Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-02-27
LATER FROM EUROPE.

New YORK, Feb. % The Roya
Mail steamship Asia. Capt Lott arrived
at this port early this morning bringing
Liverpool dates of eth inst, and nearly
100000 in specie.
The Asia passed the steamer City OF
Washington Ecb. 10, 300 miles west OF
Cape Clear, and steamer supposed to be
the Ericsson, on the 18th.
The news by this arrival isunimportant.
The Queen of England, in her speech
at the opening of Parlimcnt, says England
is negotiating with the Unitad States and
Honduras, respecting Central America,
and she hopes all difficulties will be re-.
moved
A resolution had passed Parliament for
a special committee to inquire into and
report on the Hudson's Bay Company
| affairs
Mr.. Dallas had give banquet to Lord
Napier, the new American Minister.
The feet Of steamship formerly belsng-
ing to the General Steamship Company,
had been formally transferred at South.
hampton to the European Steam Nayiga-
ton Company.
The British Parliament met on the Sd
of February The reply to the Queens
speech was agreed to, and presented in
the usual form.
The wars with Persia and China had
both been discussed, and information
called for.
Earl Grey called for a dispatch written
by himself when in office, prohibiting the
English local authorities at Canton from
taking active measures. without referring
10 the Home Government, which dispatch
he had written after comforting with the
Duke Of Wellington,
An interesting discussion was had on
the Hudsons Bay Company. on motion
to APPOINT committee to inquire into the
state Of the possession over which that
company possesses licence to trade 1t
was suggested by several speakers that
the monopoly should be broken up, and
the land thrown open to colonization.
Mr.. Lane alluded to the tide Of cmigra.
ton now setting toward Minnesota, and
said the only mode of averting conflict
between England and the United States
which mi Oh, arise from American citizens
overstepping the borders, and squatting
on English territory, would be annexation
ofthe Hudson's Bay territory with Canada.
Motion agreed to.
The Denmark treaty for the redemption
of the Sound Dues is printed Article
4,h binds the States signing the treaty to
pay Denmark 80. 530,Oo0 Xix dollars.
according to the quotas already agreed
upon.
Naples has signed treaty with the
Argentine Republic for the reception of
Ncapoltan State prisoners. who are to
be pardoned. The treaty, accompanied /
with an offer Of pardon, has been commu-
nieated to all the state prisoners in the
Kingdom
The steamers North American and Emeu /
arrived at Liverpool 9th INST.
A Geographic dispatch from CONSTANT
nope says Russia demands the occupation
of the Persian province of Mazandcran t
The English have reconstructed the
forts Of Bushire, have left troops there,
ana marched upon Mohamhrc. which /
both the province of Tars and
the road to Shiraz. They are abou, to
occupy Mahomrad, and Boudcr-Ail, tive
towns on the Persian Gulf
The English and French troops are
ordered to eyacua'c Greece. their demands
having been fully complied with.
\ commission Of the three protecting
powers K9ssia, England and France. has
been appon,ed,o investigate the condition
o' Greek finances.