The Portland daily press., 1868-12-10
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GREAT BRITAIN.

New YORK, Dec. ga special cable dispatch
of last night says the composition of the Glad
stone Cabinet given by the several journals is
premature.
The leaders of the Liberals has not yet COM
municated TO any one the name of the parties
upon whom his choice will rest.
The names put forward by the Times and the
Observer are acceptable, but they are mere
newspg per speculation and must be looked on
in that light.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-vThe Daily Telegraph says
Mr.. Gladstone's cabinet is now ready to con-
slider any counter proposals made by the Unit
ed States in the Alabama case.
The Telegraph adds the competence of Lord
Clarendon to carry out the negotiations is I'M
doubted.
Tne concessions which were made by Lord
Stanley are an earnest of the spirit animating
English politicians in dealing with this mat
ter. All that can be honorably granted will
be. america can accept no less and desire no
more"
LIVERPOOL, Dec 9-The ship John Duncan
from st. john, N. B., for Liverpool, capszed in
the middle of the Atlantic and was lost. The
captain his wife and nine of the crew were
drowned.
BELGIUM.
NEW YORK, Dec "a Brussels dispatch of
Yesterday SAYS that the state of health of the
Empress Carlotta, the wife of the unfortunate
Emperor of Mexico is rapidly improving.
She rests portion of the night, and a state
of comparative quiet has superseded the inces-
SAINT agitation to which she was hitherto sub
ject
She has at the same time recovered her intel
lectual faculties, and is now able to reason on
every subject with GOODNESS and in reasonable
manner.
She talks of writing memoirs on Mexico and
of relating by what series of severe intrigues
and reasonable man9uvering her husband
was sacrificed.
The Emperess Carotta is one of the most in
teresting figures in modern history.
The news of her recovery has caused great
satisfaction all over Europe, where her name is
very popular.
PARIS, Dec. 9.-The editor and publisher of
the Revue Politque has been fined one thous-
and francs each for publishing and encourag-
ing subscriptions for the Baudin monument
Each printer employed in the Office of the
above named paper was fined 500 francs.
MADRID Dec 9-The Gazette of this city
| slys the report of the suppression of an armed
Republican demonstration at Cadiz few days
| ago was premature.
| At last accounts the insurgents were still in
arms, and attempting to make terms with t. G
! government troops under a flag of truce.
| Gen. d. e. Rode has been appointed to the
chief command Of the troops in the department
| of Andalusia,
General Makuina has been made Captain.
| General of Seville.
NJ Monge has been appointed commandant
| 1T Varana, vice Matinee.
| Communication with Cadiz is interrupted.
| Ii is said many families are about to leave
| the country.
The insurgents demand an armistice, which
will probably be granted and they be allo Ved
to eVacuate the city. The Hotel de Vile and
many adjoining houses are now held by the
| insurgents.
| AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Dec. 9-Emparor Francis Joseph
has issued manifesto address to the army in
which he says: The country wants peace and
we muse maintain it. l am satisfied with the
laws recently adopted for the reorganization Of
the army throughout the Empire. Austria
and hungary are now equally interested in
the grandeur and security of the Empire. II
is my wish that the army, navy and land forces
will ever remain truly united.
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-Count Bismarck, in tn.
House of Deputies to-day, assented to the pro-
posal to carry the expenses of the foreign af
fairs of North Germany to the budget aitel
1870.
In answer to a proposition that Prussia
should follow the liberal example of Austria
| he asserted that the Prussian people had en-
| loved ali the liberties now inaugurated b.
| Austria for over twenty years.
HUNGARY.
pEsrH. Dec. 9-The Hungarian Parliamen
closed its sessions to-day.