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LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (Fbox ocx OoMLtwoxiwcrra.) RELEASE OF M. SCHN.VEBELE. FARIS, Ariut, 29. The wdeome news has arrived this evening that Schnaebelo "ha bn libcratod.

Tho lees that is now said of this painful affair tho better, but audacious attempt at, exculpation by ITerr Gautsch cannot pass nnnoticod. He ia represented isscrtcd that ho had nothing to do with MB xr when walking up to M. Schnaobelo be aW? to find him in custody, that ho which tho artillery had breached at EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN. CAIRO, Arm. Colonel 1 Chornuido telegraphs as follows Sarra.

April 28: I rocoiTed now yesterday that a low hundred Denruhea under NurHKunxi had occupied Sarraay with an outpost at Genial. I inarched from ady Haifa with a column about sundown. (Major) Bundle with tho mounted corps and (Lieutenant) Rycroft with tho Irregulars, occupied Sarraa by daybreak to day, and held it under the of tho enemy, 400 yards distant, till supported Uterbv (Colonel) Barrow, with 300 men of tho 0th Battalion. Tho Dervishes occupied very strong position, which was carried by (Colonel) Barrow moat gal lantly.in a hand to hand fight. Tho Dopifoef fought stubbornly, and, charging, chocked the first line of Thn also svonnca a twno Wk hands with htm, and was forced by tho two dttiT to accompany mora to to certify the prisoner's identity.

It la sufficient to cit in reply to this version tho German official account cf the case, which says The duge dInstruct ion commissioned Criminal foisnrnwv von Gautsch, who had been appointed trt him. to put himvH upon tho track of the French Tolieo OommisKarj 5chnebele, who accused of high treason, and in no mured German territory to arrest him and carry off. In execution of this commission rVhnaebele was arrwted on the 50th inst. BERLIN, AfRiL 29. I am informal to night that M.

SchnaeWe is to be at one released from, prison at Mctx, and conduct! back to the Fnench frontier, where ho will once more be a free man. Tho determination 3f the Goman Government to iet him at lilrty I. believe, bawd on tho following onider ations It has been clearly proved in various ways that M. Schnaobelo was captured on German territory, nor is there anyejKience to prove that ho was designedly' lured Scross tho frontier, in order that niirht bd laid hold of. Appearances at first, indeed, were 'in favour of this theory, irr ftliown that the two German detectives who Jay in wait for and pounced upon the Frenchman as soon as ho' crossed tho border were unaware of the fact that ho had boon invited Vv HerrGautch to a conference about somo fallen boundary posts.

But though tho trap theerv has thus collapsed, the German Government is prepared ia tho circumstances, it seems, to allow Schnaebele" the benefit of the GauUch letter as a sort of safe conduct, securing him immunity from arrest. And this position is no less logical than wise and dignified. From the document' published yesterday by the Xerth German Gazette namely, tho report uf the Imperial Minister of Justice to tho Foroign OSce ontho incident, "it is perfectly clear that a conviction on tho charge of conspiracy and treason could easily be obtained against 31. Schnatbolo if he were" put upon his trial before the Supremo Court at Leipsic, and in establishing this certainty tho German Government has practically gained its point. It has unmasked' before tho eyes of Europe one more of that band of French spies which is so busy trying to penetrate all tho military secrets and circumstances of the Empire, and this is satisfaction enough but 51.

Schnaebelo may thank his stars that a slight flaw in tho mere form of his arrest has saved him from tho possi biltty of acquainting himself with the casemato iife of somo German fortress for several years at. a stretch. Had tHore not boon this little irregularity THE TIMES, SATUKDAY, APRIL 0, 1887. mmmmm mm mt immm i I I i mhMhmvmvh mm 1A( viirili "Tho Dervishes left over. 160 dead, including XurElKunzi.

Ten standards, and tho arms, camp, ammunition, and correepondencd were captured. The mounted infantry also killed 40 in Uio pursuit. Our c.iualtio: included ono native oflicer killed, an English sergeant wounded (five timea), nnd nino men killed, LV wounded, and four missing." Tho English sergeant is named Healey. This skirmish, tho first in which solely Egyptian troops havo been engaged, will produco an excellent moral effect on tho army. Vo havo received from tho War Office tho following 1 From tho General Officer commanding In Egypt to tho Secretary of State for War.

Cairo, 20th April, 10 50 a.m. Clicrmside wires as follows from Sarras Received news noon 27th. that few hundred Dcrviahos, under Nur El Kunzt, had occupied Sarras, yith outposts' at Gonial, jjarchod, from Haifa with column about sundown. Jlounted. corpa and Irregulars occupied Sarras, daybreak 28th, supported an hour later by 300 9th "Battalion.

Dervishes occupiwl vorj' strong position. i which was carried most galluntly in hand to hand 1 fight. German l'qrvjslio fought stubbornlv, and, cnarjnng, i checked first line of attack. 1 osrtion carried by 7 45 a.m. Dcr'ishes left over 150 dead, including i Nur El Kunxi, 10 standards, arms, camn, ammu nition and correspondence.

Also 40 killed in pursuit. Our casualties about 40. including two officers and Healey details later. THE PARIS SALON. PARIS, Anuir'29.

To morrow is varnishing day at the Salon, which opens on tho 1st of May, at the Falais do l'lndustrie. There are 2,521 paintings, drawings, water colours, and jorecaiTWj, 1,040 sculptures, 709 architectural drawings and engravings in all, 5,318 works. Among the 2,500 pictures; not many will outlivo the interest excited by them during the exhibition. Oho or two will, add to tho glory of French art, others will prbvoko astonishment by their prdsonce among works selected and arranged by a jury of artists. Tho political excitement in the midst of which tho oxhibitiQn opens this year precludes careful study.

I confine mysolf at present to notices of a few pictures which during a short visit are likely to attract attention, whether to bo' praised or to bo criticized. Room 2fd. 12, by which tho enters, is tlje Salon d'Honnevr. It includes this year a sories of vory remarkable works which alone! would justify tho curiosity al excitod; by tho opening of tho annual JW i rt in m.mf W.Oorment wmild roncn unmuion. inis large canvas oi wnnon, not have a single inch of grcusd to se upon in Conquerors of Salamis, a and excited crowd, is full rtrmf Urn nml.t lvn r.romrtrd Mm to court, but stimulates the imagination.

The drawing is care wbichcoverthelMs the Germans would have been representing a busy of movement which justified in tctting out to him. Yet I do not remember a case where a rench man born caught in the act of military espionage numerous indeed are tho Frenchmen who incur i ion of Tictor7. tho fury of battle, to celebrate ful, and the colouring, in spito of tho brilliancy of the tints and their variety, is woll blendod and without glare. 51. Cormon has transferred to his canvas a page of Herodotus.

He represents his crowd hurrying on impetuously in tho intoxica this penalty. If any other foreigner or a German subject is found doing jackal work in Germany for the Army Bureau dca Renseigncments at Paris, so its triumph or to vent its rage. We think on looking at this picture of the enumeration of tho nations who overran terrified Greece, of the battle ably presided over by Colonel Vincent, no mercy ompn too.nart. The 6ecms ma t' 1m whatever is shown to tho culprit, a witness for tu0 most striking in tho Exhibition. txamplo the recent cases of tho Polish ppot i The "Funeral ofVictor Hugo tho Night Watchj" Krasxevski and the Danish Captain Sarauw.

But M. Georges Clairin, bears tho peculiar stamp 1CCS for i ot this vigorous artist ino Arc ae iriompno is in tho ibackgTound of tne gloomy scene brought hitherto the rule has been to niako allowances French officers themselves, caueht in Germany .7 lforo spjing out tne una, ana to lei tnem taxe to meir heels after.their purposes and practices havo been clearly exposed. It was only the other month that a French lieutenant, one Letellier, having a permit of absence from tho War 5Iinistcr in his pocket, was arrested at Carlsruho with military sketches in his possession with til the necessary evidence, in fact, of his being a danng spy but after being confined for a few days, until his guilt could be established, he was turned loo so again, naturally with a strong exhortation to return as as ever he couldto his native country and this is but one of a soro of similar instancts. It is very curious that while the French are a cleverquick witted nation, and produco eome.of the best detectives in the world, yet somehow their military spies frequently turn out to bo arrant blockheads, and bunglers. It is not to be supposed that the Gerry ans themselves are a whit less industrious in ferreting out all the secrets of the French army, but tljey s6em to understand their business far betUr ihan their neighbours Uo one ever hears of a case of flagrant cspionago being made out against an arrested Prussian in France indeed, wo rarely cr never hear even of a German being arrested in France oii tho mere suspicion of But tho list of similar French seizures in Germany has become a formidably long one, and the last six months havo produced a more than usually rich crop of Gallic Calebs and Joshuas.

51. Schnaebelo and his compeers are the latest addition to the swollen and ugly cifalogue, and the mero exposure of their practices is satisfaction enough to tho German Government, which thus acquires the means of publicly putting France to the blush; of proving to Europe that the suspicion of French designs which the Empire entertains is justified by small things as well as great. PAF.IS, Aral i. 29. According to the Sol til, Germany will request that 5r.

Schnaebele be placed on the retired list. A telegram received, yesterday evening by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 51. Herbette announced that the latter had despatched to Paris the documents referring to the inquiry instituted by the German Government into the gny incident which had been communicated hia by Count Herbert Bismarck. Tho French Ambassador added that he had reason to believo that 31. Schnaebele would bo set at liberty to day to morrow.

57 r.M. The aliuUter for Foroign Affairs has received despatch 'from' 51. Herbeite, in which the latter aanounces that he has been informed by Count "erbert Bismarck that in conformity with the erders of the Emperor William instructions Have t11 given for the release of 51. Schnaebele. BERLIN, Ateil 23.

The ational Zeitvnj this evening says 4 M. Schnaebele's release may be expected at aj moment, notwithstanding the fact that the UTestigatipn has clearly proved that he was in no Hfjed on to German territory, whore ho was actually arrests." 4 TheA'afvmol Zeitung announoea that the pro Jjon of a stata of is cotxtempUted in Lorrine in order to prerent ootplraciei treasonable character. us. ine cuirnssiers in tne rea glare tho torches sit motionless on their The coffin lies dark and monumental under tho lofty arches. The gloom of the night is broken by the distant reflection of fire, while a winged and white angel, almost transparent, floats in the air, as if to show the departed genius the way to heaven.

Roll's War, 5Iarch Forward shows excellent colouring, but tho movement is not clearly indicated. Duez sends a tea piece, tho water being limpid, tho vegetation rather melancholy, and tho horizon soft. Two cows lying on the grass, and a third, black, with a gray shadow, are the weak point, tho intended contrast in colour failing, while tie black cow is not very firm on her logs and the sea is rather puerile. Damoye has two' landscapes, well drawn, and in good perspective. Japy sends a pretty landscape, with sheep.

Jadin, whoso father painted dogs with thro feot, paints dogs with no feet at all, but his landscape has air and light. Hitchcock exhibits a tulip garden, with a. robust looking woman between two flower beds and a cottage! just visible in the distance. It shows a desire for originality and a thorough mastery of colouring. ithout tho tulips and tho woman it would be a charming landscape.

In Room 16 Dumas exhibits Bonaparte at Brienne in 1779." Good drawing and skilful colouring do not redeem a falMJ conception. This a civilian costumo, with a thin, sallow faco. walking Eolitarily, while tho other boys, in school uniform, watch him with anticipated dread, belongs to the somnambulist school. In Boom 18 Itochegrosso shows the death of Gcsar. Gronio's immortal picture on.

tho same subject, depicted the conspirators affrighted at their deed and fleeing in dismay, leaving the bleeding corpeo at tho foot of Pompey's statue. Tho infamy of political assassination was clearly brought out by 51. Rochegrosso has dealt with ai pago of Plutarch describing tho doath of CteBar. Ho shows us the band of conspirators, brandishing their daggers and rushing towards the dead body of Caisar, lying with the head thrown back and with features which, soon from above, 'present nothing to remind tho observer of what Gcsar wasv Tno principal figure disappears in the movingmass, which stretches away to the distant background, and the.whole picture is filled with a light which makes the interior as bright as the open air, instead of being hid in a gloom into wnich only a few rays of light struggled. Setting aside tho illogical conception to which I refer, the work is well designed and painted.

51. Alexis Kreyder.in A Hoot of my Garden," resents us with pretty and well painted flowers, Room 24 51. de Bengy has ah excellent portrait of 51. Chovreul, tho centenarian. 5Iademoisolle Abbema exhibits a portrait of her father, which nowhere betrays tho delicate and timid hand of a woman It is an admirablo and vigorous piece of work, the portrait of a man painted apparently, by a in fin '51.

Gustavo Wertheimer exhibit Tho Phan tom Ship. The cataloguo gives the following as tho legend which has formed tho subject of the picture, and which explains its meaning Tho seamen, dazzled by the blaze of the lighthouse and absorbed by the vision of the phantom ship, which tlieir imagination shows them through the beams of light tiat fall the wares, do not perceive the rock, or tho Siren who ia luring thorn, in order to drag them into the depths of the 1 The painter has realized the scene in strikingVmannor. The lighthouso throws its powerful blazo upon tho wavos, the foam and spray of which are converted into sea of fire. Through the luminous air the iniaginary Tewel appears to tho fishermen, with tbo rock on which they are abomt to strike, and tho Siren who is followed by a brilliant staffs The troops ft wards marched past. Tho Qaovn was received with xnarlred erpres sions of: respect and enthusiasm on.

her reappearance in imblic. This wis the first military display of any kind sbco tho death of Alfonso XIL Throo(h Renter's Agmej. FOREIGN XEIP. Inring them to the abyss. This picture is as bold in execution as in conception, and gives evidenco of a rigorous and poculiar artisuo talent.

Of late years the doors of tho exhibition hare not been readily opened to foreigners, and it may be assumed that when one does find admission he must bare forced hisway. This is not to bo regrotted. It compols foreigpors to send only works worthy of appearing before the general public In Room 10 M. 5ronchabIon exhibits an oxcollont portrait of 51. Buffet.

It is firmly painted. Thp profilo is thoughtful. It an admirable rendering of the innor man. 51. 5Iorot's Battlo of Roichshofen is admirably executed.

Tho movement is well understood, and tho dramatic sentiment is truo. There are, however, too many soldiers strewed on the ground, and too many helmets arelyingabout. If it were so in battle tho helmet would bo usoloss. Ono striking incident is tho movement of a cuirassier, who hides his face, having been struck with tho of a shell. Boom 3 contains Lecomto du Nouy's Ramoscs in, his at choss." To8 and colours havo no secret for Lecomte, and thoro is much fascination about this strange production.

In Room 5 Louataunau contributes a balloon scone officers watching a military experimental balloon which is gliding over a river. Tno car and ropoa aro woll rendered, but thocolouring is rather weak. In Room 11 Henner's 14 Creole and Herodias are two pearls. Uo lias given an rod hair, sickly complexions, and bright bluo background. Horodias, with her brown hair, striking faco, and determined mouth, presents tho most seductivo picture in the Salon, but tho Creolo's profilo is almost equal to it.

A woman's eyo' has novpr boen painted with greater poetry and Janin's Field of Poppies is charming. In Room 13 Fourie's Wenldinc Breakfast at Yport'Matoo realistic and subject being iintrnrfhv nF thn CAnvas. Gervox'a Itpforo tho Operation dopicta a hospital debtor explaining What ho is about to do. It is boldly drawn, well Nations on the Vistula lUilway, to Iks nseJ exclnsirely for composed, and tho attitudes and colouring aro lifo military purposes. Work on all Che strategical railways in like.

Western Kutsia Is being pushed forward as rapidly as In Room. 15, Dobat Ponsan sends a largo po6sil'le r. PATHS Arnn. coiourott photograph oi onera i uouiangcr at tno xhe SMt MtinincM thlt jj last July review, taken by tho instantaneous character has occnrml on tk SilMi.n fmntipr. hra Wo havo Tooeireel the followintr teletrrama through Renter's Agency EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aran. 28. At to day's conference between Sir H. D. WTol2 and tho Ottoman Commissioners the question of the date of the British evacuation of Egypt and several points of the projected new Convention were discussed.

Tho dato' for the evacuation proposed by Sir H. D. Wolff was five years hence, but this was rejected by tho Ottoman representatives, who will refer to the Palace for further instructions in tho matter. Tho next meeting of tho Commission will be held on tho 30th inst. THE EUROPEAN" SITUATION.

This tmnir the file day of the First Kesiment of Infantry, a Te Drum WjM sung in the camp this morning, followed by a parade AJ troops of all anna, at which the Minister of War and; a largo number of spectators were Tb town is gaily decorated with flags ia honour of the ccuion. TniLU'l'OPOLIS, April 29. M. RadoslaTofl, the Premier, continuing his provincial tour, armed to day at Uourgas, and is shortly expected here. To tlw annjTrsary of this election of the first Prince of Bulgaria wu observed here as a public holiday.

The Sfayor, on behalf of the citizens, sent a congratulatory telegram to Prince Alexander. VIENNA. Ai bit. PARLIAMENTARY IKTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OP LORDS, Fkiut, Aa 23.

The Loan CnjLxcxixoa took his seat osihr woolsack at a roarter past 4 o'clock; PrrmoKS. The EAEL of RAVEKSWOKTH presented a petKioa bom gcxrdiaji of the poor of nine unions i hi farow of making better provision Tcr local gorerssust ia eouatiea. LORD FITZGERALD presested a petition from the metropohs, Texy nnmeronxly and iaflneatially at aed. for the adoption ot a well considered system 6 lulaatarr State directed cdoaisation. VISCOUNT CROSS presented petitions from Dalton hFnrneaa hi farour of Sunday dosing, and from Hawk hnrst in arcor of State directed eclonitation.

"UfiTROPOLITAN P0OCEJPR0VISI0NAL OEDEE) BILD. This Bill was read.a third time and passed. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. The EARL of HARROW BY, in rising to ask what course was intended to be taken by Jin Majeaty's Govern ment repecucg the proposals cf the Canadian Government to establish a lino cf first class Royal mail steamers between toermfie tinus of the Canadian Paie Eadway at i te 45,000, with si monthly service. That was a compara Vaacouver City and.

Hongkong, China, and Japan, and tivelT ultiag but the expenditure would bring grrai to more for papers, said that the question of which he had wet, with It TT. tK. npit1 0t MTin? 0,1110 15 000 tb Wl or the 40.000 on tfie wnrk the Canadian Pacific. Railway; Many Englishifien ia 100.000 waa worth biUm if it (nmlnrl mnntMr InatMrl 4 it. 4 I.

ine present aay naa large interests in onr colonies, but be might state that he Lad nothing personally ta dp with! any Canadian matter in any way whaterer. The reason why he felt a very keen interest in this subject was that when he first came into the House of Commons in 1857 he; had, sat for many weeks on the Hudson's Bay tho presidency of his lamented friend the late Lord Iddesleigh. The question had been whether the Hudson's Bay charter should be continued or not, and they bad decided that the Hudson's Bay rule should be abolished and us ixjwirj iurua I'pt wj coiuoua.pa anu ciTimatiou. He had also bad, all. the confidential papers on the subject lfore him in the first Cabinet of his noble friend thar present Prime Minister.

He would ask their lordships to remember that this creat Canadian Pacific Railway a confidential "eaaracteiv The subject had sines assumed a different aspect, aad it waa bow proposed that Loatoad ol ia tri weekly, there should be a fortniihUy acrric. the contribution being the same. aad. that the. ships should bt built according to Admiralty requirement as to speed, con stroctloa, and(capav'ty a armed transport.

Bat the Government 'did net see tLfdx way to so large a proposal, and there had since been a furtaerpropoeal foe a monthly service aad a subsidy of 00,000, Upon receipt of that communication a telegram waa addreaaed to the Canadian Gorernment, which at first declined to make any contribution, but afterwards expressed their wiUingnesa to do so, and the question was still under the consideration ot the Government. Thus his noble friend was not accurate ia amyiag that a decision had been taken by tie Government. The Canadian Fadae Railway had already: taken somesteps towards placing the service in an efficient condition, aad Lad purchased three ships, which were new on their way from Lirerpool to Vancouver. The question was recei iing the careful consideration of the Government, and a soon a a decision wa arrived at papers would be laid on the table of the Hoose. (Hear, hear.) The EARL of CARNARVON supported the admirable, dear, and statesmanlike statement of his noble friend who trought this question forward.

There was every! reason why the Gorernment should accept the suggestions of hia noble friend, because, as he understood from his noble friend the Under Secretary, the original subsidy asked oi the Government for the Pacific service was 300,000, but this sum had been reduee4to 60,000, and nhimately even process, as ho is saluting the crowd. Compared with' Regnault's Prim this portrait is what gingerbread is to Carrara marbljj. Madamo Enault's Abbess of Jouard," a courtesan in malo attiro, is a sarcasm on M. Itonan's last unf ortunato production. Room 17 contains a girl lying on tho grass, by Had am artless and pretty, and a sculptor's interior, well painted by I)antan.

Flameng'a triptych, styled "Tho History of Literature," represents St. Louis foundingthe Sorlxinno, Abelard teaching in it, and Hegulin sotting uji tho first printing press in it. Tusquet was keenly criticized for giving bis son in law this commission for the Sorbonno stoircas'o but though tho ork is a little, tame, liko all official decorations, it is well drawn and composed. In room 23 M. Rrouillet shows a clinical locturo by Dr.

Charcot at tho hospital of tho Salpetricro. a well lichted' and well arranged group, including M. Naquot, M. Claretio, and others. Tho patient, supported by two sisters of mercy jand a student, is a very impressive figuro.

Dr. Charcot himself is tho least striking of tho group, a natural result of tho attempt mado to represent him more completely than the othors. His body is too heavy and his eyo is without firo. 31. Bisson BhovM a black ortrait quite black and somewhat Jconf using.

Tho painters of this school will enfl by painting in such a way that nothing wilWfo perceived. I stop' sw this point to day. A second visit taken more leisurely will enable mo tb point out what other pictures aro worthy of notice and to pass through the sculptures. THE UNITED STATES. PHILADELPHIA.

AriUL 29. Sir E. Thornton, representing tho English Council of Foreign Bondholders, with 3Ir. Braith waito and 3Ir. Bouverio arrived in Richmond yesterday and to day began their conferences with the Committed of tho Virginian Legislature in secret session on tho question of a settlement of tho debt.

Somo robbers on Wednesday night stopped a westward bound express train on the Southern Pacific Railway, near Tucson, Arizona, riflod tho oxpress coach, escaped. Thoy woro dis appointed in tho amount of their liooty, securing only 86,710, Thoy mado hostilo demonstrations, but hurt; nobody. Tho schooner Flying San Francisco, has capsized in Alaskan waters, 17 lives being lost. Tho town of Louisvillo, Kentucky, lias booh excited to day by attempts to storm tho city prison and lynch, two' negro prisoners connned there for brutally attacking last Thursday a sorvant girl, who is now dying from tho injuries which she received. Two attacks wero made during the night and another was delivered this morning, but the polico protected tho prison and beat back the assailants, several of whom were injured.

The troops havo been called out. Enormous crowds still surrounded tho prison this afternoon. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, AraiL 27.

I havo tho most positive authority for stating that tho telegram of a news Agency, dated Gumbinnen and published in The Timet pi April Id, to the effect that tho Czar had abandoned his projected visit to tho Don Province this spring in consequenco of disaffection among tho Cossacks, and' reporting tho dismissal of a deputation of Cossacks who had come hore to obtain an is completoly false and mis leading. A Special Commission starts to day for the Cossack capital to mako preparations for the visit. Tho Cossack deputation reforred to was from tho Ural, in connexion with tho extension of tho Siberian' Railway, and had nothing whatever to do with tbo Imperial visit. ITALY AND THE VATICAN. VIENNA, April 29.

The Vienna Tagblatt publishes a letter from Romo, according to which tho following conditions for a reconciliation between tho Popo and the King of. Italy aro alleged on good authority to find. favour at tho Vatican 1. jHis Holiness will advise and Ducal families of Naples, Tuscany, and Slodena to renounce all their claimsto sovereignty in Italy in favour of the Holy See. 2.

His Holiness will crown Humbert King of Italy, and will grant to him and all his Roman Catholic descendants the territory of Italy in fief. 3. The King of Italy will govern the whole kingdom, with full temporal rights, but will acknowledge the Popo as his suzerain, and pledge himself to rule according to the dictates of the. Church. i.

The King will reside at Rome. 5. A territory, including the Leonine1 city and part of tho Tiber shore, will bo allotted permanently to the Pope, with absolute rights of proprietary and rule. 6 A special convention will be concluded to fix the sums which the kingdom of Italywill have to pay for tho maintenance of tho PapalHousehold. Althpugh gives tho above intolli gence as coming from an authoritative source, it must evidently neaccepted with tho ntmostroserve.

SPAIN. MADRID, Arau. 29. This afternoon Queen Christina appeared in a public ceremony for tho first time since the death of King Alfonso. The Queen passed in review about 16,000 troops of all arms, forming the garrison of Madrid and the surrounding Tillages.

Her Majesty, who looked remarkably wety is a simple black habit, roda down the whole line with General Cassola on one side and Ckctain Qeneral Hartines Oamsos tha cther." Russian sentinel, who att.Mnr.ted to rreyent a German from crossing (he boundary, was disarmed by nomo Germans. AFGHANISTAN. SIMLA, April 29. The latest news from Cabul, dated the 23d announce that all was quiet in the city. I ITALY ABYSSINIA.

ROME. April 23. A telegram from Massowah, published by the Tribuna, states that General Saletta continues to show the greatest activity. He has notified the merchants in Massowah, who have 1 agents er representatives in Abyssinia, to recall them, it being his intention to shortly proclaim a blockade by sea and land. The General baa also ordered a census of all Abyssinians at present residing in territory occupied by tha Italians, with a view to their prompt expulsion in case of necessity.

THE SULTAN. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29. i After the Eelamlik ceremony tc day, the Sultan gave audience to Messrs. Foster and Bruce, of tho Ottoman Bank. FRANCE AND TUNIS.

TUNIS, April 29. M. Milland, French Minister of Public Works, and M. Gruiet, Minister of pouts and Telegrapha, arrivert here this morning from Algeria by the Transatlantic Company's' special steamer Ville do Naples. They were cordially received by tho Bey, who invested them with the Grand Cordon of the Nishan Iftikar Order, and also handed them the insignia of the same Order for SI.

Floure'ns and M. Berthelot, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Public Instruction. His Highness, in addressing the Ministers, said that the bestowal of the Order was intended as a pledge of the feelings of profound affection entertained by him for the French Republic and Its Government. The Ministers will embark this evening for Marseilles on their return to Paris. The Bey will hold a grand public reception on May 2.

THE SERVIAN 3IINISTRY. I BELGRADE, April 29. At the Cabinet Council held to day great difference of. opinion prevailed among the Ministers on questions of, foreign and financial policy, in consequence of which' M. Garashaaine, President of the Council and Minister of the Interior, tendered Ms resignation, which was accepted by tho King.

i No further resolution was, however, taken. THEV CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK COPENHAGEN, Aran. 29. Tho Crown Prince of Denmark will leave on Mondav nelt for England on a visit to the Prince and Princess of VViles. CANADIAN REVENUE RETURNS.

"1 TnpnvTn a dot, The revenue of the Dominion of Canada for the past nine! month amounted to and the expenditure to 825,000,000. For the corresponding period of last' year the returns showed a.dcccit of 1,250.000. The imports for the past nine months' amounted in value to $3,000,000, and the experts to gGC.COO.OOO. TUB ASSIZES. NORTHERN CiRCUIT.

At Manchester yesterday, before Mr. Justice "Wills, R.i Scaeisbeook, a labourer. was convicted of an offence' against a girl under 10, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, having already been in prison for two months. T. M'Kav was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for an assault upon his daughter, aged 12.

W. Taylor, a miller, was convicted of committing a criminal assault upon a young woman at Bury. The' prisoner had entered the house to collect money for playing the cornet, and, finding tbo young woman in the lobby alone, committed the onence laid to his charge. M'Keand appeared for the prosecution. Mr.

Cottingham, did not put mm in tno witness "who defended the prisoner, pox, a tact upon wcicn tne strongly in his summing up. to 12 years' penal servitude. learned Judge commented The prisoner was sentenced Apmiraltt jlsd War Omcz Sites Cohmttttx. This Committee met again yesterday under the presidency of Mr. D.

Fluuket. Mr. wan Christian, past president of the Royal' Institute of British Architects, examined as to the designs of Messrs. Leeming for a building' on the site of Spring gardens, said' it would be absolutely! impossible to get a proper view of the front of the building from any part of Charing cross.and it would be necessary to go down Whitehall to see the front of the The new buildings from their sjze and height would shut out light and air from the street. If any one walked along is ortnuniberland a venue and stood Delore tne Hotel Metronolc.

he could not fail to be stride with the fact that tha road was far too narrow to afiord a proper site for the building. The objection in tne dfcsc 01 Jlessrs. Leem ing plan had been to a certain extent emovd, but it still remained to a serious extent. Witness submitted a plan on behalf of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the frontaciK in which could be seen from Trafalgar square and would permit of a view in the distance of the towers of the Abbey and of the Houses of Parliament. As to the plan which he had submitted, the Board of Works estimated its cost at 350,000, on the sjpposttion that Drummond's bank was to be placed behind its present position.

If a new bank were insisted upon it would in toIto considerable additional cost. The Committee adiourned. Litxrart asd oniEU Notes. The M.de Lcsscps.wtending overa period of 40 years, and containing much matter of public rromised in October next, and arrangements have been made for the issue of an English edition to be published at the same time by Messrs. Chapman and Hall.

The Atherurum states that Miss Marie Ccrclli, author of A Romance of Two Worlds and Vendetta." has just completed another novel, which. will be publisbed early la iHay. Jlessrs. Blackwood will shortly publish in single volume form, with various illustrations, Major Arthur Griffiths's story Locked Up," which deals with some exciting phases of criminal and prison life. "Gleanings in Old Garden Literature," by Mr.

W. Carew HazlUt, will be the next volume of Mr. Elliot Stock's "Book Lover's Library." Vernon Lee's new book, which is to be called Juvenilia," will appear in May. The among Consult of the Florentine Republic are about to be printed for the first' time, under the editorship of the State archivist at Florence, Signer Alessandro Gnerardi. They form the rough minutes of ill business transacted by the various councils, and have always been difficult to ate on account of their, crabbed and abbreviated handwriting.

It is ncVjproposed to publish the first series, extending from A.D. 1289 to 1300, which will make two quarto, volume. The Academy says that Mr. William Pater will shortly publish, with Messrs. Maemillan, a new volume entitled Imaginary Portraits." Mr; John Murray has in the press a Dictionary of Hymnolegy," edited by the Rev.

John Julian. The aim of the work to trace the history of the Christian hymns of all ages, and especially of those now nsed fa English speaking conn trie. Biographical notices will be given of the anthers of the hymns, besides historical articles en litnrgieal muiio generally. Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.

will be the English publishers of the Final Memorials of Longfellow, consisting, oHbe kramals and letters of the last 12 years jot bis Like the recent biography, this work has beeneditcd by the Bev. Samnel Longfellow, the poet's brother? Gnrrow CoitzoK. Camjrtdci. Tbo 'Skinners' Scholarship of 50 a Tear, and a eollege scholarship of 30 a year, both tenable for three years, ufferwl fat connexion with the March 'entrance examination, have been awarded respectively to Mis M. McAfee, of tha Methodist College; Belfast, aad "Hiss J.

B. Webster, of Use Horth Loadoa poueftttn ecooot ipruuis. was, perhaps, the greatest revolution in the the British Empire that bad occurred in was quite sure that the people of England ciate wtat a tremendous revolution tne creai railway had already eilected and would effect in Vk natinad inat railway actually eUectcU It the Pccific Ocean within 14 1 of e. He pre that ture. broucht days of the English ccast.

ouanm bad Vancouver could only be reached before that between two and tnree montbs. suddenly, when tfcis line was completed, they found themselves not only in telegraphic communication with Vancouver, but within 14 day reach of tbat vast ocean. He would ask their lordships to consider what was this British Columbia with which that railway. bad brought them into immediate connexion. There had been a general feeling tbat its natural fate most lead to its drifting into the' great American Union, as tbey had had little hope ot seeing tbat wonderful 'railway completed across the continent.

What was this British Columbia, of which Vancouver promised to be the centre It bad 450 miles of ccast, a climate of singular merit, excellent fisheries, the most magnificent timber, and a soil suited for every kind of cereal, while gold lay concealed below the soQ. It had the only good coal supply on the North Pacific, and possessed a good dry dock. It was true that the entrance to the Strait was commanded by land belonging to America, but there was a channel, admirably suited for large snips, with an average depth Cf 100 fathoms, which could be made impregnable at small cost. Comparing the times taken by the best of the steamers which the P. and O.

Company proposed to put on "in 188S under, tne new contract and tne times taken by the Canadian Pacific route; from England to Hongkong he found that it was 33 to 37 days by the P. and O. and 32 to 35 by the Canadian rseilic to Shanghai 37 to 42, is compared with 32! days and to Yokohama 41 to 45, as compared wita 27 days. These were important figures, as showing that if we were barred from the Cape route or the Sueil Canal we should have an excellent third altemativerout e. The Suez route was as precarious as anv route could be, and it might be a matter of the gravest difficulty to prevent it from being stopped up.

By the Cape route we might have to run the gauntlet of a considerable number of hostile foreign stations if we were at war with either France or Germany. He had always felt that the country was not sufficiently alarmed as to the danger of our having in time of war our grnt telegraph lines seriously interfered with. Our communications with India where verymuehatthe mercy of Turkey and those with China at the mercy of Russia and France, it was therefore most desirable' that every means ot independent communication should be' Lord Dufferin hail stated that the effect upon the native mind of English troops reaching India from tne East as well as from the west would be enormous." Canada had already done its part nobly in this matter and the enterprise that it had shown was highly creditable. (Hear, Canada Was only constituted a Dominion in 1S67, and In 1S70 and 1S71 Hudson's Bay and Columbia were admitted. It was only in 1SS1 that the Canadian Pacific Railway Act was passed, and the construction of some 2,500 miles of railway commenced.

According to the contract the work was to be completed by May, such was the energy displayed tbat the last rail was laid in November, 1885. The cost to the Canadian Government was over 24.000,000. ami 1,009,000 a year had to be imposed ey way of taxa lion meet tois cost, it was a magniucmt unaertaaing (bear, hear), which redounded to the honour of the Canadian people, and with which the names ot Sir J. Mac donald. Sir J.

Stephen, and Sir C. Tupper would ever be associated. (Hear, hear.) In October, 1SS5, Lord John Manners was Postmaster General, the Post Office invited 'tenders tor a fortnightly service to becin in Febru ary, Vancouver, Yokohama, and Hoagkoug.to cross the Pacific at the rate of 104 to 11 knots an hour.The Canadian Pacific Railway sent in a tender for a fortnightly service between Vancouver, xokonama, and Hongkong at an average spool of 14 knots, which was the highest rate ever contracted for ocean voyages. The company, under took to build under Admiralty supervision vessels of first class type capable 01 steaming 18 knots, adapted tor tne conveyance of troops, and also for conversion at short notice into armed 'cruisers to carry the Japan and China mails between the Atlantic port and Vancouver free of charze. to carry troops on service between tho Atlantic port and Hongkong at absolute cost, and to carry war materials and Government stores across the continent at absolute cost.

The subsidy which they asked from the British Government was 100,000 a year. Mr. Holt also sent in a tender or an 11 knot an hjur service, and he required a year. He could not believe that, the Government would really reject a' proposal to take possession of the Pacific by means of a great line ot mail steamers set floating under the auspices of our venturous Canadian brethren. (Hear, hear.) To have in the Pacific five first rate steamers ready for conversion at any moment into armed cruisers could not fall to result in a savirg of expenditure during war scares.

During the Russian war scare in 1885 Mr. Gladstone's Government chartered as armed cruisers in the Pacific for. six aoonths ine vessels for 333,000, andonJy one of thent could attain the minim'um speed of the proposed Canadian Pacific ships. Then. 1,000,000 was also spent to charter transports, many of them being intended for the Pacific.

If the proposals which came from Canada were accepted armaments' for the vessels could be kept at Vancouver on the one side and at Hongkong on the other. so that it would take but a very short time to prepare them to meet an enemy. It might be asked "Has Canada done her share in this matter ot' grave Imperial importance T' Tte reply was that Canada's wcrk with respect to the railway was very great, but she had shown her readiness to go further by advertising for steamers sufficiently speedy to cover the distance between England and Canada in six days. He held that Canada was doing her part of the work nobly. (Uear, near.) Aet Deware lest procrastination on her side resulted in her being forestalled by Germany or Japan.

If it were said that England could not at present afford the would answer, "Economize where you rightly can if necesrary save the meney devoted to the new Admiralty and War offices Cease to buy works of art; ceasedecoratingyour parks; but donot posU pone acquiring control over this great Pacific line." (Hear, hear.yWhen theline should have beenetablishedtherten sion of communication with China, Japan, and the Australian colonies must be mostbeneficial.The extension of commerce and intercourse would cause trade to that condition of general stability which was so desirable would be ins ami by enterprising Canada's possession of these armed cruisers. In tte world of politics, he feared, there was a tendency to shrink from those great responsibilities of Empire which were crowding in upon us. Ths tendency, however, had not vet made itself manifest among the people (hear, bear, who would, he believed, agree with him that we ought to follow at sea the example set by the old Roman Empire upon land, and to establish great: lines of 'communication between the scattered portions of the Empire. He felt sure that by taking the course he Lad advocated the Prime Minister. who was as anxious for federation as anybody could be.

would do what was moat likely to lead to the practical realization 01 tne idea, (near, LORD BRABOURNE maintained that it was of enormous Importance that we should establish communications with our dependencies, whkh should be entirely in British hands, in the hands of those who bad British interests at heart. (Cheers.) The wish of Canada fa making the proposals under consideration was that she might afford greater support to the mother country, and it would be cause for great regret if anything should prevent the mother eountrV from responding to the appeal which tha Dominion had made. (Hear, hear.) Tha matter was not one which the Government could refuse to entertain on the ground of economy. Though ine enterprise might not be remunerative immediately, at a future time it would very probably repay as tenfold or twentyfold. The EARL of ONSLOW did not propose to follow the noble carl in his remarks about the advantages of the Canadian and Pacific route, but he could assure him that the Government highly appreciated the eontrfbutioB, whieht Canada had mad to the defence and unity of the Empire It was no small achievement for a eoloay with less than millions of people to have contributed 23 fur tha construction of a trans eontfaental railway for the the Empire; jThejropoaal which had been made with respect to this question had.

been before two The first committee, dealing with, the question from the commarcial and postal point of view, was unable to accepts! the proposal 'that the Gorernment shouM contribute 1 1 or a in weefci? serriee to HongJmng. xne mails from China and Japan only brought in 22,000 a year. The second committee, considering the question from, a strate sieal point of view, were not unanimouslr fa favour of tha' proposed aabsldy. The reports of these two eozamltteeaf of a fortnif htlv service. But be would accent the monthlv1 service, in the nope that it would ultimately lead to a fort nightly service, and that a large and profitable commerce would grow up between Vancouver and China and Japan.

He would add nothing to the well deserved eulogy which his noble friend bad pronounced on the Canadian Pacific Railway, so admirable in its conception. in its construction, and in its completion. The service which; it was proposed Should be established consisted of three, parts. First, there was the steamer service betwaen England and Canada, whkh was to be carried on in swift vessels subsidised by the Canadian Government secondly, there were fast trains across the continent and, bully, there was the service in the Pacific Ocean which they were now discussing. Now there were five distinct Imperial and commercial advantages which would arise from the establishment of this route.

rapid through postal and passenger route to the East secondly, before long a complete and independent British 'telegraphic line 'thirdly, rapid and cheap transport for troops and stores across tne continent to our Eastern possessions, it being part of the bargain that troops and stores should be carried at cost pries fourthly, as his noble friend had pointed out, the establishment of a third route to the East in addition to the Sues Canal, which in time of war might easily be blocked, and to the Cape route, which was wholly undefended. This third route, moreover, was entirely through. British territory. Fifthly, the ships to be constructed' for the Pacific service were to be constructed so as to serve as cruisers. He heartily concurred in this last provision, which wa one ot the recommendations of the Defence Commission, whose opinion it was that exigencies of a great war could only be met by armini oar merchant vessels aa cruisers.

He also understood that the service had been guaranteed for efficiency by one of the largest commercial houses in this country, whose name he would not mention as be had not seen it fa print. He would only say further on this point that they must bear specially fa mind that Since this Canadian Pacific Railway had been completed the whole character of th docks at Esquimault had. undergone a material change. Those docks had now been: finished, and a great deal of Imperial money had been spent upon them. There was now at Eaquiniaul dock which was capable of receiving the largest of our jhjps.

In addition to that guns and armament be sent there, and the House must bear in mind that 1 ancqu'rer Island wa the only coaling station we possessed fa taat part of the world. There was only one other point wliich he would add to his noble friend's admirable statement For several generations this country had pursued a continuous course of policy with regard to Canada, and large turns had been expended fa tne construction of roads and railways for military purposes. The great Canadian Pacific Railway had now been completed, and he submitted that it would be a misfortune to stop here when we. were in sight of the goal which we had been striving fbr so many years, to attain. His noble friend had referred to a.

delicate subject to which he would only allude briefly but it was right tha their lordships should v.fully understand that if we did not establish our claim to this great maritime1 highway, th service would fall into the hands of another European Power. (Hear, hear.) They 'must' not think tbat others would be equally negligent of their obvious interests. If that were so the direct advantages which must 'flow from the) establishment of th serriee would be lost to' us and would be transferred to others; and. worse tban that, another foreign influence would and must be established in the Pacific Ocean. However.be would cot ditell further upon that point, but be hoped Her jesty's Go vernment would weigh it carefully.

He also trusted tbjt Iter Majesty Government would come to tne that this was a good bargain, commercially, at the present time, and that it would be a great misfortune if this opportunity were allowed to slip. (Hear, bear.) The EARL of DUN RAVEN deeply sympathized with all that had fallen from the noble earl who made the Taking the commercial aspect of the aue it was of great importance to the trade of 'the. country that the material prosperity and weu oeing 01 Canada snouid oe increased. Canada was a very good customer of ours, and anything which increased her power of baying our goods must be to the interest of the manufacturers of this eeuntry. But the Imperial aspect the case was by far the most important.

The value of. an alternative line from Canada to our, southern colonies and to our possessions in the East could hardly be over estimated. The noble lord the Under 1 Secretary for the Colonies had told the House that all tho military authorities who badfbeen consulted had reported iu favour of the proposed line, of steamersnd that most cf' the naval authorities had also done the same. That was an almost tmansweraMa ajjAiment for subsidizing this line of steamers. 'Such asubldy would be aysry great raving to this country fa the fntureacd oughttobe looked Upon not as a matter of expense but, on 'the contrary, as a great, economy, for the truest economy was to insure oneself against danger in the future.

The Dominion cf Canada had made at great expense and with immense, energy a railway across the continent, and had donjs everything in their power to connect tha mother countryjwith our Eastern colonies. He tmsted nothing would bp allowed to stani fa the way of completingthe last link in the chain of communication between the Easi and this country. That was not a matter wheh should be IookM at from tha narrow point of view of economy. The possible advantages were enormous, both from the military and the commercial points of view. (Hear, hear.

EARL GRANVILLE said that when he came intooffice about a year ago he had examined carefully into tha matter, and fa spite of the objections raised by the Treasury he had come to the conclusion that it was a moat desirable thing from both tha naval and military points of view, although it was true the naval expert themselves were divided fa opinion as to the naval value of the proposal. He then appointed another coxniaittee wliich was still investigating the matter when he IefCoffice. He was very glad to hear the Under Secretary say, in regard to what had happened since, that there was some likelihood of a satisfactory arrangement of that question by tha Government. The EARL of HARROWBT expressed his gratification at the announcement that Her Majesty's Gorernment were still considering that matter. He thought that everybody bad understood that the' scheme proposed by the Canadian Government was entirely declined.

He must take exception to onqor two statements of his noble friend thw' Under Secretary. He said. Her Majesty's Government thoaght the question too large. If that thing was worth doing at all, it was a very large question indeed. It was much better to leave it alone tban deal with it fa that spirit.

They had to assist in keeping up that feeling cf patriotism which waa now so strong in the colonies. Tney had also to meet the difficulties of our growing population, which pressed upon the means of employment, while atjthe same time those means of employment were becoming' jsa and rcis plentiful. The Government had to assist not Oily a sentimental point of view, but had to meet the very a 1 11. uaugcruu Hjouibiua. kun cuuucry was coming to.

xia should look with the very gravest "apprehension on any proposal to cut down the number or character of tha ships. If this country wanted to dominate the Pacific they must be bold in that matter and approach it in such a way as would impress the nations of thn. world. they did fa a poor or petty spirit they would defeat the object they had fa view and leave the position open to more enterprising nations than ourselves, hear.) THE PREVENTION OF BABIES. LORD MOUNT TEMPLE said he desired to call attention to the regulations for the prevention of rabies and hydrophobia.

He. considered tbo present method of muzzling both injurious to the dogs and inefficient for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease. The Tjrineinle noon which he had proceeded in framing his Bill was to place a responsibility upon the owner of ta dog. who should have presented to him such a statement of the premonitory symptoms of rabies aa were set forth fa one of the Orders issued by the Agricultural Department of the CouneiL In addition to the present register of persons whohadpaid the dog tax and obtained a licence, there ought to be a register ot the dogs themselves a well aa at the owners. When the tax' wa paid he proposed that there should be given to the owber of tha dog a badge bearing a number, which should bet placed on thn collar of the animal, Thi number being registered could always be seen, and if a dog wa found wandering about fa tb streets or roads without aa, collar, it would he prima" iaii evidence that tha animal waa ownerless, when it might be taken up by the police.

The Bill did not propose to interfere with any the existing regulation, but placed it within the power of the' authorities to add the method ci registration he had described and placing responsibility npoa the dog owner as aa alternative or the moxzle. VISCOUNT CBANBROpS was very willing that every feasible means whereby a dangerous, disease might become less prevalent, if not stamped out altogether, should be adopted, hot he was not prepaued toedmitthai the ensile had been sotdafnl aad fnexTectfra as the noble lord believed. In 18S3 frahies rose to ao neat a nefeht ia. the metropolis that oni veterinary sargeon alone had ed less than 77 eases before haas beafde wUch 3J neonla London from hydrophobia Now. died fa and close ia aL.

iz iswieroapcM; wuft regard to mauling we pat tn lores, tne number of cases fell to two, and thai, lux sunmiitoo, was a strtag, indication that the police mbm a great deal nitigate the diseasei BaMea liars sn nrili i rill 11 It hadriono sfx msrkal a disease 'CoormfHinicated by saliva, ltjwas are? ble fact, that fa; narta ft th nrm nsW uJ nrmstsatly..