Our Paris Letter.

Manawatu Herald, 17 May 1894, Page 3

Our Paris Letter.

— — : +—. — ■ — *• ■■ ■ ■ (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paris, 16th March, 1894. Signor Crispi has obtained a vote of confidence in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The favour of the continuance in office of the Crispi Administration there were 342 votes, and against it 46. But this large majority must be taken with a grain of salt, and it probably means little more than that, under present circumstances, no one is /willing to step into Signor Crispi's shoes and take the responsibility of governinont. How difficult this task is, may be estimated from the fact that the gecret societies in Sicily alone comprise over 800,000 adherents. At present martial law is established in the wland, a return to Civil Govern, ment is deemed improbable lor a long-time. As for the financial situation of Italy, it is confessedly a very bad one, and requires heroic remedies. ..Either Italians must submit to additional taxation, or they must cut clown the Army, Naval, and Civil Service expenditure at least one-half; But that, of course, would mean the withdrawal of Italy from the Triple Alliance, and it is questionable whether Italy is prepared tottoke this step. », Jbprd Dufferiu'B speeoh at the British Chamber of Commerce banquet, "which took place here a few <il*ys ago, expressed a belief in the of European peace, fjforcl* Dufferin ' spoke very highly of the Emperor of Russia and asserted that he was a sincere lover of peace . and would do all he could to preserve it. He said that the peaceful rela- * tionv between France and Great Britain had existed for nearly a y century, and he did not believe that <■"' trifling questions of Colonial policy would bring about a hitch between the Jiwo Powers. " If," he said, '•.the 1 diplomatists of the two nations <&uld not solve difficulties arising out of a few acres of swamp, they ought to be submitted to the discipline he formerly proposed. This discipline was to hang the diplomat ists of two nations on the respective

frontiers of the two countries on the eve of a declaration! of war\ Ttie latest news of the Brazil is that Admiral Gam 1 a sent a message to President Peiloto offering to surrender the fleet and cease hostilities. He then sought safety, and requested an asylum' on beard the Portuguoso man-of-war "MuiOello^" whicli v/a? granted. Admiral Gumo oif-'ved tho following conditions which h.ivo i been rejected by President Poixofco : i — The itisurgents to surrender the forts in tileir possession,- and to turn over to, the Government all the war : jhipsj 11 the: Bay of Rio, and hand over the prisoners in their, hands, and that the lives of the insurgent "soldiers arid sailors be spared.