The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-18
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TO protest against the presencein Spain of Mont
pensier.
In the Cortes Prim declared that all officers
who refused to take the oath to obey the Con-
stitution would have their names stricken from
the army rolls.
4 Sagosta, Minister of the Interior, said that,
now the Constitution and Regency had been
adopted, the shouting of republican cries in the
streets would be legal offense, and would be
prohibited. The declaration produced great
sensation in the Chamber
Marshal Serrano will take the oath of Office as
Regent on Friday. Trouble Is appreheDded.
LONDON, June 17-Midnight-In the House
of Commons tonight Mr.. Otway said that when
the Republic of Mexico was re-established, it
declined Intercourse with powers which had re-
cogniZed thei empire, and the British Minister
consequently withdrew. The Government had
no objection to reopen relations, but the over
lures must first come from Mexico.
Mr.. Gladstone, in reply to q question from
DR.. North, explained that Mr.. Bright wrote his
recent letter to the Birmingham meeting without
consulting his colleagues, and on his own re-
sponsibility. The Government had no intention
of threatening the House of Lords. Each estate
of the kingdom was entitled to the fullest free
dom of speech, and he would regard with great
jealousy any attempt to interfere with IT, espe-
cially If made by Minister of the Crown. He,
himself, and Mr.. Bright, both discouraged any
popular action leading to interference with the
independence of the lords. Wherever overtures
had been made to them to attend public meet
ings they had both steadily declined
In the House of Lords tonight there was n
crowded attendance, and great interest was
manifested in the proceedings.
Lord Cairns, amid cheers from the Opposi-
ton, put the question whether Mr.. Brights letter
had been expected by the other members of the
Government and whether, in the present crisis
it was proper support and assistance to give
the Government? He said the Government must
either endorse or repudiate the letter.
Earl Granville, in reply, admitted the authen-
ticity of the letter, and said the Cabinet had
declined to discuss the policy to be pursued If
the bill should be rejected. He knew that none
of his colleagues, except Mr.. Bright, had any
knowledge of the contents of the letter until it
was published
He thought the Cabinet was not responsible
for the individual opinions of its members, and
for himself, he regretted Mr.. Bright's language;
but he had Mr.. Brights authority for stating
that he had no intention to express disrespect
to their Lordships, and if any pain had been
caused to them by his words, he expressed un-
feigned regret.
BREMEN, June 17--The King, in opening the
new naval port of Heppens, returned thanks to
the promoters of the enterprise. Although the
late King had commenced this work, political
circumstances subsequntly interferred with the
establishment of German port here bat Proyi-
dence had now permitted him to accomplish
what his brother began. He would look with
cheerful confidence for the development in the
future of the young German navy.
LONDON, June 17.-Telegrams from Constan-
tinople state that the Porte protests against
the power assumed by the Pasha of Egypt to
issue invitations to crowned heads for the open
ing of the SueZ Canal Such invitations it is
maintained, should only emanate from the Sui
tan, as suzserain of the Pasha.
FLORENCE, June 11.-The King of Italy has
prorogued the Italian Parliament.
HAVANA, June 49, via KEY WEST, June IL
General Quesada's report of the battles of May
10 has been received. There were two en-
gagements on the road between Puerto Padre
and Las Tunas, resulting in victories for the in
surgents. The Spaniards retreated in panic,
losing in both fights two hundred and fifty
killed and wounded. The Cuban loss was
twenty-five.
Adyices from Nuevitas are to the 11th instant
General Ferrer returned on the Sth, having
assisted in escorting convoy of supplies to Las
Tunas. A desperate fight occurred at Brinosa,
in which the Spanish artillery compelled the
rebels to retire, but they fell back in good order
and continued to harass the escort until it
reached Las Tunas.
On their return the troops were not molested,
and they arrived at Nuevitas with nineteen cases
of cholera. A train of cars from Puerto Prin-
cipe reached Nuevitas on the 10th, hand-car
in advance of the train being captured by the
insurgents.
A commission of volunteers was about to leave
Nuevitas for Havana, to procure the removal of
General Latona.
The Spanish officers in that quarter are much
disheartened by their inglOrious work, but con-
tinue to make exaggerated reports of operations
against the insurgents.
Letters from Santiago to the Sth report that
two expeditions had landed-one near Guanti-
noma, and the other near Baracoa. The first
expedition was said to have been annihilated,
but the truth is that small party sent out by
the filibusters to communicate with the insur-
gents was cut off, and the rest were in pre-
carious condition.
1t is rumored that the soldiers have killed
General Baceta.