The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-03
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

England.
LONDON, December 2.-The benchers of
Gray's Inn to-day, after ashort deliberation,
disbarred DR.. Kenealy.
Adyices from Cape Coast Castle to the 7th
of November say that Governor Strahan had
delivered the Queens message to the King
and the native chiefs, saying that England
had saved them from ruin, and henceforth
slavery was abolished.
Considerable alarm prevails here on ac-
count Of the discovery of eight cases of
smallpox on board the steamship Abbotts.
ford, which is at the Victoria Docks under
going repairs of damages sustained by col.
lision with the steamship Indies while on
the passage from Antwerp for New York.
The eight persons affected were removed to
hospital, and the Abbottsford is being dis
infected. The remainder Of the passengers
had left the vessel and gone to Liverpool
before it was known there was smallpox on
board.
France.
PARIS, December "a draft of the mes.
sage to be submitted to the Assembly by
MacMahon was read in the council of minis
tiers yesterday. A paragraph In the message
in regard to raising the state of siege was
energeticaly objected to by majority of the
members, who claimed that the maintenance
of the state Of siege was necessary in conse.
quence Of the recent successes of the Radi-
calls in the municipal elections at Paris and
elsewhere in the country. Several members
of the Cabinet also objected to the mannerin
which the constitutional laws were men.
toned In the message. A fresh council, to
determine these questions, is to be held to-
day. -
Later.-The reports of: Discussions among
the Ministers are contradicted. The Cabi.
net this morning settled: the terms of the
Presidents message. Semi-efticial journals
say the message is very energetic and con-
sentative in tone, and is,ealculated to ress'
sure the country against partisan agitation.
Duke d'Auditfret Pasquiner, Of the Right,
was to-day elected one OF the yice.presldents
of the Assembly. 9..<%.
LONDON, December mail adyices from
Constantinople say. the authorities stopped
the transmission from that city on the goth
of November of dispatches. Here follows:
"The already existing discomfort of the
diplomatic corps at the arbitrary acts
of the Government have been mate
rally augmented by the violation by an
armed force of house at Kehaper, near
Latakia, belonging to American missiona-
ries. A party OF soldiers scaled the house
and carried off to prison two natives who
had been converted and become Protestant
teachers.
zzAll foreign representatives at Constantine.
pie except Elliott, the British ambassador,
wished to convene meeting for the purpose
of reminding the Porte of the obligations
of its treaties. Mr.. Elliott declined to co.
operate in the movement for fear the Rus
sian Government would seize the opportu.
nifty TO denounce the treaty of Paris.
Mr.. Baker, the United States minister, en-.
tered strong and spirited protest against
the violation OF the missionaries house, and
reminded the Porte that bis Government was
always quick and energetic in defending the
rights Of its subjects.
The Sultan promised that full redress
should be given for the proceeding.