The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-01
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PARIS, July 31.-AA Imperial decree
suspends for three months from octooef
first the collection of tonnage dues from
all vessels entering French ports with
cereals.
SHANGHAI, July 4.-News from Japan
SAWS that compromise has been effected
between the Daimos of the North ana
South, which will probably lead 10 u
speedy termination of hostillties De-
tween the Mikado and the Tycoon.
LONDON, July 31.-The session OF
Parliament was prorogued to-day. The
Queen was not present and her speech
was made by the Royal Commissioner
and read as usual by the Lord Chancel-
lor. 1t speaks of the foreign relations
of Great Britain as most friendly and
satisfactory, aud says there is no reason
to fear war in Europe. No reference is
made to the United States. The Abys-
ssnianI expedition has vindicated the
honor of the Crown. The cessation of
attempts at rebellion in Ireland renders
the further use of the exceptional power
granted by the two Houses needless.
The Queen thanks the House OF Com
mons for the supplies voted for the Gov
eminent, and congratulates them upon
the passage of the Irish and Scotch re-
form bill, the public school bill, the bill
for the purchase OF telegraph wires, and
other of less important character.
The speech also announces that the
dissolution of Parliament will soon
take place in order that the people may
reap the advantages of the more ex-
tended representation recently provid-
ed, confident of their fitness for their
new duties, and that their voices will
be for the perpetuation of that civil
and religious freedom which is secured
to the institutions of the nation and
settlement of the realm.
In the House of Commons, prev ious
to the proroguation, the Speaker said he
had received, through the United States
Legation, letter from Hon. William
II. Seward, accompanying which was
splendid copy of a book, entitled "a
Tribute of the Nation to the Memory of
Abraham Lincoln" present from the
Congress of the United States to the
House of Commons.
Lord Stanley moved that the thanks
of the House be sent to Congress
through Mr.. Seward, and that the book
be placed in the library of the House.
The motion was carried.
The Times, in leading editorial,
says of the session, that time only will
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 more con-
genial audience than in the days of
Palmerston or Of Gladstone, whose pop
ularity may yet reach on TO n House
elected by one constituency and doomed
to satisfy the requirements of another,
The House may be satisfied, in spite Of
all shortcoming, with such work as the
abolition of church rates, the punish
ment of electoral corruption, and the
condemnation of political and church
abuses.
The pending political troubles in
Spain have resulted in n ministerial
crisis. Ii is understood that the dis
tingpished liberal statesman, Esparters,
has been summoned to form n new Cab
met, and has gone to Madrid for that
purpose. Discomfort continues TO pre-
vail in Spain, and threatens to break
out into an armed instruction ut any
moment. Disaflection is also apparent
among the officers of the fleet.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3l.-Under the
preliminary arrangement for peace
made with Bokhara, the Russian troops
are to leave the country at once, the
Khan paying to the Russian Govern
ment half a million silver roubles as
an indemnity for the expenses of the
war,