The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-09-30

I ertY the riSht oi trau>it dCRVeS AHo As~H
nus. on sny route cf Communication. nat
ural or artificial BY land or water, which
may now or hereafter be constructed under
the authority Of Nicaragua TO be used
and eujoyed in the sane manner, and on
equal terms. BY both Republics Me
arayua. however, reservipg its right Of
sovereignty over the same.
Preparations for the coming Psrlia-
meatary elections are in progress through
ont Great Britain. The candidates are
appealing to their constituencies, and de-
Glazing their position on the test question
Of the dzy-the Irish Church Establish
msut. This question VIII be 80 distinctly
marked in the canvass, that the new men,
bers win consider their votes pledged to
/ the one side or the other. and hence there
VIII be a more compact. reliable and M
compromising party for Mr.. Gladstone to
work with-if the Liberals gain an increase
( Of members. The policy may be eouSld-
cred as virtually settled, when the returns
shall have been made. There viii be no
middle ground 90 the Chueh question, and
no more AdullAmites in the new Pariia-
meut. The Liberals confidently expect a
majority, and the settlement Of policy
adyerse TO the continuance Of the Irisc
. Church. but do not feel 50 certain thai
the Government viii be displaced The
e9urse pursued on the Reform Bill viii De
that likely TO happen on the Church ques-
ton. Mr. DisraeE viii declare that it is
inevitable, and assume it as a Government
measure. and so evade the force Of his
sdyersaries attack.
At = meeting Of the Tory party. at the
Crystal Palace, resolutions were adopted
expressing the determination of the party
to support the Church, Throne and Con
stitution-
Mr.. Bright lays down his principles in
g. address to the electors Of Birmingham.
In it he explains the defects Of the late
Reform Bill reviews the question Of suf-
frage, and repeats his desire Tor such ex-
tension Of franchise as will call into exer-
else the more enlightened intelligence Of
the country. He denouuces the principle
Of three-coruered constituencies, as applied
TO Birmingham and believes the disfran-
chisement and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Irish
Church would strengthen the cause of
Christianity and the Constitution Of the
country.
Mr.. Gladstone is said to be making
political bargain, as the rumor runs in
English political circles, that an under
standing has been arrived at between him
and the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ire
land When the dfs-establishment of the
Irish Protestant Church Is sanctioned by
Parliament, he win be prepared to recon-
mend grant of e 100000 to the May
nOoth College as compensation for the
abolition Of the annual grant This sum
VIII be produced by the sale of al adequate 1
portion Of the landed estates Of the Pro
testant Church.
The new Parliament VIII meet on the !
10th of December, and the Queen's Speech /
vii be delivered On the 18th
The Duke Of Edinburgh viii sail from
England IN October, in his flagship, to 4
visit the Pacific Ocean, and finish the tour /
50 abruptly Interrupted at Sydney. The I
Prince vii visit Honolulu
The wax in Paraguay seems no nearer
termination than when it commenced,
nearly three years ago The fortress Of
Humiati has been evacgated by Lopez, /
more, it appears. through military reasons
than the proves Of the allies The gar
risou has been withdrawn to another newly
constructed fortress, fifty miles further up
the river, and more impreguable than the
che given up to the enemy. This move
ment. while shortening the lines Of Lopez,
and strengthening his defenses, extends
the line Of operations OF the Allies. and
depriges them of the assistance Of their
ruu-eIadz- The inability Of the Allies to
take Humiati. vas shown il the Affairs Of
July 18th and 10Th, when their column
was badly repgIzed by the Parsgusyans,
alter it had got inside the fort. before the
evacuation had been completed
The Earis exhaasting to the resources Of
Paraguay. Even women have been brought
into the contest, under the command Of
Mrs. EIizzbeth IlSnch saidtO be the mis-
tress Of President Lopez. and mother Of his
children Were there commercial reasons
Of sufficient weight to call for the inter
ventiou Of the Great Powers, = speedy
conclusion Of the war would be reached,
bat the varianess Of the eombatants are Of
4 strictly local nature, and concern nobody
bat themselves, and hence they nay fight
It ogt while the world L bosy about other
matters
Accounts Of terrible earthquakes IN
Peru lasting from the 18th to 10th Of
August, have reached Is. the mOtio1 Of
the sea observed here oa those days. IN