, 1859-03-15
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE,
WARkIKE lfEPONTS.

The steamship Nur,h Britou, from Liverpool.
Feb. 23, arrived a. Portland ut o'clock on Sat.
urdaJ.
GHEAr BH1rA1s. In the House Of Lords on
the 2las uls, Lurd Derby zppealed to Lord Grey
to postpone bis pend:rg Motion IN regard to the
1oniAn islanda He ssld Mr. Gladstone was En-
route for England, and lie would undertake. if
the motion was postponed for fortnight. that
no set which The lonian Parliament might pass
should be ratified until the House hsd m op-
por'un'tY OF discussing anT motion that might
be presented.
Lord Grey assented and the subject wss post
poned.
in tho House Of Commons, Mr Mcguire gare
notice that be should shortly call attention to
tho Recent arrests in Ireland.
Iii. Wslpole, Secretary Of tho Home Depart
meat, introduced hilt adjusting the vexed
question Of Church rates, By mixing payments
voluntary inslead Of compulsory. Tho bill was
favorably received, apd read drst time.
II. Felix Belly left Southampton l7th Fehru.
order 10 take pussttsio3 Of the conctsaion Of the
Canal in ahe presence of two Presidents, Aar
tiuez and Mora, who arc 70 meet tor the pusposs
on the 9Th of March at Rvaa. Ar. Belly is TO-
compan,sd by ssaH Of thirty .three tessons, in.
cladiug bis S=cret.ry, Grn. M. Lsvrsseur. for.
nsr'y French Minister to hs xice, sucdsy other
officsnls, aud q s,rong corps If Eakineera-
The London Tina, in noticing ,be departure,
says it will probably eause soune surprise ia New
York. and IL not likely 10 be looked upon with
ind,ftrrence at Washington. 1t thinks tho Ea-
gisb capitalists will be very chary Of inveasing
IN the enterprise.
Berlin jonrnals speak OF projected n,.rrisge
between tho Prince Of Wales and tho Princess
AlexandKina. daughter Of Prince Albert Of Prus-
elA.
FRAscE-The tons Of the Paris correspondence
coutiuues warlike.
The Dolly Nese.' correspondent says: On tic
c6!h. Prince Napoleon received an immense depu.
tatioa ot 1t2lian residents. The Prince made 4
speech on Italian af1airs, aud though using eau.
tlons phraseology, the depu!ation saw In it con-
hrmatton Of Their most ardent wishes. The same
writer says the tactics OF the government are 10
blow alternately hot and cold on the question ot
peace Of war. There Is, however, not moments
relaxation in the preparations for war.
The French Minister OF War had contracted for
ten millions Of rations Of dried vegetables
Asecond divistou Of troops waa under orders to
march from Agicrs to France.
It was rumored that Genersl Lamoricler had
offered his services to tue Emperor in case Of boz
tiIi:ies.
Ali the active ba1ta3tons ., Paris are to be in.
cressed, making each infantry regiment 500
611oag.
Prince Napoleon, 1t il reported, il fnces.artly
mitigating the Emperor to war.
Tho purchase of horees wa going on actively.
Tho stabsa and large Temporary shsds a Yin.
csnues are Ill crowded. Gun.bosss, on . new
p'sn, arc said to b. ordered 10 b. constructed.
According to The Paris correspondent Of the
Jsaaas, tho great instigasor OF war IL Princs
Napoleon, and bin influence with tho Emperor
| Is II present extraordinary. The cool recap
tion given By the Senate to ths proposal for tha
1ncreaae Of ths Pftnoe's income Was intended u
= rsbnke TO him for ,ndalgine In such eager
| ness for WaT- Tho Princess inauRpeo WA &iv
m tn 4iF@f@4 IT.