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Show FOREIGN' B KIEFS. London silver qtiotation 51 J. Cardinal Vannictlii Cosoniti, arcli-biftliop arcli-biftliop o! Ferrar.i, is dead. Tue Euiilirtii Meditteruniitn ou fleet wi li shortly be reiufurctd by the chiiutiel qu;idrou. A BL-vere shock of earthquake oc curred on Monday morning t Oban, Argyicatiire, Scotland. A division of French iron clads will be sent to the Levant lor tha prnltx-tion prnltx-tion oJ French subjecta. , . Tho sultan Ima decided to gri to the D.nuho and take command ol the troojjn in caae of wstr. Turki-y conmisnda Sorvia to pur-ticipate pur-ticipate in the wr. Tlie ti-rviun orrws in rxi opdinulv hostile. The Ruauian numifeato id not likely to be issiu'd before the czar's return from KisencueiT, April 2'Jtb. The emperor of RiiBsia arrived (it Kisclienefl" on Saturday. lie will review the troops on Tuesday. Tha Russian vice consulate at Karuin, Aeia minor, wan nearly de 'ruolished by Turkish eoldiars. Turkey invites Rou mania to join her iu preventing the passago of ol Russian troops into thai province. The Roumauian roads are bo bad that heavy military transprotatiou cannot be t fleeted iu lesa than three weeks. The Itusaian cliaro d'yflairea and filall oi the Rufaiwn embassy and consulate has left Constantinople for OJensa. The porte has called on Servia for leave to occupy its frontier at Uladova lo prevent the passage ol the Russians. Tho king of Abyssinia has released Mr. Mitchell, the American geographer, geogra-pher, who has arrivetl at Massoivat iD a pitiable condition. A serious outbreak of cholera him occurred in Akyob, India. Twenty-live Twenty-live per cent ol the small European population died in thirty hours. The Chinese authorities offered active assistance to Japan in suppressing suppres-sing the rebellion iu the latter country, but the otl'sr was declined. ' A portion of the Turkish flotilla U takiug a position at Hirzova near Galatz, where the Turka eipeot the Russians will try , to cross tho Danube. Dan-ube. The Spanish government has proclaimed pro-claimed an amuesly to all soldiers and oilicers who participated in the Car-list Car-list iuburrectiou, if ihey lurrender iu 80 days. Austria proposes not to occupy Bosnia if the peace of Servia is secured; se-cured; it Servia ahowa a tendency to insurrection Austria will probably cross the frontier. The Servian government ban sent troops to Gladova to disarm the Servian volunteers who refuse to dis band. A Servian corps of observation is forming on the Tiniok. Fighting in the Mirirlitc country is suspended. The Turks are unable to advance becauae of. the bad roads uud ( want ot iupplies. There are 2,000 . aick in the hospitals at Scutari. Roumania is eudoavoriog to secure the neutrality of a portion other teiri- . I..r Dnr,o.iallif (if Riihnrtt,. RllBuSft has 'hitherto evaded entering upon any arrangement to this eflect. w It is thought that Roumania may probably relinquish the idea of forscibly opposing the occupation of K ilafat if the Turka request permission permis-sion to occupy it after tho Russians enter. A report from St. Petersburg iaya that the mobilization of the whole Russian army had been ordered. There are very weighty - military reasoos for not precipitating the conflict. con-flict. Minister Layard at an interview I with Ed hem and Safvet PashaB on Saturday censured the terms ol the poite's reply to the protocol and rcitoratad the warning that England jaunot support Turkey. The French minister of public worship ia to address an official letter to all Kahopi pointiog out the dangers and complications which might arise from political manifestations manifes-tations on the part of the clergy. Roumania will issue a manifesto stating that Bhe will act with Russia in the war because Turkey persists in denying Roumania her rightful privileges aud insultingly designates her aa an integral part of the Turkish expire. . .. A rumor was in circulation in London on Sunday, that Layard, British minister, was instructed to advise Turkey to aak the mediation of the United States retarding the question of peace or war with Montenegro. Monte-negro. Thousands of Chinese ore dying by famine in the provieces of Chihli and Sttantung. Three thousand government govern-ment troops in these provinces, driven to desperation by the deprivation depriva-tion of their pay and rations, rautied and murdered their officers. The Russian journalist!) recommend recom-mend that the government mise a heavy ionn rather than multiply paper money. The depreciation of the paper money is already bo great that coin has already risen four to six roubles during the past few days. At Constantinople April 12th an interesting race was raised between ou of the Gettysburg, service cutters and a crack boat belonging to tho English guuboat Cockatrice. The course was two miles up tha Bopborns Jam! return. Tne Americans won by one third of a mile. In the house of commons on Monday Mon-day it was etated by one of the secretaries secre-taries that a telegram had been received re-ceived from Mr. Layard, British am bassador to Constantinople, announcing announ-cing that the Russian charge d'allairs j had been instructed to sucpend re'u lious with Turkey, and one from the consul at Bucharest announcing that a small detachment of Russian troops had reached Bucharest. |