The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-10
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GREAT BRITAIN,

LONDON, March 9.-The Morning Post, in an
editorlai ON the subject of Irish reform saws
the plan which will be pursued by the new
government under Mr.. Disraeli, in regard to
cnents, is as follows: LIST, The consideration OF
the church question will be put off till the
Commission of the Irish Church Establish
meDt, already appointed, shall have made
their report; I'd, another Commission will be
appointed to inquire into the relations of land
lord and tenant in Ireland; Sd, charter will
De granted for new Roman Catholic Univer-
sity; 4th. the Irish railways are to be subsi-
died by government.
Mr.. }. McLeary Brown left the British Lee
CATION in China, and was accredited to act as
secretary OF Legation to Mr.. Burlingame on
his mission for the Chinese government with
the full consent of the British Ambassador at
Pekln, who endorsed his credentials.
The Post says much of the news from Abys-
slnnla, sent through telegraph by spedial cor
respondents, has proved untrue, and all re-
with distrust.
In the House OF Commons this evening, in
reply to an inquiry from Mr.. j. Harvey Louis,
Mr.. Claiborne Hardy, the Home Sscretary,
stated that the police had been previously in-
formed of the plot for blowing up one of the
walls of Clerkenwell prison and effecting the
release OF the Fenian prisoners. Their in
former, who was within the prison. was
to have given them notice When the
consprators approached 10 light the fuse
by throwing white ball over the wall, VIII .re-
upon the police were to seize the guilty par
ties. On the night before the explosion a cask
OF powder was seen in the street. but as NJ at
tempt was made to blow up all that night the
preconcerted signal was not given, and the
powder was allowed to remain and no
arrests were made, The police supposed that
the execution of the plot was postponed to the
following evening, and were off their guard
when the explosion took place Unexpectedly
during the day.
Lord StaLley informed the House that an
exhaustive investigation had been or Tered in
the case of the vessel Lizzie Line, seized in the
Chesapeake.
DUBLIN, March 9-Messrs. Fitz gerald, Da-
honey and Mccarthy, arrested for seditous
conduct, have been di charged from custody.
William johnson, the Orangeman Secreta-
~, refuses to accept the offer of release from
the sentence of imprisonment on the terms
proposed by the Lord Lieutenant.
TURKEY.
LONDON, March 9-There has been gener-
al change in the Turkish Cabinet. All the
Ministers have resigned except the Grand vi
zier, Mehmed Emin. Ali Pasha and others
Lave been appointed to succeed them.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March 9-Evening.-In the Corps
Legislatif to-day the debate on the hill for the
the bill as from time to time amended was
passed with remarkable unanmity, the vote
being 242 in the affirmative to 1 in the mega.
tive.
The ministerial budget for the ensuing fiscal
year ending in 1869 was laid before the Corps
Le.islatif to-day. The following are the total
receipts and expenditures as estimated by NJ
Magne, Minister of Finance: Receipts from
ordinary sources, 1,6S9,0OO,OOO francs; receipts
from extraordinary sodrces, $4,000 600 franc
total estimated receipts, 1872, 100000 francs
expenditures ordinary, 1,627, 100000 francs; ex
npu
total estimated expenditures, 1911, 100000
francs.