Foreign Facts

A French fishing vessel was sunk in tho British channel by a collisiou, and IS of tbe persons aboard v,ere drowned. A Chinese transport has been wrecked on one of the Blscadores islands, and 300 persons were drowned. There is a strong feeling ninonK Knglish politicians, that the Tories would bo glad to abandon the struggle in Ireland. lichnel Davitt sailed from Queenstown on the 22d inst. for America. His visit is simply one of pleasure and rest. The town of (iravenhurst, Unt.. was almost completely wiped out by flro Sept. Ï3d. About 50 families are rendered homeless. A letter has been received fioin8tan!ey, written under date of June 8$. He was then about to start for tho interior. ind says in his letter: "The last chance oí communicating with Europe for a few months will be gone." Fifty persons, prinoipally Jows, ero tried for arson at Riga, Russia, the othor day. ISixteen of the prisoners woro sen. tenced to Siberia for life,19 wero acqnitteJ and the reet were sentenced lo vanous terms of imprisonment. The trial of Editor William O'Brlon onder the crimes act at Mitchellstown, lro land, resulted in hii convictiou, and ba was sentenced to three mouths' imprisoment. Notice of appeal from tho judguient of the court was given. It is ruruored in Paris that the remaini of Napoleon I have been stoien from the tomb in the hotel des in valides and cast to the winds. The coroner's jury in the case of tho railway collision on the Midland railway, near Doncaster, Eng., on the lüth inst., rendared a verdict of manslaughter aguinsl both Tayior, the engine dnver, ni;d tho flreman of the expres train frora Mver. pool. The story is confirmed that aftor tho executiou of the murderer l'razini u c-eij tain pólice official obtainod u portiou the murderer's skin from an attendant at the medical school and had it converted into a coupie of purses, which he preseut ed one each to MM. Tayior and QorOD, police officials, as souvenirs. A letter has been received from Emiu Bey dated at Wadelia, April 17, in which the writer declares tbat he will never roturn with Stanley. Ue i-ays: "I have passed twelve years of iny lile here and have retaken and occupied every station of the country which (Jen. Gordon ontrusted to me. I have wun the trust and confidence of the people, and urn engagod in sowing the seed for a splendid future civilization. It is ent of the question to leave. All I desire Kngland to do is to make a fres passage from here to tho coast that trading may be curriv-d on with safety."