The Portland daily press., 1866-03-16
TWO DAYS
500 7 -- ..' rs vi
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of Steamship Africa a. ualssa..

arrived here at II O'Clock, noon, to-day, and
sailed for Boston at P. NJ. She brings 26
Halifax and 81 Boston passengers.
The steamship Damascus arrived at Green
castle, the Helvetia at Queenstown, the Full
ton at Falmouth and the Peruvian at Liver
pool ON the night of the I'd, anu the bavaria,
at Southampton early on the Sd.
The United States war steamer Canandai-
qua arrived at Kingston, Dublin, from Queens
town, on the LIST inst. -'sy-
In the House of Commons, Mr.. Gladstone
gave Anotice that he would, on the 18th of
March, call attention to paragraph in the
Queens speech referring to Parliamentary re-
form. .r--,r~ -.l,
netur1ls in regard to constituencies, &C.,
were in preparation, but possibly might not
be in the hands OF the members before the
above date, in which case, although he should
ask leave to bring in a reform bill, it would be
open to members to object to its being read
until the ret rms were laid on the table.
This announcement is regarded as evidence
that the Cabinet is united upon reform bill,
| and as a conclusive answer to the idle rumOrs
OF the resignation of the Ministers, &c. Le.
In the House of Commons on the I'd, Mr..
| Gregory moved an address to the Queen in
favor of establishing the principle that pri-
vate property at sea should be free from cap
twe. He said twas almost suicidal for Eng
| land to allow things to remain as they are, for
in the event Of war she might lose her entire
carrying trade. q
| The question was debated pro and con by,
| numerous speakers. The Lord Advocate
said it was impossible for the Government to
assent to it. The effect, If carried, would be
to tie up the hands of the Government when
they ought to be as free as possible. Fl n-i g..
20 The Attorney General also opposed the
measure as most impolitic and difficult of
rdoption. The motion was finally withdrawn.
| The Shipping Gazette says the steamer Sir
ius, fitting out for the Republic of Columbia,
on the Thames, has been seized by the Gov
eminent. 1t also gives a rumor that the
Spanish iron-clads fitting out ON the Thames
have likewise been seized. '2 -i'''- . .f -
The West India mails with Jamaica dates of
Feb. s, have reached England. The papers
| publish voluminOuS details OF the proceed
ings of the Special Commission from special
| correspondents. The Times editor:ally con-
| tends that the evidence leaves no reasonable
| doubt that mutinous spirit was rife and that
the massacre at Morant Bay was not an unpre-
meditated emeute. 1t admits that acts of de-
testable inhumanity have been committed by
persons who were in English uniform. The
correspondent of the Star says the sober
| truth is more frightful than the widest mag
j nation could have conceived.
| + The Daily News says the first impression of
terrible and unwarrantable cruelty are I'M
doubtedly confirmed by the evidence.
Benz. Coleman, editor of the Spiritual Mag
azine, was on trial at the Old Bailey for pub
fishing libel ON Mr.. Sothern, the actor.
The defendant applied for postponement
of the trial, on the ground that it was necessa-
| nv to procure witnesses from New York, the
libel having been copied from paper publish
| ed in that city. -
The Sunday Times says the application was
! refused, and the case was under trial.
| The day the steamer left Liverpool scam
dalous divorce case had been tried in London.
| The petitioner was Mr.. Cavandish, whose
wife, daughter Of Lord Glare, eloped with
| Lord Ceril Gordon. The jury gave Mr.. Cav
andsh verdict for $4,000 sterling damages.
| l@es gnisa.-i b re-. FRANCE. 2 uagi9r1E
In the Corps Legislatif, after debate re-
| garding the temporal power of the Pope, Mr..
J. Farve and others having spoken in favor of
its separation from the spiritual, the paragraph
in the address relative to the Roman question
was adopted, 21S to IS. x
Dispatches have been received from Paris
announcing the death of the King of Siam.
| The Paris Patrie says an answer of Maxi
milan to the mission of III. Saillard is not ex-
pected in Paris before the beginning of April.
In the Corps Legislatif, on paragraph Sd of
the address relative to Mexico, M. Rouher de-
manded that the debate should be adjourned,
as the communication of France to Mexico
| could not have been received OF examined.
The debate then turned on the question
| whether paragraph third should be voted on or
suppressed. suss. .s.s..s,. SO u3 .I.stt --l'
NJ. Rouhler said by voting the paragraph at
| once without debate the Chamber would not
prejudice the question, the discussion being
reserved until recent diplomatic dispatches are
presented to the Chamber. The paragraph
was finally adopted with the reservation sug-
| gested by M. Rouher. le' N'7
/ The Prince Imperial was suffering with
| mild attack of the measles,
/ The Bank of France returns show an in
crease Of cash of over six and half millions
francs.
The Paris Bourse was fir1ner; rentes 6Sf 60c.
| AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
1t is stated that important proceedings in
reference to the relations of Austria and Prus-
| STA will take place shortly in the Federal Diet.
The Pf1lssian Cabinet is said to have dis
cussed and arrived at a conclusion in regard
to the Duchies. ......,...-,
| A large number of the members of the
Prussian Upper Chambers have presented an
address to the King, endorsing his determine
ton to maintain the rightful claims of the
Caste in convention, denouncing the course OF
the Chamber of Deputies, and pledging them
selves to support the King in any conflict.
| ..- SPAIN. sT
Marshal ODonnell declares in the Cortez, it
is stated, that a state of siege will be main
tanned until tranquility is completely restored,
and the progressst party has ceased to CON
| spire.7 rfcS a T9SoForrr, q
THE pRrNcJp II II r II M - - "
Order and tranouility has not been disturb
ed since the abdication OF Prince Consa, =,
The Turkish eoyerr,menthas determined to
demand at the Conference of the great powers
that the inhabitants of the Prlncipalties
should select none but native as their ruler,
| Turkey has further resolved to station a
corns of observation on the Danube. and con-
centrate troops in Bulgaria. .IiDI a.
ITALY. -4
On the LIST of March the Italian army was
reduced entirely to peace footing.
LONDON MONEY MARKET. -
Funds are steady. The discount market is
yery active: the rates remain at per cent.
Notwithstanding the Bank return shows q