The Portland daily press., 1868-11-14
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 13.--The London Times to
| day, imam article on the convention for the set
| Element of the Alabama claims, alludes tt
Secretary Seward in the following terms:
The official career of Mr.. Seward is now
drawing to a close. To the favorable result o
the late war his skill and energy largely con
tributed. His foreign policy has been success
tul. He retires when all chances of domestic
and foreign strife have disappeared. He must
naturally wish. in common with Lord Stanley
to terminate before retiring from Office, a dis
-pute, of all the details Of which he is master.
The convention is especially important because
at a time when national jealousies weakeps
confidence it esta bshes freer precedent TOR
resort to arbitration instead of war tor the set
Element of differences.
Lord Stanley opened the parliamentary can
vass in the borough of Kings Lynn to-day with
a speech to his constituents. After reviewing
and defending the policy OF the ministry, he
proceeded to consider the state of Europe.
The mutual jealousy and overgrown arma-
ments of France and Prussia were a cause of
uneasness, but he believed if peace was main
tanned France would become reconciled to the
union of Germany under the leadership of
Prussia He feared Turkey was in danger, but
from internal causes. Returning to the -ques-
tons which agitated England, he declared him.
self in favor of reform. but opposed the discs
tabshment of the Irish Church In the course
of his address he announced that the differences
with the United States were so far settled that
cation of the government at Washington.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. IAN imperial
ukase fixes the time of making the conscrip-
ton in January. Four persons out of every
thousand are to be drawn to complete the eff
fective force of the army and navy.
SPAIN.
NEW YORK, Nov 13.-Special cable dispatch
es say there will be four parties to the contest
o1a.y
visional Government, Conservative, Democrat
ic and clerical parties
MADRID, Nov. 13.-Gen. Dulce, upon leaving
for Cuba to assume the duties Of Captain Cen
eral, will take with him number of civil Off
Gals, who are to replace the present admins
trative authorities. Very extensive powers are
granted him in view of the troubled condition
of the island.
Civil marriages are now of frequent occur
renee in Spain.
The formation of Protestant Church in
Madrid has been petitioned by the provisional
govern ment.
Admiral Lopete, Minister of Marine, favors
the Duke of Montpensier as a candidate for
royalty
FRANCE.
La Commune Revolutionaire an association
OF French Republican refugees under the Pres
idency of citizen Pyal, has issued a manifesto
recommending the overthrow OF Louis Napo
leon and the Imperial dynasty.
The Emperor and Empress of Austria
expected in Paris in the course of the present
month.
Gustave Lambert is now at Havre for the
purpose of organizing his Arctic Pole expedi-
ton.
PRUSSIA
Miss Bismarck, the daughter of the celebra-
ted minister, is shortly to be married to Count
Luxburg, President of the Regency in Wurtz-
burg, Bavaria.
TURKEY.
The Turkish government has made a con-
tract with house liz Boston for the purchase
of one hundred revolving guns. The agitations
in the Danubian provinces are said to be the
cause of the present military preparations
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Nov. 13.-The bill prescribing the
numbers and equipment of the Austrian army
when on a war footing has finally passed both
houses of the Reichsrath by large majorities.
News has been received here of collision
between two trains on a railroad near Harro-
wits. in Bohemia. Twenty three persons are
reported killed and II injured.
JAPAN.
LONDON, Nov 13.-Advices from Yokohama,
Japan to the 9Th of October, report that Sc
we're shock of an earthquake has been expert
enced at Hiago.