The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-05
EUROPE.
BY Atlantic reIegraph.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
I LONDON, November 4.-The Post
announces the following programme
as quasi official: The dissolution of
Parliament will take place on the
! 1lth inst. All unc0ntested elections
are TO commence on the 18th, and the
| contested elections In boroughs on
| the 17Jh. and in counties at the latter
date. The new Parliament will be
| summoned to meet on the 9th OF
December, when the Queens speech
will be delivereds and the policy of
the Ministry on the questions at issue
announced sN C'
John Evelyn Dennison will be re-
elected Speaker. It is believed that
the House will be ready TO proceed to
business by the 14th of December.
The opposition will probably move,
as a test question, an amendment in
reply to the Queens speech, which
the House will debate, when it is sup
posed the motion will be carried bv
a large majority, and the House ad-
jouraed until the following Monday.
On reassembling, the Premier will
announce his resignation, and that of
his colleagues. Mr.. Gladstone will
follow with a motion to adjourn for
the holidays to afford an opportu-
nity for the formation of a new Cab
met.
Mr.. Childs, of the PHILADELPHIA |
edger, arrived in London yesterday. |
He Is the guest of Mr.. Waiter. of tEe |
Times. he will also be entertained |
By George Peabody and Charles
Dickens.
LONDON, November 4,-The report |
that American vessels of war had /
been sentup Paraguay River to Asun-
cI1D,Fis confirmed. They had orders
to command the immediate release of |
members. of the United States Lega-
ton, held prisoners By the Paraguay
ans.
President Sarmento, of the Argen-
tine Confederation, desired. to assimi-
late the land laws of the country to
those of the United States.
+ -sioav tna FRANCE.
/ PARIs, Nov. 4. The Gauleis asserts
that the members OF the provisional
governments &C Madrid are unanimous
10 opposition to the Duke of Mont
pensleur.
PANS, Nov. 4-The Patrie saws
that Minister Burliugame and the
Chinese Embassy will arrive In Paris
e . S:Ianuagy. g.Theg vii! make prOpo.
ports on the interior waters OF China,
and to have European consuls sta
tioned at al the great cities of the
Emrire; and TO send Chinese consuls
bes ts1s principal cities of Europe.
rs sd E4a SCOTLAND. g aa.9
EDENBURGH, Nov 4.-Johu Bright
was publicly received here yesterday
by the Lord Provost and members of
the city government, and presented
with the freedom of the city.
The Court Of Sessions of Eden
burgh on final appeal, has rendered
D decision disalloWing the claims of
woman to the right OF franchise.
7of auosa s. SPAIN.
3 MADRID, November A. - General
Dulce delays his. departure for Cuba
on account of sickness. He takes out
a decree providing for the election Of
Deputies In the Island. He is also
to carry into force meas.
ares to liberalize the administration,
TO establish the liberty of the press,
to divide the Island into three Prov
inces, and suppress unpopular insti-
tutions.
sGeu. Gontreas is appointed Captain
Geueral of Porto Rico.
Olzago and bis party have issued
manifesto urging the necessity of
maintaining a monarchial form of
government In Spain.
The Provisional Government has
received many petitions for the abOli-
tiOn of slavery. 4. s-1.ss
1t Is positively ascertained that the
Government will now recognize the
Mexican Republic
MADRID, November 4.-The officers
aud men of the Spanish Navy have
been placed on the same footing, as to
rank and pay, as those of the army.
The Provisional government has
abolished customs duty in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the PHILIPPINE Islands,
On all goods and materials intended
for works of public utility.
.ln4s1 s5.sIw PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, November 4.-King Viii.
liam to day opened the re sion of the
Prussian Diet with a speech from the
~hrone.s He said new sources Of rev.
enue were needed to provide for the
increased expenditures. The rela-
tions of Prussia with all foreign
powers were friendly and sat
isfactory; he hoped Spain would
succeed in independently re-
constructing her affairs on a basis
which would render the future wei
fare OF her people secure. He con
cluded by declaring that the wishes
of the sOvereigns and the public
craving Tor peace would secure peace,
and should remove those groundless
fears of which advantage is too often
taken by enemies in peace.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, November At it said
that Baron Beust has urged a peaceful
settlement of the Schleswig dispute.