The Portland daily press., 1868-03-02
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GREAT BRITAIN.
| LONDON, Feb. 29-The case of Gen Naola
| now on trial on q charge of Fenianism at Sli.
| go, a motion for DELAY of trial made nv Mr.
Herons counsel for the defence was refused.
On announcement of this decision by the
court, Mr.. Heron moved to transfer the case
to the Court of Queens Bench in order that
the trial might take place elsewhere. The
chiei ground ior TINS motion, Mr.. Heron said,
was the fact that there were not six Americans
IN the whole city of Sligo aud therefore it
would be impossible to select a mixed iurv
AT this moment George Francis Train. who
happened to be in Sligo, rather unexpectedly
| appeared before the court and volunteered to
become one OF the American Jurors. The Of
r was declined. Mr.. Herous motion was ar
| gued at length when The court refused to
transfer the triali'o another place. The case
wa thec proceeded with.
| The Times this morning has an editorial ar
| tlcle on the trial of Gen. Nagle The wri1er
| strongly urges the abandonment of the prose-
| cution, saying that the poiut of law involved
| Is to say the least questionable
| LONDON, Feb. 29-Evening But little pro
gless has been made in the trial of the Fenian
prisoners at Sligo. In order to procure d mixed
| J Try 1T became necessary to summon six Pms
slams, bur as these soon after absconded. The
trlai was ADJOURNED until Monday.
True Diils were a.to found against Nugent
hea', F"zsinlon, Leonlrd, O'Connor and
Leany, anu the prisoners will be brought 10
L tter news from the English captiyes in
Abyssinia had been received. They were still
safe and we'll at NJ ,giala. The advance of the
Ensiish army had arrived at place near An
aDn. The TIgre people WIRE every where
friendly. No SICK ness among the troops.
George Slater Booth, NJ. Z. for North Hapts
Will succeed George w. Hunt as under Sec
rotary of the Treasury
DUBLIN, March Nv. johnson, a grand
tred o. the orangemen organization, was
trled last week on charge of heading an lille
ga! procession in the county of Down, found
ment of fine.
PARIS, March IA conti act has been closed
between the National Telegraph Company and
the Societie Gable Transatlantique of France.
FLORENCE, March IA delegation of work.
lngmen OF Genoa waited upon Farragut last
week, ana presented him an address, in which
they say they desire to do him especial honors
patn'zss with the views of the illustrous, pat
riotic MaZziui.
BERLIN, Feb. 29.-King William of Prussia
formally closed the session of the Diet last
evening In the usual spe, CHI on such occasions.
Inc hing congratulated the members on the
success OF their labors. The effort of the Diet
10 ensure the peace of Europe had been
promptly and powerful sustained by the
other great powers. Confidence thus restored
VIII aid IN The spiritual and temporal welfare
OF the nation.
MUNICH, Feb. 29.-His Majesty Lonis IL.
King OF Bavaria, uied yesterday. He was 20
years old.
BERLIN, March lin his speech at the ,los.
ing f the Prussian Diet on Friday last the
King expressed himself entirely satisfied with
the legislation OF the past session, and declar-
Ell ne was sure no cause was now left for dis
turpance OF the peace OF Germany or Europe