Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-07
Additional European News by the Steam.
ship City of New York.

| LoNDoN, Nov. S.-The political news to-day is un-
The BAIL of England has reduced its rate of dis
count to 6 per cent.
The merchants of Paris and Havre are adopting
memorials to the Emperor on the Spanish Chilian
affair."
Violent gales have occurred in England, with great
The ship Calhoun coIIided with the steamship City
Of Boston, and got aground; but oated off the next
| tide. Neither vessel was damaged.
News by the s.Hecia.''
| the Hecla:
The London Times has reason to believe that at n
Cabinet council held the 18th, it was determined
to address energetic remonstrances against the
| duct of the Admiral commanding the Spanish feet
off Valparaiso and against the means taken by Spain
| to enforce the demands upon Chill. A Cabinet mes
Scnger conveying instructions to the British Minister
at Madrid was despatched from London the same
The Liverpool Post publishes civcumstantial ac
count of duel recently fought near that city, in
| which an American Fenian General, named William
Brown was one of the principals and received
slight wound in the hip The story is youched for as
authentic and is said to have been hushed up until
the General departed for New York which he did on
| the 18th. His antagonist was Liverpool Anti
Fenan.
An explanatory note has been published. officially
stating that the effective reduction of the French
army amounts to 1895 men, and that the ultimate
| economy for the budget Of 1887 will be between
twelve and fifteen millions of francs 1t was report
ed that the Minister Of the Marine was proposing
reduction Of the navy, whereby saving Of four mil
lions would be effected.
sales had obStreperously expressed dssatistaetion
at the Imperial decree the partial disarmmen Of
| the army. The Parie denies the rumOr.
The Bourse was firm. Rentes 68t. 50c
Victor Emanuel, in his speech at the opening of
solve the questions pending between Italy and the
Papaey. Italy must remain faithful to the conven-
OF e m
would be easy to wait. He alluded to the good rela
tions existing between Italy and the powers of Eu
rope and America and pointed wi pride to the po
stion of Italy among the nations but regretted that
at the hands of the people.
He concluded by. saying that confding in the af-
fection of his people and the yalOr of the army he
would not fail in the great work which must be trans
mitted completeto to his descendants.
Bavaria had notified the courts of Austria and
Rome of her recognition of Italy, and had invited the
Elk King of Naples to recall his envoy from Munich.
AUSTRIA.
1t is stated that general amnesty would soon be
granted for political offences in Gallicia.
DENMARK.
The time stipulated for the completion of the tee
graph to America via Greenland, in the Danish con-
tract is three years, not two years.
The following, is the summary prepared for the
LIVERPOOL, Nov, 22-Evening-The reported arm
ing of the Pigeon House fort, at Dublin is confirmed.
Rumor accounts for it by the alleged appearance of
Fort Phoenix Park. Dublin. was similarly strength
ened It is alleged that these movements not at
tributabe to Fenianlsm, but to the increased discp
| line under Sir Hugh Rose
The Horning Post sees in dications of Reform bill
l IN certain steps taken Dy the uOVernment
The Paris Patrie says that Spain is preparing
circular to the European Powers, the events in
| Chill. The Pdrie adds that there are reciprocal
grievances in question. and hopes that the difficulty
| will be settled by amicable mediation. The leading
| London merchants addressed strong memorial on
| the subject to Lord Clarendon.
The Paris Bourse was firm. Rentes 6Sf. Csc.
| The reported victories over the Russians in Box
hara untounded.
| The Austrian Government has ordered the release
of all political prisoners arrested by the Gallacian
| authorities from 1853 to the present time
| THIS FAMILIAR ANECDoTE of DR.. Franklin was
published first in the Columbian Centinel February
%. 1877:
At the conclusion of the war, DIR. Franklin, the
English Ambassador, and the French Minister, Yer
gennes, dining together at Versailles, toast from
| each was called for and agreed to.
| The British Minister began with, George the
Third who like the in its meridian spreads lustre
throughout. and enlightens the world" The French
| Minister followed with 1.-The illustrous Louis XVI,
who like the moon sheds mild and benignant rays on
then gave, George Washington, commander of the
American armies who. like Jos hua of old command
ed the and the moon to stand stil-and they obey
| ed him.