The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-05
ONE DAY
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship Jura.

Steamship Jura, Capt. Alton, from Liver
pool 21st and Londonderry 22d ult., arrived
at this port about o'clock last evening. She
brought 81 cabin and Ill steerage passengers.
and was filled with valuable freight up to the
hatchways.
We are indebted to Mr.. Newland, Purser
6f the ship, for files of papers. The news is
one day later than that received via New York.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Miner Gibson had been addressing his con-
stituents at Ashton. He predicted a speedy
revival Of the cotton trade and plentiful sup
plies. He combated the idea that the Ameri-
can war was beneficial to England. He
pointed out that the rebel cruisers were les
son to England, whose commerce might be
similarly attacked at future time, and said
the Government must be supported in its ef-
forts to stop the supply of such vessels. He
asserted that England had acted towards
America as she would like America to act to-
wards her in similar emergency. He uttered
no prophecies as to the issue of the war; but
commended that slavery was the whole motive,
and that the South we're aggressors in order
to found slave empire.
The Great Eastern lottery scheme had been
abandoned. Another suit had been CON-
Il
vessel arrested on a claim of $4,000.
THE HoLsTEIN QUESTION.
The Danish refusal of the Austria Prussian
demands have reached those governments, and
1t is asserted that the Austria Prussian troops
would march without further delay into
Schleswig.
A Kiel telegram of the goth says it is re-
ported that the Saxon and Hanoverian troops
were to be withdrawn from positions on the
Holstein, and concentrated at Altoona, in order
to allow free passage for the Austria Prus-
slams. Great CONSERVATION prevailed at Kiel.
Frankfort letters say an opinion prevailed
that Austria and Prussia must have come to
definite understanding with England.
The London Times of the 21st says Sour
columns this morning might have contained
the telegraphic announcement of the first shot
having been fired. At this critical moment
we trust there is good ground for report
which has reached us, that the Danish Gov
eminent have, at the eleventh hour, made a
conciliatory offer, and entered into some sort
Of obligation, as yet, of course, informal, to
suspend the obnoxious constitution. If such
an offer has really been made, il will, for the
time, avert the imminent danger of war. The
course Of events pauses, and the dispute comes
again into the more comfortable and more
reasonable stage of negotiation. 1t is earn
estly to be hoped that the good news may re-
ceiye speedy confirmation. If Denmark has
suspended the constitution, she will have
taken the only step which was wanting to de-
prive the German powers of any decent pre-
text for hostilities, and she will have displayed
power of selfcontrol which will gain for her
an overpowering moral support in foreign
countries; and people who can display at
once so much determination, and so much
self-sacrifcing. prudence, deserve the utmost
consideration
When the Jura LEFT Liverpool there was no
confirmation OF these hopes of the Times.
The Wurtemburg Chamber take exceptions
to the pretensions Of Austria and Prussia, and
unanimously adopted resolutions in favor of
placing the army Of Wurtemburg on q war
footing-putting the troops at the disposal of
the Diet, and requesting that German States
would not allow their territories and rail
roads to be used for the transport of troops
which have not been called out by the Diet.
FRANCE.
The debate on the address is still progress
ing in the Chamber Of Deputies. All opposi-
tion amendments were rejected, but in one
case they obtained go votes.
Christidna, Jan. 21.-A royal proclamation
has been issued, converting an extraordinary
session of the Norwegian Storthing for the
14th of March.
Vienna, Jan. 2l.-Count Richberg has stat
ed to the Finance Committee that the coop
GRAFTON of Austria with Prussia was based
upon formal state treaties, and in the Schles-
wig Holstein question, upon military con-
vention.
Berlin, Jan. 21.-It is asserted that the
Cabinet Of st. Petersburg has declared to sew
eral German courts that should the London
protocol be suspended, Russia would immedi-
ately renew her claims to the Gotorp portion
Of Holstein.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
The demand for discount was active, not
withstanding the advance in Bank minimum
to eight per cent. The Bank of France had
not followed the example of the Bank of Eng
land, and specie continued to flow from Lon
don to Paris. The stock market was de-
pressed by warlike appearances and the ac-
ton of the Bank; but there was more tone on
the 2lst, and Consols were fractionally higher
under more pacific rumors.