The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-22
Foreign Affairs.


HAVANA, March 2O-The fleet of transports
with state prisoners on board sailed to-day for
Fernando Pc, conveyed by the Spanish frigate
Leallad, which will accompany them as far as
the Bahama Channel The wharves and roofs
of the houses commanding a view of the har-
Dor were crowded with people to visit the de.
parture. The embarkatlon was effected in an
orderly manner under guard of military.
Some trouble occurred on one of the wharVes.
1t is reported that thief was caught plying his
trade, and was badly beaten, and finally taken
to the volunteers barracks.
About the came time there was a disturbance
near the Governors Palace. Cuban cried out,
''Death to Spain! Viva Oespedes!" ana was i'm
mediately shot dead by one of the sentries on
guard.
Later in the day. Police Commissary Romero,
who was suspected OF sympathy for the man ar
rested on the wharf, was assaulted on the street
by the populace, who shot and killed him.
The Captain General hearing of the affair,
and hoping TO Dacify the people, went to the
barracks and Immediately organized court
martial for the trial OF the socalled thiet, who,
after brief investigation, was sentenced to be
sho'.
Intense excitement prevails throughout the
city.
Cespedes - and there are fears of riot TO night.
In a skirmish near Villa Clara the insurgent
leader Moya was captured and subsequently
PARIS, March 2l.-Tn the Corps Legislatif
Yesterday Marshal Mel, Minister of War, urged
The completion of the reorganization of the
army. Peace, ne Shlu, was 56CuICt UuN rIduCt
would not tolerate government which was not
fully prepared to aVenge insults II offered.
The Budget report considers the present situ-
alton OF Europe as eminently peaceful.
LONDON March 20.-Mr. Gladstone's bill to
mt an end 10 the establishment OF the Church
of Ireland and 10 make provision IN respect OIL
the temporalities thereof and in respect OF the
ROyal College of Maynooth, came up again IN
the House OF Commons last evening, ana was
debated at great length. ,-,,,-.-.
Sir John Gray, Liberal, from Kilkenny, re-
garded the Established Church in Ireland as
badge of conquest, and asserted that IL must DC
Edward Mail, Liberal from Bradford also
supported the bill in speech OF conslueraole
length, and was followed by the Right Hon.
Stafford Northcote in opposition.
John Bright then delivered long ana aole
speech in favor of the measure. The Established
Church of ENGLAND had the assent OF a isige
majority of the people OF England; out the
question was whether that Church was as soou
also for the people of Ireland The opponents
of the bill had utterly failed TO prove that tne
opipion of the civilized world was nostile 70 70
this measure, as had been stated. lie reVleWe9
the opipions of statesmen on the question, anu
nuoted Lord Stanley's remark, tnat lrelsnd Wa
fhe question of the hour. lie referred 70 tne
conduct of Lord Mayo while Lord Lle1Sehant ol
ireland, and the position OF otner tories, ~ ~
show that that party had no policy on the lrisu
The bill now before the House he continued
NOS eccen'able to tie mass OF the people o
Ireland, Catholics as vel as PIoscs'aA'S' Snu