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Show NIGHT REPORT. FOREIGN. London, 81. Tho Court Gazette this evening publishes tho new regulations bill for tho abolition of the purchase system sys-tem of 'ho army. The main feature of the regulations is the rigid examination to which applicants aro eubjected. The Propottd Tax of Spanish Bond. London, 81. A meeting of the holders hold-ers of tho Spanish bonOa was held to-day. A committee was appointed to vigor-ouily vigor-ouily oppose the threatened tax of 18 per cent, on Spanish coupons. An Addreia to Napoleon. London 31. An aildresB to Napoleon ia circulating for tignalures among tho officers and soldiers who served undor tho emperor. When a Biitlicicnt number num-ber of signatures are obtained it will bo forwarded to (Jhiselhurrd. Its conleiti are not paonc. Fi-eiicli News. Pari!", 81. Tho disarmament of tlio national guard throughout France, is nenrly completed. The gonernl council of Corsica arc engaged en-gaged in hot discussion over tlio motion to annul the election of Conti, formerly private secretary to the ompcror. Donation by n King to Chicago, Brussels, 31. The king of tlio Belgians Belgi-ans has made n donation of 2,'iOQ francs to the Chicago relief fund. Pro in Cuba.. Haiana, 31. The Spanish general of war, Pizarro, leaves to-day to go oat-wardly. oat-wardly. Others follow. The Bunk of England. London, 31. Tho 1st of .November being a regular settling day by tho bank of England, -it will bo ohservod as a holiday on the stock exchange. It ib thought that the board of gOTernors for tho hank will reduce tbe rate of intcreit at itB meeting, on Thursday. Dlipotlllon of Pari Hi tin Workmen. New York, St. A late Paris letter Bays that tho working classes maniJeH an indisposition to labor, and there are many cases of trade su tiering. Although in want, skilled workmen refuse to work owing to habits of idleness contracted during tho siege. In rebuilding the city workmen will only consont to restore re-store what somo of their own number havoholped to destroy, on payment of exorbitant wages, and even then often leave their work half done. The KtY Social Alllanua in England. Eng-land. New York. 31. Tlio English papers just received dincuss tho new social movement growing out of tho alleged alliance between tho workingraon and certain of tho poors and members of parliament. u.no -i unes is not disposed to believe that lord Uorby nnd Disraeli have pledged themselves to the programme pro-gramme of tho workingmon as heretofore hereto-fore indicated. Tbe 2eios looks upon the movomont as incredible. Sir Stafford Staf-ford Northcote, ono of the alleged signers of tho so-called treaty between tbo poors and workingmcn, publishes a letter denying that any of the gentlemen gentle-men whoso names have been brought under public notice eigued or in any way intimated their agreement with the resolutions. He thinks all that was done was tbo expression of a willingness willing-ness of somo of tho peers and members I of parliament to consider tho well-being of tho working classes. |