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HOME AND FOREIGN. Hy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright Per Press Association. Received Dec. 18, at 8.42 a.m. lb London.,. Dec.. 17. The commander oi the Panther, when scizihg the gunboats at La Ciuayra, declared thall the seizure was merely provisional in, order to compel the recognition of just de mands. Lord 1 Lansdownc states that if' the seizures are ineffectual 1 fur ther coercion will be doubtless in evitable. The allies would blockade tlio ports, but it was not • intended lo land British forces,, and still less to occupy territory.
, Lord Cranbornc's' remark that no country, was more desirous than Eng land to assist Amcrca 'lO| maintain the Mojiroc (loetiiinjo was watfnily cheered in thci House of Commons, and was welcomed amb re-echoed in America.
Mr Hay has sounded] Great Britain and Germany ' regarding President Castro's ar>bi fiction proposal, President Castro, in reply to the Italian Minister's request for pay ment when the allies' were pa d, de clared that he would; 1 not cons der any country's claims* imtil the re volution was crushed, and the tri bunals o 1 ? Venezuela were able to deal Willi the claims) arisi.it; ouh of the insurrection.. Mi\ Bowen has since been entrusted with Italian in terests.
