The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-22
FOREIGN NE WIS.

LONDON, June 21.-The Bishop O
Manchester delivered an address las
evening 10 the Educational Aid So
ciety Of his Diocese, on the education
bill. He approved generally of the
new bill pending Ia Parliament, but
hoped an amendment would be adopt.
ed making educa ton compulsory.
Advices have been received, giving
details of the conflict Of authority al
Vesuvius. a town of Belgium, near
Liege. The police and military had
been called upon to suppress the dis
order, when, becoming jealous of each
others authority, they began to fight
among themselves. The police being
unarmed. were quickly driven off,
and many of them badly hurt.
In the House of Lords last night,
| Earl Russell moved that a commission
be appointed to inquire into means
whereby a union between England
and the Colonies may be perpetuated.
He considered that the great national
armament now on foot, and the vast
| improvement made In navies. made
the question of our relations with
| the Colonies one of grave moment.
| He argued in favor of maintaining in
tact the Colonial Empire He dwelt
particularly on the preservation of
union with Canada. He described
the Canadian climate. pointed out the
want of communication, and showed
what obstacles there were IN the way
of ready enforcement in case of an
emergency. He regretted the with
drawal of the garrison froIn Quebec
as imprudent and impolitic.
Earl Gray spoke in support of the
motion for an inquiry. The House
adjourned without action on the sub
ject.
A terrible disaster occurred this
afternoon on the Great Northern Rail-
way. A large excursion train was
run into by freight train. Several
cars were thrown from the track and
three demolished. Thirteen persons
were killed, aud thirty to forty injur-
ed, some fatally.
A meeting was held last night to
promote Christian unity. Lord Eliot
occupied the Chair. Speeches, urging
harmony among religious sects, were
made, and appropriate resolutions
adopted.
The difference between the Scotch
iron masters and workmen is Ia a fair
way to be adjusted.
The committee of the House of
Commons in the investigation of the
diplomatic services of Great Britain.
wdre 10 day informed by Lord Claren-
don that the Government had reason
to believe that the United States in
tended to raise its mission to England
to one of the first rank, and this must
be reeiproeated by the establishment
of an embassy at Washington, in lieu |
OF the present mission.
News says that the Canadian Agent,
who is reported to be on his way to
England, for the purpose of creating |
i'll feeling against the United States |
Government. on account of the late
Fenian raid. is on FOOLS errand.
Letters from Paris generally repre-
sent that France will not push her
claims for the control in the st. |
Gothard Railroad, and will assume a
a passive attitude.
PARIS, June 21.-In the Corps Leg
islatif, NJ Warey Maine opened the
interpretation in regard to the Saint
Gothard Railway.
Dulli, of Grammont, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, replied that no inter-
ests of France, whether political or
commercial. were menaced by the con-
struotion of the st. Gothard Railway.
as the Government of Switzerland
had promised the French foreign
offices as carly as 1866, that Ia certain
contingencies the railway should be
destroyed, and the French Govern.
ment would pursue such a course as
seemed In accordance with its inter-
ests. In regard to the Simplon Rail-
way, it would not refuse needed sub
sides for the population of the north
ern and western provinces, but sim
ply that the railway project required
larger sums than the ends to which it
was directed seemed to Justify the
Government In expending.
Deputy Estarcelin spoke In favor of
a subsidy for the Semplon Route. Pic
ton, Minister of Public Works. OBJ
posed. General Lebouef, Minister of
War, said the Government of Switz-
erland would maintain her own neu-
PARIS, June 2I.-The Emperor's
condition is much improved. He
suffers little pain now from the gout,
aud the swelling of his foot has sub
sided.
Provost Paradol, the new Minister
to the United States. is exceedingly
popular among the Americans here,
who are giving him rounds of enter
trality and the neutrality of the inter
national railway. and, in the event of
war, she would receive assistance from (
France, if necessary.
Several Deputies of the Left CEN
sured the Government for not inter-
fering at the negotiation of the Trea-
ty of Berne. Deputy Furry said the
majority is responsible for Sadowa.
He was called to order by the Presi- ]
dent, but continued to speak In CEN
sure of the course of the Govern
ment. asserting if Switzerland was
not inviolate, this had been shown at
the time of the French Revolution
in 1915, when Swiss neutrality was
proved to be mere myth.
PARIS, June, 21.-The Information.
al Society of Workingmen have is
sued a manifesto declaring that their
organization has never been secret,
and that all their meetings have been
public; that all resolutions adopted
BY the society have been published in
its recognized organ. This manifesto ;
is issued on account of the approach
ing trials of members of the society,