Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-13
Foreign News

LoxDox, December s0-A. M.-Consols
closed last evening at s7@s7b for money.
The bullion in the Bank of England has
o. 5. Five-twenties, e4g@S5t. Illinois
Central shares, 7s@7st; Rx.lDiv. Erie, 81
@574.
La France denies that the French Min
lister at Washington threatened to leave
there if the Federal Government sent q
Minister accredited to the JNarez Govern
meRt-
The West India mail steamer arrived at
Southampton to-day, with nearly million
and half dollars in specie.
The Army and Navy GaEette believes the
British Government has resolved on a very
considerable reduction of the army. The
leading feature will be the reduction Of two
companies in each battalion of the line,
amounting in the aggregare to about $50
officers and some 10000 non-commissioned
officers and men. One regiment Of cavalry
is also expected to disappear. %
The Board of Trade returns for November
exhibit an extraordinary increase in ex-
ports-three and half millions sterling, or
20 per cent, over November 1854. =,
The Times editorial is review Of events
Of the year, large portion being devoted TO
favorable criticism of American affairs
The following are the authorized quota
tions: Orleans fair 22ad; middling 2I4d ;
Mobile fair 22id middling 20Sd !; Uplands
22d middling 20sd. The sales on Saturday
were 10000 bales-the market closing firm
er at unchanged rates. The stock in port is
$40 900 bales by actual count, only 1000
bales above the estimates, including $4,000
American.
The Times fayorably criticises Grants re-
port. --. .-..-.-e f-s9-8 81
The Memorial Diplonatiqae contradicts
the reports in American papers Of the aban-
donmeut of chihuahua and Sonora .-
A holder Of Alabama bonds states that no
provision was made to renew them or for
payment of interest. -
Sutherwait's circular on Mexican affairs
caused American quotations to give way on
the 9th. Illinois Central CLOSING at 500
s0I; Erie's 57@574; U. S. 5 2O's 644964S.
The Cardinals, at a recent meeting, decl-
ded that the Pope should remain in Rome.
Considerable alarm prevails at Gadiz
owing to the report that suspected privateers
have been seen. A--
The cortes was opened on the 27th by the
Queen. She said her desire for peace had
not prevented the commencement Of hos
tilities with Chill, which refused amends for
wrongs. She had recognized Italy, but
| should watch the interests of the Holy See.
ADDIrlONAL EuhElNN NEho-
The following is a summary Of the foreign
news sent by the steamer City Of Balti-
more from Liverpool 2sth, which has not
yet arrived:
The Christmas holidays had interrupted
| commerce
Precautions of an extraordinary eharac-
ter had been taken nightly in Dublin
The Evening Mail says the number Of po-
| lice on duty are all doubled and armed with
cutlasses, cavalry patrolled the suburbs, and
| all the military was held in readiness at a
moments notice Nothing had transpired
| to Justify these measures. The condemned
leading Fenians have been removed TO a
convict establishment at Darnmoor, Eng
| laud. s
The London Times in an editorial on the
i affairs in Mexico, argues that Napoleon will
| peaeabIy withdraw, sooner or later, and
urges America, for the interest of all concern
ed, to quietly await the result and abstain
from any inconsidcrate expressions on the
subject.
The Daily News says that the absorption
Of American stocks throughout Europe has
lately become more extensive than ever
before known, and says this is one of the
causes of the depreciation of English seeur-
tiles.
Sir Charles Eastlake, President Of the
ROYAL Academy, Ia dead.
NJ Fouds financial report is published. i
agrees generally with the anticipations re.
ceived by the Canada. = sal
1t is stated that Macmillan wa omitteG
from the Catholic sovereigns, TO whom thu
Pope sends the customary Christmas felici
tations- q T.