The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, August l3,-Pnrllament was
to-day proFogued to the Goth OF October,
The Queen, in her speech closing the ses-
sion, said:
My lords and gentlemen 81 am happy
to be enabled to release you from attend.
ance ut Parliament.
The relations between myself and all
foreign powers continue to be cordial,
and | look forward with hope aad conf.
dence to the uninterrupted maintenance
Of European peace.
The visit paid this country, on the in.
vitation Of my government, by the ruler
Of Zanzibar, has led to the conclusion Of
a supplementary convention, which J.
trust may be efticacions for the more COM
plete suppression Of the East-African
slave trade.
l have learned with deep regret that
the expedition dispatched by my Indian
government from Burmah, with view to
open communication with the western
provinces Of China has been treacherOus-
ly attacked by an armed force while in
the Chinese territory. This outrage, un.
happily involving the death Of young
and promising member Of my consular
service, il a subject OF careful inquiry,
and no effort shall DO spared to secure the
punishment OF those by whom 1t was In
stigated and committed, The condition
Of my Colonial Empire Is generally pros.
porous. Gentlemen Of the House OF
Commons, / thank you for the liberal sup.
plies you have voted for the public ser
vice. My Lords and gentlemen, 1t Is
gratifying to me to find that the length
ened consideration you have given the
various statutes which have from time to
time been passed for the preservation Of
peace in Ireland has resulted In meas
ure which while relaxing the stringency
Of former enactments, Is calculated
to maintain the tranquility Of the
country. Her Majesty then refers
10 the other principle Cnactments Of the
session. Her reference to the shipping
bills being as follows: The state Of pub.
lie business and difference OF opinion
naturally arising on u varied and com.
prehensiye scheme have unfortunately |
prevented you from completing the con-
sideration Of the merchants shipping bill,
but | rejoice that you have been able by
a temporary enactment to diminish con-
siderably the dangers to which my sea
iaring subjects are exposed. | have reason
to hOpelt the progress In tho revenue
system which has marked recent years
will be fully sustained In the present.
The arrangements which you have made
with respect to the reduction Of the ma.
tional debt and those for the better regu.
lation Of loans for public works, will lead
to valuable improvements in our system
Of imperial and local finance.
In bidding you farewell for the recess,
pray that the blessing OF Providence may
fall on your recent labOrs aud accompany
you In the discharge of all your duties,
The Echo records some further failures
In the city. Among them are DOnegrl 4
Sons and II. j. Crayan.
A dispatch from Berlin snys that the
Bishop OF Guezen, who has been acting to
some extent for Arch Bishop Ledochows-
ky, has been expelled from his diocese by
the Governor.
The steamship Faruday sailed to-day to
repair the U. s. cable.
The liabilities Of Denegri Sons Is esti-
mated at G240,O00.
A dispatch to the Standard reports n
hurricane and hail storm at Pontoise, 90
miles northwest Of Paris, and many
houses were unrooiel and windows and
chimneys were everywhere demolished.
In the surrounding country to n
distance OF several miles, in every
cattle were killed and
fruit trees and vines destroyed. A NUN.
ber Of people were badly injured by the
hail.stones, which were Of enormous size,
and 1t Is feared that some will die from
their injuries. Tho tempest lasted only
half an hour, but the damage It caused
in that time Ia estimated at 100000.
LONDON, August l4-0 ANA Berlin
dispatch to the Post says the German gov.
ernment has addressed formal complaint
TO Russia in regard to the recent infrac.
tion OF the frontier at DOnbrowa. The
Russian soldier who originated the diff.
Guilty died Of his wounds received in the
aflray.