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johnson Convention. The President goes on to say
the Convention adopted a declaration of principles,
and appointed a delegation TO wait upon the Presi~
denE and present said declaration. He then goes
on to detail an interview which took place in the
White Mouse between himself and The delegation
He says h;s speech on that occasion was Incorrectly
reported, and that the extracts quoted in the arti-
cles in question by the House of Representatives
are not parts of his speech. He makes the same
statement with regard to his Cleveland speech.
He also denies The CORRECTNESS of the passages
quoted in the article from his ST. Lonis speech. In
further answer to this article be protests that he has
not been unmindfui of the high duties Of his Office.
He denies having endeavored to bring Congress
into contempt. and asserts that during his ofieiaf
career he always acknowledged the authority and;
legality of Congress. He claims that all his speeches
were delivered in the exercise of his rights as AN
american citizen, for which he cannot be ques-
toned.
In answer TO article eleven, he denies that in his
public speeches in Washington he said that Con-
gress was not a lawful Congress and would not be
till the Southern States were represented. He in
sists on being permitted TO use freedom of speech
and opinion.
At three p. NJ. the reading of the answer was con-
Guided. The document makes about five newspa-
per columns.
Boutwell,. from the Managers. requested that the
Managers be allowed a copy of the Presidents an
swer. He said the Board will be ready with Its
replication at this Court at one O'Clock Tomorrow.
After a consultation with the House Managers.
Evarts rose and said that il the Court world allow
he would request that the President and counsel be
allowed thirty days in which to prepare for trial.
ecIldlpT tlbNdEu InONtu IL 1T on III lablts ttt III
ter the Managers had filed their replication.
Bingham said the Managers were ready TO argue
the question now. Whereapon Howard withdrew
his motion.
General Logan, for the Managers, then argued
against the motion.
Evarts followed. and argued ut length i'm favor of
q further length of time. n
Wilson, of Massachusetts, argued against granting
the motion.
Stanbery closed the argument, with strong APP
peals for further time.
European Intelligence.
[BY THE CABLE.1
LoNpoN, March I9.-Advices from Annesley BAY
to the 9th say a report from the advanced post of
the British forces announces that Gen. Napier is
about to make a dash on Magdala, hoping to rescue
the caplves.
PARIS. March I9-Eoeninq-The mucaI-looked
for Imperial pamphlet appeared to-day. The writer,
after giving a history of the popular votes in
France. proves therefrom that the French Consti-
tuition is based upon the will of the people only,
and is changeable only by a vote of the people.
He then passes on to review the course of the En-
peror towards the people, and contends that i'm the
DEGREES of 1860 and 1867, where in certain liberal
reforms were guaranteed them, the Emperor. mani
tests that he seeks to adopt a eonveyant to progress
and liberty.
LoNDoN, March 20-Advices from AnnesIay Bay
state that Gen. Napier, with all his forces, is 90
miles south of Antalo. On the 25th he had q salts
factory talk with the Chief of the Tigre tribes.
A telegram, anticipating the overland mail, says
tutI Ill lOTtlSutTS Il Itltt 1lOgO ana OS1E3. J1U-
an. 1t is said that a French, or American, war ves-
sci has been fired on by the Japanese.
LONDON, March 20.--In the House of Commons
to-day Mr.. Gladstone announced that on Monday
he would offer a motion that the House go into
Committee on the state of the Irish Church. Estab-
lishment. He said that when it was agreeable to
the House he would press the question.
In the course of the evening Mr.. Forester, MEM
Der for Bradford. alluded to the state of the law in
regard to the allegiance of British subjects, saying
that this matter especially demanded attention in
the bearing it had on the relations of this country
TO the United States. He thought the time was
now ripe for arriving at a definite understanding.
He explained the law on the right of expatriaton.
and showed that at the present time 1000. OOo of
the Queens subjects are living in the United States
as American citizens, in practical violation of the
law. It -ras the difference which arose between
England and America in regard to the rights of
adopted citizens which caused the wal of 1872.
Now it was the differences which still exists which
was counted on by the Fenians as likely again to
embroil the two nations, and thus further their
reasonable designs. He urged that Great Britain
abandon her claim to life allegiance in the case of
emigrants to foreign countries. and advised the
question forever.
Sir Robert Collyer supported the views of Mr..
Forester. aEE
Lord Stanley addressed the House, and in speak
ing of the principles on which the laws were found
ed, admitted that the dogma of natural allegiance
was now obsolete. He informed the House that
the Government had already made advances for
the settlement Of the question at Issue, and declar-
ed that they were willing to meet the Government
of the United States half way. There were many
difficulties in the way of adjustment, but he was
happy to say they were not regarded as insupera-
BILE. He stated that the Foreign Office, was now
in communication with Mr.. Seward on the subject,
and concluded by approving the proposition of the
member from Bradford.
Sir Roundell Palmer hoped that the expatriatea
subjects of Great Britain would not be suffered to
make war on their parent country.
Mr.. Baxter, member for Montrose, moved the
adoption of the resolution, that the House il of the
opinion that the present system of fixing the price
for carrying the American mails is all wrong. The
pay should depend upon the effectiveness of THE SER
vice performed. which should be open to all steam
ship lines.
In support of the resolution. Mr.. Baxter said the
Cunard steamers received several million pounds
sterling while the other companies. quite as effect
i've, had nothing.
Mr.. Booth. Secretary Of the Treasury. promised
that the experiment of open competition should be
tried. and he hoped the member wonid withdraw
his motion till the trial was made, which according
ly was done.
LONDON. March 2O.-Midnigbt-The latest adri
ces from Shanghae state that the civil war in Japan
has resulted i'm the defeat of the Tycoon, who. after
a disastrous battle with the combined forces of the
Daimios. fled to Yedo.
The Government of the Mikado had addressed a
note to the foreign ministers in Japan. in which it
pledges itself to a faithful observance of the trea-
ties
A despatch from Constantinople reports that the
Grand ViZier complains that aid is Indirectly fur
nisted by the Russian transports to small bands Of
Cretan insurgents in the mountains. 1t claims
that this alone prevents the restoration of complete
tranquility to Gambia.
Cork, March 20-The jury in the case of Capt.
Mackay has brought in a verdict of guilty of trea-
son. Sentence is deferred.
PARIS. March 20.-The French troops in Rome
are reduced to a single brigade. l.
Cork. March 2l-Capt Mackay has been sentence
ed to Imprisonment at hard labor for IL years.
CoNsTANTINori.E, March 20.-Diplomatic inter-
course, which has been temporarily interrupted
4 .+u-nan .ho TurGfch Nipicta M RAZOR Hs-.
and T. j. Norris, the American ambassador at
Caastantinnnla hos Lcen rcsuued sincc The racoi,4