The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-14
From Europe.

crOm Europe.
Late accounts by the Atlantic cable
show that the British Government is
apprehensive Of an early uprising of
the Irish people. We learn that large
bodies Of troops have been already
sent to ireland, and that further de-
tachments are daily swelling the ranks
of the army of occupation. The ut
most vigilance is also observed with
regard to vessels coming from Ame-
RIGA, and all passengers, Of Irish or
American nation ality, are subjected
to close surveillance. All these pre-
parations are convincing that Eng
land is now aware of the serious dis
satisfaction existing in the isle. Since
the early part of the last century,
Ireland has been strongly antago-
nistic to England. There has been a
want of congeniality and friendly feel
ing, without which, any union, in the
strict acceptation of the term, was
impossible. The rebellion of '9S was
pretty good evidence that the restless
feeling Of the Irish people against
their r0lers had not died out; and
the present Fenian organization is
another proof that the same ill-blood
between the two nations, from which
the contest of '9S sprang. is yet ex-
listing. The matter is one for grave
consideration on the part of the Bri-
tish Government; one which it would
do we'll to notice in the coming ses-
sion of Parliament
Mr.. Russell, the war correspondent
of the London Times, has the follow
ing graphic sketch Of the declaration
of the freedom of Venice, on the 18th
October:
It is done! Italy is free at last, from
the Alps to the Adriatic. At half
past 7 this morning, the generals and
the civil rulers of Venice met, and
when they separated, it was on one
side to send forth the military com
mandant and the last battalion on
their way to Trieste, and on the other
to ring their bells, hoist the banner
Of Italy from the masts that once
bore up the triple gonfalons of We
nice, Cyprus and the Morea, and pro-
claim "Eenezia " Liberato!" Scarcely
had the vessel in which Gen Ale
mann and his staff embarked left the
harbor, when the italian war ships
began to come in. 1t was in vain
that the municipality had elaborated
a scheme which was to give an artis-
tical appearance of unanimity to the
they named 8 o'clock as the hour to
watch for the sound of bells from the
tower of st. Marks. The people
wanted no leaders in the matter.
Enough for them that 80 Sh'uniero"
was gone; their first act of liberty
was exercised without hesitation, and
the city blossomed like q rose In
nate gentleness, called forth by the
wise advice Of their magistrates, kept
them quiet, for the most part, till the
Austrians were we'll out of sight; but
soon there broke out here and there
gradually trial shouts of JOY, swelling
and gathering force from minute to
minute, till at the sound of the first
hammer stroke on the swinging metal
high up in the air above the Great
Piazza, the whole city gave one ex-
ultlng roar, and strong men embraced
with tears like children.
The STATE OF SpAIN.-The pro-
vincial deputations of Spain have
just been dissolved, and the NUM-
cipal councils are to be entirely re-
newed, although, according to the
terms Of the law, the renewal ought
to be but partial. But the Govern
ment has taken upon itself to order
otherwise, subject to the ulterior
ratification of the Chamber, for the
unanswerable reason that the present
composition Of the municipal coun-
ellis is displeasing to it. They were
elected at q period when Liberal
ideas still possessed some influence;
but in the present state of public
opinion, this influence, in the Ian
guage of the report presented to the
Queen, "has become quite intolera-
ble." What is now wanted are mu-
nlclpal councillors endowed with the
"habit of discipline and in no way
disposed to exaggeratc the impor-
tance Of their humble functions.
Modest men may certainly be found;
but rs, after all, one cannot be GER
tain of anything, and as the strongest
heads may be affected by pride, it is
intended to restrict nv law tha