The Portland daily press., 1883-10-27
FOREIGN.
END Of nIissionary shaw,s Case


LONDON, Oct 26.-The Cabinet council en-
gagged yes ,erday in discussing the affair of Mr..
Shaw, the English missionary, who suffered
i'll treatment in Madagascar at ths hands of
the French Admiral Pierre. 1t was stated
that France would or ant an indemnity to
Shaw of Gl000 besides expressing suitable re-
grets at the occurrence. This closes the Incl
dent.
Some Important OmciaI Changes.
The London Law Journal understands that
when Parliament meets Mr.. Gladstone will
propose that Sir Henry James, Attorney Gen.
eral, be made Speaker of the House of Com
mons, in place Of Sir Henry Bouverie William
Brand, the present Speaker, who is to resi- gn !;
that Sir Farrar Herschell, Solicitor General,
TO succeed Sir Henry James as Attorney Gen.
lament for Christ Church, or Charles Russ ell,
member of Parliament for Dundalk, will sue
ceed Sir Farrar Herschell as Solicitor General.
Erelnnd's Affairs.
Thomas Power O'Connor, member of Par
lament for Galway, in letter to the Pail
Mall Gazette demands that any new franchise
bill that may be introduced in Parl lament
shall embrace Ireland in its provisions.
Proelaiming the Pantheon.
ROME, Oct. 26-It his rpmored that His
Holiness Pope Leo XIII has decided to issue
an interdlct proclaiming the Pantheon pagan
temple, in case the Italian government
should erect monument therein to the late
King Victor Emanuel.
The French in T0nquin.
LONDON, Oct 26.-The Standards Hong
Kong correspondent says it is difficult to esti-
mate the exact military position at Tonquin.
Two months ago the Chinese force on the
Yunpan frontier numbered 9000 all armed
with modern weapons. At Bac Mini, more
over, there were at least 5000 Chinese troops
1t is very probable the French will soon sue
ceea in driving the Chinese from Tonquin, but
the real conflict will only commence when the
frontier has been reached. Tonquin will be
then another Acheen, but on an immens ely
larger scale. The only apparent solution of
the difficulty is compromise, or French ad-
vance on Pekin.
Proclamation of fhe Russian Revolution
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 26.-The latest Mill
ist proclamation is being extensively ciFcu-
lated. II demands that the Gar summon the
representatives OF the Russian people, and asks
for full amnesty, freedom of the press, free
dom of speech, and the right to hold public
meetings, as the only means of preventing
revolution. Pitiless vengeance is threatened
if the demands of the Nihilists are disregarded
The Ottawa Canal.
LONDON, Oct 26. The Ottawa canal scheme,
which was practically abandoned some time
age, has been revived, and syndicate is be-
ing formed TO raise funds for construction
purposes.
Another Outbreak at Valencia.
LISBON. Oct. 26.-Another outbreak has oc-
Cured at Valencia di Minho in tho provi nee
of Vienna, where number of peasants are
protecting women who recently buried the
body of a woman within the church contrary
to law.
French Ministerial Matters.
LONDON, Oct. ga despatch from Paris
says it is bsle we'd in the loboles of the Cham
bers that NJ. Terard, Minister of Finance, will
resign his portfolio, and 1t is reported that
Prime Minister Ferry is pressing M. Leon Say
to accept the Ministry of Finance but that be
declines.
Cholera in Egypt
LONDON, Dot. 26-The total number of fresh
cases OF cholera at Alexandria is %. 1t is said
the disease has reaDpeared at Cairo.
Foreign Notes.
The Irish informers, Michael Kavanagh, Jo-
seph Smith and Joseph Hanlon, have arrived
at Calcutta, whittier they were shipped as
grOoms.
Germany and Russia have largely increased
their forces on their respective frontiers. The
Russian villages are crowded with Cossacks
and the German garrisons and Notifications
are being strengthened.
AT tho annual meeting of the academies in
Paris yesterday, Count de Iesseps delivered a
long lecture on the scientific and civiizing
| character of great enterprises intended To IA
| ciiitate intercourse between nations.
The Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of
| klssengen consulted with the Empress of
Germany, Thursday. in reference to a rup-
ture between the Duke of Sake Coburg and
Gotna and the Duke OF Edinburgh, caused by
the latter's refusal to be present at bali given
| by the tormsr unless certain persons were ex-
| PEELED. The Empress promises to act as medi-
ator and as far as possible eradicate any ill
feeling which may exist between the two
Cochols, Charged with attempting TO murder
| and rob Rev. Mr.. Whidborne, an Englishman
clergy man, last June, on Northern Railway,
between Boulogne and Paris, has been sem
| fenced 10 transportation for life.
Shocks OF earthquake on Wednesday about
midnight at Agram and in several districts Of
| Western Crotia shook the houses and shattered
| windows.