The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-26
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TO THE DAILY PRESS.
= . Friday Morning, April 27, 1856. '"o
THREE DAYS 1000 sslaa
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Africa AT Haii-
fax, MS.

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| HALIFAX, N. S., April 26.
The Royal mail steamship Africa from Liy-
erpool morning Of the 14th, and Queens
town 18th, for Boston via Halifax, arrived
here at about 2.30 this afternoon. - - ~
The Africa has 40 Halifax and SO Boston
passengers. She reports 18th passed steamer
| bound east, showing red and blue light 18th,
u o'clock T. NJ, passed brig rugged steamer
bound east; ,23d, Z p. NJ, lat. 45o lon. A .
passed steamer Cuba. The Africa had a rough
passage. She. will sail about midnight for
| BOston.OELb = SSRBks&
| The steamships Australasian and Pennsyl-
| vania from New York, arrived at Queenstown
| on the afternoon of 18th.
| FInsthe House of Commons on the 18th, in
the presence of crowded house, Mr.. Glad
stone, in an earnest speech, moved second
reading Of the Government Reform bill. He
replied to the various objections raised by op-
ponents of the bill, and said the time had
come Jor deeds, not words, and besought the
House not only to be wise, but to be wise in
time.
Earl Grosvenor moved The a1hendment4of
which he had given notice. in favor Of post
poning the question of Reform until the en-
tire scheme contemplated by the government
is laid before Parliament
Lord Stanley seconded the amendment. I
ANNAthSA VI OuCA qucSCtOucu the cXDGQlenCV
OF Reform, but contended that the extension
OF the franchise should not be separated from
The question of redistribution of seats.r o.r-
Speeches were made in favor of the bin by
the Marquis Harrington and others, and against
by Gen, Peel and others, when the debate was
adjourned. IN .--,-r9
There was no undus excitement either in or
outside the House, and no indication whatever
OF that mob demonstration which some mem-
tefs affected to oIanticipate.l The few hundreds
whlch were assembled outside the House loud
ly cheered Mr.. Gladstone and other prominent
Liberals on their arrival
On the 18th the debate was resumed. Among
the speakers were Sir e. BuIwer. LyltoIf and
Mr.. Liddell, against, and Stuart, Mill and Bax-
ter, in favor The debate was again adjourn
ed. a ~ =
The London papers comment on the debate.
reiterating their former arguments with con-
siderable vehemence.
In the House Of Commons on the 18th. Mr.
CafdWell IN reply to an inquiry, said that the
question of protecting the interests of the fish
ermen on the. North American coasts on the
termination of the gReciprocity Treaty. was
under consideration by the law officers of the
Crown. o.--o'' y '--e
Mr. Mcguire gave notice that1le would. at
an early day, call attention to the serious in
convenience arising in Ireland from a too
stringent exercise OF the e-powers given by the
suspension of the habeas corpus.
A terrible accident took place at Chelthen-
nam. sIhe race stand gave way, buryings 800
verely hurt but none are reported dead. % : 7
FRANCE.
The Teekly returns cf the Bank of France
showa decrease in cash on hand Of 100000
francs. -.,..... - =
=. Inc Pars correspondent of the London,
lTimes says:-L"s II. the object of Head Centre
Stephens In going to Paris was to attract gen
eral attention TO his cause or person it has
proved failure y 90 liiHaa=s'e2 2i,9a'3 'afl7''I-
On the 18th severe panic prevailed on the
bourse, and rentes declined to 68f. 15c, but af-
forwards rallied to 65f 4Oc. s1'@'7 : q
.zE3THE AUsTRo-PRUssIAN orvEsTIeNf sfSj
An official contradiction is given at Berlin
to the assertion that the Prussian Govern
ment would take reprisals on account of the
expulsion OF Count WalderzO from Austrian
1t was reported that the French afnbassal
| dor at Berlin had been instructed to state
| that France considers radical reconstruction
or the eonfederatiOn not as q question, of Ger
man home policy, but one which would admit
OF the Intervention of the signitores of the
Vienna Congress- h.-i-s Lew ,l10l lsk o
A Paris correspondent says that whatever
maintained, seems to be rapidly vanishing.
PRUSSIA.
The Crown Princess gave birth to daughter
on the 18th. gS9ssDsE0S tsasS, 81
THE PRINeIPALITIEs.
The ex- minister Prince Couza has been i'm,
peached for wasteful expenditure of public
funds. ~ % 80 2iSI7'e'
,E2b0 Latest via Queenstown a TgTWC
| LIvERPooL, April IA, P. M.-The steam
ship Tarifa, from New York, has arrived out.
| Rentes closed on Paris bourse to-day at 66f
4 90c. - --a- - -, - = -
The German crises continues, and the ru-
mors are vague and contradictory '4A0c1S q
The Independence Beige has reason to sup
| pose the question Of ornaments will be salts
| iactorly settled by mutual and simultaneous
disarmament. 1t is informed that confiden-
tial overtures have been made to that effect. .
The funds to-day remained dull, but closed
/ rather frmer. 6na il1ssl - = 's0C q 15Is.
Alluding to the panic on the Paris bo1rse
| the Paris correspondent of the London Times
| saysE-"One OF the disquieting rumors was,
that the relations OF the French and United
4 States governments were such as to Justify
the very worst fears, all of course on account
| of Mckee, 12 T
Ihe same writer says that hopes of peace
In Germany were entirely disappearing, and
| ne lnslnuates that the semblance of neutrali-
ty.by France few believe to be sincere.
Wafiike rumors continue to circulate in vi.
emma and Berlin and ornaments continue.
"A Vlenna dispatch, says the Prussian reply
to the last Austrian note was received on the
18th. 1t declines, in laconic terms to accede
to the Austrian demand for rehabilitation Of
tne RUSSIAN ~ stl0i iieorces.IEA aTgTX2 qO0U