder
whether the Senate has not been too preci-
pitate.
The STANDARD. in an editorial. expresses The
opinio1 that it is purely Tor the United States
Government to decide whether it rccoc Mes
the insurgents as belligerents, but the sug-
gtStion that diplomatic intervention wonld
ever indace the Queen Regent to recognize
the Independence Of Cuba may he dismissed
as an idle dream.
A Berlin despatch reports that it is clear
" understood there that the Kaiser is dpterm-
med to obtain al enlarged naval estimate and
thst this hope is entertained in consequence
of the disclosures made by Nh. GoSehen
Of the British Naval plans together with the
allusion to Germany which may excite the
Imagination and resentment of members Of
the Reichstag and caus~ them to grant any
increased Naval estimates demanded.
London, March 5th-Sugar in stock on the
29th ult. was i29, 600 tons. Last year $1,000
tons.
New York, March 9Th. The London Daily
Chronicle reports that Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Olney have each made to the other a GER
tain undescribed proposal regarding Nenezue-
la, both of which. however, were rejected.
The St. James Gazette in its Wednesdays
issue gives an epitome of Sir Frederick Pol
locks brief regarding the Venezuelan bounda-
~ question, it discIoses Overwhelming proof
against Venezuela claiming the ownership Of
the western bank of the EssequibO river.
The case for the British ownership Of the
Cuyuni basin is irrefragable, but he can dis
cover no absolute proof Of the Dutch CLAIMS
between the Schombugk line and the bank
of the OrinOco.
The Daily News, in IN editorial comment
ing on the above, expresses the opinion that
there is abundant and historical proof that
England possessed the entire disputed terri
tory. and even more than that, before Nene-
zuela existed. The greatest surprise is the
exposure of an intrigue between Spain and
Portugal in 1850 for the expulsion of he
Dutch under whose conquest England claims,