The Portland daily press., 1866-11-07
Foreign News per Steamer.
The austrian Enapire iu
Danger of More Losses.
PROBABLE ABSORPTION OF DEN
MARK BY PRUSSIA AND SWEDEN.

<l HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. G.
The steamship Java, from Liverpool October
Y, via Queenstown October 2S, arrived here at
midnight She has 81 Halifax and III Boston
passengers.
The British PARLIAMENT has been formally
further prnrogued to November 20.
+ Cattle plague returns had dwindled down to
only six cases week.
A public meeting was held in Liverpool on
the 18th, under the auspices of the United
Kingdom Alliance for the suppression of the
liquor traffic, in order to welcome Neal Dow to
England. The hall was crowded, and the re-
ception of the guest was most cordial and en-
thusiastic.
The short time movement among the Lam
cashire cotton manufacturers was making pro-
gress, and indicated a large decrease in the pro-
duction.
The French Government has adopted the
system OF night signals invented by Mrs Mar
tina Coston OF Washington, and large quanti-
ties were being manufactured at Toulon
A letter, protesting to be authentic, details
the malady under which the Empress of Mexi-
co was suffering She Was allowed to see no
one but the doctor and her father confessor
Her physicians are said to have given up al
most all hope of her recovery and greatly ap-
pretended the effects of nervous fever,
:, The following are the principal points of the
Saxon peace treaty The Saxon army will be
recognized as soon as the conditions have been
arranged by the North German Confederation
konigstein and Dresden will have mixed gar
risons, Prussia will furnish garrisons for the
other Saxton towns until the organization of
the Saxon army takes place. The Saxon troops
about to return home will be placed under COM
mand Of the chief Prussian General in Saxa.
ny. The war indemnity to be paid by Saxony
is liked at ten million thalers, from which one
million will be deducted on account of the ces-
sion to Prussia of the railways of Laban and
Goritz. The Prussian Military Governor and
Civil Commissioners will cease to exercise their
functions. The former Aollyerein treaty will
continue in force subject to a notice of six
months should either of the contracting rarties
desire to withdraw therefrom, Prussia obtains
exclusive possession of the Saxon telegraph
wires Petso1s politically compromised dur
ing the war will not be molested on that ac-
count. Saxony will regulate her diplomatic
representatives in conformity with general
man Confederation.
The King and Queen of Saxony had return
ed to their capital, and were received with en-
thusiasm
Ihe London Times alludes to further disin-
tegration of the Austrian Empire as possible.
Russia is said to be intriguing with the
Greek reltgtonistS, who amount to three and
Aalf millions, scattered in Hungary and other
rrovinces. Even the German Provinces of the
empire are not safe from the attraction which
Is carrying Bavaria and Wurtemburg into the
trussian Confederation, and if at the same
tiMe any Orthodox propaganda be set to work.
the progress OF disntegration may be very
rapid.
The London Globe says Denmarkis is menaced
with extinction. Unless wiser counsels and
luster spirit prevails, Denmark will soon un-
dergo further dismemberment, and finally dis
appear as an independent State from the map
OF Europe.