The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-30
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GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Nov. 28.-Great preparations arc
DelnS made at Brmingh I'M for the reception
u heVerdy johnson on Wednesday. John
Hright and others will speak on the occasion
Inc dinner to Mr.. J0hnson which Was con-
| tempiaied by the WUrkingmeus Society OF
this city has been abandoned.
Right Honorable Benz. Disraeli has declined
| peerage. His wife has been created Wis.
countess of Beaconfieds.
| The Times to-day gives the following as the
| result OF the election for the new House oil
Commons: Liberals 381; Conservatives 266;
| Liberal majority 115.
The press OF this city unite in commenting
Mr.. Disraeli's refusal OF the peerage and its
best0wal on his wife. The journals aso eulo-
glze the career of the Premier.
| A correspondent in tn Pail Mall Gazette
says that Gdribaldi is about to leave his island
home and emigrate TO America. The determ-
nation has been arrived at in consequence OF
the reproaches of Mazzin and his friend coz.
sequsnt on the generals failure in the Roman
insurrtction last year.
| LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28.--Dispatches from Glib
ratar reports the American brig Stephen Dun
eau, Captain Hughes, which sailed from New
York O1t. 16 for Mlrseies, lies stranded near
Cape lpartei. No further particulars received.
LONDON, Nov. 29.-The Conservatives have
carried the southeast division of the West
Riding of Yorkshire, aud also the western di
| vision of Surry, thus reducing the Liberal ma
jority by the election of four memoe The
| results of the majority of the later elections
have been in favoS of the Conservatives, who
| always hada disproportionate strength in the
| counties. Their gains in the present instance
| are also undoubtedly attributable largely to
indifference by the Liberals, who rendered
| careless of a heavy majority the first week of
the election La the manufacturing district
/. the bitter spirit of the Orange organizations
| was against the candidates who favored discs
adjustment. The entrance of this element
| into the strife did not fail in some quarters to
| lead 20 mob law and intimidation of voters
The Tories are charged with the responsibility
LOT excesses, and the Liberal partT has suffered
| severely.
| Much indignation has been caused among
| British ship owners by the rumor that the AL
abama treaty does not allow tho claims oil
Englishmen based on the decisions Of Ameri-
| can prize courts to be reopened before the
Commission. The Shipping Gazette says such
| provision is contrary to the precedent estab.
lshed by the Americana themselves and ex-
| Guides claims well foundsd, and the Gazette
| declares that if this report OF it is true he
Convention is capitalization, and Parliament
| will never sanction 1t. A writer in the OBJ
| server takes the sane view of the subject and
| discusses 1t at length, citing many authorities.
The London Times and the Paris correspon
| dent OF other London papers have lately given
| currency to rumors that the health of the EN-
| peror Napoleon is failing, and public co.h-
| dence has in consequence been somewhat dis
tnTbed. These rumors have been officially
contradicted from Paris, vet 1t Is we'll under
stood that without positive illness the Empe.
ror declines 10 take his usual active exercise,
and shows signs of decaying strength and
mental apathy. The poll y of his government
seems Just now to make demonstrations OF
vlgor against the opposition to render the lat
ter unpopular, and preserve the morale of the
departmental officials.
FRANCE
PARIS Nov. 2S.-The Patrie says that the
Corps Legislatif will meet on the Atm of Jan
uary next.
The present Moniteur newspaper losses its
| official character with new years day. The
| Mo1iteur Official de Lempire will then APP
| pear.
| The publishers of the Lille Progress news
| paper have been fined 800 francs and sent. need
| to one month imprisonment for publishing
| list OF subscriptions Tor the proposed monu-
| ment to Bandin in Mont Matre.
| The Patrie OF yesterday says there is fac.
ton in Spain favorable to the formation of
| triumvrate for five years.
PARIS, Nov. 29.-M. Pierre Antoine Berrier,
the celebrated advocate. died yesterday, aged
Is years.
Senior Olozaga has arrived here as Ambassa-
dor of Spain.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Nov 28.-An American vessel with
Wallachians, passed up the Danube day or
| two since.
Reinforcements have been sent by the Porte
to the province of Bulgaria to quell the disor
| ders there.
VIENNA, Nov. 29-The Austrian Govern
ment has fitted out aud dispatched from Trieste
an expedition which will sail around the world.
1t is under the command of Karl Sherz3r.
The objects of the enterprise are to introduce
the products OF Austrian industry into distant
markets and extend the commerce of the EN-
plre. The expedition Is under special In -truc
lions to visit the principal ports in China and
Japan, and to proceed thence to California and
cruise along the South American coast.
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Nov. 28-Deputies from Schleswig
have been denied seats IN the Diet until they
| swear allegiance.
MADRID, Nov. 2S.-Plazaga has gone to Paris.
Tn re have been many R.publit an demon
| STATIONS throughout Spain within the past Il W
| davs.
The government has declared that the popu-
| lar sense of the country Is antaeonistical to
| the establishment of Republic, and that the
| Cortes SON to meet will surely propose form
| of monarchy.
MADRID, Nov. g. The apprehensions OF
| bloodsnet in Spain are increasing. 1t is thought
| that a collision be- ween the Monarchists nd
the Republicans will be tie inevitable result OF
I
Meantime the patriotic fever of the nation is
| unbeatable.
A greas Republican, demonstration was made
| here at the close of las week. The young
| men of the city held meeting, and amid en-
| thusiasEl passed res. lu ions protesting against
| the rule excluding all persons under % years
| of age from the franchise. The people, to the
| lumber OF 1900 crowded the square where
| the me sting was held, and every allusion made
| by the speakers to the Republic was receiy,
with applause.
A spatch from Madrid states that the sub.
| scription by the people to the national loan
amounts to 319,000,0 600 reals.
ITALY.
FLORENCE, Nov. 28.-Quite g serious out
| break had occurred at Bologna and new troub-
| les were feared. The disturbance originated
through the refusal of the Peasants TO pay
| their taxes. Two persons have been killed and
| seven badly wounded.
Dispatches have been received that Mount
| Etna, in Sicily, is in state of eruption,
| GERMANY.
| BREMEN, Nov. 29.-The bark Cameo Gaus,
with 800 German emigrants, arrived to-day.
| She had a rough voyage. Eight deaths occur
red on the passage, mostly children.
| THE PARAGUAYAN WAR
PORTUGAL, Nov. 29.-Tne mail steamer has
| arrived from RIO Janeiro and the South Amer
| lean ports She brings t e following from the
| seat of war in Paraguay. The Brazillians
| sent column of 1900 across Gran Chaeo
| forest to attack the position OF President Lo
| peg at Viletta in flank. The Marquis De Gro
cias was waiting the development of this fl Ink
| movement to attack the river batteries with his
| feet of ironcltds and foros q communication
with tho army 10 Gran Chaco