Whether or nut the friendship of the ;
emperor for King Os<-ar h-i 1 the* effect of j
impressing the majority in the Swedish
st< rthlng with the n • • -ssity of pro- e-ding
with caution, it is a fact that the tension ;
between the king and the storthing has
greatly and another effort is no\v '
being made to form a coalition ministry
com|»used chi- fy m«•derates.
The king 1* greatly gratified at finding
that his opponents have conce'l<-»i the royal
grants in the shape-in which he dvmande<|
them. Tho only disturbing rumor now
abroad Is that a. committ'* of radfc als have
prlvat* ?y agree 1 to make a proposal in tho
storthing for an extraordinary credit of
11.JOO,(X)ij krener for the purpose of buying
I
and a quantity of new rifles and ammuni
tion and th • construction of fortified posts
at Toensberg. Chrlstiansand, Bergen and
DrontheJm. Whether or not this rumor is
ac< irate In detail there is n<» doubt that
some Rich project is on foot. In the metu’-
tlmo the ra-Ji'-als ar® keeping very quiet
and abiding events.
The Row with. Mnroeeo.
The r< nt G< nnan and Dutch naval
<lenb»nst rat tons at Tangier, w hich w» re
forced upon lx>‘h by outrages committed
ui>on German and D itch subjects in Mo
r<M-co, seem»d likely to cause a serious
quarrel with Fran-•*. The murder of a ,
German trader named Rocksh- ’i and the
plundering of the Dut« h bng Mar-- Anne,
a short time ag". b l at first to diplomatic
ivpresentations v. hb’h prove 1 to b*» futile.
