The Portland daily press., 1866-03-20
TWOjDAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Peruvian.

. Arrival of the Steamship Peruvian.
The steamship Peruvian, Capt Ballantine
from Liverpool Sth via Londonderry 9th inst.
arrived at this port at Z O'Clock last evening,
bringing 2S cabin and 1S9 steerage passengers,
and full cargo.
We are indebted to Messrs. Allan Brothers
& Co., through the courtesy of the Purser OF
the steamer, for English papers.
The Moravian arrived at Liverpool on the
18th, and the City of Baltimore on the morn
ing of the Sth The Bremen arrived at South
ampton on the It'll. u IAH
GREAT BRITAIN. .i ,..,.5
In the House of Commons on the It'll. the
annual bill for the abolition of Church rates
was debated. Gladstone and Bright spoke in
favor of the question being compromised in
some way or other. The bill was passed to a
second reading by vote Of 2S5 to 252 The
announcement of the vote was received with
loud cheering. 1t is thought the vote indi-
Gates an early solution of the question, al
though the present bill will be, doubtless, re-
jected by the House of Lords, as usual.
The Owl says: "frhe American Government
has intimated it is in possession of full infor-
nation as to the movements OF the Fenians in
the United States, and will not permit any
acts obnoxious to the British Government, OF
which its laws can take cognizance."
Fenian affairs are unchanged. Unimportant
arrest continue. The Dublin Evening Mail
says the number Of prisoners committed in
Dublin since the suspension OF the habeas
corpus is 172. 5as. us q 4.,l.s .ri I Z
SatteIthwaite's Circular of the evening of
the 7th, says dealings in American Securities
have been on somewhat limited scale. To-
wards the close of last week there was strong
disposition to buy 500 bonds, and on Satur-
day, prior to the Australasians news, they were
brought up to II, but have since reacted, on
sales to realize profits, closing at 70 a 10 IA.
The Morning Heaald says meeting of the
supporters of Lord Derby was to be held on the
Sth at the residence Of the Marquis of Sails
bury. saal b. laa-ae COL t55ag
Inc London Post contradicts its announce
ment that DIsraeli had proclaimed among his
friends his readiness to assume Government
with the obligation of bringing in Reform
bill. The Post now says DIsraeli made no such
announcement. ..., 49, s., ~,
The official returns of British exports for
January show an increase of u per cent. upon
January last year. America took by far the
largest portion of the increase. fiiu b sy,1i %
FRANCE 49,. ri 81
The French Government has issued cir-
cular to all the Maratiine powers of Europe,
requesting their support of the International
Exhibition of fishing boats and implements,
to be held near Bordeaux next September !,
The Bourse was unsettled at 69-67.
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. .l
The London Ocl says German crisis is
Imminent. The Prussian Government dis
patched to Vienna summons in respect to
Holstein, which is as peremptory in its tone
as its demands. Bismarck is ready to face
war and its consequences. Austria must take
up the guantlet, or yield to the pretentions of
Prussia in a somewhat ignominious manner.
THE PRINcIPALITIEs. 10
The Moniteur says q majority of the Pleni-
'pOtentiaries have already been invested with
the necessary powers to attend Conference
relative to the Principalities, about to be held
at Paris. .... ..,s..5.rr- 5.r
The Turkish corps of observation on the
Danube is stated at over $4,000 men. A re-
serve corps of $4,000 is to be stationed at
Schumla. i 5 4 tfE
1t is stated that Austria will probably take
precautionary military measures in Transyl-'
vania and Bukowina. - - In
The Bombay mail of Feb. Is had been re-
ceayed. Details unimportant. Cotton was
declining ad I'D 81 ard
''l'l LONDON MONEY MARKET. IN
Consols steady-rather frmer. Discount
unchanged. Bank rate remained at z. rpo
Latest via Londonderry.
The Times sayS:-We have reason to be-
{ ieye that at the meeting of the Conservative
party, held YESTERDAY, at the house of the
Marquis Of Salisbury, it was resolved that no
opposition should be offered to the introdue-
ton of the bill on Monday next, but during
the interval between its introduction and sec
ond reading which it was understood would
be fixed for after Easter, the party would con-
slider what course should be pursued, and Lorl
Derby would take another opportunity of
meeting his supporters. A2
The Post asserts that public, feeling is dead
about reform. "a Al N4-@'A
The Times continues to protest against
dealing with Parliamentary Reform, and leav-
ing untouched the small Sores 81 s...,tsl
Sir John Gray's motion on the Irish Church
is fixed for Tuesday. TIE resolution he pro-
poses is, that the Church Establishment in
Ireland is grievous wrong to the people of
that country, and its continued maintenance
prevents them from having confidence in JUS
tice or in the wisdom of the Imperial Paria-
ment. if To- ''f-t- f-N'l fs' 'l'A
Ine total number of persons arrested under
, the habeas corpus act, up to Tuesday night, is
. JIG, of whom AZ are Irish Americans. -Four
have been discharged. !f9d a7.9 q tea'rI
bog The general impression conveyed in this
mornings papers is that the question of Ro-
man Catholic Parliamentary oaths will now
be settled. The Times attributes this to the
tardy good sense of the Conservative leaders
The Times says-English funds continue
weak, the market being influenced at present
by the results of the difficulties of the Joint
Stock Discount Company, with regard to
which nothing further of definite character
has yet transpired. The shares with $40 paid
were yesterday freely offered for nothing Civ
en- with bonus of los to any of the dealers
who would take them. The Vdesire of many
is to escape the inconvenience of calls, even
though they may believe that the 100000 of
capital already paid cannot have been more
than partially lost. The discount demand at
the Bank continues heavy, all other establish
ments being disposed to restrict their transac-
tions within the most cautious limits.