The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-15
l}Y TELEGRAPH,
TWO DAYS /
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival . { ,hs Asia q lIallrax.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

- AAAr "A NJ IN. o., SEPT, ID
The Royal Mail steamship Asia Cant
Noodle, from Liverpool at O'clock IN Tho g.
ternoon OF the I'd inst. via Queenstown the Sd.
for Boston, arrived here at o'clock this morn
ing, with 81 passengers for Halifax and e8 for
Boston. af7 ST ssaaa.s4 - - - ~ :
The steamship City of Dublin left Iiyernool
for New York simultaneously with the Asia.
Steamship Lafayette from New York. ar
rived at Hayre on the Sd inst.
The Directors Of the Atlantic TELEGRAPH
Company have unanimously accepted the offc
OF the, Telegraph Construction Company &c
manufacture and lay down new cable and
conpiete the present one, so as to have two
perfect cables between Ireland and NeWgound-
land next summer. The manufacture Of the
new cable has been commenced. 1t is being
made With the utmost care
Capt. James Anderson has a second offer
10 command the Great Eastern in laying the
cable Tor nYe years, and accepted the same.
Cyrus Field sails for New York in the
steamship Autralasia on the Sth of September.
AZ Is slated that in consequence OF the spread
OF Fenianism the number Of regiments in the
south OF Ireland has been increased. Fts8 E
The report that Mr.. Bright is to visit Amer
lea on an official invitation is pronounced
to be without any foundation.
The Board of Trade returns for July show a
'1AS,a1p letAliuss QA 111bloA CAROA
as. compared with last year.
The fetes in Portsmouth in honor of the
French feet progressed and concluded ON the
list inst. with the happiest success The
weather throughout was fine. The banquets,
reviews, balls and illuminations were alike
brilliant and successful. The reception ae-
corded by the people to the French officers.
was enthusiastic. At the banquet the Duke
of Somerset on behalf of England, and M.
Chassaloup Lambert, on behalf of France, gave
expression to the desire of the two nations to
live on terms of cordial friendship. The feet
sailed from Portsmouth ON the 81 inst The
exchange of naval Inequalities is pronounced
memorable episode, not only in the history
Of France and England, but even of the civil
lied world, and is universally regarded with
great satisfaction througout England.
The crop estimates claim much attention.
A leading authority in the Times sums up his
estimates, throughout the country, as follows:
-"That wheat will yield 20 bushels per acre,
or A bushels below the average barley SO
bushels per acre, or s bushels below the aver
age; oats "a bushels per acre, or IA bushels
below the average; potatoes universally good;
hay an average crop, and pastures singularly
abundant. is sal Sire 4silas,9 IA
.e9lo3 32aq FRANCE. 4.ila H
Count Waluski ha, teauered his resignation
as Senator, which was accepted. F
The Emperor had received III. Mon, the new
Spanish Ambassador, and said he attached
great value to seeing France and Spain ad.
vancing together, and the French Govern
ment would always be ready to strengthen the
bonds which unite the two countries. maaI
The Paris Patrie says that the honor of the
French Imperial Government, and all the pre-
cedests fits policy, compel it to refuse its ap-
probation to the Austro-P russian compact at
Gastin. What has predominated in the ar
Iangement sanctioned at Salisbury has been
the interest of the strongest; and the annex
alton of Laurenburg to Prussia raises another
constitutional question.
The Empress had arrived at Fontainbleau
with the ladies who were injured at Neuf-
chatel.
The bank Of France returns show redue-
ton in cash of about one million and half of
francs, and great increase in discounts.
.rentes.
PORTUGAL.
The new ministry is not yet formed.
1t has been officially announced in the
Coftes that the Prince Aneidens did not visit
Lisbon 10 represent Victor Emanuel at the
baptism Of the infant Prince.
The Cortes has granted leave to the King
to travel abroad, and he and the Queen win
visit Italy, Don Femandore acting as Regent
III bAic intcIHii 0uCll an event DolnQ u0Dr0-
&c ned, excited public surprise.
LATEsT-The new cabinet was formed on
the LIST inst, under the presidency of Viscount
De Castro
BRAZIL
The Brazil mails were forwarded per steam
ship Asia.
The commercial news has already been pub
lished.
The war between Paraguay and the -Argen-
tine Republic shows no signs of termination.
The rains had prevented military opera
tons, but hostilities were about to commence
on an imposing scale. Large armies were be-
ing raised by volunteers and conscripts
Latest via Queenstown
Liverpool, Sept. I'd, p M.-Political news
unimportant @ e5
The court which made the official inquiry
into the burning of the steamer Glasgow, re-
ports to the Board Of Trade that the ship was
set on fire by accident, and that such accident
was rendered possible by the Objectionable
manner In which the cargo was stored in the
steerage.i