The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-24
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FIVE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Peruvian on
Farther Point.

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The steamship Peruvian from Liyernool
18th, via Greencastle 18th, for Quebec. arrived
off this Point this forenoon.
Steamship Bavaria and City of Manchester
from New York, arrived out on the 9th the
City Of New York from New York, the nth.
and Hibernian from Quebec, snd Bremen
from New York the 18th. ~
GREAT BRITAIN.
1t was finally settled that the Great Eastern
would leave the More early on the 18th, and
Valencia about the 10Th.
Telegraphic communication with India is
suspended 1t is believed there is a fault or
bre k in the Persian Gulf M ,T177s i
The Engl1sh political news is entirely CEN
tered In Parliamentary elections. Returns on
the evening of the 18th, show the election of
1S4 liberals and 102 conservatives. The liberals
nave lost eighteen seats and gained twenty
four, and the indications are that the govern
ment Will have increased strength in the new
parliament
-Four members of the administration had
been defeated, viz: Lord Rawley, Dover, Col.
White at Kidder Minister, Lord Puget at
Lltchtield and Mr. f. Phel at Barny As a
rule the contest had gone off Satisfactorily, and
with very little ricting.
Numerous elections were progressing when
the Peruvian left.
FRANCE.
The rmnored negotiations for Europeon
Congress, lack any sign Of authenticity.
A. B. Del Kader had an interview with
Napoleon, and rumor again connects him with
the future government of Algeria.
The Senate has passed the bill modifying
the press law, by a vote of 1T to sixteen.
Notwithstanding the strong clerical oppos-
ition, the recognition of the Kingdom of italy
by Spain may be regarded as an accomplished
fact.
PORTUGAL.
The government, contrary to general ex-
pectations, has carried the election by a small
majority throughout the country. In Lisbon
and Oporto, however, the opposition obtained
a majority.
TURKEY.
There had been accounts of the appearance
of the cholera at Constantinople and Smyrna,
but they are pronounced unfounded and that
quarantine had, however, been established be-
tween the two ports.
The elections cause a general dullness in
business. There is an increased demand for
discount at the Bank Of ENGLAND.
The following is duplicate of the dispatch
to the Associated Press, forwarded by the
City of London, which sailed from Liverpool
on the 18th and Queenstown on the 18th inst.
for New York: ssa~
The Parliamentary elections commenced on
the 18th.
The London and METROPOLITAN burroughs
return all the sixteen liberal candidates, in
Guiding Stuart Mills, Mr. Hughes the author,
Sir Charles Wright, and Baron Rothchild.
The convict DR.. Pritchard has confessed
that he poisoned his wife.
La France denies the rumors of negotiations
for an European Congress.
The Moniteur is silent on the subject.
The Papal Ministers having declined to at
hn faff u -
is reported that the embassy will shortly be
withdrawn from Rome.
1t is reported that private telegram an
nounces that the Pope has communicated
Macmillan.
Additional official correspondence has been
published on the American question, and that
the concession to Confederate vessels, allow
ing them to be disarmed and sold in neutral
ports, originated with Drouyen De pHuys.
Earl Russell agreed to the proposition, but
pointed out that the cruisers of the defunct
government might be claimed as public prop
erty by the United States, but that its claims
must be decided in the ordinary course of law.
In letter to Sir f. Bruce, Earl Russell gives
his opinion in the case of the Eta Tor Retri-
bution), that the vessel was lawfully and right
fully condemned on the ground that ships of
beliigerents could not be transferred during
war. In another dispatch, Earl Russell replies
to Mr.. Stewards note ON the cession of bellige-
rent rights. He regrets that his explanations
were not acceptable to the United States Gov
eminent, and adduces arguments in support
of England's course. He trusts that these adj
ditional explanations will prove favorable to
the establishment Of lasting friendship be-
tween the two nations.
1t is stated that the steamer Beatrice, late
Rappahanock, was overhauled by the Sacra-
mento before reaching Liverpool, but she was
permitted to proceed
A questionable story was afoat that Gen.
Lee had arrived in Germany by Belgian
transatlantic packet incognito.
Latest by telegraph to Greencastle
Liverpool, july 1871 ,-evening-The ship
Mercury, at Havre, from New York, picked up
on the 2Sth Of June thirty passengers from a
boat of the ship William Nelson and five 9th
ers from pieces of floating wreck. There was
bark in the vicinity at the time, which was
expected to pick up more.
The English elections are the all absorbing
subject of attention. The returns thus far
show net liberal gain of seven.