Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1878 — GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

A Paris correspondent says that “circulars have been issued from tho French embassy in London to all the French Consuls iu Great Britain aud Ireland charging them to report exact information concerning the popular feeling on tho Eastern question and intervention. This confirms the roport that France has interrogated Lord Derby in* regard to England’s intention in regard to Egypt. It will be seen, therefore, that this action of the French republic further complicates England’s relations with the continental powers.” It is said ihat Russia, when informing England that armistice negotiations must bo conducted directly with Turkey, declared her readiness to discuss with the English Cabinet the special points whioh might affect English interests. ThiH reply was the cause of repeated Cabinet Councils in London. Tho accumulation of war materials in England continues with much vigor. A large order for coal has been given to a colliery in Walos. Gen. Garibaldi has written to King Humbert, of Italy, begging him to follow in bis father’s footsteps. A Paris dispatch says : At the request of the Chamber of Commerce of Marseilles, Stanley gave a detailed account of his explorations from a geographical and scientific point of view. Mr. Stanley dwelt upon the commercial advantages to bo secured by an opening up of tho Congo river. The Chamber of Commerce congratulated Mr. Stanley, through its presiding officer, and gave him a large gold medal in token of its appreciation. This is tho first recompense ever awarded by tho U*v.<UU, Ok.mho. ct Ooimupw In fhp evening Mr. Stanley delivered an address before the Geographical Society, the audience being composed of the elite of Marseilles The President of the society also gave the journalist and explorer the grand gold medal, together with a diploma oi honorarv membership. Tho British Parliament assembled Jan. 17. The Queen’s speech contained a brief history of England’s connection with the Eastern difficulty thus far, and stated that up to this time neither of the behigerents have infringed the conditions upon which the British policy of neutrality is founded. The possibility, however, of a different phase of the situation, requiring the armod intervention of. England, was plainly adverted to, and confidence expressed that Parliament would promptly furnish the means to carry such measures into execution. The funeral of the late King Victor Emmanuel took place at Rome, Italv, Jan. 17, and was very impressive. Tho body of the late monarch was placed on the funeral car at 9 o’clock in Iho morning, and the procession started from the Quirinal about 10. It was headed by fifteen military detachments with three bands and clergy bearing tapers. Tho car used at the funeral of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel’s father, was used on this occasion. It was surmounted by an iron ctowd, the ancient diadem of the Lombard Kings, which was brought from Monza for the occasion. A London dispatch says the Arctic steam yacht Pandora has been bought by James Gordon Bennett. It is stated that the veFsel is to l’® use d for another Arctic expedition. The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank “kqys an increase in specie of 7,200,000 xxuurkfl. Alexandre Republican member of t :o Chamber Juries, is dead Ihe budget of ‘he Russian empire shows an

exact balance between the revenue and expenditures. both amounting to 600,398,425 silver roubles. A Dublin dispatch of Jan. 20 says : “ The funeral of the Fenian McCarthy took place today. It is estimated that 60,000 persons followed the remains to the cemetery. There were forty bands in the procession, which was the largest since the burial of Daniel O’Connell. The other Fenian convicts recently released were among the principal mourners.” Cleopatra’s Needle has crossed the Bay of Biscay, and been safely conveyed into the Thames river. Recent shipments of American goods to Ceylon have been so successful that orders have been sent for more. A great sensation has been caused at Pesth by tho conviclion of high treason and sentence to five years’imprisonment of Dr. Svetozai Militics, a member of the Hungarian Parliament of the Servian nationality, head of the Omladina or Young Servian party, and the leader of tho PanslaviSt agitation. Dr. Militics has appealed. A special dispatch says the conviction iB likely to be quashed. Henri Regnault and Antoine Becquerel, distinguished French physicians, are dead. It is reported that tho Chinese have Captured the City of Kashgar.