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him of bis promises to maintain religious unity
and the ConcOrdat.
MADRID, April IS.
The Cronista announces that the govern
ment intends to open enlistment Offices for the
e%urolling of Volunteers for Cuba.
MADRID, April 81.
Senior Ulloa, leader of the constitutional OPP
position, attacked the proposed constitution Ia
the Cortes to-day, He asked the government
whether dissenting chapels, schools, cemeteries
and publications would enjoy full liberty, ana
whether Catholicism would remain an lndlspen-
sable qualification for persons wishing to enter
the public service.
A member of the majority replied the
government would grant equal liberty to
Prostestants and Catholics in regard to chapels
and cemeteries. Other points would hereafter
be .:lLo object of special organic laws dictated
by q liberal, prudent and common sense spirit
Influential members of the moderado party
declare that Queen Isabella and Queen Chris
tina will soon return to Spain and reside 10
the Palace of Aranjuez.
LONDON, April %.
,fhe Times despatch from Paris says a pri-
vate telegram announces that the Bishop OF
SEQ de Urgel has passed through MarseilIes
on his way to Spain to claim pardon under the
amnesty offered to the CarIists.
MADRID, April 25.
His Royal Highness the Prince OF Wales
and Prince Arthur Duke OF Connaught) ar
rived here to-day.
King Alfonso and suite awaited their arri-
val at the Southern Railway station with a
detachment of infantry forming a guard Of
honor.
The King and the Princes, with their suites,
entered the city in seven carriages, each drawn
by four horses, escorted by the Royal Horse
Guards.
On the arrival of the royal party at the
palace they we're received by the g~randees of
Spain, the Ministers and court officials. the
Royal Band playing " God save the Queen
TURKEY.
VIENNA, April IS.
The Tag5latts Ragusa telegram states
that an important and sanguinary battle has
taken place near Trebigne.
The Insurgents stormed all the Turkish
Entertainments simultaneously. The Turkish
garrison of Nicsio made a sor,ie, but was re-
pulsed. The insurgents are very sanguine OF
the result. of their operations, but their SYM
p|athizers fear that their ammunition and sup
plies will fail.
RAoUsA, April is,
s~lavonio advioes report a sanguinary battle
at Presjeka, north of Nicsio.
The insurgents captured the Turkish in
t~reuchments an drove the Turks TO Ozlna
aud Pagliana.
The reports that Mukhtar Pacha'S forces
had been surrounded are confirmed.
The losses were heavy on both sides.
Niosic cannot be reyictualled.
The insurgents are receiving supplies of war
material.
LONDON, April 10
A Vienna despatch to the Standard says the
insurgents in Herzegovina expect that the
Mukhtar Pacha will be compelled to oapitulate,
as after the battle of Presjeka, which lasted Two
DAYS, be was completely surrounded, and the
sortie which was made by the garrison of Mic
sic on Sunday to relieve him was repulaed.
LONDON, April 10.
A Vienna despatch to the Daily NeUs says
the Herzegovinian insurgents have captured
all the provisions lately sent for the Turkish
troops on the road from Ragusa to Trebigne.
The Vienna Presse reports that Andrassy,
In conversation with his colleagues, expressed
his conviction that for a year at least the
peace Of Europe would not be endangered.
Hungarian journals assert that the Ser7ian
army, headed by a Belgrade brigade, is on
its way to the frontier and will rendezvous
ct Roupriga.
RAGUsA, April 25th.
Intelligence has reached here that the in
surgenI chief Peko PaulOvics, with 500 men,
occupied Suttorina ou Sunday last.
It is also stated that Mukhtar Pacha Is
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