The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
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GREAT BRITAIN.

| GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, July 31.-The session of Parlia-
ment was prorogued to-day. The Queen was
not present, and her speech was made by the
Royal Commission, and read as usual by the
LORD high Chancellor. 1t speaks of the for
clgn relations of Great Britain as most friend
~ and satisfactory, and says there is no reason
to fear war in Europe. No reference is made
to the United States. The Abyssinan expedi-
ton has indicated the honor of the Crown,
and the cessation of attempts at rebellion in
Ireland, renders the fuI Their use of the excep-
tional powers granted by the two Houses,
needless. The Queens thanks the House OF
Commons for supplies voted for the Govern
ment, and congratulates them upon the pas
sage of the Irish and Scotch Reform bills and
the bill for the purchase OF the telegraph lines
throughout the Kingdom, and others of less
important character. The speech also an
nounees that dissolution of Parliament will
soon take place, in order that the people may
reap the advantage of the more extended sys-
TEN of representation recently provided, con-
fident of their fitness for their new duties, and
that their voice will be for the perpetuation of
that civil and religious freedom which are Sc
cured by the institution of the national settle
ment of the Realm.
In the House of Commons previous to the
Propagation, the speaker said he had received
through the United States legation, letter
from tie Hon. w. I'll. Seward, accompanying
which was a splendid copy of the book emit
tied A Tribute of the Nations to the Memory
of Abraham Lincoln" a present from the Con-
gress of the United States to the House of
Commons
Lord Stanley moved that the thanks OF the
House be sent to Congress through Mr.. Sew
ard, and that the book be placed in the library
of the House. This motion was carried mem
con.
The Times of to-day, in leading editorial.
says of the session of Parliament, that time
only will show show if the leaders shall retain
their status in the change from the old to the
new body, Mr.. Bright will find the new House
OF Commons a more cOhgenial audience than
in the days of Palmerston or Gladstone.
where popularity may yet reach on to House
elected by one constituency, and doomed to
satisfy the requirements of another, and the
House may be satisfied in spite of all shots
with svch work as the abolition of the church
rates-the punishment of ELECTORAL corrup-
ton, and the condemnation of political church
abuses.
DUBLIN, July 31-AD the prisoners who
were arrested Under suspension of the writ of
habeas corpus in Ireland, and detained with
out trial, have been discharged from custody.
SPAIN,
LONDON. July 31.-The pending local trou-
bles in Spain have resulted in ministerial cri-
sis. s4 Asto
1t is understood that the distinguished Liber-
al statesman, Espartero, has been summoned
TO form new cabinet, and gone to Madrid for
that purpose.
4IlceoHtcHt C)uUiHueS 10 prevail IN spain
and threatens to break out in armed insurrec-
ton at any moment. Dissatisfaction is also
apparent among the officers OF the fleet.
RUSSIA. 1893
:. ST. PETERSBURG, July 31.-Under the pre-
urinary arrangement for peace, made wit
Bokhara, the Russian troops are to leave the
country at once, the Lahen paying to the Rus
sian government half million silver roubles,
as indemnity Tor the expenses Of the war.
FRANCE
PARIS, July 31.-Ihe Moniteur publishes an |
imperial decree, suspending for the space of |
three months the collection of tonnage dues |
from all vessels entering French ports with |
cargoes of cereals The decree is to go into eff |
feet on the LIST day of October, 1868.
JAPAN.
SHANGHAI, July News has just been re- |
ceived from Japan which states that the civil |
war in that country is drawing to close. A |
has been effected between the |
Damios of the North and South, which will |
probabl y lead to the speedy termination of
hostllities between the Mikado and the |
Tycoon. The particulars of the arrangement
have not yet been received here, and it is not
known what disposition has been made of the
claims OF Stats Baski to the supreme political
mower