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GERMANY AND FRANCE Herald Special Report from London. Highly Important News from Ber- lin and Versailles, t Prospect of a Renewal of the War Be- tween Imperial Prussia and the French Republic. Whe English Reports of the Critical Condition of the Relations En- dorsed by a German Press, fEmperor William’s Soldiers Re- called from Leave to : Their Regiments. BISMARCK'S ULTIMATUM TO THIERS. Werlin View of the French Army Muster and Prussian Plan of Peremptory Remedy, a WReoccupation of France---Re- monstrance War. PREMIER GLADSTONE’S = STATEMENT. - TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. * The following special despatch to the has been received from our corre- spondent in the capital of Great Britain :— ! Lonpoy, April 18, 1872. * The Daily Telegraph newspaper, of this city, ublished a Continental correspondence and itorial article few days since, in which it was reported as news and alleged authorita- ively as a matter of fact, that an invasion of ‘rance by the Prussians was imminent unless the military preparations carried on by the ‘rench government were discontinued. ' PRUSSIAN PRESS ENDORSEMENT. The Augsburg Aligemeine press regards the English statements in this direction as earn- tly declaring the purpose and polity of oe ~Bismarck. The German writer sets forth, in support of his conviction, that all 1 Prussian soldiers whose term of service in ithe army had not completely expired, but who Were permitted to go home at the termination pt the late war between Germany and France, pre now recalled to their regimental colors by Khe War Office authorities in Berlin. ; THE PRUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. The London Telegraph declares, in its issue pf this morning, that His Excellency Count Won Arnim, German Ambassador to France, resented the ultimatum of the government of Majesty Emperor William on this subject to President Thiers and the Ministry of the Wrench republic, at Versailles, on Monday, pnd that the Minister communicated, at the me time, to the French authorities, in the words of the ultimatum, that the government bf the German Emperor sees in the French Army bill and in the speeches delivered by President Thiers on the subject, menaces to the peaceful relations now existing between France and Prussia, as well as the drift of an pxecutive French programme for the eventual repudiation of the issues of the war, y a denial of the indebtedness of France, between the Powers. Germany, it is jpadea, cannot stand still while France mus- Yers and collects men ond arms for another bonflict at war; but, on the other hand, the German government must use the powers Wwhich it possesses to peremptorily require a jehange of policy on the part of France. If the French governmental answer to this mes- age of the Prussian Cabinet is not despatched jto Berlin immediately, and if the reply is not Wistinctly satisfactory to the Prussian govern- ent, Emperor William’s troops will proceed to occupy such cities and territory of France Bs will give to His Majesty’s army a command Jf the country of the republic, and any resist- ‘ence on the part of France to this occupation rwill be regarded by the Prussians as initiatory lof war between the countries, ' The editor of the Telegraph concludes his editorial in the following words:—‘We deem St our duty to declare the certain and solemn fact that upon President Thiers’ decision this hweek depends the fate of France. We are not ‘speaking rhetorically ; we measure anxiously ‘these most grave and momentous words. Count Von Arnim, the German Ambassador to Wrance, has carried the ultimatum to Presi- ent Thiers, Germany sees in the French Army bill and the speeches of President MWhiers menaces of vengeance, Prince Bis- ymarck, therefore, demands that the armaments of France be reduced and the war estimates ‘Giminished, or the alternative will be the re- occupation by German troops of the evacuated Ffench territory and war if necossary."? THE SOURCE OF INSPTRATION. The English press article is, no doubt, in- spired from official sources in Berlin, @rench Contradiction of Statement. Pants, April 18, 1872, The Constilutionnel newspaper positively con- fradicts the statements made by the London the English NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. Daily Telegraph that serious differences have arisen between France and Germany. The Daily Telegraph's reports of grave com- plications between Germany and France aro absolutely discredited at both Berlin and Ver- sailles. Commercial Conseq: ces of the Interna- tional Condition, Lonpon, April 18, 1872. The assertions of the London Telegraph, that its statements relative to the critical condition of the relations between France and Germany are true, flattens the market for breadstuffs. Premier Gladstone’s Statement. Lonpon, April 18, 1872. In the House of Commons to-night Mr. Gladstone replied to a question from Mr. Hoare that the government had received no information confirmatory of the statements in the Daily Telegraph. ENGLAND. Aristocratic Relaxation for a Tour in America— The Specie Supply. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Lonpon, April 18, 1872. Viscount Milton, member of the House of Com- mons for the West Riding of Yorkshire, will soon resign his seat in Parliament. He intends making a visit to America, SKETCH OF LORD MILTON. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, is the eldest son of the sixth Earl Fitzwilliam, by his wife, Lady Frances Harriet, eldest daughter of the eighteenth Earl of Morton. Lord Milton is thirty-three years of age. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married, in August, 1867, Lady Laura Maria Theresa, daugh- ter of Lord Charles Beanclerck and cousin to the Duke of St. Albans. Lord Milton is a liberal tn poli- tics, He is also an author and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has published, con- jointly with Dr. Cheadle, a work entitled, “The Northwest Passage by Land.” Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Milton’s father, 1s one of the most extensive landed proprietors in Great Britain. He owns one of the largest properties in Ireland, the best and most equitably managed in the whole island, where his name is almost revered by his prosperous tenantry. Flow of Specie to the Bank. Lonpon, April 18, 1872. The regular weekly statement of the Bank of England published to-day shows an increase of £136,000 during the past week. VICTORIA AND NAPOLEON. Boyal English Visit to Chiselhurst. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, April 18, 1872. Her Majesty Queen Victoria will visit Napoleon at Chiselhurst to-morrow. FRANCE. The Abolishment of the Prssport System. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. France having abolished the passport system as regards England only, other countries demand of her a similar exemption. SPAIN. Telegraph Concession Annulled. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Maprrp, April 13, 1873. A decree has been issued annulling the concession for a telegraph cable to America by way of the Azores, ITALY. Serious Illness of the United States Minister. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, April 18, 1872. Hon. George P. Marsh, the American Minister to Italy, is seriously ill. GENERAL SHERMAN’S TOUR. Preparation for a Trip from the Bosphorus to the Banks of the Vistula, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 18, 1872. General William T. Sherman, Colonel J. ©. Auden- reid and Lieutenant Frederick D. Grant, of the United States Army, who are now visiting Constan- tinople, will soon depart for a tour through Russia. At Odessa, Opxssa, April 18, 1872, General Sherman and party have arrived here, They go to Sevastopol, and thence continue their tour to Tiflis, Moscow and St. Petersburg. THE MORMON REVOLUTION. Appeal for the Release of Brigham Young and the Other Mormons Indicted for Murder— The Church Ruling with a High Hand. SALT LAKE Crry, April 18, 1872. The attorneys of the Mormon prisoners have all applied informally to Judges Strickland and Hawley for writs of habeas corpus to place their clients at liberty. They have exposed, as their authority, despatches from Bates, ex-United States At- torney, who appears to show extraordinary zeal for his Mormon clients, The Judges say when the properly authenticated papers are ex- hibited from the United States Supreme Court they will be ready to hear a motion. Hempsted, another ex-United States fect now counsel to Brigham Young, is Inclined to display an indecorous haste, and on the suggestion of Bates will bring his case up to-morrow. No jail delivery will occur until the receipt of the authenticated document from the Supreme our then probably all the criminals will be given their liberty, ‘Territorial Marshal McAllister has already de- manded from United States Marshal Patrick all the papers connected with his official position, Patrick declines to deliver them for the present. Without Congressional aid the future of the Ter- ritory will probably be involved in civil revolution and bloodshed. The Mormon Church laws now con- trol everything under the recent decision. ‘There Is great excitement over the connection with Illinois ownership by priority location, and there will be legal diMiculties without end, EUROPEAN MARKETS. nee Loxpon Moxey, Manker.—Lonpon, April 18-430 P. eesrON Monto at Susy for money, and VO for the, ne: count, United States tive-twenty bonds, thet Sosy” 1805, Old, 91%; 1887, 93%; ten-forties, 3%. Pagis Bourse, —Pants, April'18,—Rentes, 851, 300. Frtxkrort Bourse. —-FRangrort, April ISA. Mim United States five-twenty bonds opened at 957% a 96 for the 862, saieenroon Cortox MankercLivenroot, April 18-430 P et closed qule mid P ‘The cottan market closed, quiet, and. stoa ‘ave beet 12,000 bales, inciid= eomlation aid export. . Wheat Ma. Bd, Tietntn white; 1s, 90, ils, Id, ed winter. Corn, diing uplands, 13d. 0 11 Hizd. tho sales of the d Ang’ 3,000 for 5} LIV ENPOOL Rago P. M—The . per cental for festorn spring, and 1s. 70, (01 ox Maneet.—Lrverroor, April 1— acon, 20s, per ewt for Cumberland eut and + short rib middies. estorn spt per quarter Pro Bs, 60 Loxpox Propuck MARkrt—LONpoN, April =P, Mm Linseed ol), £92 109, 0 fe THE ALASAMA CLAIMS. eS Report of the English Counter Cass & Presented in Geneva. Profession of Neutral Friendship and Declaration Against Un- official Imputation. THE CASES OF THE PRIVATEERS. Acceptance of a Portion of the Washington Accusation and Denial of the Remainder. Indirect Claims Ignored and Di- rect Claims Defined. Precedents from Ameri- ean Filibusterism. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpvon, April 18, 1872. The following is a synopsis of the counter case presented at Geneva by the agent on the part of Great Britain. Parr I, begins by announcing that to the Ameri- can imputations of hostile motives and insincere neutrality no reply whatever will be offered. England distinctly refuses to enter into a discussion on those insinuations, because it would be inconsistent with her self-respeet, trrel- evant to the main issue and tend to inflame the controversy. England's governing desire is to ful- fill, even exceed her international duties. Nor will any reference be made to the claims for indirect damages, a8 correspondence with regard to them is pending between England and the United States, England assumes that the claims are limited to losses occasioned by the Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Shenandoah, but does not object to the introduction of the names of nine other rebel cruisers added to the list by the American case. She calls attention to the fact that none of these vessels had previously been mentioned. No award is possible for the depredations of the Boston and Sallie, which are in the list, but are not mentioned elsewhere in the case of the United States, and were probably inadvertently included. The Board of Arbitration ts reminded that its conclusions must be formed on proofs, not allegations, and the evidence must be sifted. The statements of American con- suls are credible when made with regard to facts within their personal knowledge, but they are unreliable when dealing with rumors, The consuls of the American government, zealous to in- discretion, shared the irritability generated by the war, and erronous views throughout the struggle colored their reports. England rejects as evidence the papers captured on the Richmond, their authors being unknown. Part II. deals with the American argument. It disputes the proposition that a neutral Power is bound at the request of a belligerent to enforce its municipal laws and add to them if they are ineficient. It admits that reparation is due for an appreciable injury result- ing from a ciear violation of international duty; butis unable to attach distinct meaning to some of the twelve propositions of the American case, and demurs to the exceptionally rigorous ap- plications made of these propositions to England, It urges that at the time of the Confederate was the mere sale and delivery of a vessel adapted for war to a belligerent was not a violation of neutrality. Nevertheless, on this point it accepts the rules of the Treaty of Washing- ton, not with the overstrained construction put upon them by the government of the United States, but according to their obvious purport. It regrets that the United States should see fit to strain the interpretation of these rules to the utter- most, instead of accepting them in a@ fair and reasonable sense. It argues that England was bound to receive the Alabama as she would a vessel-of-war of any sovereign State, and concludes by quoting from Ortolan, the eminent French authority on international law, to show that the principles for which the United States contend were never heretofore seriously asserted or recognized in Europe or America, Part III. treats of the precedents addresse in the American case, and replies thereto with others, such as the fillibustering attacks of Lopez on Cuba, and Walker on Mexico and Central America, and the Fenian raid on Canada. History on this subject is the history of unlawful enterprises, origi- nating in America, and with American citizens. American privateer have from time to time har- rassed England, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Central America, Cuba and Canada. Part IV, considers the various complaints made of the traffic in munitions of war with the South, blockade running by British ships, &c. Parr V. gives the history of the cruisers Sumter and Nashville; complains of being required to meet demands, in regard to which the sole diMiculty is to treat them as serious, Parr VI. gives an account of the Florida and Ala- bama, with the details of their escape. It seeks to.) show that the time which elapsed between Mr, Adams’ application and the Alabama's departure was too short to justify the charge of negligence, and claims that, in this respect, England cannot be charged with any failurre of duty. Parr VII. is devoted to the history of the Shenan- doah and Georgia. Parr VIII. relates to the other vessels and re- pudiates responsibility of Great Britain for their depredations. Part IX. treats of the reception of rebel cruisers in British ports and seeks to defend the conduct of Great Britain by comparing it with that of other nations. Part X, after recapttulating the facts and argu- ments of the preceding parts, declares the claim for interest on the damages awarded from July 1, 1863, untenable. The losses which the arbitrators may take into account are at the utmost those directly arising from the capture and destruction of ships and property. After describing the situation of anxiety and insecurity in which neutrals would be placed in time of war should the doctrines presented in the American case as to their duties prevail, the counter case concludes with the expression of a hope that a frank, open statement of facts will effectually remove every misunderstanding between nations allied by innumerable ties, The Alabama Claims Question in Pare Mament=Mr, Gladstone Reticent. Lonpbon, April 18—Midnight. In the House of Commons to-night, through the active exertions of the party “whips, the benches were well filled. Exciting debates on the course of the government at Geneva and on the Ballot bill were expected, and the galle- ries were also crowded, Both members and spec- tators were disappointed in the first case, as the attempt to draw Mr, Gladstone out on the Alabama claims failed. Hon. Mr. Wyndham, member for West Cumber~ land, asked the government why the British cown- ter case was presented at Geneva without a comti- tion that the claim for indirect damages showid be withdrawn by the American government, Mr. Gladstone simply replied that he doubted the policy of ausworing the questions while the govern~ ment was waiting for a note from America which would probably form an epoch in this affair, No further qnestions were put on this subject and the House subsequently went into Committee of the Whole on the Ballot bill, An 1 @mendyncnt ofered by the government, punishing voters for openly displaying their ballots at the Polls, was defeated after a long discussion by a vote of 274 to 246, The announcement of the result was received with cheers from the tory benches, Newspaper Opinions on the British Coun- ter Case. The London Times describes the British counter aad Be Conceived in a grave and statesmanlike spirif, While tig American case reads like an ad- vocate’s speech to the jury {8 @ trial for assault and battery, Englaud’s reply is like the utterance of a judge. “ The London Daily Telegraph says:—American studying with impartiality our counter case will find reason to fear not puly for their indirect claims, but for something more, Instance upon instance of overstatement ard inconsistency ts brought against them until their great fabric of laborious ingenuity trembles to its foundation.’ None of the othor city journals have articles on the subject. British Leg#® Opinion of the Alabama Claim and Its Intent—Monarchical ‘Tendencies in the United States, Lonpon, March 18, 1872. Mr. Edwin James, the well known English law- yer, who has resided for some years in New York, delivered a lecture on the United States last nignt at St. George's Hall. He was very severe in denunciation of the politicians, legislatures and judges of that country. Alluning to the Alabama controversy, he sald the extraordinary claims of the American gov- ernment were presented only for the purpose of making political capital for the present adminis- tration, He also stated that after eleven years’ residence in America he was led to believe that there were more monarchists in that country than there were republicans in England, American Congressional Action on the Question of Indirect Damages—Legisla- tive Inclination Towards a Waiver of the Claim. Wasutnaton, April 18, 1872. Hon. Fernando Wood, this morning, in the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, called up Rep- resentative Porter’s resolution, which declares that the claims on the part of our government for indirect damages should be waived before the Tribunal of Arbitrators, &c., at Geneva, and on John Wood's motion the chairman, General Banks, was requested to communicate with Secretary Fish on the subject, and to report to the committer at the meeting on Tuesday next. There were some incidental remarks which drew out the opinion that the presentation of the claim for Indirect damages was calculated to prevent an: amicable adjustment of the differences between the United States and Great Britain, and something was said as to the propriety of reporting Mr. Pe- ters’ resolution to the House with a view of obtain- ing Congressional opinion on the subject. PENNSYLVANIA LIBERAL REPUBLICANS, —_—_—+—__—_. Manifesto from the Administration Stronghold— First Call of the New Faction—On to Cin- cinnati—What They Would Have in November. PHILapELruta, April 18, 1972. The following call has been issued by the liberal republicans :— TO THE REPUBLICANS OF PENNSYLVANIA:— The undersigned propose to attend the National Convention of Liberal Republicans, to be held in Cincinnati, and cordially invite’ our _repub- lican brethren of Pennsylvania who believe that party should have’ a nobler destiny than mere subordination to personal — pur- poses to join in the deliberations of that body, accepting the proposed Convention as entirely of and within the republican party and as designed to promote the success of republican measures liberal- ized in accord with the ne sities of the nation, we deem it our duty to meet our brethren from all other States who are struggling for the manhood of republican citizens and for the honored pros- perity of the whole country, and we believe the time has come for EQUAL LAWS, EQUAL PROTECTION and equal privileges to be accorded to all the people of the Union, That all taxes imposed should be with a view to revenue, and so adjusted as to protect the indus- trial interests of the whole country; that the special legislation in the interest of capital against labor should be reprobated; tnat mili ‘y rule in time of peace and military interference with popular elections are in confict with the whole spirit and genius of our free institutions; that local self-government should be reasserted with all the majesty of the sovereign people against the encroachments of federal power, and that the civil service reform is imperatively demanded to protect the freedom of political action from the now common controling influence of official patronage. Believing these views are shared by a large ma- jority of the republicans of the country, we will cordially unite with ali advisory movements within the organization looking to the advancement of the republican standard to meet the demands of putriotism and peace, and we confidently hope that the whole people, regardless of party aMinities, are preparee” to join’ in the common effort to se an administration of government that will make fraternity, liberty aud law the cherished faith of all classes in all sections of our regenerated Union, Join M. Hickman, David Barclay, W. W. Irvin, William Painter, Thomas J. Worrell, William H. Armstrong, William Fold, William M. Bull, James: W. Coke, R. 8 White, Charles B. Lee, Thomas Charles Wister, Heinrich Weber, Robert W. W, Rutherford, J. C. Bombager, James M. McClure, day Caldwell, Samuel Evans, Hiram E. Sutherland; Henry Cake, Morrow B. Lowery, A. K. McClure, J. RB: Sypher, William L. Dennis, Smediey Darlington, Caleb H. Needes, Bayard Wood, George D. Cheyney, Jonas M. Walker, A. W. Bailey, E. T. Chase, Charles F, Ballinge ar Hower, Joshua Kaines, B. F. Etter, Theo, He: D. Dillnore, F. H. Jackson, J. M. Bayer, Philadelphia signers are to meet on Saturday to appoint a committee to arrange excursion rates for delegates to Cincinnati and to tran: other business as may be presented. ¢ act such LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. New ORLEANS, April 18, 1872, The Democratic State Convention met at the National Theatre to-day. General Alexander, dem- ocrat, was appointed temporary Chairman. There alarge attendance, all the parishes but eight represented. A permanent organization was not ted, the members seeming to be equally divided regarding the nominations. Many favor postponement until after the Cincinnati Convention. DELEGATES TO THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION, MippLetown, N. Y., April 18, 1872. The Orange County Convention, held here to-day, appointed sixteen delegates to the Cincinnati Con- vention. THE GOAT ISLAND WAR, The Citizens of San Francisco Resisting the Pacific Railroad Steal—An Associa- tion of Defence Formed—Strong Resolu. tions Against the Company=—The Ter- minus to be in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April. 18, 1872. The excitement over the Yerba Buena or Goat Island question is increasing, A committee of 100 was formed to-day, embracing the leading citizens oj San Francisco in every department of business to defend the interests of commerce and of the city. The committee elected the following officers :. President, Mr. William Alvord, Mayor of the city; First Vice President, R. G. Smith; Second Vi President, Jolin 8. Hager; Secretary, Alf Wheeler; Treasurer, D. J. Tallant. ‘The committee then drafted resolutions, stating that the Southern Pacific Railroad, after having received enormous grants of Jand subsidies and money, on the condition that its terminus should be in the eity of San Francisco, are now endeavoring to obtain a from the federal government a lease of Goat Island, whereon to erect a terminus and offices, in direct, opposition to their agreement with the citizens of San Francisco, to the injury of their commercial fa- terests; that the company must keep its com- act and abandon the Goat Island project; that they should {mmediately withdraw from Congress their request for said lease; that ifthe compauy refuse s@ to do, and the citizens are compelled to resort to legal tribunels, all grants and subsidies be immediately annuted and set aside; that ttis to the interest of the br tes | as tothe citizens to maintain accord and fulfll all mutual obligations; that it is necessary for the Pacifle coast that a a railroad, which would be un. affected in winter, connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific be constructed, and that the terminus centred in San Francisco; that the Executive Com- mitteo of this association have power to act on these resolutions as their Judgmont may dictate, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Leland Stan- ford, to every member oC Srngree and to the Mayor of St. Louls and the President of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company. Over one hundred raiiions of capital was repre- sented by tho members of the commitieds | they would be JAPAN AND CHINA. A Fifty Days Public Fair in the Sacred City of the Mikados. Aristocratic Exodus to the United States—Impe- rial Encouragement to Foreign Industry— Joy from America and Progress of Re+ publican Ideas—The War Squad- ron for Europe—Exports of Tea. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. San Francisco, April 19, 1872, The steamship America, from Hong Kong March 16 and Yokohama March 26, has arrived at this port with the following passengers for New York:— Captain 8. L. Phelps and wife, General George B. Williams, H. Willmann, E. H. Lavers, J. Daglish, William Duncan, General R, Murphy, United States army. For Europe:—G. M. Stewart, J. H. Buxton, R. H. Haslam, G. N. Minto and wife, A. R. Upsehet, 0. Leuse, 8, Hycotaro, 8. Hicojaro, M. Kanichiro, Semura Seiro Keebusa Nihe. YokonAMA, March 26, 1872, Political affairs exceedingly quiet. ‘The first Japanese fair under direction of the gov- ernment will take place at the sacred city of Kioto on April 10 and will last fifty days, Foreigners are allowed to visit it and the suburbs for a period of sixty-four days, enabling them to show their manu- factures. This is considered the virtual abandon- ment of their exclusive policy and one of the re- sults of the visit of Iwakura to America. The reception of the news of the hearty welcome given the Japanese Embassy in California by all parties there is highly appreciated in Japan by na- tives and foreigners alike. STUDENT EXODUS TO THE UNITED STATES. General Williams and forty Japanese students leave for America to-day. Among the iatter are some high relatives of the Mikado. FARTHQUAKE, Several severe earthquakes have occurred in Japan recently, FINANCE, Although Japanese merchants are grantied facili- ties and license for business, Van Reed's Rice Ex- change, at Jeddo, is still debarred from the same privileges, This action of the government towards foreigners creates much comment. TEA CROP EXPORTS. For the tea season, just over, the exports were 1,000,000 pounds less than for the same time last year, NAVAL VISIT TO EUROPE. Two Japanese men-of-war leave here April I for Europe, via the Suez Canal, to meet the Embassy, returning via New York and San Francisco. RIVER NAVIGATION. Great fears are entertained at Jeddo of the loss of the Japanese steamer Kinsie Maru, formerly the American steamer Ta-Kiang, which left Jeddo for Kobe January 5, and has not since been heard from. NATIVE ASSAULTS ON FOREIGNERS. The British Chargé d’Affaires was attacked by a mob of gamins in Pekin. An American and German have been attacked near Shanghae and severely beaten, ANOTHER JAPANESE EXHIBITION, A national exhibition will be opened in Jeddo next month, FOR NEW YORK. The ship John Milton sailed on the 18th of March for New York, having General Williams and §, L. Phelps on board. Destruction of a Theatre by Fire—Sweep of a Cy- clone and a Sharp Visitation. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Aprfl 18, 1872. Advices from Melbourne to the 29th ult. have been received, The Theatre Royal at Melbourne has been de- stroyed by fire. A cyclone passed over the Western part of Aus- tralia, doing much damage to property. MADAGASCAR. Reparation to the French Republic and Peace Preserved. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Parts, April 18, 1872, The French officers have obtained satisfaction from Madagascar, and the intention of bombarding its principal seaport has been abandoned, The Fishery Question Not Accepted at First by the Dominion Government—Canada to Re- ceive an Equivalent from Great Britain for Her Sacrifice to the United States, OrTawa, Ont., April 18, 1872, ‘The fishery correspondence to be laid before Par- ltament to-day will disclose that the Dominion gov- ernment notified the Imperial government that Canada would not assent to any sale of the fisheries without her consent, and that Great Britain replied that her Majesty's government never had any such intention; that as the negotiations for the Treaty of Washing- ton proceeded the Canadian government urged the including of the Fenian claims, and also the obtain- ing of commercial trade advantages in return for the temporary use of the fisheries by the Amert- ean nm these views not being included in the Treaty the Canadian government strongly remon- strated, and after. the ‘Treaty was con- cluded’ the British ernment appealed to the Canadian government to carry out the treaty in the interest of the empire, and to allow Americans to fish in Canadian waters. The Canadian government declined to grant this latter proposition, and placed on record thetr disproval of the terms of the treaty as regarded the fisheries and Fenian claims. ‘The British government rejoined, and eventually the Canadian government proposed that, in lieu of the Fenian claims against Great Britain and to meet the anxious desire of the British government, dy to submit. the treaty for the ration of the Canadian Parlia- ment, provided the British. government would guarantee a Canadian Joan of four millions sterling to be applied to the — construc: tion of ao great Canadian Pacific rail- way, and the extension of the canal gystom. The British government replied offering to guarantee two millions and a half, and the Cana- dian government bain ae the counter proposal im view of the vast Imperial and Canadian interest In- volved, and in view of the importance of the associ- ation of the British government with the Canadian government in the construction of the Pacitic Ratl- road and Canal. CONNECTICUT. The Official Vote Reported by the State Board of Canvassers.. HARTFORD, Apvil 18, 1872. The Board of Canvassers to canvass the votes cast 3 favorable consi | at the recent State: ‘election w as in session to-day, The oMcial vote for Governor is a follows Marshall Jewelh. Richmond D. Hugi Francis Gillette (tempe' A. R, Harrison (labor reform). Scattering TOtAb VOLO... 0. sseeeereeeeeseseseteeseeeesees 93,008 Jewell over Hubbard, + 2,001 Jewell over all..... 2B All others over Hubbard... All the republican candidates for State offices are elected by majorities ranging from 499 to 631. The Legislature stands :—In the House, 130 republicans and 14 democrats; in the Senate, 15 republicans woh LR tah republican majority on Joint bal ot, 28, ou oo) YACHTING NOTE, : Yacht Palmer (N.Y.Y.C.), Mr. Stuyvesant from Newport for New York, was at Whitestone yoaser- day, 46,503 | THE WAR IN MEXICO. Herald Special Report from Matamoros. Ine Revolutionists Abandon the Attack on the City. TREVINO IN A BAD PLIGHT. Rout of the Rebels {in Cohahuila. . e ? BEPORTED CAPTURE OF SALTILLO. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Henaxp’ correspondent in Matamuros has forwarded us the following special despatch; — \ Marascoon, Mexico, April 18, } \ Via Brownsvinie, Texas, April 18, 1872. Present appearances point to the conclusion that no-attack will be made by the revolution \ ists on this city. There are now plenty of mom here to’ carry on the defenco suceessfully. General Trevino, the revolutionary com mander, has failed to obtain the antisipated war material for the siege of Matamoros. He has neither food nor forage. His horses ‘are starving, and it is generally believed that he is: compelled to abandon the attempt of captaring: this city. PALACIOS TO ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE. General Palacios, the government com~ mander of Matamoros, has promised that he will assume the oftensive against Trevino’» forces. He has ordered his troops to be ready to move at a moment's warning, and will start in pursuit of the revolutionists after’ the arrival of General Cevallos with govern- ment ‘reinforcements from Vera Cruz. Ceval- los is hourly expected here, and will, if Gen- eral Palacios himself should take the field, oceupy and defend Matamoros. Mail advices from Victoria up to the 12th inst. confirm the rout of the revolutionists- under Narvaez by the troops of General: Zapada, Governor of the State of Cohahuila. The former were scattered and are now between Tula and Malahuala committing depredations. Reported Occupation of Saltillo by the Juarists—Monterey Threatened by & Government Force—A Battle Imminent. Maramonos, April 18, 1872. A rumor prevails that the revolutionists received a courier last night from Camargo confirming the report that Saltillo was occupied by the govern- ment forces, under General Zapada, Governor of the State of Cohahuila, on tie 13th inst., and that he threatens Monterey. The revolutionists evacuated Nuevo Laredo on the 11th and proceeded towards the interior, tt i supposed to reinforce Monterey. ‘This leaves the ports of Guerro and Nuevo Laredo, on the Rio Grande, in possession of the government. 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