The Portland daily press., 1872-03-11
FOREIGN.
Meeting Of the Ministerial Party.
All Hands Swear to support King
Amadeus.
SPAIN.

I attenuance at the meeting OF the members OF
the ministerial party, held in this city to-day
Many of the leading Unionists and followers of
Senior Sagasta were present. The speakers who
| addressed the meeting claimed to represent the
real September revolutionistS, and said that in
| King Amadeus was embodied all for which that
revolution was inaugurated. There was much
| enthusiasm in favor of the King and the con-
| stituton.
| Senior Camden, who was Minister of the In
terror in the Cabinet formed on the 9th of Oc-
tober, 1871, was one of the speakers. He de-
| clared that the coalition of the opponents in
the government was abomnable.
Marshal Serrano, who also spoke, said that
he swore over the corpse of Gen. Prim to up
hold and protect the present dynasty, and he
would not be forsworn. He expressed the hone
that the radicals would retrace the steps which
they had taken, and said that he considered the
Carilsts and revolutionists only enemies of the
government. At the conclusion of the address
an electoral committee was appointed.
COALITION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
A coalition against the government has Or
sanized for the coming elections. 1t has been
decided that preliminary meeting of the par
Ties entering into coalition shall be held in each
district, at which the person having the largest
number Of votes on the first ballot shall be nom
mated as candidate for thu Cortes Each party
snail adhere to their own principles.
BELGIUM.
THR TREATIES WITH FRANCR.
BRUSSELS, March 1O.-It is stated here that
an countries having treaties of commerce with
France decline to entertain proposals for their
modification.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE ARMY.
PARIS, March 9-The Assembly committee
ON the reorganization of the army resolved to
disregard the suggestions offered by Gen. Cis-
sey, Minister of War.
THE SALE OF ARMS.
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city that the French government had demand
ed OF the government at Washington informal
ton relative to the sale of arms BY the United
States during the late war between France and
Germany.
PARDON OF FRENCH PRISONERS
The Charge d Affairs of the German Empire
in this city has officially informed Count de
Remust, Minister of Foreign Affairs, of the
pardon by the Emperor Of all French culprits
now confined in the fortresses throughout Ger
many.
MAzzININI GETTING UP REVOLUTIONARY
MOVEMENT.
The Berne newspaper says that Giuseppe
Mizzin, at Trano in the Tyro, is making pre-
parations for revolutionary invasion of Italy.
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK In SEVILLE AN
T1CIPATED.
LIE Temps to-day says that the authorities of
Seville anticipated revolutionary outbreak in
suppress any demonstration that may be made,
The Universe asserts that revolutionary
plot was recently discovered and several ring
leaders were shot.
THEIRS AND THE ASSEMBLY.
PARIS March 10-Strong efforts are making
to reconcile the difference between President
Theirs and the committee of the Assembly on
the bill for the control of the press. The COM
mittee is willing to retain in the bill aeclarato-
~ reference to DEGREES by which the present
government was established if the President
will guarantee that the act of Bordeaux shall
be maintained.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Signor Minghett, special envoy to the italian
government, has left Rome and is expected
here Monday.
The recall of Chevalier Nigra is now consid-
cred certain.
Minister of Foreign Affair, has sent note to
the Italian Cabinet, couched in friendly terms
requesting an explanation of the Notifications
on the Genoez coast and frontier as these
works seem directed against the security of Sa-
voy and Nice.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POSTAL rELE-
..s.. GRAPH RISES TO EXPLAIN.
LoNDoH, March 9-Mr. +. Ives Scudamore
who has immediate charge of the postal tele-
graph system of Great Britain in letter to
the Postmaster General admits that he pur-
posely delayed dispatches touching the recent
strike of the operators for the purpose of pro-
tecting the public and of preventing the spread
of characterization. For these he is ready to
submit to any penalty the law may inhict
knowing he is liable to the penalty. The letter
concludes as follows / believe that nobody in
my position could hope to delay messages Sc
cretly. When messages are withheld the officer
withholding them must follow my example
throughout make public admission and incur
the risk OF punishment If justification is impos-
sible. Believing this, think the public and
the press have abundant safeguard for the in
volatility of kilograms
The Princess of Wales and Queen Marie
Henrlette of Belgium are both announced en-
ciente.
SECRETARY FIsH's REPLY RECEIVED.
LONDON, March 10.-The Observer states that
Secretary Fish's reply to Lord Granville's note
concerning claims for indirect damages has
been received, and expresses the desire of the
American government for q final amicable set
Element of the whole question. The Observer
adds that neither the British nsr American
governments are in favor of re-openng the pro-
ceedings of the Joint High Commission.
THE PRINCE OF WALES
The Prince and Princess of Wales departed
yesterday for the south of France. A dispatch
announces their arrival in Faris, where they
will remain three or four days before proceed
DOMINION OF CANADA.
SNOW bLOChADE.
HALIFAX, March 9.-Railroad communication
with the city beyond Kentville, on the Annapo-
lis line, and Truro on the Pictou line, has been
severed since Tuesday. No trains have arrived,
The track is covered ten or fifteen feet deep
with snow. A train from Truro made a mile
yesterday. 1t thaws, and the frost it is feared
will cut off communication for q fortnight.
AN ICE BOUND SCHOONER.
The schooner Minerva arrived from Guapte
| namo yesterday afternoon completely covered
with ice. She experienced heavy snow and
squalls off the harbor and was considerably
considerably damaged. A tug went to the as
sistance of the vessel She looked like an ice
berg.
CAPTAIN FINED FOR CRUELTY.
In the case of the ship India the captain and
third mate were sentenced to pay q fine of $50
or to suffer ninety days imprisonment for hay
ing put his sailors in irons one half the fine to
be paid to the men and the other half to the
city. -....-.
TWO PERSONS sUFFOCATED.
FREDERICTON, March "a log house Gla-
sier's Station, occupied by family named
Sales was burned last night. The woman en-
tered the house to rescue her baby but both
were suffocated. The other inmates escaped in