The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-16
Foreign EOssiD.

In the British House of Commons, on the
18th, Mr.. Graham asked the government what
arrar gemenis were being made for the con-
veyanee of the mails after the termination of
the present service on Saturday, the 28th of
December. Mr. Hunt said it had been deter
mined by the House that at the expiration of
the Culard contract the business should be
opened to competition by advertisement:
theie should for term be no regular system m
OF subsidy, but that ship-owuers should re-
ceive the sea postage, leaving it to the govern
ment of the United States to make a
similar arrangement on their side. The
answers received to the government adv ertice-
ment did not come up to their expectations.
Accordingly Messrs. Cunard sent a letter, de-
claring themselves ready to make contract
for much smaller sum than they had been in
the habit Of receiving, provided it was mad e
for ten years certain, and then terminabIe with
one years notice. 1t was for a fixed sum. and
the contractors were to receive no sea postage
but the office was to receive the homeward sea
postage from the American Government. An
officer was at once sent to America 10 con fer
with the United States Government, and the
English Government had received such infor-
nation as rendered it impossible for tn EN- 10
enter into such an arrangement In order to
prevent Inconvenience to the mercantile com
munty, hs had within few hours concluded
an arrangement with the Gu nard Company
for continuing the present service for one year
at fixed sum.
Louis Blanc thus comments in the Paris
Temps on the recentexecutioa at Manchester:
SAT last, allis saved! Official England draws
her breath. May you be blessed God of Mer-
cyl On Saturday last Calcraft your faithful
minister, strangled three men. Then there
were priests who, while tie hangman took
charge of their bodies, prayed to sweet Jesus
to take care ct thoir souls! Thus things pass
N regard to the punishment of death. Official
society prays for those whom it butchers. 1t
pats water in its wine; holy water in blood.
What pious distribution of parts! On one
side Calcraft; on the other Jesusl-which does
much honor to Monsieur the hangmanl Al
len, Larkin and Goull-obscure names be-
longing to eternal oblivion but whose names.
tnahks' to the execution OF yesterday, ireland
will remember eternally"
The French semi-oflicial journals express
great displeasure at the release of GaribaIdi
The weakness Of the Italian Government ia so
evident that the Emperor fears that the eyacu-
alton of the Roman territory by his troops
would quickly be followed by a renewed inya-
SION OF the red shirts. To this the Cabinet Of
Florence has replied that the best wav to
strengthen its hands is by the withdrawal of
the French troops. Some of the Powers in
vited to the Congress, in their replies, express
strong hope that the evacuation of the Ro.
man States will be considered by the French
Government as an indispensable accompani-
ment to the opening of the desired Congress,
As for the congress itself, the Emperor's or
gans still declare that it is to be, and that all
the powers will join in it, and that it will set
tie everything. This kind of talk is particu-
larly absurd in view of the fact that the invit-
ed powers all fight shy of it, that the Italian
government refuses to take part in it unless il
can get better conditions than the French
government is at present willing to concede,
while the Roman Government refuses to have
anything to do with it o. any terms. Cardi-
nal Antonelli has written a note in which he
rows upon the Italian. Government all the
responsibility of recent events, shows the i'm
possibility of any reconciliation with that
Government, and sets forth the reasons why
the Holy Father can give no sanction to the
project of a Conference for settling the Roman
question, nor take any part in its proceedings
if it should meet.
rather Gayazzi, who was in attendance ON
Garibaldi at the battles of Monte Rotondo-
Terni, and Mentana, writes letter describing
tne campaign. He says that after the battle
OF Monte Rotvndo Garibaldi would have en-
tered Rome. but he was detained at the Tib.
er' the bridges over which had peen DESTROYED
and before he could complete his pontoons
tne French troops were in the Holy City.
Inc cause was then lost but it is a brilliant
iAc'' ne says, that Garibaldi, fighting one to
two' without cavalry, with two guns against
iourteen' almost without ammunition, with
despicabie arms, contending with an enemy
whose Chassepots could be fred at LOO me-
ters, whilst his own arms could only be fired
at 800, was enabled to hold his position in the
last great battle until night, and then to re-
treat without being moiested.
IT is not generally known in this country
that one and the same telegraphic alphabet is
used in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Hol-
land, the German States, Italy, Spain, Portu-
gal, Malta, Switzerland, Denmark. Norway
Sweden, Russia, Persia, Greece, Turkey. Atri.
ca and India; also for the Mediterranean, Per-
sian Cult, and the Atlantic Cables This al
pnabet was originated by the Germans.
"A somewhat serious riot, arising out of rit-
uaiistic practices, occurred in All Saints
Church, Lambeth, lately. The services there
are highly ritualistic, and large number of
the congregation expressed their strong disap-
probation, not merely by Kisses and cries, but
by rushing to the altar, breaking the font and
doing much mischief A young man named
Samuel Rouse, who had come all the wav from
Stoke Newington to attend the service. was
brought up to the Police Court charged with
having broken the font. Two witnesses swore
positively that they saw him throw the font
over, but there being some discrepancies in
the evidence the case was dismissed.
1t is proposed to establish a"temperance
hospital" in London, where the sick may be
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