The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-27
ny T,ELEGRAPH.
ONE nay
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Damascus off Port au
Basque, N. F.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

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PORT AU BASQUE, N. F., June %.
Steamship Damascus from Liverpool 10Th,
| and Londonderry 10Th, arrived off this place
to-day. She brings twenty cabin and 26S
steerage passengers.
Steamship Hansa from New York, arrived
at Southampton on the l4th. Steamship
Kangaroo, from New York, passed Crook
haven midnight of the 18th.
The official correspondence between the
British and American governments on the
assassination of President Lincoln Is published.
Earl Rnssels letter conveyed sincere express
sions of regret on behalf Of the Queen, ParIia
ment and people.
! & Acting Secretary of State, Mr.. Hunter, ex-
presses Lively feelings of satisfaction and CRATE
full appreciation with which the government
and people of America receive such emphatic
and earnest manifestations of friendship and
sympathy from great and kindred nations.
| The London Times publishes a letter from
its well known correspor dent Historius Bur-
| den, which is that the North has no right to
| treat the vanquished Confederates as any
thing else but men, whom they have fairly
beaten in battle. He writes strongly, and ar
| ges policy ofmercy.
Satterthwate's Circular, evening of the 14th,
reports fair business in American securities.
Fortnightly accounts now ia course of settle
ment, has developed short supply of u
New York and the continent, causing an adj
vance of one per cent, closing quotations,
5-20s being So 14a68 49, Prospect stock
bonus on August, 10 addition to ordinary cash
dividend, has brought in numerous buyers for
Illinois Central shares, and an advance to rs
is established. Erie shares were largely sold
at the beginning of the week, but have reach
ed to rather over last weeks Quotations.
In the House of Commons on the oath, a
dtnrr for tha oh <@e&
quired of applicants for the degree of M. A. q,
Oxford. University, was debated and passed to
second reading by 261 to 100 This is ex-
pected to be the last important division of the
present Parliament. Aa5 la4 AtF t.ai
The Bishop of Chester died on the 18TH
4as4gsF FRANCE. siia sgeeiA
The Moniteur of the 18th says rumors that
government is preparing to send large rein
orcements to Mexico is entirely inaccurate.
The Military Budget was under discussion
in the Corps Legislatiff. 9sQa asgs aa48g
Gen. Allard announced that Senator's con
sultation would shortly be presented to the
Chamber to regulate naturalization in AL
geria. a.roas ssa96Y aA
Preparations were making at Toulon for the
trial of a new electrical machine by which 1t
is stated iron-clad vessels can be instanta-
neously destroyed. 3 ~ se.a
PRUSSIA.
gin bne frusslan upper ChamDer PROPOSE
ton was carried by large majority against
the Ministers that the government should
bring forward bill providing that members
elect uttering impious calumnies or other ex-
ceptionable expressions during debate should
be liable tn punishment by the general laws of
the land. ah sh aaA 49,
q XII sf,T.i SPAIN. f $50 a
Reports have been current that Saragossa,
Valencia and Catalonia had been placed in
State of siege, but they are denied. ussa
royal decree orders Gen, Prim to return
to Madrid e q 81 ~ ~ -
= AUSTRIA.
The negotiations for commercial treaty
between Austria and England have failed.
The Bank or England on the 18th reduced
its rate Of discount from / 2 to 8 per cent
Consos steady and firm. IS .s s59 e.ss
Messrs. Levlck & Co., iron masters and mer
chants In London and Liverpool, have sus-
pended. Liabilities e350Q0o. The causes OF
The failure were large shipments of iron rail to
America, which were chiefly paid for in secu-
rites not readily negotiable. ssss
liverpool, June 14.-Steamships China and
Edinburg from New Y ork, arrived out on the
18th. 9ei5ss- pr WE as'2 ss
Political news unimportant. s .sz assseo