Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . n ofthe electoral victories which had been gainedby their sympathizers in France. About twohundred persons took part in the affair, includ- ing several foreigners. Oliveira Marreca pre-sided. The meeting had for a second objectthe promotion of a union between the twodemocratic parties of the country, the Oldand the New Democracy. Several provinces were suffering at the be-ginning of the year from a scarcity of pro-visions. The crops of the last year had failedin consequence of the drought, and the presentseason thre
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . n ofthe electoral victories which had been gainedby their sympathizers in France. About twohundred persons took part in the affair, includ- ing several foreigners. Oliveira Marreca pre-sided. The meeting had for a second objectthe promotion of a union between the twodemocratic parties of the country, the Oldand the New Democracy. Several provinces were suffering at the be-ginning of the year from a scarcity of pro-visions. The crops of the last year had failedin consequence of the drought, and the presentseason threatened to be still more Government was obliged to take measuresto furnish the poorer part of the populationwith corn, and to see to the transportation ofthe same. A financial crisis took place in May amongthe weaker banks. It was relieved by the im-portation of gold by the Government, and bythe discounting of the bills of the sufferingbanks by the stronger concerns. The crisiswas renewed with greater intensity in themiddle of August, when the bills which had. LISBON, FROM THE SOUTH BANK OF THE TAGUS. been discounted for the weaker banks had runtheir course. As the condition of these bankswas not improved, the stronger banks refusedto renew their bills. The gold which had beenimported from England had been sent awayagain by the operation of the high rate of ex-change, and all the banks issuing notes in thecountry were compelled to close. To relievethe crisis, the Government issued a decreeauthorizing the suspension of all engagementsfor two months. In November, Senhor Bargona, Minister ofJustice, was succeeded in that office by SenhorAvelino, Minister of Public Works. SenhorLaurenco Carvalho, former Director of theDouro Railway, was appointed Minister of Pub- lic Works. The Duke of Saldanha, embassa-dor to the court of St. James, or Great Britain,died in London in November. Senhor dAn-tas. embassador to the Spanish court, was ap-pointed to succeed him, and Count
Size: 2056px × 1216px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookidappletonsann, bookyear1876
