The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-21
BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
The Civil War IN Japan.
The Defeat Of the Tycoon.
Important Poo s5dings in
the English House Of
Com mon
ENGLAND.

AAONDOAN4 4f4AA IA ~ - "A ALIG AAOlA
Annesley Bay state that General Ma
pier with his forces we're twenty miles
south of Antato, on the 25th ult.,
Cas-ia and the chief of the Tigre
tribes.
LoNDoN, March 20.-The latesta ad-
vices from Shanghai state that the
civil var in Japan has resulted in the
defeat Of the Tycoon, who, after a
disastrous battle with the combined
forces Of the Diomores, fed TO Jeddo.
The Government Of MikadO has ad-
dressed a note to the foreign minis
ter in Japan, in which 1t pledges itself
to a faithful observance of the treaties
LONDON, March 20. - A dispatch
from Analo, Abyssinia, dated March
Sd, says: General Napier has gone on
in advance Of the expedition with
accommodating party, intending to
reach Lake Ashangee, In the Tigre
Country
Kassai, the Prince of Tigre, agreed
to furnish supplies for the British
troops while passing through his ter
ritory on their march to Magdela.
A dispatch from Constantinople
reports that the Grand Vizier com
plains of the aid indirectly furnished
by the Russian transports to small
bands of Cretan insurgents ia the
mountains, aud declares that this
alone prevents the restoration of
complete tranquility In Gambia
LoSDoN, March 20 Evening
Tn the House Of Commons. today,
Gladstone announced that on Mon
day he would offer a motion that the
House go into a Committee Oh the
state Of the Irish Church establish
meut aud said that when it was agree
able 10 the House and Ministry, he
would press the consideration of the
question.
In the course Of the evening, Viii
liam E Forester, member for Brad
ford, alluded to the State law IN re-
gard to the allegiance of British sub
jects, saying that this matter especial
| ly demanded attention in the bearing
| il had upon the relations of this cOun-
| try with the Unite States, and he
/ thought the time was now ripe
/ for arriving at a definite understand
| ing. He explained the law on the
/ right of expatriatlon, and showed that
! at the present time 100000 of the
| Queens subjects were living in the
limited States as American citizens,
in practical violation of these laws.
/ 1t was the difference which arose be-
tween England and America IN regard
to the rights of adopted citizens which
caused the war of 1872, and now, the
/ difference which still existed. was
counted on by the Fenians -as likely
! to embroil the. two nations, aud thus
! further their reasonable design He
1 urged Great Britain to abandon her
| claim OF life allegiance in the case Of
emigrants to foreign countries, and
advised the appointment Of a mixed
! commission to settle the question for
ever.
+ SIR Robert Collier then followed
/ with a speech, which supported the
views OF Forester.
Lord Stanley addressed the House
and. in speaking of the principles
upon which the laws were founded,
ADMITTED that the dogma of natural
alleg .ance was now obsolete. HI in
formedthe House that the Government
had already made advances for the
settlement of questions at issue, and
| declared that they were willing to
meet the Government Of the United
States half way; that thlTe were many
difficulties In the way of adjustment,
but he was happy to say they we're not
REGARDED as insufferable. He also stated
that the foreign Office was now il
communication with Secretary Seward
on the subject, aud concluded BY ex-
pressing his approval Of the PROPOSE,
ton OF the member from Bradford
Forester. for a mixed commission.
Baxter. member for MOntrose, call
ed attention to the Trans A Atlanti,
= Mail service, and moved the adoption
! of the following resolution That
in the opinion of the House, tht
present system of contracts, in whicl
q fixed price Is stipulated for carrying
the American mails, is wrong; tha
pay should depend upon the effective
ness of the service, the performanc
of which should be open to all steam
/ ship lines.
Baxter said in support of his resc
J., luton, that the Cunard Steamshi
# Company received subsidies to tn
n amount of millions of pounds, Will
# other companies which are as et
s fcient, received nothing. He admit
y ted that the mail service was well pei
= formed by the Cunard line, sbl