Show FOREIGN NOTES dy wi I to tl mar 21 in tho bouse of commons this evening john bright submitted tho question as to whether it h proposed to represent to canada tho of a war of between the different portions of tho empire and whether it is true that instructions to the marquis of borno governor general of canada for the first time omitted the clause requiring that billa imposing differential duties should be reserved for royal approval sir michael hicks beach colonial secretary replying to bright said that only a telegraphic summary of new canadian tariff had been received and therefore ho was unable to judge of its effect but he had telegraphed that the government regrets the proposed increase in the duties already high lie added that the right of the government jn regard to the sanction otnel tariff was not affected by instructions to lord lome french alln mar 21 After the cabinet council on tuesday waddington had an interview with president grevnin relation to the persistent attacks upon the ministry crevy declared in favor of a strict adherence to the parliamentary system and was of the opinion that the cabinet could not think of resigning at the very time when it biad officially secured a majority in the chambers mixed VIENNA mar 21 in consequence of financial director schmidt and other instances of unruliness the idea of the mixed occupation of aou inelia after russian evacuation lias again been brought forward malke LONDON mar 21 eleven hundred weavers in preston have struck against the introduction of the blackburn standard list which they allege would reduce their earnings tn per cent beyond the reduction proposed by the masters h epply mar 21 prince gorts chakoff in a dispatch dated feb etli answers lord Salis burys dispatch of jan pressing the execution of the treaty of berlin by russia prince declines to enter upon a useless discussion he holds that lord Salis burys contains nothing which conflict a in principle with the russian view of the execution of the treaty of berlin but it that the british government has been sometimes mistaken in regard to the intentions of russia and her agents the latter he says must support within the limits treaty of berlin the interests of the population for whose defense russia made war A general understanding would be greatly facilitated if those lions acquired alie conviction that their interests would be effectually defended by europe within the same limits alien russian troops were no longer there to protect them all that tho british government and its agents can do to induce in them confidence fi moderation and resignation and thus effect an equitable and pacific execution of the treaty will meet with dussias Rus sias cooperation t S mar 21 the french floating battery A brogan to foundered off on wednesday forty seven men were drowned out of a crew of A storm arose during a firing practice and the arrogante sprang a leak the ship souverain close by was unable to render any assistance an effort was made to reach alie arrogante but she sank about a kilometre kilo metre from tho isles of heeres the Arrogant oa armor was five inches thick at the water line slie carried nine sixton six ton guns and was of 1338 tons burthen her engines were horse power |