Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-20
TELEGRAMS. nc.

The steamship Peruvian, from I,ivernool
ON the eth, via Londonderry on the 9th instant,
has arrived. The Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany held q meeting and unanimously ap-
proved the arrangements of the directors for
laying a cable this year. In the House of Com
mons on the 7th, the animal bill for the adop-
tion OF the church rates was discussed. Glad
stone and Bright spoke in favor OF the question
beng compromised in some way or other. The
bill was passed to second reading by a vote
Of Dos 10 252. The announcement of the vote
was received with lond cheering: 1t is
thought that the vote indicates an early solu-
ton Of the question, although the present bill
viii doubtless be rejected by the House of
Lords, as usual. The Owl says the American
as 10 the movements of The Feni1ns in the
United States, and will not permit any acts
obnoxious TO the British Government, of which
its laws can take cogni ance. Fenian affairs
are unchanged. Unimportant arrests con-
tmue. The Evening Mail says the number of
prisoners committed since the suspension of
tne VIII OF kdbeds corpus is 1i3 Satterth waite's
circular of the evening of the 7th says the
dearngs in American securities has been some
what on limited scale Towards the close of
last week there was strong disposition to buy
5-2O bonds, and on Saturday, prior to the Aus
tralasian's news, they We're brought up to II,
but have since receded on sales to realize
profits, closing at 7GH Oficial returns for
British exports for January show an increase
Of - per cent over those Of January last wear
America took by far the largest portion OF The
increase.
Governor Welles, of Louisiana, having per-
sistenuy refused TO give certificate to the
newly elected Mayor of New Orleans, ana
other city officials, General Candy was then
applied 20 by their attorney. General Canby
took the official returns, and promised to issue
the order requested. The Legislature has
passed a series Of resolutions inviting the CO.
operation OF Senators and Representatives of
the varions States bordering on the Mississippi
ana Its tributaries, with the Senators and Rep
resentatives from Louisiana, to urge upon
congress The importance and necessity of
accepting some practical plan to keep sufficient
water at the month of the Mississippi. Cover
nor Wells was requested to correspond with
The Governors of the States interested, and a
special committee appointed to correspond
Win the chambers of commerce of Memphis
Louisville. st. Louis, Pittsburg, and ST
Paul
Tie steamer Manhattan, from Vera Cruz on
the 9th, Havana on the 18th, has arrived. The
schooner Metlda with 375 negroes on board
has been captured and brought into Havana
They had been to Cape San Antonio, and one
hundred of them had been sold as slaves. Some
twelve hundred have recently been landed
there. The mortality among them is quite
heavy, and it is reported that some eighty
General Dulcee has sent his resignation as
Governor General to the home Government
City OF Mexico dates to the 1st instant state
that the Belgian minister sent to infor m Maxi
milan OF the accession of Leopold was shot
while riding on diligence. The gunboat
boat Desto was at Cape Haytien. A French
bark had arrived al Havana with 1000 coolies
from Mexico.
Colonel Francis Jordan of Bedford county,
has been appointed chairman of the Pcnnsyl-
YanIa Union State Central Committee