The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-28
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Canada at Halifax.

~, HALIFAX, N. d. Oct. ~.
Inc steamship Canada, Capt. Hoskley, from
Liverpool at 8 30 on the morning OF the 10Th,
ana Queenstown 18th inst, arrived here at
Ills this forenoon. She has AZ Halifax and
~ Boston passengers.
Ihe Canada experienced strong winds from
the Northwest, with heavy cross seas. There
was violent Northwest gale ON the z4tn.
Oct. IL, A. M, lat. 81, Ion. IA, exchanged sig
mails with the Inman steamer, bound East.
The steamship City of London, from New
York, arrived at Liverpool on the evening Of
the 18th inst.
The steamship Persia, from New York, ar
rived at Queenstown on the 18th inst.
GREAT BRITAIN.
A Spanish steamer, name unknown, from
Antwerp, came to anchor off Shoreham, Sus-
sex, on the lth, in charge of officers OF the
U. 5. frigate Niagara, which vessel had seized
her on suspicion Of having cargo to run the
blockade. The Niagara was in company with
the steamer at Shoreham.
The steamer Sacramento was off New
Haven on the 18th, proceeding down the
channel.
The owner of the blockade runner Laurel
publishes letter, denying that the pirate
Semmes has sailed in his vessel as stated, and
ridiculing the idea that the little steamer
Ranger, of less than 100 tons, is to be manned
and armed from the steamer Laurel and con-
verted into rebel cruiser.
1t is reported from Africa that Jules Gerard,
the explorer, was drowned while crossing
river. ss1a9.s13
Coburn, accompanied by his friends, had
personally demanded from the stakeholder the
stakes for the intended fight, ON the ground
that he was at the place fixed for the fight,
while Mace failed to appear. The stakeholder
explained that Coburn could have no claim,
owing to the non-fulflment OF conditions as
to referee, and unless a mutual agreement was
come to the affair was draw. Coburn ex-
pressed a wish to fight, but only in Ireland, or
failing that, Canada 1asss
Mr.. Gladstone has been making additional
speeches in Liverpool, Manchester and other
parts of Lancashire, in which he hints at pros
pective reform measures. He deplores the
American war, and expresses great sympathy
with the American people, but telt that they
should be left to settle their own affairs. He
confessed that he always had strong doubts
of the practicability of reducing to subsection
any large part of the country that manifested
determination to separate. ,vii4
FINANCIAL affairs in England continue dis
turbed, but the funds show improvement and
better tone. The demand for discount was
active, but the rate remains nominally per
cent. nfa i98 9s
= Additional suspensions includes Brown,
buckley d Co., produce brokers, London, La
bilities EGO, 600; H. Ledyard, wooden ware
houseman, London; Jesper Brothers, Preston
N. 81. Williams, and others.
Another London corn merchant, Mr.. A.
Drosten, has committed suicide in consequence
OF embarrassments.
~ i FRANCE. ffa,
The weekly returns of the Bank of France
show decrease in case OF 100000 francs
Owing to this heavy decline the Bank on the
18th advanced its rate of discount from to s
per cent.
The engagements between the French
troops and Arab insurgents in Algeria on the
18th and Both Sept. resulted in 800 Arabs be.
ing killed and wounded and over 100 French.
The Bourse was heavy at 65f. 15c.
HOLLAND. aA
The Bank of Holland has raised its rate of
interest one per cent.
-A.- ITALY. G
The National Bank has raised its rate OF
discount to 8 per cent.
Al- --latest by Telegraph via Queenstown.l
Liverpool, Oct. 15-evening. -The Persia
from New York, arrived at Liverpool this af-
ternoon. Her adyices are generally regarded
as less favorable to the North, and caused a
decided improvement in the Confederate loan,
which closed at from 60 to a.
The Spanish steamer captured by the Mag
ara is believed to be the Cieerone, which left
Antwerp on the 9th for Cadiz. She was stop
ped on the 10th inst, about nine miles off the
Isle OF Wight, by the Niagara and Sacramento,
who brought her up and anchored off the
coast until the night of the 18th, when the
vessel was released and proceeded. Her des-
tination is reported to be Matamoras.
The rebel cruiser Florida was spoken Sept.
22d in lat A N, long. "a W,
A material reduction 10 the British army is
rumored for next year.
Advices from Batavia announce that the
Dutch were engaged in war with the natives
of Java.
TIE Times to-day has an editorial favoring
the proposed confederation Of the British
American Provinces on account of the powerful
military state which the American Union has
become, as aiot
The Copenhagen Dogblodet says that should
peace be concluded in accordance with the
preliminaries of the basis, the present order of
accession would be overthrow, aud Prince
Frederick of Nesse, would be heir to the
throne of Denmark and not Christiango.
The steamship Borussa arrived here on the
18th.
The Paris Bourse on Saturday was frmer,
closing at 65f. zoe. as raa
i The Vienna Conference met on the 18th.
It is believed that peace will be concluded
shortly. s