The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-16
Foreign News.
We make the following extrac is from the
news brought by tho Canada:

news brought by tho Canada:
! GREAT BRITAIN.
Further diplomatic correspondence be.
tween Mr.. Adams and the British Foreign
Secretary is published, respecting the Sea
King or Shenandoah Under date Of Noveu-
ber 2lst. Mr.. Adams saws he is instructed to
state that the proposition of Her Males
| tvs Government for creating a Joint COM
mission is respectfully declined.
On December I'd. Earl Clarendon, writing
to Mr.. Adams, says Her Majosty's Govern
mcnt consider that no advantage can re-
suit from proionging the controversy, OF
which the topics are fully exhausted, but
which light possibly, if continued, intro
duce acrimony into the relations between
England and tho United States. Earl
Clarendon persists, however, in asserting
that England has never deviated from her
duties as q neutral power, and he declares
how strongly Her Majestys Government
and the people OF England desire to be in
close friendship with'thc United States
Virtually, this correspondence leaves the
suspended.
The London Globe highly eulogizes
Lieut.. General Grants official report, and
say. il is an able, very clear and strikingly
modest document, frank by admitting
failures and losses, and doing full Justice
to his opponents.
The steamer Ibos, belonging to Cork,
was wrecked near that port, and about
twenty lives lost
Ih" Times has an editorial on Secretary
McCnloch's report, which, it says, is sin-
gularly able. The Times thinks there are
against extending tho existing exemption
OF Federal bonds from local ia xation
THE FENIAN TRIALS.
At Cork, on the Dist, Charles Underwood
OConncll was found guilty Of treason and
felony, and sentenced to ten years penal
fIn INl,1, J.
speech, and after being sentenced said he
hoped there would be an exchange of
prisoners before his sentence expired.
The trial of Callaghan Holmes OReardon.
late Captain in the Federal army resulted
IN verdict of acquittal. The Court, on
the 22l, adjourned till the 9th. Perfect
tranquility prevailed at Cork
Moon, December 24-One Fcn;an
"a 'hcr, named Barr, convicted at Dublin.
H. been removed to the Dartmoor prison
JAIiICA AFFAIRS.
Sir Henry Storkus is formally gazettcd as
Captain- eacral and Governor Of Jamaica.
pending the prosecution of certain in
4uiries. Russell Gurney, II. p. and Re-
cor''er OF London, consented to serve as a
member OF the Commission. The Times
says the appointment of Gurney proves a
desire ." the Part OF the Government that
the inquiry should be conducted in the
most impartial manner.
The Paris Pdt''ie says Franco and Eng
land have not offered mediation to Spain
n the Chilian question, but their good
Offices only, which have been accepted by
Spain
Three men were recently killed in Lon
don, England, while engaged in the manu-
facture OF the so-called eggs of Pnaraoh's
sarpents, the composition used having
exploded.
Three Englishmen, Lord Alfred Harvey
Mcssrs. Strut and Coone, while travelling
S1,,,.t
by brigands. The two first named have
been liberated, bnt Mr. Coone was held for
Il ransom of $1,000.
The Paris Temps asserts that Stephens,
the Fen!an Head Centre in Ireland, was
seen en- the BoulevarCs on the 18th ultimo
ana that tposs1bly in joke] he had left his
card with Lord Cowley.
Count E"ienbnrS, who was charged with
the murder Of Mr.. OFT. cook to the Prince
OF Wales, has been sentenced to five and q
half mouths imprisonment.
FRANCE.
1t is confirmed that the French Govern
ment resolves to withdraw from the extra
dition treaty with England. The treaty
expires lii June next.
The trouble with the students in Paris
still continued. Lectures at the faculties
on law and medicine were resumed on the
proceed, owing to the noise made by the
students. The latest dispatches say that
the agitation among the students was
diminishing.
A Paris telegram says the report of the
finance Minister was expected to be issued
the 23d. 1t states that the year 1865 will
close with positive equilibrium, and pro-
badly a small excess, and that 1866 and
1867, i'll consequence of reductions in eX-
penditure, will show an excess Of thirty
million francs to be carried to the sinking
fund, which fund is henceforth to be ap-
piled to reduction Of the public debt.
Hon A. H. STEpHENs-H1s VIEWS.
A letter from Hon. A. H. Stephens,
dated at Charlottesville, Georgia,
25th ultimo, contains the following
paragraph:
AS to how I am doing, 1 can only
say that, in the matter of health, I
have improved greatly since my re-
turn home; but the country 1 find
in worse condition-physically,
morally and politically-than I ex-
pected. The general desire of the
people is for speedy restoration of
civil law and harmony, and I am
engaged in doing ali I can to effect
that result. I do trust that wisdom,
moderation and true patriotism will
rule the councils at Washington.
Meanwhile, it is the duty
of every one to do the best he can;
the wise and the good will always
take things as they find them. and do