Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
BY CLBLE AND STEAMER CUBA.

PARIS, August 15-noon.-It is reported
on good authority that the French Govern
ment has abandoned the idea of extending
| the frontier of France by The annexation Of
certain German provinces on the Rhine.
LONDON, August -, P. M.-The following
dispatch has been received:
BERLIN, August -, P. M-A Council of
State is holding sittirgs in this capital and
is engaged in the consideration Of the ques-
ton Of the remuneration of the States Of
Southern Germany 20 the German Confed-
Grafton.
by tde Cuba.
HALIFAX, August l4.-The steamship
Cuba, Captain STONE, from Liverpool, two
o'clock on the afternoon of the 4th via
Queenstown on the 9Th inst, arrived here at
ten o'clock this morning.
The steamer Cyclone, Of Glasgow, was de-
tanned in Great Yarmouth roads, on sus-
picion of infringing the neutrality procama-
ton with respect to Spain and Chill. She
was ostensibly bound from Hamburg to Rio
Janeiro and is pierced for ten guns. She
was detained at the request of the Spanish
Government.
There has been an extensive discovery
and seizure Of Fenian ammunition and ma
terials in Limerick.
In the House Of Lords the Jamaica affair
had been debated, and the conduct of the
officials denounced, but it was held that
Governor EYRE could not be indicted or ac-
cused Of murder.
The disturbances in Hyde Parke had also
been debated. Earl RUSSELL denounced the
course of the Home Secretary for withdraw
ing the police from the Park and Earl DER
BY defended him.
In the House of Commons Lord MAS
moved a second reading of the bill for the
continuance in Ireland Of the suspension Of
the habeas corpus.
He stated that 756 arrests had been made
in all; 800 still remained in prison, and still
indulge in seditious language
He showed that the Fenian movement
continued, and the consequent necessity for
the present measure.
Mr.. Mcguire moved an amendment, de-
claring that the cause for the continuance of
the suspension of the act no longer existed.
Mr.. GLADSTONE supported the measure Of
the Government, which was carried by los
to II.
On the following evening the House went
into committee on the bill
Mr.. DILLON moved an amendment, pro-
viding that the operations Of the act shall
extend only to persons now in prison, and to
such others as may come into Ireland after
passing the present act. This was rejected
by 50 to 1G.
The House bill amending the extradition
treaty with France was passed to a second
reading BY II 10 10.
The London Daily News city article SAYS
the process Of the equalization of prices as
between England and America, through the
medium Of the cable, continues to prejudice
the question Of American securities.
Messrs. Barring BRos. report a large BUSH
ness in United States 5-2Os.
Prague seems to be fixed upon as the place
for the negotiations and it was expected they
would shortly commence.
A much better feeling prevails at Frank
fort, the soldiers billelted upon the Inhabit-
ants having been removed to the barracks.
The military correspondent Of the London
Times, with the Austrian army, giving an
account Of Marshal BENEDEK's retreat de-
scribes the Generalization Of his troops, and
says that every messenger from Vienna was
charged to say on his rerurn, Make peace,
or the army sill be annihilated."
Ii is stated that the Government Of the
United States has preferred claims against
certain persons in France who have dis
posed Of public property belonging to the
Southern Confederacy.
The Paais correspondent Of the London
Times asserts that the result Of the war has
occasioned deep feeling Of discomfort IN 1
France. The Emperor himself was con /
fident Of Austria being the victor, and hard I
" concealed the hope that he should obtain .
the Rome provinces without the loss Of a .
single man.