The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-21
European.

GREAT BRIrAIN.-Furious gales had prevailed
around the coast OF England, but no shipping disas-
tiers had as yet heen reported.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Of Wales is in an
interesting state, which may be expected early in the
spring to result in an event Of the utmost Importance
to the country.
The irou-clad friga,e Prince Consort. from Ply
mouth for Liverpool. in connection with the Mersey
rams, was seriously disabled. and put into kingstown,
where she ramained leaking and half full OF water,
and otherwise considerably damaged.
The Morning Herald announces that a marriage
is in contem pla,ion between Prince Alfred and q
princess OF the house of Oldenburg.
There is little doubt that Earl Russell has endeav-
ored TO induce the Governments of France and Aus
tria to unite with England in making q formal declar-
alton at st. Petersburg that Russia, by her non-ful-
hllment OF the conditions OF the treaties which sane
ton her possession of the provinces formerly belong
ing TO Poland, has forfeited all title to them.
The deputation who had gone to offer the Crown
of Mexico to the -Archduke Macmillan, have return
ed to Paris, highly elated apparently at the reception
they met with from their future Emperor.
The Emperor of Austria has decided upon author
izing such Austrian officers as may wish to accom-
pany the Archduke with a view of CO operating in
the military reorganization of Mexico to do So, with
the faculty of reassuming their grade in the Austrian
army on their return.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has decided that his
brother shall go 10 Mexico on board q frigate of the
Austrian Imperial Navy. The steam frigate Eii-G-
OeLH, III winch IL L per Eh hS IuSi NOtdRc
to the Brazils, is named as having been selected TO
carry the new Emperor to his state.
The BRIrIsH PREMIER.-Lord Palmerston, the
Premier of Eng land, has entered on his SOth year.
His birthday was October, 1TS4. The London papers
regard il as signifcacant OF his determination TO hold
power as long as possible that he has recently ap-
piled for a new lease of his town residence (Cam-
bridge House, at an annual rent of Sl1 500. The
Premier is yet full of energy, with a liveliness and
freshness of spirit that is truly wonderful. Still,
many in England are looking forward to the contin-
gencies which attend his decease, suggested. proba'
bly,, by the two or three attacks of govt which he has
suffered during the past year, and by the obvious
uncertain tenure OF life ut such an advanced age.
With Lord Palmerston's disappearance from the stage,
it is believed that the coalition between the Wings
and Liberal Conservati YES would cons to an end. 1t
is doubtful if any Premier could be selected from the
same party, who would be able to sustain himself,
although MIR. Gladstone has been pointed to as his
most eligible successor. The downright Conserva.
tives are il training for the political convulsion ahead,
under the leadership of Lord Derby and Mr.. Disraeli.
But Lord Palmerston may live long enough to bring
in a new Parliament, which may be stronger for his
party than the present.
A REMARKABLE AFFAlR-LoRp PALMERsToN Ac-
CUsED OF ADULTERY.-Karl Blind, the well-inform-
ell London correspondent Of the St. Louis UeStiche
Post, writes that paper:
LONDON, October %, IS6S.-The heading Of my
letter will surprise you and your readers, | dare say.
Day before yesterday Lord Palmerston celebrated his
eightieth-say eightieth-birth- day, and almost on
the same day a suit of GRIM. con. is brought against
him. The occurrence seems impossible, absurd-in-
deed, considering all the Circumstances, n perfect enor-
nifty; and yet it is true. The English papers do not
mention one word of the matter. But in a few we'll
informed circles, it is spoken of to-day. By an ex-
c~eptional circumstance | am able to communicate to
you the particulars Of this affair. The authority,
from which l derive the following facts, has seen the
original documents referred to. From certain reasons
1 suppress the name of the plaintiff. l will merely
say, that it ommences with an Q The lady in
question is young, pretty, and charming. Her pho
tograph is among the documents in Court. Conf
Dental letters OF the accused are also in the testimo-
ny. In order TO prove the authority of these letters,
the plaintiff 3 counsel produced a letter of Lord
Palmerston's, which he wrote after he had received
the first proposals to make an arrangement and
which he-it is hard TO understand why-wrote him.
self. instead Of getting his secretary or attorney to
write it. The case is now pending before the g Pro-
bate and Divorce Court but is a deep State secret.
The plaintiff demands twenty thousand pounds dam.
age. According to all appearances. Lord Palmerston
has been led into the affair by an intrigue; as g Old
Cupido,' (this well known nicknane,) he could not
resist, of course. In those circles where the affair is
known. great excitement prevails. 1t is thought that
the occurrence will politically damage Old Pam ut
Court and otherwise. The case is almost without a
parallel Of its kind.