The Portland daily press., 1869-08-12
E U r. o p e.
Great Britain.


THE PRoRoGATIoN OF PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Parliament was pro-
rogued to-day by Royal Commission. The
following message from the Queen was read
by the Commission:
We are commanded by the Queen to dispense
with your further attendance in Parliament.
Her Majesty announces to you with pleasure
that she continues to receive from foreign pow
ers the strongest assurances of their friendly
disposition, thet her confidence in the preser-
walton of peace has been continued and con-
hrmed the present year. The negotiations in
which Her Majesty was engaged with the Uni
ted States have been suspended by mutual con-
sent Her Majesty earnestly hopes this delay
may tend to maintain the relations between
the two countries on durable basis of friend
ship. The Queen has litely satisfaction in ac
knowledgIng the untiring zeal and assiduity
with which you have prosecuted the ardous
labors of the year in the act for putting an end
to the establishment of the Irish Church. You
have carefully kept in view several considera-
tions which at the opening of fhe session were
commended to your notice. 1t is the hope OF
the Queen that this important measure may
hereafter be remembered as conclusive proof
of the paramount anxiety Of Parliament 10 pay
q reasonable regard to legislating for each OF
the three Kingdoms to the special circumstan-
ces by which 1t may be distinguished, and to
deal on principles of impartial Justice with all
interests and all portions of the nation. The
Queen firmly trusts that the act NAV promote
the work OF peace in Ireland, and help to unite
all classes of its people with that fraternal con-
cord with their English and Scottish fellow
subjects, which must ever form the chief source
of strength in Her Majestys extended empire.
The Queen cOngratulates you on having
brought your protracted bors Oh the subject
of bankruptcy and imprisonment for debt to a
legislative conclusion which is regarded with
just satisfaction by the trading classes and the
general public. The law framed for the better
government of tho endowed schools of Eng
land will render the resources of those estab
lishmept more accessible to the community and
more efficient in their important purpose.
THE TIMES ON THE IRISH CHURCH BILL.
The Times in an article on the abolition o
the Irish Church establishment says: What
ever its practical result may be, the measure II
the boldest and greatest act of modern legis
lature One consequence Of the measure ha!
been the withdrawal By the authorities OF Irn
ity College of their opposition to the propose
for admitting Catholics and non-conformists q
fellowship. The Irish bishops have shown gooo
sense in agreeing that the laity as well as the
clergy shall concur in the election of prelates
in the new church. The extreme P-otestan
have submitted and the Catholics accept their
triumph with gratitude and moderation"
DEATH OF A PROMINENT MAN.
Justice Sir Charles Sclwyn died to-day, aged
66 years.
TAh INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.
The Oxford crew are at Putuey on visit to
the Harvards The latter this morning on their
Trip down the river made 40 strokes. and on
their return 40 to Al strokes Der minnie Their
pace was good. They covered The blades wall
and were all well together.
Spaia.
SUMMARY TREATMENT OF oARIlsrs
MADRID, Aug. 11.-A party of 500 Carlists
has Appeared in one portion of Catalonia.
Gen. Prim has gone to Paris Before hi,
departure he left orders which have just beer
promulgated, that all rebels ceptured will
arms in their hands be shot ON the spot.
France.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. PRM.
Paris, Aug. 11.-Gep. Prim has arrived here
He will not proceed to Vichy, but will FemaiL
IN Paris until the festivities of the 18th of Aug
nst are oyer, when be will return to Madrid.
WAR CLOUD pIssIPATEn
The Patrie announces that through the oood
offices of France and England Ismael Pasba
Viceroy of Egypt, has decided to concede e
the demands of the Sublime Porte.
Tarkey
THE vICERoY OF RGYPT sNUBBED.
CoSsrIsopLE, Aug. 1.-THE Porte prohibit,
the execution of orders for armament given BY
the Vicerop of Egypt while in Europe, inclu
ding one for sixteen thousand breech-loader