The Portland daily press., 1864-10-12
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Europa off Cape Race.

ST.. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 10.
The steamship Europa from LIVERPOOL LIST
and Queenstown I'd inst, fer Boston via Hall
fax, passed Cape Race at o'clock this Mon
day. evening and was boarded by the Associ-
ated Press news yacht. Her advices are two
days later.
The Europa has 131 passengers and $780,
600 in special well.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The British Government has determined TO
reduce the militia establishment about 20 per
cent. r.
Inc Brazilian mail has arrived in England.
The Federal steamer Onward was cruising on
the Brazilian coast in search of rebel vessels.
The crops of cotton in Brazil is much less than
was expected.
queen Christina had arrived in Madrid and
was well received.
Advices from Japan via France report that
two English vessels had been fired into by he
batteries belonging to Prince Chotem.
The Morning Post in an editorial on Amer
lean affairs remarks, 1t is certainly singular
that the peace party in the North has not been
enabled to put forward candidate specially
pledged to pursue peaceful policy. The fact
Is, however, it cannot do so and circumstances
tend TO confirm the feeling now almost unani-
mousiy entertained that some time will elapse
before the northern population will admit the
necessity OF putting an end to the war.
me retirement of George Peabody from
city life took place Oct. LIST, in conformity to
long expressed intention.
The Times city article remarks. It is GER
tain no one has completed business career
winch mas commanded more universal respect
from the commercial world. The business of
ice mousse, the prosperity of which has been
uninterrupted, will henceforth be carried on
6y the remaining partners, ], S. MeEgan and
The dissolution CT the British PARLIAMENT
viii take place next Easter and the general
eieGtlon about three months afterwards.
Inc manchester Guardian publishes evi
uehce that employment was again becoming
more scarce In the manufacturing districts
Ihere was continued depression and sensitive
ness 10 financial and commercial circles. Nm.
merous additional failures are reported in con-
nectlon with the Leeds Banking Co. on the
London Stock Exchange The fortnightly
settien ent led to three suspensions. Among
the brokers included In the failures are A. Glee
d Co., East India merchants, liabilities half
million sterling; Early & Smith, export cloSh-
leIs, London, liabilities $4,000; Hull &
The demand discount has been very heavy
but The bank rate was unchanged.
The confederate loan on the Both fell to 81
but rallied and closed at 90 a Ga.
FRANCE,
The weekly returns of the Bank of France
show an Increase In cash of over two and a
quarter million francs. The Bourse was quiet
at 65f. 75c. Tor rentes.
SPAIN
Public elamor urges a settlement of the st.
Domingo question by Spain, preserving only
the towns of Santo Domingo and Puerta,
abandoning the rest of the Island and termn-
atiDg the war.
--latest by Telegraph via Queenstown.l
Liverpool, Oct. 1.-evening-No change in
monetary affairs. No further failures are re-
ported.
The U. S. steamer Kearsage was spoken
Sept 10 in lat. "a Al n. long. 35 80 W. under
canvass in search of the rebel steamer Florida
A terrific gunpowder explosion took place
this morning at the hartford Powder Mills.
Forty persons are reportedt TO have been killed
and wounded. The shock was felt in London,
a distance of 10 miles.
Queenstown, Oct. 2.-The Hsvre Circular
has failed to arrive
The loss of life by the gunpowder explosion
is much less than was reported.
Paris, Oct. 1.-Rourse dull, rentes closed
at 46f. Csc,