The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-26
Foreign Affairs.

HAVANA Feb. 25.-The insurgents remain in
the neil bborhood OF Cienfdcgos, the mall body
being around villa Clara, while a large force
occup es MayaiiQua. The Government is for
warOiug all the available troops TO Cienfuegos
and other mPnaced towns The Journals here
do not publish the report OF General C4ballero
dc ROda's Appointment. General Puerelli for
merly of the spanish army in DJmlnica left
yestertav for Cienfuegos, to take command of
the regulars IN that quarter The announce
ment that CSbailero de Roda is to succeed Dulce
produces great excitement The steamer
Cricket, hlch left Charleston for Havana, on
the 9Th inst, has not arrived here. and it is
presumed that she has landed a cargo of sup
plies for the Insurgents somewhere on the
CUban coast.
MADRID, Feb 25.-In the Constituent Cortes
the proceedings on the occasion OF the passage
of The vote OF thanks TO the Provisional MINIS.
try were very interesting. The Minis ers ex.
planned their action towards the religious
orders aud the Church. 1t was stated that the
Jesuit College of 81. Vincent was suppressed,
because its members were engaged in con
spiracy against the Government, and three of
them were accompces IN the assassination of
the Governor OF Burgos.
The orders directing the civil authorities to
take charge of certain articles OF church pro-
perty we're also explained and justified, on the
ground that the proceedings of the clerical
party demanded the interference of the Govern
ment TO preserve objects of art in the churches.
When the result OF the division was announced,
General Serrano rose to speak, and was greeted
with prolonged cheers. He made q temperate,
tranquillizing speech, advising the minority to
pursue policy of conciiation, in view of the
6rmly rooted and inexorable principles held by
the majority OF the Cortes. As for himself, he
promised them loyalty, patriotism, and abnega-
tion.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-In the House of Commons
inquiry was made as TO whether the usual legal
investigation before pardon had been made in
the cases OF the Fenian convicts recently re-
leased from prison. Mr.. Fortescue replied that
what investigation the Government had made
was quite sufficient, as these cases differed from
the ordinary Commutation of sentences.
In reply to question Mr.. Munsell said that
nego iations for settlement between the Hud-
son Bay Company and the Dominion of Canada
were still pending, and 1t was undesirable to
make statements as to the prospects of building
a telegraph line through the territory of the
company 10 connect the Atlantic with the Paci-
1ic, until q complete adjustment was reached.
In reply to a question of Mr.. Torrens, Mr..
OtWay stated that the Government had received
no authentic advices of the rejection of the
Alabama Convention by the United States, nor
had it any information whatever in regard to
the ratification of the naturalization protocol.
The Belgian Government has prohibited the
granting OF concessions to foreign railway cor
porations without its sanction.
MADRID, Feb. 25.-Tne vote in the Cortes
thanking the retiring Provisional Government
and authorizing Marshal Serrano 10 form new
Ministry stood "a follows:-Yeas, 180; nays, SO.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-The North German Pariia'
ment meets on the 4th OF March. The Prussan
Diet closes its sessions on March 6.