Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-02
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| AMStEAh OhOES 10 ~ uTHISM HASt1ts
milan with TrOOPs-Russia and
the PaPaI COurt-Debatesi in Par
Jiament-The London PresS on
Fenianism-Fren Finances.
HALIFAX, N. s., March 1.-The steamer
| Asia, from Liverpool the 18th, and Queens.
town 18th ult., has arrived here. News
four days later.
Cotton on Saturday firmer but unchanged
middling uplands l9d. aF.r ~.
Breadstuffs quiet but steady. Provisions
steady, except bacon and lard; both easier
An advance is reported Of 2s6d@3s on beef,
and decline of los on bacon and lard.
Consols S719@S756; 5.20's 6S@6S14; Illinois
Central shares l6@lG1a; Erie shares 52A@
53A. ,#H- ,F,-t .#.
Bullion in the Bank of England increased
E239,000
The Royal assent had been given to the
bill suspending the writ of hubeas corpus
in ireland.
Upwards of one hundred arrests were
made in Dublin on the 18th inst, princi-
pally strangers, among others Colonel John
William Byran, of the Federal army
Many more arrests were expected to take
place.
1t was reported that the Emperor of Aus
tria had expressed a willingness to furnish
to the Emperor Macmillan any troops that
he might require, on condition that they
were incorporated into the Mexican army
and their expenses paid.
Diplomatic relations had entirely ceased
between Russia and the Papal Court.
The urgent haste in the passage of the
bill repeating the hdbeds corpus in Ireland
was owing to the reported departure of
Fenian privateers from America, the story
applying by name to the, steamer Cuba,
now running between Baltimore and New
Orleans.
[NOTE--The story is known here as a
hOaX.l
In the House of Commons on the 18th
inst, Lord Cardwell introduced bill for
the future Government of Jamaica. He
briefly explained that the Government had
thought fit to ratify the decision which the
Legislature of Jamaica had arrived at, abol-
lshing itself, and it would be proposed to
establish government similar to that in
Trinidad for period of three years, and If
the experiment was successful then it
would be made permanent; if not, some
other arrangement would be DEVISED.
Mr.. Labovehere gave notice that on the
23d he would call attention to the made
quacy ofthe neutral laws to enable England
wards foreign countries.
The Government bill on the cattle dis
ease was debated and amended in several
particulars through committee.
In the House of Lords on the 10th, Earl
Russell announced the proposed suspension
OF the hdbeds corpus act in Ireland, and ask
ed the House to sit on Saturday, the 18th
inst, that no time might be lost in passing
the measure. Earl Derby said it would be
for the Government to justify the course il
was about to take. If the House of Com
mons agreed to the proposal he would not
interpose moments delay; but he hoped
that as soon as possible Government wOul d
state the grounds on which they relied for
the justification of their proceedings.
The London Times says: The Irish Gov
ernment is of course better informed thar
any private person can be as to the state Of
the country and the imminence of the dan
| ger, but in the increased activity of move
ments during the past month, and the pres
ence'of numbers of persons in various dis.
tricts, with the scarcely concealed purpose
Of promoting insurrectiOn, there is amplt
reason for the strietest precautions. Thu
object of the Irish Government is doubt.
less to secure some of the emissarics o
| American Fenianism, who are now numer
GUS in Ireland and working with disasrou
effect on the people. r...
The London Morning Herald. the cOnser
vatiye organ, says that the Government
will be supported in the measure.
The Army and Navy Gazette says tina
troops in Ireland are being distributed
more and more among the small towns
merely giving greater feeling of security
The Times assumes that Mr.. Gladstone
budget will show an excess of income owe
expenditures of about three millions sterl
ing. 1t thinks Mr. Gladstone will attemp
to reduce the national debt. r. .-.'
1t is rumored that Sir Charles Wood, lat
Secretary for India, has been offered ant
accepted peerage. r- --.r
The Daily News believes that Govern
ment has aCceded to the propositions of tn
Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Ireland, AM
that hencetOrth the Senate of the Queen
University in Ireland will consist of hal
Protestants and half Roman Catholics.
FRANCE.--In debat0on the address to TIN
Emperor, M. Depessegney contended tina
the English Parliamentary institution
were unsuited for France. The En-
peror, he said, had given to Franc,
double liberty, founded on a solid basis O
authority. 1t depended Oh public opinion
to develop the liberty granted by the Con
stitution. After debate the address in re-
sponse to the Emperor's speech was unani
mously adopted.
Weekly returns Of the Bank of Franc,
show an increase in cash on hand of fifteer
millions of francs. The bank has reduced
its rate of discount to AZ per- cent. Among
the reasons assigned for the large stock o
bullion in the bank is that, while the drair
of specie was going on from England, larg,
| shipments of French manufactures were be-
| ing made to the United States, all for cash
while at the same time there were no ma
terial investments being made by thu
French in Federal bonds or other American
securities. @