The Portland daily press., 1866-03-28
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of steamship China ;. a. Halifax.
HALIFAX. N. s.. March p.

l-i III HALIFAX, N. S., March 81.
The Royal Mail steamship China, Captain
Erelis from Liverpool on the morning of he
18th INST, and Queenstown 18th, for Boston
via Halifax, arrived here at $50 this evening
The China has 46 Halifax, and 66 Boston pas
sengers e1
The steamships City of London and Eng
land, from New York, and Belgian, from Port
land, arrived at Liverpool on the 10Th.
The steamship City of Dublin, from New
York, arrived at Liverpool on the 10th.
The steamship Cuba, from New York, arr;v-
ed off Crookhaven on the evening OF the 18th.
The day the China sailed being St. Patrick's
Day, fears existed that the Fenians might at
tempt their threatened demonstration. Little
importance, however, was attached to the mat
ter, and it was felt if anything did happen that
| the Government would be found fi,liy prepar-
| ed.
| A late telegram from Leeds says that in
consequence of rumors of an expected Fenian
outbreak, the police of that city had been
| largely. augmented, while large number of
| volunteers and 800 tradesmen had been sworn
in as special constables. .
| Secret drilling had been going among the
Fenians in Leeds for some time.
The Times of the 18th in announcing that
the Reciprocity Treaty between the United
States and British North America has terrnin-
| ated, says American fishermen will be duly
warned, and after certain time the exclusion
| OF their boats will be enforced. For this pur-
pose British war vessel will be station to see
that the rights of the fishery which revert to
the British Crown are not inffingei, and also
to prevent collisions between the fishermen of
the Provinces and the United States. In this,
as well as in all that relates to fenianism, the
Times believes the British Government may
covnt on the triendliness and courtesy of Mr..
Johnson's Government. ueca aei g1s
In the House Of Lords on the 10th, Earl
Grey in long speech upon Irish grievances,
moved that the House, on the Goth, should 90
into Committee upon his resolutions to con-
slider the state of ireland. A debate ensued
Earl Russell deprecated any attempt to car
ry out the violent remedies proposed by Earl
Grey, as likely to create unprecedented agita-
tisn in the country. He preferred gradual and
well considered reforms. aa
Earl Grey's motion was negatived without
division.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Layard said
assurances had been received from Spain, Chill
and Peru, that vessels now belonging in Eng
land should not leave until the pending diff
culties were settled.
FRANCE. 3
The Corps Legislatif was debating the par
agraph in the address relative to internal lib
critics. aasT1. u
Mr.. Jules Favre spoke in favor of the amend
ment of the opposition.
Numerous other speeches were made in ia
vor of the amendment, which, however was
finally rejected, 23S to II. 1904
SPAIN.
1t is rumored that Gen. Olano will replace
Gen. Dulce in the Captain-G eneralship of Gu
ba, Gen. Cordova succeeding Olano in the di-
rectorship Of infantry.
AUSTRIA.
A Vienna telegram says the convention with
| Mexico, in reference to recruiting in Austria
for an Austrian volunteer corps in Mexico,
was signed on the 18th by Count Mensdorff
and the Mexican Minister,
fge EGYPT. .ss.tt
The French Consul General at Alexandria
telegraphed on the 18th from that city, that
the cholera, as an epidemic, did not exist in
Egpy. A single case occurred in the European
hospital on the 18th, but none since.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
The demand for discount became active af-
ter the reduction of the bank rate on the 18th
from to per cent. owing to the numerous
bills held back in anticipation of such move
nent. American securities continue buoyant.
The Bank OF Holland has reduced its rate from
| y to 4 l-2 per cent w. -. ~ rs ~,
- = - Latest via Queenstown. - =
ST. Patrick's Day passed off in Ireland with
out disturbance sEe -rS.ns1 I'D
| At the dinner of st. Patrick's Society in
Dublin, Hon. Chichester Fortescue, Secretary
for Ireland, announced that next year the
Prince of Wales would accept the Office of
President of the Society. 7s.f-s ..E 40
An unsuccessful attempt was made on the
| 17th at Mllwall, to launch the mammoth IRON
clad Northumberland. After running about
| 100 feet she came to stand still, and all the
efforts of steam tugs to move her proved fruit
less. The Prince of Wales and brilliant as
sembly were present. 47e;i8g ssoT
| The steamship Hibernian, from New York,
has arrived at Glasgow.
| liverpool, March 1S.-The steamship Cuba
arrived Off Liverpool this evening.
The weekly return of the cattle plague shows
continued diminution of new cases, but large
increase in the number of cattle killed. = 9
Madrid, March 16.-The following is a sum
mary of the news forwarded in the steamship
City of Baltimore, which sailed from Liver
pool on the 14th for New York:
2 The u. s. steamer Canandaigua arrived at
Liverpool on the 14th from Belfast. At the
latter place her officers received cordial re-
ception, and dejunier from the Mayor and
citizens. 3 fsg C cesA
/ The American Consul at Liverpool has Or
dered ship-broking firm to dispose of the ex-
cruiser Shenandoah, as she lies in the Mersey.
A meeting was held in Liverpool on the 18th
to consider the prospects Of the Atlantic Tele-
graph.
Mr.. Field, Capt. Anderson Marley, the cleo
trician, and others, gave encouraging explana-
tons, and evinced much confidence in the sue
cess of the enterprise.
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