The Portland daily press., 1863-03-05
FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Hibernian.

donderry Friday, goth, arrived at this port
about 8 o'clock last evening.
She brings 80 cabin and POI steerage pas
sengers, and full assorted cargo, principally
for Canada.
The Norwegian arrived off Morile Feb. 90
Feb. ~, lat. A 80 N, lon. As 25 w., spoke
steamship Etna, bound South. At the same
time passed two icebergs; and at noon, on the
2Sth, passed several iceberge.
During the passage, experienced strong
westerly gales.
We are indebted to Purser VIM. Brown, Jr,
for lavors.
Atlantic q st. Lawrence Railroad stock is
quoted at GA to GO. Grand Trunk stock 81
%, with sales at 81 IA.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Lord Stratheden gave notice In the House
OF Lords that on the 23d OF February he would
move for copies of the dispatches or letters
from Mr.. Mason TO the English Government,
relative to the claim of the Confederates to be
acknowledged by Great Britain.
Meetings, lectures, DC, in favor of President
Lincoln's emancipation policy, are of daily
occurrence In var Gus parts of England, and
an imposing demonstration was expected at
th9Amphitheatre in Liverpool on the day the
Hibernian sailed. The resolutions and address
to President Lincoln, which are to be proposed,
emphatically approve his anti-slavery policy.
A crowded meeting on the subject was held
in st. James Hall, London, on the 18th. The
speakers INDUCED in bitter INJECTIONS against
the Lord Mayor and Mr.. Mason for the late
affair at the Mansion House banquet, and a
resolution condeinning the Lord Mayor was
unanimously carried.
/ The Times complains that the grand old
cause of slavery and the anti-slave trade
movement has degenerated into mere cats
paw to Mr.. Seward; and alludes to a report
that Lord Brougham earnestly entreated the
new emancipationists not to dshonor the
cause by carrying their recent address to Mr..
Adams, the American Minister.
The Secretary of the Emancipation Society
says that no letter or telegram was received
from Lord Brougham imploring them not to
present their address to Mr.. Adams.
The Bank of Mobile had RENTED to Lon
don about 100000 sterling, in specie, to meet,
until July, 1854, the interest on the bonds of
the st tie of Alabama.
Parliamentary news was unimportant.
A Naples telegram announces that the war
steamer st. George had left that place for
Malta, with Prince Alfred on board suffering
from fever.
The pretended raising of the Charleston
blockade claims attention. 1t is generally
argued by the press that the temporary sue
cess OF the Coniederates did not invaidate the
blockade, and that it continued binding. Lord
Palmerston, in reply to a question in the Com
mons, said the Government had no informal
ton, except the published kilograms, which
announced, In the same paragraph, the raising
OF the blockade and its immediate renewal.
He abstained from giving an opinion on the
law Of nations OH the subject, because the APP
plication of the law depended very much on
circumstances. The Government desired not
TO commit themselves at present by any opin-
ion on the subject.
There are vague reports that the French
Government regards the blockade as raised,
but nothing to confirm this.
The Tuscsrora arrived at Cadiz Feb. Z.
The presentation of formal address Of
thanks to the captain of the George Griswold,
as the representative of American contribu-
tors of relief, took place at st. Georges Hall,
Liverpool Feb. 10Th, under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce. There was a large
and enthusiastic attendance. Many prominent
men made feeling and friendly speeches. An
address will also be presented in Manchester.
Qualifications of the treaty between America
and Liberia were exchanged at London Feb
18th by Mr.. Adams and the Liberian Consul
General.
The arrival of the steamer Gibraltar, alias
Sumter, at Liverpool has been previously re-
ported. There are two versions as to her de-
parture from Gibraltar. One says she was
followed by an American man-ofwar until her
destination was positively ascertained. Anoth-
er, and probably true one, is that she stole
away in the night, under cover of darkness
and heavy gale, aided by the propagation OF
false reports to deceive the gunboat Chippewa,
which did not know OF her departure till the
following morning.
II is reported that between five and six hum
dred thousand sterling OF the contemplated
three million Confederate loan on the cotton
basis has been negotiated at Paris and Frank
fort.
Advices from Paris mention that the con-
tract has been received. The loan is for f3,
100000 in bonds, at per cent, and exchange
able against cotton at option.
The Times city article says, as the Govern
ment possesses all means Of transport from
the interior to the ports, the cotton thus ny
pothecated will be first available for shipment
TO Europe. The price at which the bonds are
20 be issued has not TRANSFERRED.
The Times City Article says the present
downward tendency in the rates of discount
must now be implicitly accepted as symptom
of the approaching return of period Of cheap
money. Since the growing revival OF trade it
Is sufficiently distinct to show that the discount
market will not relapse to the state of mac
tivity to which II was characterized last au-
tumn, and the principal influence of the null
titudinous creation of new Joint Stock Com
panies has yet TO be felt. At the same time,
there is the certainty that Italy viii drain from
Paris and London all the money they can be
induced TO part with, and that some consider
able amounts will be transmitted to the Con-
federate States by spectators, who feel conf
dent OF their success, and who wish to have
the first call Of any supply Of cotton that may
become available, either through conclusion Of
peace, or temporary break In the blockade
There was a fair demand for discount at the
bank yesterday, at the reduced rate.
FRANCE.
The rumofs that France considers the
Charleston blockade raised still lacks conflrma-
ton.
PRUSSIA
In the Chamber of Deputies the question
was asked the Ministers whether Prussia had
concluded u Convention with Russia to assist
in suppressing the Polish instruction. Herr
Schonhausen simply declined to answer the
question. He asserted, however, that the gov
eminent did not follow the Russian, but the
Prussian policy.
The liberals brought forward a resolution
that Prussia should not side with either party,
and that neither should enter Prussian terri
tory without being dsarmed.
POLAND.
The Paris Patrie represents the insurrection
as spreading throughout all parts of Poland.
The insurgents attacked Minchow on the
18th, but were repulsed with 800 killed and the
same number wounded. Minchow was after
wards set on fire.
| 1t is rumored that the insurgents under
Langiewiez had beaten the Russians and CAP