Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-28
Latest Foreign News.

SANDY Hook, Dec. 27 The steamship
City of Washington, from Liverpool on the
18th, via Queenstown on the 18th inst, has
arrived. The news is four days later.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Fenian O'Dona-
hue, owing to similar conviction six years
ago, has been sentenced to penal servitude
for life. ri t-
The joint note of England and France
proposing certain terms for the settlement
of the Gillian difficulties was received at
Madrid on the 9th. Result not known.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. A.-Cotton sales to-day,
10000 bales, including 1000 to speculators
and exporters. The market closes buoy
ant with further slight advance.
Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Provisions
steady. Bacon fat. 8 ~
At the sitting of the court for the trial of
the Fenians on the 18th, the entire day was
occupied by O'DOnahue in his address to
the Jury In his own defense. He COM
menced at the opening of the court and did
not desist until after 6 o'clock in the even
ing. He insisted that he had done nothing
criminal, asserted that his case had outraged
all law, and gave it as his opinion that Ire
land would never be free without fighting.
His bearing was insolent, and when he re-
marked upon the court his language was
offensive and saucy. ...
H 1UeTe was u LIlhL b16 NIOVbTLOE Vi
Richmond, Bridwell, had absconded. 4.
Gov. Eyrie had been suspended from his
functions in Jamaica, and Sir Henry Storks
temporarily appointed in his place. The
draft of the Commission for the above ap-
pointment is published in the London Ga
zette. 1t reiterates that great disaffection
is alleged tohave prevailed in Jamaica, that
grievous disturbances had broken out, and
that eXcesses and unlawful severity had
been used in their suppression; and where
as, 1t being urgent that full and impartial
inquiry should be made into the origin, ma
ture and circumstances of the said disturb
ances, and the measures adopted for their
suppression, the powers now vested in Gov.
Eyrie are revoked, on the ground that it
may be advisable that he should be present
Turing the inquiry; but for the sufficiency
Of the said inquiry the powers of Govern
ment should be vested in another person.
and Sir FL. StOrks is accordingly temporari-
ly appointed Governor of Jamaica.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The steamer Mara
thon, from Liverpool 18th, arrived. The
Persia reached Liverpool on the 9Th,
The London Times believes in peaceful
designs of the American people. t.-
Sir Henry Storks, Sir Edmund Head and
Mr.. Charles Livingston, are understood to
The Fenian James Halligan was convict
ed and sentenced to seven years penal SER
vitude.
! A letter received in Liverpool confirms
I the statement that Stephens is safe in Paris.
The London Observer says: Napoleon is
lpprehensive that Macmillan will follow
mis- Empress to Europe, and has prevailed
upon the Mexican Minister at Paris to pro-
ceed to Mexico and endeavor to dissuade
/ Macmillan from abdicating. He would
sail on the 18th. The Observer thinks he
will not be in time, and that Macmillan
will be in Europe before New Years.
The Gazette Des Tribuneaux says the
French Government has directed the atten-
ion of England to the eXtradition treaty
)flS43, since the capitulations ofthis treaty,
rhough duly carried out by France, are not
similarly fulfilled by England.
, An Austrian Imperial decree tenders am
nesty to all convicted for completely in the
Polish insurrection.