Litchfield enquirer., 1867-05-30
News of the Week.

The union of the British North American provinces into the Dominion of Canada is formally proclaimed.
 The British Government has decided to commute to Imprisonment for life all the Fenians sentenced to execution.
 Sir Archibald Alison. the historian is dead
 The Clauses in the Reform bill providin 2 for more liberal extension of the franchise have been accepted, and the bill has been nearly perfected in the House of Com mons.
 The differences between the Emperor Na- poleon and the Corps Legislatif, with re- gard to the army organization scheme, have been adjusted.
 The Paris papers complain that Prussia is stren gthening the Qualifications of Ras- tadt
 Kossuth has written letter condemning the course of NJ. Deak, the leader of the popular party in Hungary
 Since the London Conference the East : ern question has assumed more importance. Efforts will be made to settle it. The Uni ted States Government offers to sell the Russian Government the iron clad Mianto- nomoh frigate, and two new fast cruisers The offer is likely to be accepted.
 The broken Atlantic cable is expected to be ready for use in about three weeks.
 Accounts received here from Madrid, show that the internal troubles of Spain are increasing, and fears are entertained that a political crisis is at hand.
 The Swedish Parliament has passed reso- lutions in honor of Capt. Ericsson.
 MEx1Co.-The following was received at the State Department, May 27:
 T5 Me Hon. WN. H. SEWARD: have this
 L1, 4o1, 1,, telegraph, via Galveston, dated at Matamo- ras, May 21. l have the honor to transmit you the following official letter:
 SAN LUIS PoTosI, May l5, 1867.
 "Geuera! BERRIozABEL-My esteemed friend: Tiru n Pat5Ta! Qneretaro has fal len by force of arms, this morning at s o'clock Maximilian, Mejia, Castello, and Miramon are prisoners.
 (Signed) BENTro JAUREz."
 Yours truly, M B. MARSHALL.
 E. l.. PLUMB.
 It is further reported that Escobedo has ordered Maximilian and all his generals to be shot. The U. S. Consul at Monterey confirms the ca pture, and writes that Jua- reg declined to promise the safety of Maxi milan.
 Queretaro is the capital of the State of that name. about no miles N. W. of the city of Mexico.
 DOMESTIC. c.-The registration of the vo- ters of Alabama and Georgia is to proceed forthwith Gen. Pope has ordered that freedmen be put on every board of regis tration. In Louisiana, the Republican platform favors the rebuilding of the levees and the abolition of the cotton tax. The prospects for large wheat crop, this year, are excellent The Attorney General, in his opinion, greatly restricts the application of the disqualifying clauses of the Recon struction acts. The Liquor License bill has been defeated in the Mass. Legislature. Gen. Swayne's report generates the whites of Mobile from having deliberately planned the riot, but the police are blamed for not having prevented it. The trial of Surratt has been postponed till June TO- There is to be 8 great musical festival in New York, commencing on Monday next, and contin- uing during the week. The destruction of the levees has caused immense damage in Louisiana and Lower Mississippi.
 Thaddeus Stevens has written another letter in favor of confscation. On inves- tigation into the recent riot, the mayor of Richmond sends up two white and two col ored men for indictment.