The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-13
, Foreign News.

Tr..-.A., q, Foreign News. t..-4J
New YORK, Jan 12.-The steamship
Scotia, fromi Liverpool on the 30th OF
December, and Queenstown ON the 31st
arrived this morning.
The Fenian trial is progressing at Cork
Another prisoner, Joseph Mountain, has
been acquitted. -
Two regiments were hastily sent from
England to Dublin. One of them, in
garrison at Winchester, was aroused at
three o'clock in the morning and convey.
ed to Liverpool, and early the same
morning embarked for Dublin. Such
energetic movements of course give rise
to rumors of serious danger.
There are rumOrs that peace is ABOUT
to be concluded, by European mediation,
between Spain and Chill.
Flour dull and lower; wheat slow OF
sale, and prices in favor OF buyers lndi-
an Corn is in limited request at 29s6da
3Os per 4S0 pounds for mixed To effect
sales lower prices would have to be sub
mitted to. E.
French papers deny that the French
Minister at Washington threatened to
leave there if the Federal Government
sent minister accredited to the Juarez
government, or that the French Secre-
tary had been sent to France fOr instruc-
tiOns.
The West India steamer arrived at
Southampton to-day, with nearlya mil
lion and halt dollars in specie.
The Army and Navy Gazette believes
that the British government had resolv-
ed on very considerable decrease in
the army. The leading feature will be
the reduction of two companies in each
battalion of the line, amounting in the
aggregate to about $50 officers and seme
10000 non-commissioned officers and
men. One regiment of cavalry is also
expected to disappear.
The Beard of Trade returns for Novem-
Der exhibit an extraordinary increase III
exports, three and-a-half millions ster-
ling, or 20 per cent. over November, 1864.
The Times editorial is resume OF
events of the year, large portion being
devoted to a favorable criticism on our
affairs.
The Times favorably criticises General
Grants report.
The Memorial Diplomatique contra
diets the report published in American
papers of the abandonment of Chihuahua
and Sonora. st,.j ....
A holder of Alabama bonds states that
no provision is made to renew them or
for the payment of interest.
Apprehensiens of difficulty in Mexican
affairs caused American quotations to
give way on the 9th
1t has been decided that the Pope
should remain in Rome.
There was considerable alarm at Cadlz
owing to a report that suspected prlVa-
teers had been seen.
The following is summary OF foreign
news sent by the steamer City OF Baltl-
more from Liverpool 18th, whichlhaj not
yet arrived.
Precautions of extraordinary charac-
ter had been taken in Dublin. The Ev-
ening Mail says the number of troops on
duty are all doubled and armed with cut
lasses. Cavalry patrolled the suburbs
and the military was held in readiness
at q moments notice. Nothing transpir-
ed to justify these proceedings.
The condemned leading Fenians havc
been moved to secure establishment at
Dartmoor, England.
The London Times, in an editorial on
Mexican affairs argues that Napoleon
WIN peaceably withdraw, sooneror later
aud adv,sea America, for the interest of
all concerned, to quietly await that re-
suit, nand abstain from inconsiderate
expressions on the subject.
The Daily News points out that the
absorption of American stocks through
out Europe has lately become more eX-
tensive than ever before known, and
says this is one cause of the depreciation
of English securities.
Sir. Charles Eastlake, President of the
Royal Academy, is dead.
Mr.. Fould's financial report is publish
ed and agrees generally with the antici-
pations received by the Canada.
Melbourne advices report an increase
in the serious difficulties between the
Legislature and the government of Vic
toyia.