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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. London silver quotation, 53d. Near St. John, N. B., heavy freshets have caused loss of life and property. The Queen's theatre, Edinburgh was burned about midnight on Tuesday; Tues-day; no one hurt. Berlin dispatches regard a peaceful arrangement between Turkey aad , Russia as almost certain. ' The heads of departments will dis- ! charge tbe duties of the imperial 2hancelIor during Bismarck's ab-' seuce. Van Eyck's painting of the Virgin and Child, stolen from the Berlin National gallery a few days ago, has been recovered. The portc seems to regard the protocol as detrimental to its dignity and will address a note in the form of a protest to the powers as its reply to that document. Although Russian war preparations continue on a large scale, it is evident evi-dent that the immense sacrifices which war would involve are carefully considered at St. Petersburg. An English firm has successfully tendered for over 20,000 tons of iron in the United States in competition of all American manufacturers and despite the heavy import duties. Th T.nnflon KfanrlarH iavi that The London Standard "ays that Bismarck, irritated at recent events, insists upon bis resignation as chancellor chan-cellor being accepted. Von Moltke is looked upon aa among his possible successors. Jules Simon asks the postponement of the ceremony of unveiling a monument monu-ment at Luneville, to the fallen French Boldiers in the late war, as Luneville is not many miles from Germany and the ceremony waa to be attended by a deputation from Lor-raine. Lor-raine. v |