The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
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FRANCE.
Pence the Policy.


PARIS, July 23.- M. Theirs in an address be.
fore the national Assembly at Versailles yes
terday, said while speaking of Italy it was i'm
possible to adopt course which would lead to
war. The true policy of France was peace and
reorganization. No steps must or should be
taken which will even tend to ALLEVIATE it any.
Home for the Pope.
Lemonde o-day proposes that the Island of
Corseca be rendered to the Pope as an invOa-
BILE residence by which means it claims that
the supremacy of France as defender of the
Catholic church will be maintained.
journal seized.
The Bonapartist journal has been siezed for
publishing vinilent attack upon Jules Favre
Bauished.
Prince Napoleon, who has been staying
three days at Havre has been ordered to leave
France.
Various Matters.
Municipal elections are proceeding to-day.
No disturbance occurred.
official reports show Paris to be healthy.
The Status of the Pope.
VERSAILLES, July % In the Assembly to-
day there was an excited debate on the subject
of the petition Of the Bishops in reference to
temporal power of the Pope.
Theirs, who was chief speaker declared une.
quivocaly that while it would not in any way
compromise the policy of the country, he would
do his best to secure the Pope's ind dependence
:, Gambetta followed in speech approving
the sentiment of TIMERS and supported the mo-
ton for the order of the day. which was re-
jected by the Assembly
The petition was then referred to the Mi mis-.
ter of Foreign Afiaisrs.
False Report.
LONDON, July %. The report that a portion
of the root of Mt Censis Tunnel had fallen in
burning a large number of workmen in the
mines is unfoupded.
GERNANV
German Troops.
BERLIN, July 22.-The German troops are
now evacuating the French departments of
Enre Somme and the Seine enferieure and
will return at once to Germany.
WEST INDIES.
Fighting In Cuba.
NEW YORK, July 23'- Recent private letters
from Cuba report several important engage
ments in the Cubans were successful
One lasted five hours and resulted ia the
capture of 600 Spanish prisoners, while in an
other, 40 Spanards were killed and $50 made
prisoners.
The Cubans control the department Guanta-
namO.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Venezuela Revolution.
New YORK, July 23-A Caracas letter of
the eighth inst, says that the Venezuelan
revoutionists under Herrera have defeated
Guzman BlaneO at every point, aud tn 1T he
can't hold out much longer
1t was feared that the sailing of the Quesada
expedition for Cuba, would cause war with
Spain, as it was in violation OF treaties be-
tween the two countries, and the blockade of
Venezuelan ports by Spanish vessels is antici-
pated.
Foreign Items.
Tha French government has ad vices that
the Algerian instruction is about crushed.
Theirs, in the Assembly on Saturday, sup
ported a bill for duty on cotton, but is
thought it will be rejected.
The Communists convicted by military COM
mission at Versailles have been sentenced to
various terms of imprisonment.
The Spanish ministerial crisis is still unset
tied.
1t is said that the manifesto of Count de
Chambord has reconced the differences of
the legitimists. He has resigned the seat to
which he was chosen in the Assembly.
The French Assembly is consideri ng the re.
org anizaton of the army. 1t is probable that
the Hungarian system will be adopted. There
is strong party FAVOR of dissolving the nation
al guard
1t is officially announced that the Grand
Duke Alexis AlexandrOwtz will sail from
Cronstadt on the 1st of September for Ameri-
ca The programme will, it is thought, in
clude tour across the American continent,
and visit to the principal cities and to Wash
ingtOn. New York is selected as the port of
debarkation.
The Spanish ministry has been arranged
with Marsahl Serrana, President and Minister
OF War; Admiral Topete, Foreign Minister.