The Portland daily press., 1872-05-29
TO K G. N
Tom Hughes Protests Against Adjourn
ment for Horse Races.

LONDON, May 28.-In the House of Commons
this evening Mr. Gladstone replied very briefly
to the. question put last night by Disraeli and
Horsman concerning the supplemental article.
He made no statement of importance and add
ed nothing to the information already possessed
by the public on the subject. - n.
a lively sensation was created in the House
this morning by bold protest from Tom
hughes against horse-racing and the usual ad-
Journment OF Parliament for the Derby day,
which occurs tomorrow
-, MI Gladstone moved the House adjourn I'M
til Thursday
Mr. Hughes in rising to oppose the motion,
was received with ironical cheers and laughter
de pointed to the fact that the House adjourn
ed only two houes on Ascension day for divine
worship, and now proposed to adjourn "a hours
for the Derby. 1t was incompatible with the
dlSnlty Q! the House OF Commons to recognize
morse racing. The English race course had in
troduced the most corrupt and insiduous system
OF gambling which had ever disyraced any
country While he was opposed to this species
OF amusement, he believed in manly sports like
tary competitions of human strength and pluck
and thought they should be encouraged
to IS. .p'F 800 H'lTTD.T-
Nilsson to be Married. If.
PARIS, May 2S.-The Figaro announces, on
what it claims to be the best authority that
Nilsson will be married to NJ. Rouzeand, in this
city, early in July. 0I1'0T
Progress of the Cuban sLirmish.
HAVANA, May 28.-The insurgents have again
made their appearance in the eastern depart
ment While the gunboat Canto was entering
the Bay OF Banco on the east coast of the ju-
rsdiction of Holquin she was fired upon by a
band OF rebels who had taken up position on
the cliffs which Overhang the channel The
channel is narrow and crooked, and the rebels
mad every chance to pour upon the gunboat
deadly hre. Owing to the presence of mind of
the commander and men at the wheel, the boat
was kept on her course till an opportunity Of
Tered her to use the guns, when she opened fire
with her heavy guns on the rebels and the cliffs
were soon evacuated. The commander pilot
and two of the sailors were wounded This is
the hrst time the rebels have attacked gun
boat A company belonging to regiment of
sEspana, under command of ex-insurgent Ur-
quizas, captured and executed the insurgent
Col. Jauue Moreno and his two sons and four
others, and killed ten of the rebels under Vic
ente Garcia during different engagements The
Spanish Capt Lazaro YVES killed. Col Coma
les Boet lately discovered a conspiracy against
the Spaniards among the prisoners confined at
Cascorro, and Guiamaro. 1t was reported that
this conspiracy had extended to Sabarieu, Los
Tunas, Manzanilla and other places. iJe aa
A report was current at Puerto Principe that
the Spanish troops during an engagement with
Agramonte's band killed % men and captured
two officers. The same Spanish force also de-
feated body of insurgents on their way to
join the insurgent President by the Southern
coast.
. Larine Accident. .-,.r~ .r
Barbadoes for Montreal, put in here in distress
and to repair She lost all her small spars,
split sails and sprung both masts .faF -
The steamship Cambrian, which lately sailed
from st. John for Montreal, is reported ashore
at East Point, F. E. /. No particulars.