The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-18

THE QUEENS sPEEcit-ADJoURiaIE:ST OF PAE
; 11A,LEXT-GaEGcE AND I I Y-IAITIcC
LAEs OF THE STREET FIGHT IN cADLz-HCs
slA'j MOVEMENTS IN CENTRAL ASIA.
LoSDoS, December 15.-Thc :ncMtcrs Of the
House of Commons attended ut the bar of the
| House Of Lords to-day, when q brief speech
from the Queen was read by royal commission
as foioms: ''SIlce the time whom her Majesty
deemed it ght to call you together for con-
sidcration oil many grave and important mat
tors. several vacancies have occurred il the
Housc of Commons, owing 10 the acceptance
of Office from the Crown by members OF that
House. It is, therefore, her Majesty's plea
sure that opportunity may bc given to
issue wits for supplying the vacan-
cies so occa=ioned, and that after @
suitable recess you may proceed to the
consideration OF such matters as will
then bo la,d before yon.' at the conclu-
sion OF the reading the members OF the House
of Commons Withdrew to their own chamber.
The House OF Lords then adjourn to meet
OIL February Ii. The House Of Commons also
adjourned to meet december 20. Wris have
been issued for elections to fill the vacant seats
in the House.
PEsrH, December F.-Foreign emissaries
are iampering with the Roumaniau soldiery in
Transylyeula. Tic money is furui ned from
r ssia.
BEELIN, December l7.-Prussia, in the in
terest Of European peace, has endeayored te
MN r-;t !, 1,o aD1c
the Sultan as far as consistent with the inter-
national law.
CAp1z, December 1.-The fleet with Dulco
On board sailed for Cuba on Tuesday.
LONDON, December 1.-THE following from
Cadiz has been de,eyed by the government:
Goa the 10th instant, tho troops were badly
beaten in the fight in the streets. During the
fight, Captain Farral, the American Consul,
il Official uniform, mounted the barricade with
the American flag and stopped the fighting.
Tho City Hail was shattered by the artillery
The troops pIundered some of the deserted
houses"
MADRID, December l7-Manrico Roberts has
been appointed Minister to Washington, and
Novaro to Constantinople.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 17.-Russia ex.
plains that her movements in Central Asia are
not for the purpose OF extending her territory,
but to strengthen the treaty of peace lately
made with Bokhara.
LONDON, December II. The Telegraph
thinks Revcrdy Johnson would have Jared bet
ter in the Alabama claims negotiations had he
been l5ss jealous for peace.
A Greek steamer was chased and bfGckadcd
in Syra by Turkish man-of- war.
CoNsTANr1HopLg, December H.-Grcecc re-
jects the Turkish Mt'motum, and tie Greek
envoy hero las received his passports. All
male Greeks remaining i'll Turkey alter fort
night will be regarded as Turkish subjects.
\ naval ba:t,o occurred between the Greek
steamer Erosis and Turkish cruiser, and the
particulars Of the fight have not tr,'nspirtd.
MADRID, December 17.-Tho rumored diff
cultics among the members OF the provisional
government are unfounled. The city is tram
quill and the Citizens are returning to their
bouses and business.
CoNsTANrISopLE. December l7.-MnBy sus-
pectcd Graebs nre detained here. 1t is report
ed that the Porte declines TO admit into tho
Dosphorus Greek iron-ciad 20 take on board
the Grccl, Ambassador.