The Portland daily press., 1882-04-20
FOREIGN.
Another of Count de Lesseps's
Schemes.
SEPARATION OF TUNIs AND ALGERIA
MacLean Acquitted on the Ground Of In
sanity.
The Queens Would-Be Assassin Ac-
Quilted.

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quilted.
LONDON, April 19-The grand jury to-day
returned true bill for high treason agains
MacLean, the Queens assailant. He plead
not guilty and his trial was commenced. Evl
dence for the prosecution went simply tt
prove that MacLean fred the shot. Witnesses
were not cross-examined. Montague Williams
opening for the prisoner made insanity the
ground of defense. The jury afterward rem,
dered a verdict of not guilty on the ground Of
insanity.
The Cabinet council has approved the
scheme of de Lesseps for cutting canal
through the neck of land dividing the Gulf OF
Gabes from the salt marshes and low lying
parts of the Desert of Sahara to the south OF
Tunis. II IS expected that the sea Will IN VIZ
tue of this cutting, once more I'LL up the Saha-
ra. The political advantage to be obtained by
the scheme will be the Insulation OF Tunis
and Algeria by creating water barrier be-
tween them and Tripoli. The cost of the canal
it is estimated, will be 60, coo, 600 francs
A Newspaper Correspondent Charged
+ with Being an Agitator.
VIENNA, April 19-In the committee of the
Hungarian delegation yesterday Count Kalno-
ky, Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs, re-
plying to questions, declared that Mr.. Evans,
the correspondent of the Manchester Gurdian,
who was arrested by the Austrians, was an
agitator on his own account. Count kalnoky
stated that the trial of Mr.. Evans would begin
shortly before jury, and that the prosecution
would show his completely in the insurrection.
He declared that the attitude of Servia, Mon
tenegro and Russia had been loyal and straight
forward.
Count Won Moltke Granted Leave Of
Absence.
BERLIN, April 19.-Leave of absence for an
indefinite period has been granted to Field
Marshal Count Won Moltke. This is regarded
as positive indication of the present pacific
aspect of affairs, especially considering the re-
peated postponements OF the Counts leave OF
absence.
German Tobacco Monopoly.
PARIS, April 19.-The majority in the Bun
desrath in favor of the tobacco monopoly will
be larger than was first estimated, but the re-
lection of the bill in the Reichstag is still con-
sidered certain. II is settled, however, that its
rejection will not involve dissolution OF Par
lament.
Irish Affairs.
LONDON, April 19.-Three persons have been
arrested in connection with the murder OF the
bailiff Roche.
An order has been signed for the release
from prison Of Mr.. Rourke, Mr.. Egans part
ner.
The Standard says that Mr.. Parnell has not
yet left France, but that he will return to Kill
mainham on Monday.
Foreign Notes.
A Cairo despatch states that the French jour
nal Gazette Des Tribuneaux has been suspend
ed for one month.
A despatch to the Galos announces that the
riots in the district of Kherson have been sup
pressed.
The London Times today, commenting on
the Brumpton extradition case, says: s'It is
unfortunate enough that there should be no
countries, like Spain, with which we have no
extradition2ueaty. 1t is an added misfortune
when the operation of the treaties which we
do possess is rendered nugatory by cumbrous
preliminaries."
1t is asserted at Tunis that the movements OF
Turkish troops in Tripoli have prevented the
submission of certain Tunisian insurgents:
The French are greatly irritated and regard
the occupation Of certain points on the frontier
of Tripoli as indispensable.
A London dispatch says the Mansion House
Jewish committee, at q meeting last night,
empowered Mr.. Yates, leading merchant OF
Liverpool, who is about to visit America, to
assure the various committees in that country
of the anxiety of the Mansion House commit
tee to work in perfect accord with them.
Advices from Buenos Ayres of March 24th
state that Admiral Lynch had ordered mill
tary tribunal to assemble in Lima, to try Are
mas and all those who signed Pierola's mani
festo incititing revolution in Arequipa.
Fifteen persons were killed by the colliery
explosion at West Stanley.