Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-10-30
Three Days Later from Europe.

The steamship Persia, from Liverpool on
Tuesday.
GREAT BRTAIN.-Mr. Hyde, the business
manager of the Hughes telegraph instruments,
publishes letter in the London Morning News
showing that these instruments have clearly
proved their superiority over all other systems
for working the Atlantic cable. 1t would be
pleasant to have him demonstrate the fact by
unmistakabe evidence.
The race for the Casarwitch handicap, at New
market for which the American horse Prioress
was the first favorite, was won by Rocket, by a
head only, Prioress and Beaver running a dead
heat for the second place. Thirty-fve horses
ran.
The officers and crew of the steamer Austria
had published letter, claiming that they did
all that 1t was possible for them to do under the
circumstances and that the captain did the same.
FROM THE CoNTINENT.-France has accepted
the mediation of friendly power in the dispute
with Portugal. A pacific solution is considered
certain, 1t was suggested that Portugal should
order the CHARLES Georges" to be given up, on
condition that the French ships-ot-war should
previously withdraw from the Tagus, and return
TO France, so as not to let it appear that the
surrender was made under the menace of their
guns.
The Spanish and French vice consuls had
been assasSinated at Tetuan, Morocco, and IL
Paris dispatch says that the two ships lately
sent to Lisbon would proceed thither to avenge
the massacre.
The Cologne Gazette says Austria will de-
mand explanations from the Pope respecting
the augmentation of the French forces at Rome
The Turks in Gambia had again made such
display that it was feared that massacre of the
Christians was intended. Great excitement
prevailed. Two additional battalions of troops
were to be sent to the island. Reports are re-
yived that the Porte has refused to cede the is
land of Perrin to England.
INDIA AND THE EAsT-Bombay dates are to
September 2ith. There is but little news of
Importance beyond the mutiny of disarmed
troops at Mooltan and their subsequent near
determination. -Four emissaries of Nena Sahib
had been captured at Gwalior, endeavoring to
corrupt the native troops, who informed their
officers of them. The culprits were executed.
The Gwalior fugitives, after occupying the town
of Patun and securing large amount Of treas
ure and forty guns, were again defeated in the
field, on the 18th of September, and dispersed
in all directions. The British captured thirty
guns.
Hong Kong dates are to August oath. Mr..
Reed, United States Commissioner, was at
Shanghae awaiting the arrival of the Chinese
commissioners, etc. Lord Elgin had proceeded
to Jeddo with the steam yacht, which he would
present to the Emperor. 1t was rumored at
Canton that one of the commissioners who met
the ambassadors in the north and who bears
character for Cancellation, had been appointed
yiceroy of the Canton province. The town of
Namton was spared by the British, though the
forts were destroyed. The report that the place
was sacked was unfounded. The Chinese were
coming back by degrees to Hong Kong and
Macao.
The Australian mail of August 10th had been
received. A nugget of gold weighing 1900
ounces was being exhibited at Melbourne. The
electric telegraph was in operation between
Melbourne and Adelaide The brig Anglo
Saxon of Boston, was at Bathurst with her cap
tain and crew dead with fever.