The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-23
Foreign Affairs.

LONDON, June 22.-The Viceroy of Egypt
arrived here to-day, and is the guest of the
Queen at Buckingham Palace, which has
been fitted up for his residence. A series of
brilliant fetes has been arranged in his honor
during his stay in England. He was met at
the railway station by the Prince of Wales
and Others and, escorted by large military
procession, was conducted through the streets
to the palace. The son of the late King of
Abyssinia will be sent to India, as this climate
proves unfavorable to his health.
The Stdrof to-day praises the United States
Government for consistency in taking mea-
sures to prevent the departure of flibuster-
ing parties for Cuba. 1t says the sanction of
the Attorney General of the arrest of the
Cuban Jdpta in New York is satisfactory, and
the more vigorously the neutrality laws are
enforced at the outset, the more easily will
the public mind be led in the right direction.
Sympathy for nation struggling for freedom
is natural to Americans and Englishmen; but
the sooner the people are reminded that a
neutral country has duties to accomplish in
compatible with sending out privateers and
expeditions, the better.
Neutrality is not likely to exist, unless the
laws as they now stand are enforced, and
when the laws are insufficient they ought to
be amended. English lawyers and statesmen
may to their own advantage and instruction
watch the result of the proceedings insti-
tuted in the United States, for the American
statute dealing with the subject is almost
identical with the English law. The case will
form precedent and policy worth considera-
ton and imitation.
+ LONDON, June 22.4In the House of Lords
this evening, Lord Shaftesbury gave notice of
an amendment to the Irish Church bill, to the
following effect-That the surplus Church
property shall be fund from which to grant
loans to the Irish peasantry
BERLIN, June 22.-The session of the Zoll-
verein Parliament terminated to-day. The
members assembled at the Royal Castle to
receive the closing speech of the King Mr..
Bancroft was the only minister present. The
King acknowledged the zeal of the members
and after reviewing the work of the session,
he expressed regret that the debates on the
tariff reform had failed to produce any def
mite result but he hoped for an ultimate
agreement of the differing opinions. He
expressed his confidence that the session
would tend to fortify the bond of common in
stitutions between the German States.
Won Bismark, as Federal Chancellor, de-
clared that the Zollverein Parliament had
closed, whereupon the deputies of the South
German States withdrew, and the King then
delivered his closing speech to the members
of the Reichsrath. He compimented them
on their zeal and activity, but regretted their
failure to complete financial arrangements to
meet deficiencies of the budget. He referred
to the new naval port at Heppen as a monu-
ment showing the energy and intelligence
with which for thirteen years the German
people had struggled against disorder to per-
form great national task. ~
The lively interest taken by the people on
the seaboard in, the maritime developments of
the Confederation was a reassuring express
sion of the sentiments of the nation, which,
with increasing power, was penetrating all
parts of the fatherland; and this, in connec-
ton with the agreement and activity of the
Federal Government and the National Repre-
sentatives for the welfare of the country,
fortified the confidence of Germany in the
maintenance of internal and external peace.
The speeches were received with cheers.
MADRID, June 22.-The Republican men,
bers of the Cortes are about to issue a mani
festo, advising all their supporters to swear
allegiance to the Constitution, if positively
required. The clergy consider it their policy
to reject the oath, as body.
The Republican demonstration to-day was
large and passed off quietly.