Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-29
ADDITIONAL FoREIGN NEws.

The day the China sailed, being 81 Pa,rics,.
oay, fears existed that the EeniaEs might a.
hmpta threatened demonstration. Little i'm
portance, however, was attached 20 the mat
tf, and u was felt that II anything did hap
prepared.
In all that relates to the Irishmen and reni-
Ahlsm, the Times believes the British NAV
count on the frTendiiness and courtesy OF Pres
iotht Johnson's Govsrnment
In the House Of Commons on the 18Th the
S0Sernment proposition for a uniform oath
70 De Sken by the members OF Parliament
vas taken mp. Sir George Grey said the
uoNeinment would agree 20 the first and sec
ono eIanses of Disraelfs proposed Amendment
PROVIDED the word defend" was ,trieken opt
IN reference to the objections raised by the
Disraeli agreed to omit the obnoxious WORD.
and tnen moved the third clause of his amend.
nieEh which proSlalms the absolute supremacy
clause as mere abstract and income mons t,r
n ula- After some debate, the Amendment w.
rejected by a vote Of 90 10 222. The Coyern
mtnt majority being fourteen. The oath
Irrpared by the Government, and as modifed
adopted.
In the House OF Lords, on the Ieth. Earl
Grey, an long speech on Irish grievances,
moved that the House. on the roth, should 20
INTO committee upon his resolution 20 consider
ire state Of Ireland. Debate ensned, aud Earl
knssell deprecated the attempt 10 carry out
me violent remedies proposed by Earl Grey
as likely 10 create an unprecedented agitation
IN me country, and said he preferred gradual,
Nth-considered reforms. Earl Grey's motion
was necatlyed without a division
In the House of Commons, Mr. Laird said
assnTanc &c had been received from Span, Chill
and Peru that the vessels now BUILDING an Fur-
land should not leave until the pending dif-
ncultleS are settled.
The American consul at Liverpool haa or
dered ship-tradIng firm 20 dispose of the eN-
cruiser Shenandoah she lies IN the MPrsay
In the House of Commons on the I2th. Mr.
bIaustone, IN lengthy speech, explained the
reform bill. The main features are a reduction
OF the qualification OF county voters from $50
10 LA occupancy, and for bOroughs to e. rem
tal' and TO dodgers paying Elo IT upward for
apartments The measure adds about 4O0oO0
10 The number Of voters.
After many speeches for and against the nro
posal- Mr.. Bright expressing satisfaction with
II, the bill Was read the first time
Disraeh had given nOiIce of an amendment
10 the Parliamentary oath bill, in which allegi-
ance 10 any foreign prince or prelata Is EN- =
phaueaily denied. Catholic hostility is already
eyinced.
a meeting was held at Liverpool on the Ilth
TO consider the prospects OF the Atlantic teIe-
graph. Cyrus W. Field, Captain Anderson
Mr.. Narley, the electrician, and Mr.. CannIng'
the engineer, gave encouraging explanations
and evoked much confidence in the success of
the enterprise.
The Cork Examiner says it has excellent
reasons Tor knowing that the report current for
the last few days that Stephens had really left
Ireland is correct, and that Stephens. prior to
his departure, enjoined on the members OF the
Brotherhood in Ireland the advisability of
paying more attention tor the present to their
peaceful pursuits than they had been doing
Tor some time. The Examiner adds that Ste
phens wife was IN Cork intending TO sail for
America on the 18th, IN the City Of Boston.
Late advices from Malta tend to confirm the
statement that the cholera has reappeared al
Alexandria
The cattle plague returns are more favorable.