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Show Foreign Miscellany. P.-.ria, 4, General Greeley, minister of war, has informed the committee on recruitiug system, tbat he in-ttnds in-ttnds to introJuce a bill reducing the term of compulsory service to three years. Berlin, 4. Ui tramontanes will refuse re-fuse to vote duties on tobacco, beer and spirits unless they receive tangible tangi-ble concessions in ecclesiastical matters. mat-ters. If Bismarck refuses tbe concessions con-cessions a dissolution of the reichstag il probable. London, 4 A Vienna correspondent correspon-dent of the Times says tbe relations between Kussia and Turkey have become cooler in consequence of events attendirg tbe installation of Alika Pasha. Tbe Sultan particularly begius to doubt Russia's sincerity because be-cause of tbe discovery of correspondence correspon-dence between blav committees in Russia, and branches throughout Turkey, showing the design for a union of all Bulgariaus in accordance with the treaty of San Stefano. A memorial to Lord Beaconfield, signed by leading merchants and bankers of London engaged in foreign trades asks for an inquiry into tue eflect on the commerce of tho undoubtedly un-doubtedly large contraction of metalic currency. Geneva, 4. The SwHs federal council resolved to ask tbe chambers to impose additional duties on cigars, tobacco, coffee, chickory and spices. Berlin, 5. It is reported that a niairiage is projected between the Crown Prince of Sweden and Princess Prin-cess Victoria of Baden. I3udon, 5. A Paris dispatch gives currency lo the rumor tbat General Garibaldi ia dead, but Menotti Garibaldi, Gari-baldi, at Rome, telegraphs a contradiction contra-diction of the report, and says his father is completely recovered from his recent indisposition. David Stuart k Co., merchants, Liverpocl, engaged in tbe eastern trade, have failed. Liabilities, believed be-lieved to be between 100.000 and 200,000. Ihe firm is largely indebted in-debted to the Presbyterian Missionary Agency in America, for wbom they are agents. Bullion in tbe Bank of England decreased 7i,000 last week. Proportion Pro-portion of reserve to liabilities, 52 15 10. William H. Vanderbilt left to day for New York. Rear-Admiral Mackiilop Pasha, Egyptian navy, is dead. South Staffordshire mines drainage commissioners, yesterday, announced that owing to the debt of 40,000 on Tidton district all pumping engines en-gines would bs stopped lad I night. The efleot of this would be the flooding flood-ing of hundreds of collieries for miles around. South Staffordshire would never recover from tbe disaster. A mee:ing of all colliery cwners is called for Wednesday next to consider the situation. Bullion withdrawn from the Bask of England, on balance to-day, 00,-000. 00,-000. ! Specie in the Bank of France increased in-creased 3,200,000 franca tbe past week. The losses to Russian fire insurance compauies by the great flreB in Orenburg last moulh, aggregate 20,-S07.C00 20,-S07.C00 roubiei. The Prince of Orange, heir apparent ap-parent to the lurune of Holland, is out of danger and improving. Paris, 5. Two hundred and eiehiy-eight eiehiy-eight additional communists have received amnetty. Tbe amnesty law expiita to day. |