Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-04
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
LONDON, May S.-The Times this morning
in discussing the attitude of Canada with re-
gard to the treaty of Washington, somewhat
censures the conduct of the home government
10 its treatment of the dominion, and hints that
1t might be beneficial to the world if England
would aosol7e Canada from her allegiance to
the mother country.
The debate in the house of commons LAST
night on the bill to repeal the unlawful Assem-.
| oiy act, was protracted to late hour, and was
very exciting. A motion was made for a second
reading OF the bill. Several Irish members took
OCCASION 70 make speeches in defense of home
rule. What they wanted was to have the laws
OF ireland assimilated with those of England
The marquis OF Harrington secretary for Ire
land, opposed and denounced home rule as
SYNONYMOUS with Fenianism. He explained the
present law, showing that il in effect prohibited
the assembling of an Irish parliament
DR.. Isaac Butt, member for Limerick, de-
clared himself home ruler, but Indignantly de-
MED that he was a Fenan, as intmated by the
marquis of Harrington, of whom he demanded
retractlon. He protested against such express
slons coming from minister who received his
information of the country he sought to rule
over through detectives and Spies-the real rul-
ing powers in Ireland. Ii it was true that home
rulers were tenians, it spoke well for home rule
which has been able to win back to peace
men driven into rebellion by shame
less legislation. Until Irishman obtain
the right TO manage Irish affairs in an
Irish parliament, peace, content and prosperity
were impossible. He warned the commons that
if the act was not repealed Ireland would en-
danger the safety ofthe empire. He wanted for
Ireland local government like that of an
American state, and for the kingdom a national
legislature similar TO the American congress.
Mr.. Gladstone said the latter scheme was i'm
practicable. Even American statesmen were
divided in opinion as to its wisdom. The recent
civil war in the United States grew out of col
hsions which the system involved He yindi-
Gated home rule, saying that if it converted
Fenlans so much the better; but he could not
but oppose the bill before the house. The mo-
ton for second reading was then rejected 81
to 145
The strike of the Liverpool cartmen is ended.
the masters having conceded the demands of
the men.
In the commons to night, Lord Iennox. MEM
Der for Chichester, gave notice that he would
make motion for the appointment of a select
committee to inquire into the practcability of
reducing the existing rates for kilograms to
India, the colonies and the United States, aud of
purchasing existing cables.
DIR. Parish of Philadelphia was examined to-
day in the treatment of drunkards, before a Sc
leet committee of the house of commons.
SPAIN.
MADRID, May IA conspiracy against the
government has been discovered at Liuares a
town of Andalusia, on the Madrid and Cordova
railroad.
Marshal Serrano was yesterday at Huerta
Letona aud fzurun, in the Sierra dAraor,
on the northern boundary of Navarro The
Carlists in Biscay have burned the railway
bridge at Areta, near Bilbao.
PARIS, May B. AdyiceS from Spain contra
dict most positively the dispatches sent from
Madrid in regard to the CaIlist instruction.
L'Union announces, on what it terms official
authority, that Don Carlos is in Spain at the
head OF his volunteers, and Don Alphonzo, his
brother, is with him. The proclamation signed
by him, which was circulating in Madrid, was
genuine. There is deep uneasiness in Madrid;
the fidelity of troops, even in the capital, is
doubtful, and every preeautiOn is taken to keep
some regiments in their barracks. The Carlists
meanwhile hold the field in respectable force,
and are able to discomfort the government
troops.
Senior CASTELAR,, an eminent republican, writes
to lie Rappe that republican deputies in the
corteS will resign in few DAYS
A special dispatch to lie Temps reports that
the railway between Cordoya and Madrid has
been cut at Des Pregnaperros defile, in the Sierra
Morenas, by republican insurgents, who are for
tlfying that important position; aud it was
rumored that two companies OF infantry had
joined them.