Litchfield enquirer., 1867-02-14
M ] NeWs of the Week

FOREIGN. is stated that the people who witnessed the opening of the British Parliament manifested no enthusiasm. There were cries of Reform" when the Queen drove up to Westminster Hall, and the people refrained from cheering her. In Parliament, Lord Derby, in reply to an inquiry made by Earl Russell, said that Lord Stanley had asked Mr. Seward to state plainly the points of the ~claims on. which an adjustment by arbitration was desired by the Government of the United States. The trial of Ex- Governor Eyre, of Jamaica, has commenced. Earl Carnarvon will next week introduce into Parliament a bill for the Union of the Canadian Provin- ces. Anew Atlantic Telegraph Company IS now forming with tho intention of lay ing submarine cable by way of the Azores to Halifax. The prospectus announces that the tolls will be s4 sterling on twenty-four words. The great Reform procession which took place in London on the 11th inst. marched in silence through the principal streets of the city, but the working men gave three cheersas they passed the Amer, ican Embassy. It is officially announced that the Cable rates are soon to be4reduced one half. ar-eur se.- ~es.et7s... &E...t-.~
 The latest dispatches from the East, re- ceived Feb. 9th, indicate. that fresh con- pications are arising in that quarter. The people of Servia are flying to arms against the Ottoman rule; while at Constantinople the party in favor of peace is increasing in numbers and influence. Moreover it is reported that the Viceroy of Egypt has sent agents to ascertain whether the lead ing powers of Europe would favor his com- plete independence of the sovereignty of the Sublime Porte. The latest intelligence from Servia represents that the condition of affairs has become so threatening, that the families of the Turks arc fleeing from the country. It is reported that the. Sul- tan of Turkey has resolved to iberate his Christian subjects from all political disabil. ities.s , e-.-.l .et-
 Contradictory reports have been received at London relative to the labor riots in Belgium; One representing that they are on the increase; the other that. tranquility has been restored F5
 Charles, Baron Von Hook, has been ap- pointed Minister ef Finance in the Aus. trian Cabinet. .-sI., r :, < The Pope is considering a proposition for the canenization of Christopher Colum-
 bus, the discoverer of America. ,...:g -... The King of Prussia closed the Diet last Saturday. His speech, complimentary to the members, was much applauded. The evacuation of Dresden has been determin. ed on.
 Three Madrid editors have been con.
 demned to Imprisonment at hard labor .
 The Belgian troops now in Mexico are expected to return home before long. | Baron Ricasoi is about to introduce :
 new bill into the Italian Parliament in re-
 gard to Church property. <. ..s.... The South German States have adopted l the Prussian Army system. s...a-. b. .. The Italian Cabinet has resigned. .a . It is feared that Juarez has been captured
 by the Imperialists .s..r' 'rs-.ss l DOMESTIC. The Kansas House of Repre-
 sentatives has voted to extend the right O 1 suffrage to women. ' The majority of the Congressional Com
 mittee appointed to investigate the New
 Orleans riot agree substantially. in theil finding of facts, with the reports of Sheri. dan, Baird, and the Military Commission. The Democratic member dissents and claims that there was such proyocation as would have caused a riot in any city in the Union. i-
 The last and largest gift of MT. George Peabody is that of one million dollars for educational purposes in the South,