The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-24
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GREAT BRITAIN.


DUBLIN, April 23.-The Prince and Princess
u "aies attended grand ball given IN theil
honor last night. The hall was magnlhcently
! decorated. The floor and galleries were crowd
| ed with one of the most brilliant assem5la9es
ever gathered together in this city.
| LONDON, April % -Evening.-At the trial OF
| the Cerkenwell Fenans to-day the examino
| ton OF witnesses for the Crown was Continued
John Davis testified that on the 18th of De.
| cember he saw man lighting a fuse attaohad
to . caslI under the prison wall, but was mn =.
| Bile to identify the person.
Warden Cope of the Clerkenwen bonso q,
detention said he found among snn noo olea .,
linen belonging to Burke while prisoner there.
snal' package containing a green colored
iDInerai, which he gave to the keeper.
m thomson again took the stand. and
.esItieu ne arrested Burke on the Goth of No
his III. oh searching him he found in one of
,ias Pockets small phial of liquid which he
Eave &c 10 Or. Gliding, but subsequently returned
1t to Burke.
DE- Gliding testified that he examined a L.
q'ld 10 phia given him by Inspector Thorn
chemical fluid when used as invisible ink on
Ordinary writing paper could be brought out
by the application of copperas. The writing
would then be perfectly plain. He swore that
the mineral found among Burke's linen was
copperas.
Tne police officers, who arrested Burke and
casey, gave particulars of their arrest, and the
prison officials testified as to their condnct
while in ther-legal custody.
=, a MI. Norris and Jane Keppel both swore
that they had seen Barrett and Burke ot Mil
iabeFs house previous to Burkes arrest.
Alter some additional out unimnortant tas
umony, he case for the Crown closed. The
Jury VIII probably acqut the female prisoner.
Ann Jastice, on recommendation of the Court
-, mr.. olelgh, counsel for w. Desmond, opened
inc case Tor the defence. At the conclusion of
ms speech the court adjourned
1t is believed that the trial of Ann Justice
VIII proceed on other counts.
LONDON, April 23-Midnight.-In the House
Oh Lords tonight, the Earl of Buckingham
ma M Earl CanarVon eulogzed the late Hon.
THOMAS Darcy MCGEE OF Canada.
Ia the House of Commons. Mr.. Ward. Chan
eeiior OF The Exchequer, submitted the annual
ouGGeG revenue for The last fiscal wear which
n aad been estimated at e70,OOOOOO. 1t Yielded
ISo9oOo,oJO' falling about one-third Of mil
LON oei9 era the estimate made by the govern
heht. The real expansion revenue Amounted
10 nearly 100000. The expenditures last
year, estimated at about Ell $4,000 fall e50O00
snort OF that amount. The surplus rece,nts
over inc expenditures during the coming ifs
al al year, Is estimated by the Minister at e9O9-
OOo. Ihe cost of the Abyssinian war is estl-
mated at 95000000. The Minister estimates
ne VIII have 100000 or eSO0OOO more than he
heeds 20 meet the expenses OF the war.
Mr. GLADSTONE made brief remarks on the
>.i"aVe submitted by the Minister. He
tbonght the cost of the Aavssinian war undaro
estimated. He censured the government for
rs s. increasing the expenditures, while every
effort should be made TO reduce.
Mr. w ard Hunt defended the budget from
criticism OF Mr. Gladstone. He asked for the
!. teneWai ct the actual duty on tea, and moved
GIae tne committee of the Whole report to the
Hause ON this subject on the 4th of Nav next
Inc motion was greed to-
Ihe House then adjourned.
of d. A.. IN
ton of the church rates, which passed the
House OF Commons before the Easter holi-
days, came up for consideration.
Lord Derby spoke against the bill.
Archbishops Canterbury and York and the
bishop OF London opposed the bill, but ap-
proved OF its passage 10 second reading.
The speakers all concurred in the opinion
that the present tendency of politics was to-
wards the disesLablishment of the church.
motion was made to refer the bill to a Sc
lion was withdrawn and the bill was read a
second time. The House then adjourned.