The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-05-15
ONE DAY
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of ti,e Steamship Moravian Mt
Further Point.

FARTHER POINT, May IA.
The steamship Moravian, from Liverpool 8
P. NJ. Of the Sd inst, and Londonderry 4th,
passed this point this afternoon for Quebec.
Steamships Saxonia, rom New York, arriv-
ed off Southampton on the evening of the I'd,
and the Hansa, also from New York, on the
morning of the Sd inst.
The steamship Edinburg, from New York,
arrived at Queenstown on the morning of the
I'd inst.
In the House of Commons on the I'd inst,
the bill legalizing marriages with deceased
wites sister, was rejected by 10 majority.
Mr.. Gladstone will soon introduce his
budget. Nothing startling is anticipated, but
it is believed he will deal with the national
debt. aaru1A -r
Satterwaite's Circular of the evening of the
I'd, says: We have to report weak and de-
clning market for American securities. There
has been but little demand for home account
and quotations have been almost entirely gov
erned by continental operations, which, dur
ing the past week had been principally large
sales. 520's closed at 6S IA IS 1-2, while
Illinois Central and Erie are even more de-
pressed, the former being last quoted at Is 1-2
and the latter at 40 1-2 a so 1-2. English funds
continue dropping. Much heaviness and un-
easiness prevail. Discount demand at the
Bank of England has been heavy and the
drain of gold for the continent continued. On
the Sd the Bank advanced the rate OF discount
to Z per cent III
AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA AND ITALY.
Intelligence from Vienna, Berlin and Flor
ence continues menacing. Armaments were
vigorously pushed forward by Austria, and
goods trains had been suspended on the Fri
estera Railroad in order to quicken military
transports.
At Berlin it was expectedithat further aug
mentation of the Prussian army would be
made, and rumors had been current, but turn
ed out to be false, that Prussian troops had
actually entered Saxonia. a 1arl
The Italian fleet is said to have sailed from
Genoa on the Both, destination unknown.
A Florence telegram to the Paris Temps
states positively that Gen. La Marmora was
about to assume command of the Italian ar
my, and was to be succeeded in the Ministry
by Baron Riccasoli. \4
RumOrs were again current in Paris that
England and France would offer to initiate
negotiations between Austria and Prussia, but
they were not generally credited. eog!
- Latest via Londonderry.
Lire,pool, Mag, A. Steamship Helvetia,
hence tor New York on-the I'd, has put back
with cholera on board. Two deaths occurred
before reaching Queenstown. A
The National line has decided to stop Ger
man emigration through their vessels.
The Government has ordered a full exam
ination of German emigrants before their adj
mission to England. The cholera has appear
ed among them at Liverpool.
MIR. Gladstone's budget repeals duties on
timber and pepper, and proposes an arrange
ment calculated to reduce the national debt.
The German-Italian situation is unchanged
Italy it is said has made an arrangement with
the French government not to attack Austria,
in consequence OF which there was an ad-
vance in the Paris bourse