The Portland daily press., 1871-08-01
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Prince Arthur.
LONDON, July 31-In the House OF Lord
TODAY Earl Granville, in moving favorable
| answer to the Royal message on behalf o
| Prince Arthur, urgel that the demand merei.
| Untitled a contract made at the beginning q
| the reign of the Queen. He spoke IN warn
euloey of the Prince, whose visit to Canada Sc
| cured the affection of the colonists. The Duk
of Richmond heartily seconded the motion
which was carried without DIVISION
Purchase system.
The Duke then moved a vote of censure o
the Queens message abolishibg the purchase
system in the army as an unworthy mlnlsterla
resort. He denounced in strong language thu
speeches at the banquet at the Mansion House
Saturday, relative to the treaty OF Washing
ton, and claimed that the Royal perogativt
was much strained in the ratification OF tina
instrument without the consent OF Parliament
Earl Granville spoke IN defence OF he mes
sage as responding simply to the previous &C
ton of the Rouse of Commons
La the House of Commons, Mr.. Gladstone
stated that unless the bill relative to elections
was passed by Tuesday an October session o
Parliament was imminent.
Peter Alfred Tay lor, member for Leicester
denounced the making of an appropriation fol
Prince Arthur, who, be said, had better serve
his country than be its pensioner.
The Prince OF Wales.
Great enthusiasm is manifested in Dublin
over the expected visit OF the PRICE of Vale,
to Ireland. The Prince is already en- route
accompanied by Prince Arthur. the Duke Of
Cambridge, Marquis of LOrne, and plumber
of other members of nobility and officers OF the
army The Royal party will arrive at Dublin
tonight. The Prince will review the troops.
Rev. DIR. Henry LAngueville, Mansel Dean
of st. Paul's Church, died to day in his 5lst
year.
Thirty Of the Newcastle strikers have gone
to the United States.
BoisterOus Public Meeting.
A meeting at Trafalgar square to protest
against the proposed allowance to Prince Ar
thur was held to. night. Five thousand peo-
masses at different points and much excite
ment was manifested. The entire police re-
serve were called ont and seized Communist
flag carried by one of the clubs amidst bolster
GUS demonstrations. Some fighting is report
ed and arrests have been made. The meeting
adjourned in disorder aud the crowds were dis
persed by the police.
The Marquis OF Salisbury thought the Lords
were bound to resent this great outrage, for
unrebuked it would remain a standing menace
to the authority of the House,
The Duke of Argyle severely reprobated this
suggestion of the Marquis of Salisbury as mar
rOwly and bitterly partizan.
Lord Romilly contended that such an exer-
else OF the Royal perogative was unprectdent-
ed
Government and argued to show that the in
terpositon of the Crown in this case was en-
tirely constitutional.
The Earl of Derby strongly advocated the
motto IN to censure.
Earl Russell said he should vote for it, de-
claring the Government had incurred serious
responsibility.
Lord Northbrook thought the proposed
course of the Government was the only posi-
BILE one left for it.
Lord Cairns spoke at great length against
the Government seeking to prove that its use
OF the Royal power was without precedent.
At the conclusion of Lord Cairns speech the
vote was taken and the motion of censure was
defeated, the Government having majority Of
80.
Popular Meeting.
The Government to-day prohibited meet
ing at Trafalgar square to protest against grant
ing of annuity to Prince Arthur and massed a
force of police and soldiery there to prevent its
assembling. Alarmed at the threatening as
pect Of the pOpulace the force was withdrawn.
An immense meeting was held without moles-
tation and violent revolutionary sentiments
were expressed.
Allowance Voted.
The House of Commons to. night passed
bill granting an allowance of $4,000 per an
mum to Prince Arthur. The vote was 276 yeas
to IL nays.
The Election Bill.
The House of Commons, after passing Prince
Arthur's annuity, went Tito a committee on
the election bill. Mr.. Gladstone opposed the
various amendments. A division was had on
the proposition that the election expenses be
paid by local taxation, which resulted in ma
jcrity OF 96 against the Government.
Reception Of the Prince Of Wales.
DUBLIN, July 31.-The Prince of Wales and
party arrived this evening and had popular
reception. The weather was unusually cold
for the season, and although the streets were
crowded the demonstrations were not SO en-
th usiastic as might have been under more IA
vorable circumstances. The Fenian element
was not absent, and as the Royal visitors passed
some Kisses were heard from the sidewalks.
PRUSSIA.
Excommunicated.
KoNIGsBERG, July 31.-A rich bishop of Es-
against DR.. Mailman, and
directs that it be read from all the the pulplts
IN the Archiepiscopal diocese.
strike of Masons.
BERLIN, July 31.-The jOurneyman masons
Of this city have struck and appointed COM
mittee to confer with the masters with view
to more speedily accomplish the object of the
strike. A resolution has been adopted that it
is the duty of all unmarried masons to leave
Berlin and seek temporary work elsewhere.
FRANCE.
Resignation Accepted.
PARIS, July 31.-The acceptance of the res
ignation of Favre as Minister of Foreign At
fairs is confirmed.
Theirs is consulting with Gen. Craig with
the view of increasing the army.
Trial of Communists
The number of Communists awaiting trial is
80 900. In order to render possible the dispo-
sitiOn of SO great number of cases, bill has
been Introduced in the Assembly increasing
the number of judges and removing all re-
striction from those judges who have at any
time committed themselves against OF have
been obliged to act against the Versailles Gov
eminent.
Municipal Elections.
The result of the first and supplementary
elections for members of Municipal Council of
Paris have been declared. The Council is
composed of SO Conservatives. Z moderate Re-
publcans, q Republicans and 10 ultras.
The German Occupatiou.
President Theirs, in replying to delegation
from the occupied provinces, intmated that in
six weeks the occupation by German troops
would be limited to Champagne and Lorraine.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Various Matters.
Advces from Rio Janero TO July Sd have
been received. The Argentine minister to
Brazil is dead.
Fighting continues in Uruguay between
RlancO and COlOrados.