The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-19
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Portland Daily Press.
TWO DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Columbia at St. Johns, N. F.
ST. JOINS, N. F., Jan. II, /
via Port Hood 18th

ST. JOINS, N. F., Jan. II,
via Port Hood 18th.
The steamship Columbia, from Liverpool,
via Galway 9TH inst, arrived here at O'Clock
this Sunday PM.
The steamship Canada, from Boston, arrived
at Queenstown on the 4th inst. and Liverpool
on the 9TH.
Dec. Goth.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The London press is quiet upon American
affairs
The Times publishes letter from its seces-
sion correspondent, Spence OF Liverpool in
which the writer admits that the North has
made progress, but not in proportion to the
cost. He contends that the next campaign
will reveal greater difficulties for the North.
and that its financial policy must sooner or
later collapse.
Lord Palmerston was unable to attend the
Cabinet council on the I'd, owing to an attack
of the govt.
The Anglo-Chinese fleet, fitted out by Capt.
Osborne, was returning to England for sale,
Prince kung having refused to carry out the
bargain.
Ii is stated that Parliament will meet on the
4th of February.
At a meeting relative to the Great Eastern,
1t was said that the projected lottery for the
ship at Frankfort was proceeding with consid-
erable snir;t Tho shares vvaro aiso ha;no ran
div tatnn nm in Engiand 7, - aisse ~,
that the French and American governments
were expected to bid for the ship at auction
on the 14th of January.
It is announced that four first class screw
steamers Of o5OO tons each oro 20 10 rIaoad
on the line between T,ondon and NewP VorL
Inv the British and American Steam NAVIGATION
Company in March.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
serts that the Arch Duke Maximillian will
accent and occunv the Mav;can throno Tha
understandino between tba Arch nnla md
Emperor is said to be excellent. and II is rem
resented that canitalists ovarwbelm tho arcb
Duke with offers of money on the simnIe ,rrar-
ontee of his accession IN The tbrona
The Daily News saws II il understood that
the extraordinary mission of Marshal Forev
TO Washington had for its result an under-
standing. on the part of the United States
government. not TO interfere with tho new
Mexican Monarchy. and in return il Is be.
leyed, promises we're made by France with re-
gard to the attitude<of that country towards
the (,onfederate States
The Daily News also saws the Arch Duke
and Arch Duchess are expected very shortly
to visit Napoleon at Paris, whence they will
proceed to st. Nozare to embark in an Aus
trian frigate, attended by French man-ol. war
for Vera Cruz.
THE HoLsTEIN QUESTION.
The Danes had completely evacuated Hol-
stein, including the six villages north of the
Elder, which are graphically part of Schles-
weig, but had been Incorporated with Hol-
stein.
The London Times remarks that scarcely
can 1t be said that peace is yet unbroken The
Federal execution in Holstein is distinguish
able only by the utmost discrimination from
the reality Of war. and it is impossible to tell
how long even this shadow distinction NAV
be maintained.
The Austrian proposal to the Federal Diet
that the Prince of Augustenburg be immedi-
ately summoned to leave the Duchies, was re-
iected by a vote of Z too.
FRANCE.
The bullion in the Bank of France is still
decreasing
PORTUGAL.
The King opened the Cortes ON the ID inst.
He said in his speech that the tobacco monop-
oly would be abolished next April, and tobacco
may henceforth be cultivated iHMoeria and
In the Azores.
Latest via Galway.
1t is confirmed that MAMMALIAN win visit
Paris and reach Mexico before the end of
March with requisite achievements.
The Holstein question shows increasing en-
bittermept
The Times continues to take a gloomy view
of it. and saws :-"Tbe Germans are waiting
still upon events. while events threaten more
and more To be master rather than cuider
An address to Napoleon was introduced in
the CORPS Ieeislatif on the 4tb. II exnresses
the hope that beneficial results may speedily
be derived 5y France from The Chinese and
Mexican expeditions. 1t is very pacific in
tone towards Russia on the Polish Question.