Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01
LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, Feb. %. The Cunard steamship
Europa, Leach, from Liverpool, arrived this
afternoon.
On the 9th, in the Commons, Lord John Rus
sell stated that no convention had been entered
into between England and France relative to
combined operations in China, but an ordinance
OF subject had been issued, which settles ba-
sis of proceedings on the question OF permanent
occupation by either power of any portion of
Chinese territory.
On the 10th, in the Commons, Lord John
Russell laid on the table the Treaty of Com
merce with france. Gladstone arose, amidst
great cheering, and proceeded to make his f.
nancial statement. He stated that the annual
income had been satisfactory. 1t produced
970 ,578, 600, while the expenditure was &68,
$4,000. Spain had repaid $780, 900. The
estimated expenditure of the ensuing year was
970 100000; the estimated income from exist
ing sources is only ECO, 100000, an apparent
deficit of go 900, 900. To meet this he propos-
ed an income-tax for the year, of lOd in the
pound on incomes above ESQ and I'd. on in
comes below that sum, which would give a sur
plus of nearly malt million. The tea and SUI
gar duties he proposed to renew for another
year. He entered into the provisions of the
French treaty, and intimated that the duty is
to be reduced-on wine, from IS Cd to IS per
gal timber, from rs cd to Is; currants, f5s
Cd to Is; brandy, los Sd to IS I'd per gal raj
sins and figs, los to 5s, hops, from 45s to l4s;
chicory, los to IS; agreement stamps, Is Cd
the duties to be entirely abolished on butter,
tallow, cheese, oranges, nutmegs, liquorice and
paper Brokers notes to bear stamp of Id
dock warrants I'd and duty of Id per pack
age ON all goods exdorted, unimported, and i'm
pressed stamps on newspapers entirely abolish
ed.
France agrees to reduce the duties on coal and
coke in 1850; and on fax, hemp, jute and 9th
er items, from the first of June, 1861 on the
LIST of October, 1861, France will reduce all du-
ties on all articles of British production to ad
valorem duty, thirty per cent; and after three
years to twenty-five per cent.
England engages to reduce all duties on
French manufactured goods.
The treaty is to be in force ten years.
Mr. Gladstone defended the action of govern
ment in negotiating this treaty
ITALY.-The ministerial troubles still prevail
ed at Naples, as the King had not given up the
idea of ordering this army to pass the frontier
A revolutionary movement had broken out at
Adora, near Naples, The troops were sent
there, and a state of siege proclaimed.
"A shght disturbance, caused by the address
of the Pope, had occurred among the students
at Rome,
A foreign loan of 5O,OOO,OOO, francs was
spoken of at Rome.
SPAM.-Marshal 0'Donnell is created Duke
of Tetuan, and raised to the rank Of Grandee of
Spain. He had also been presented by the
Queen with the ground on which the victory
was won
Fifty canuons were found at Tetuan.
In the battle Of the 4th, the Spaniards lost
10 officers, and ii were wounded O'Donnell
judged it useless the Moors into the interior.
The Madrid EpOca expresses the opinion than
on the capture of Tetuan, England would again
offer mediation Tor the bringing about Of peace,
and it would probably be accepted
AUSTRIA. 1t is confirmed that Austria refus.
es to accede to the principal proposition of Eng
land for the settlement of the Italian question,
but formal communications on the sui ject no
tice have been received by England and France