The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-27
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GREAT BRITAIN,


LONDON, April 25.-Further particulars of
the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred
have been received. The culprit is an Irish
man named Farrell, who is known to be con-
nected with the Fenian organization Farrell
shot the Prince in the back on the 18th of
March, at Sidney, Australia. The ball was
not extracted from the wound until two DAYS
afterwards. The wound was dangerous and
painful, but the Prince was doing well, beyond
even the hopes of his physician. His recove
ry will necessarily be SLOW According to the
advices of his medical attendants the Prince
had sailed for England
Earl Kimberly has been appointed Governor
of the Hudson Bay Company.
Right Hon. William e. Gladstone publishes
card IN the morning papers to-day denying
in lump the host Ct personal charges which
have been made from time to time.
LONDON, April 25-Evening. ATTEMPTED
assassination of Prince Alfred by theiFenie
Farrell, has produced q most profound excite
ment throughout the nation. The press teens
with denunciation OF the assassin.
The trial of the Clerkenwell prisoners was
resumed to-day. -Four witnesses sWore that
the prisoner Barrett was in Glagow on the
18th OF December, the day on which the Clerk
enWeli explosion occurred, and though sub
Jected to the most rigid oross-examination,
: their testimony was completely unShaken
Many other witnesses We're examined bv the
defence when the case rested.
The Attorney General summed I'D the case
for the prosecution. He urged that proof
against all prisoners was established beyond a
doubt. He was compelled to admit, however
that there were serious doubts about the com
pllcity OF Timothy Desmond, but there was no
doubt i'll the case of Barrett. He ridieuled the
attempt to prove an abb in his case, and said
all efforts IN that direction had been strongly
outweighed by the direct proof
After the speech of the Attorney General
the Court adjourned till Monday.
THE ARvSSTNTAN WAR-cApTJlpF snu ,rA1D,r .
AND THE DEATH OF KING THEODORE.
LONDON, April 26 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
have just been received from Abyssinia, which
give the following highly important and
gratifying intelligence; A battle was fought
on Good Friday before Magdala, between the
| British troops, commanded by Gen Napiar
and the Abyssinian forces, under command OF
| their king in person. The latter were defeat
! ed, and reiterated into the town. Their loss in
| killed and wounded was very heavy. On the
Monday following, all his preparations having
! been completed, Gen. Napier ordered an as
| sault upon Magdala, and the town and oitad e.
We're carried by storm. King Theodorus was
| slain, and large number of his warriors were
killed. wounded and taken pris oners, aud the
/ entire capital remained in the possession of
/ the British forces. The loss of the British il
! killed and wounded was small. All the Brit.
ish captives were found in the city alive and
well, and were set free Gen. Napier's instant
return to the sea coast is expected.
a dispatch from Sydney, New South Wales
dated March 81 states that Prince Alfred wa
recovering from the effects of his wound.
Count De Sackelburg, present Minister o
Russia at Vienna, has been appointed to sue
coed Baron De Budberg as Russian Ambassa
dor at Paris.
| FRANCE.
FARIs, April 26-In consequence of the re
oeut trouble IN Japan, and the outrage com
Anu haete IL 'rere on French seamen, the French
meet III Japanese waters is to lie augmented
ana orders to that effect have been issued from
the Minister of Marine.
Many American naval officers are expecte,
tional Exhibition at Havre. '-'