The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-20
e U RoPE.
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON March 19.-Late dates from the
English Expedition now operating in Abys
sinia Tor relief of English captives held by
the King have been received in this city to-
day. 1t was reported at Annesley Bay on the
sixth that the British commander, Gen.
Napier, Is about to make sudden dash on the
enemies forces, near Magdala in the hope of
being able to free the captives in the surprise
and confusion of the moment
LONDON March 10 -Evening.-In the House
of Commons last evening G. w Hunt, Chan
cellor OF Exchequer, in reply to q question,
promised the appearance of the budget on the
10th of April next.
During the debate on the Irish question
Lord Nav made an explanation in regard to
the Fenian prosecutions. He said the offers of
pardon made to johnson, who was accused of
participating in Illegal professions, was not
held out to Sullivan and Pfgrot the Dublin
editors, for the reason that the cases were
widely different.
Capt. Ma key, recently tried at Cork on the
charge of murder and acquitted was to-day
put upon trial again on the charge of treason
and felony. Massey, Carredon and Mallany
are the chief witnesses against the prisoner.
LONDON, March 9-Midnight. I'm the House
of Commons tonight Earl Mayo, Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, presented the Government
bill for reform in the represen tatioD of Ireland
in the House of Commons There is to be no
alteration in the county franchise, but in the
burroughs the right of voting is to be given to
all five pound householders, instead of ten
pounds as at present. No action is taken upon
the measure.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March ia new pamphlet seeking
to es ablish the claims of the Napoe comic dy-
nasty has appeared. Napoleon's authorship of
the work in question is authoritively denied
1t is now said that Cont, the Secretary of
the Emperor's cabinet was the writer.
PARIS, March 19-Evening.-rhe much looked
fer Imperial pamphlet made its appearance to-
day. The writer, after giving a lengthy history
Of the early popular vote in France proves
from that that the French Constitution is
based upon the will of the people, He then
passes on to review the course of the Emperor
towards the people, and contends that in the
DEGREES Of 1860 and 1867, wherein certain lib
elal reforms were guaranteed, the Emperor
manifests that he seeks to adopt the covenant
to progress and liberty.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, March 10 In the Reichstrath to-
uay an announcement was made by the minis
Wy tnat the project for the authorization of
tlle rue OF civil marriage ought to pass in
oplUe ol the concord against it. While they
IesLeItou .ne III VIII of the Pope's ministry,
they considered such an enactment indisne1-
sable TO the well being of society and sbpuid
press its adoption by the Reichstrath.
THE PARAGUAYIAN WAR
LISBON, March 19.-The regular mail stear,-
ship from Rio Janeiro arrived at this port to.
day.
The news from the armies facing each otf err
on the Parana is meagre and unimportant.
The allies had not yet made an attack on the
fortified position OF the enemy at Humaitta.
A strol pressure had been brought TO bear
on the Brazilian Emperor for the removal of
Marquee Caxias, Commander-n-Chi of the
allies, but up to the time of sailing OF the
steamer the Emperor had omphatlcally refused
n pnf1n1u with the urgent aODpalS
The revolt which had broken out in the city
of Montevideo had been effeetually suppressed