The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-25
EUROPE.
BY the Atlantic Telegraph.
ENGLAND.

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graphic accounts from the Great East
ern, she was 294 knots out from Brest,
and had payed out 30 knots Of cable.
Signals through TO the shore cOntinu-
ed perfect. The weather was de-
lightful
Another meeting of Confederate
bond holders was held here last even
ing The object of the meeting was
TO protest against parts of Senator
Summers speech against the Alabama
treaty, and to petition the House OF
Commons against granting any COM
pensation for such claims unless ad
judicatSd by impartial tribunal, on the
principles of equity and international
law.
LONDON, juno 24-In the House
of Lords to night ViscOunt Liif0rd
gave notice Of an amendment to the
Irish Church Bill, relieving Glebe
House of debt, increasing and ex-
tending Glebe lands, and granting
twenty-five acres of land TO the Catho-
lie and Presbyterian Churches.
The VieerOy of Egypt has gone to
Windsor on a visit TO the Queen.
A public breakfast was gwen here
this morning to fourteen English
artisans, who are about to sail for
fhe United States to enter Cornell
University. Lord Houghton occupied
the chair, and made a speech full OF
encouragement aud good advice to
the enterpTIsing young men,
The Duke Of Newcastle is up be-
fore the Court of Bankruptcy.
LONDON, June 24-It is reported
that France Is endeavOring to renew
the September Convention with Italy
for the withdrawal of the French
troops from Rome, and that she only
requires sufficient guarantees from
Italy for the security of the Papal
Territory, before concluding the
treaty.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, june 24-Kata-
taise has been appointed Minister to
Washington. He has been instructed
to present the Emperor's cOngratula-
tions TO the President.
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, June 24-The Prussian
Government has laid before the Fed
eral Council Of the Zollverein, q prop
osition for a treaty of commerce and
navigation with Mexico, on the basis
! of the treaty concluded between Mex
leo and Hanztown's, September l9th,
1855.
FRANCE.
PARIS, June 24.-The Emperor to-
/ day visited the Camp of Chalons and
made a speech to the soldiers. He
reminded the army that this was tie
anniversary of the battle Of Solferin0,
and said he was pleased to see they
had not forgotten the great cause for
which they fought ten years ago. The
! Emperor continued as follows:
= Preserve the remembrance of the
battles fought by your fathers and
yourselves, for our victories are In
the history of the progress of civiliza-
! ton. You will thus maintain the
military spirit which is the triumph
/ of noble over vulgar passions. 1t is
/ fidelity to the flag, elevation to the
country. Continue in the same course
and you will always be worthy Of so
/ great nation"
IL is rumored that the negotiations
recently renewed for a com mereial
/ conference between France and Bel
gium, are likely to fall through again.
Generals John Z. Fremont and A.
l.. Lee have arrived IN Paris.
IRELAND.
Cork, June 24.-The buildings on
a farm in this vicinity, were fired last
/ night by men In disguise. and de-
/ stroyed. No clue to the perpetrators
of the outrage has been obtained.
SPAIN.
MADRID, June 24.--In the Cortes
to day the bill proposing a tax Of Is
4 per cent. on the Rentes, was rejected.
. ITALY.
FLORENCE, June 24.-Oficial jour
mails state that large crowds assembled
on the streets Of Genoa, but commit
! ted no violence, confning their dem.
onstrations to the utteranee of sedi-
tious cries. They finally dispersed
without making any resistance to the
police Slight demonstrations are
reported in Naples and Bermago.