The Portland daily press., 1868-07-28
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JAPAN.

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LONDON, July 27.-Further advices to the
30th of ~ tine have been received. All minis
ters of fforeign powers in Japan had unite in
a protest against the revival by the Mikado
of the decree against the native Christians.
Civil war continued TO rage with much vio-
lenee. The troops of the Mikado were in pos
session Of all the ports opened to foreigners by
The bl lother of Stots Baschi, the x-Tycoon,
was at the head of the revolt against the Spir-
itual Emperor, and had large army under his
command with which he was gradually ad-
vanclng on Yeddo, in which city the party of
the Tycoon is very strong. There had been
some fighting between the hostile forces in the
vicinity of Yeddo, but no decisive successes
are reported on either siie. 1t was thought
the war between the two parties, whose re-
spective strength and resources appeared to be
so evenly balanced, would result in division
of tina country into two independent empires,
governed respectively by MIkado and Ty-
coon.
BULGARIA.
8 LONDON, July 27.-Political disturbances are
reported again in Bulgaria. A dispatch from
Constantinople states that the Turkish govern
ment has ordered troops to that quarter to re-
store tranquility.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, July 27-Mid nght.-In the House
of Lords this evening Lord Napier took the
customary oaths and his seat.
In6 bribery Dill was reaQ The second ume,
and the public schools bill passed. 49,
Earl Mamesbury, in reply to a question
from Baron Houghton, said the Ministers
would wait for Mr. Rossau's report before con-
sioering the value of services and extent of
sufferings of the Abyssinian envOys before and
during their captivity.
In the House of Commons, Mr.. Kinglake
put the question to Lord Stanley, Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, as to the condition and diplo.
matte relations between this country and Mex
leo.
Lord Stanley replied that Mexico broke off
the relations with England in consequence of
the recognition by the latter Empire of which
Macmillan was the head. If the Republic
there would be Lo difficulty about it, but dig
nifty and self respect forbid that England
should solicit the renewal of official intercourse
| between the two countries. ana
Lord Cransworth, twice Lord Chancellor of
Great Britain, died to-day. tt tr.-s SEX
GERMANY.
DARMsTADT, July 27-The conference is in
progress between the Hon. George Bancroft
the American Minister to the North German
Confederation and Baron Lindelof, President
of the Council of State and Minister of JUS
tice of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, on the sub
ject. of the naturalization treaty with the Uni
ted States, which promises speedy and favor
| able termination.
FRANCE.
| PARIS, July 27-An important statement
| was made in the Corps Legslatif to-day. M
Pelletin put an interrogatory to the Ministers
| to which M. Rouher replied that the govern
| ment does not intend to alter the election laws
| in any particular.
The budget has been finally adopted by the
| Corps Legislatif.
LISBON, July IA report has been received
4 by the government that the British gunbOat
Jandora, of the African squadron, had landed
her men at one of the Portuguese stations on
| the coast Of Guinea and taken possession o.
| the place by force of arms. Few particulars
| of the outrage are known, but it is asserted the
| Portuguese guard was disarmed aud made
prisoners and the flag of Portugal was hauled
down and the British colors hoisted in it
place. The Portuguese government has dis
patched two men-of-war from the Tagus TO tn,
! scene OF the outrage.
| ITALY.
LONDON, July 26.-The following has beer
received from Rome: The police have discOv
cred mine to blow up the Notifications OIL
Mount Aventine. Two sentinels were recent
ly attacked in the night and wounded. The
police have seized quantity of red and blacl
| Garibaldian shirts The licenses have beel
withdrawn from all wine shops in the Roman
Campagna. .t...s-