The Portland daily press., 1864-10-25
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Portland Daily Press.
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FIVE DAYS sqsoaal
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship Belgian.

W .ao FARTHER POINT. Oct. "a.
The steamship Belgian, from Liverpool at
8 Pm. on the 18th, and Londonderry 14th
inst, arrived off this point at 1870 this morn
ing. r~-sg@e
and the Sidon, from New York, arrived at
Liverpool on the 18th. l9if aiea aas sa
The steamship City of London, from New
York, arrived at Queenstown at 1890 on the
night of the 18th.
GREAT BRITAIN. a.
Commercial affairs continue to be the prin-
cipal topic, and the depression shows no d.
minution. Business, especially in cotton, is
almost at dead lock, and prices continue to
fall. @N ar,m 49,
Additional failures include Louis Speltz. a
large cotton dealer 10 Liverpool, whose liabil-
ties amount to 100000 sterling; Messrs.
Hirne, Milne q Co., cotton brokers of Liver
pool, liabilities large; and Berdire & Co., mer-
chants of London, liabilities small. 50 rs s5s I.
The demand for discount on the 18th showed
a great subsistence at the bank, and there was
consequently more steadiness in the funds.
The Bank minimum remained at 9 per cent.
The half monthly settlement in the Confed-
crate loan exhibits a strange anomaly. The
price was 55 in London and 90 In Manchester,
while at Liverpool, owing to the extent of ad-
verse speculations, it rebounded to "a. As e
u0 4iut5 HAS al SSktDOfld1 Oh The ADDRESS
with 300, 600 signatures recently sent to Gov.
Seymour from England, entreating the North
to make peace with the South. The Times
says the address can effect just nothing, and
thinks the only possible solution is continued
war. j. America has commenced the firery
ordeal OF war which settled Europe on Its
present basis, and terrible as the process is.
the Times cannot doubt but America will be
better for 1t In the end. - q
99 9a1 g % ssa FRANCE - 7.sf,s5 ,g5os,-
The Patrie says that Russia has given Its
adhesion to the French policy in the Roman
question:. a3e ,WGaWNu1 aMmaA7rF
La France says the Instruction in Algeria
Is spreading, and the natives appear to obey
the summons to a holy war. 9 i1'ias~
- s1.-.l ~ AUSTRIA. e-ll 2gea
The reports Of ministerial crisis are con-
sidered premature, but it is believed that
Rechberg will tender his resignation on &C.
count of the complications in the. foreign
policy. sA-vo 07aa-s 113aAsA ls3A59 1T
THEDANIsH QUESTION.
sl The peace conference is said to have been
effectedin the financial question. Minor ques-
tions have been arranged, and there only re-
mains the drawing up OF the treaty of peace.
sc The Times Paris correspondent says there
are good grounds for believing that represen-
tations have been made at Vienna and Berlin
by England and France with respect to the
unwarrantable pretension of the Prussian and
Austrian plenipotentiaries on account of the
blockade during the wa, and Paris paper
processes to know that concessions have been
made to the Danes In the conference, and that
a larger portion of North Schleswig than was
expected will be incorporated with Jutland.
arog PRUSSIA.
o A meeting between the King of Prussia and
the Emperor of Russia was about to take
place at Darmstadt. 44ae ee aea
-ana 100 TURKEY. 49, ~
A financial crisis is reported at Constanti-
nople and the rate Of interest has been raised
to 81 46, and money not obtainable even at
that
NEW ZEALAND. 5s5eT
~ 1t is officially announced that the iIisurgent
New Zealanders have Internationally sub
mitted to the Queens authority and placed
their lands at the governments disposal.
They were permitted to return to their lands,
small portion of which only will be for
feited. lselsaag S 1900 81. ,g7
s., --latest by Telegraph via Queenstown.l
g Liverpool, Oct. l3-eyening.-T CONNER
cial depression and failures continue un-
abated. 9alssss ~ aIl5F9
The rebel Semmes, accompanied by EIGHT
officers of the Alabama and 100 men, left Liy-
erpool to be transferred with guns, &C., to
the steamer Ranger, recently lying at Ma
deira. sf 81 ssh
It is stated that the Vienna Conference has
settled all questions.