The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-27
Foreign News.

The steamer Asia, with Liverpool dates
to the 9th (ovening) and Queenstown, has
arrived.
The London Times refers to the satisfac-
tory aspect OF European affairs and trusts
the prospects OF lasting peace will have
some effect on the military administration
OF inc European powers, and that there
Will be some alleviation of those burdens
which everywhere weigh so heavily.
The cattle disease IL again incrcasinr
Sir John Gray, editor Of the Dublin
freeman, has been appointed Irish Lord
of the Treasury, in the room of Colonel
White, who was defeated at Kidderminstcr
ut the general election.
The Right Hon. l.. Cardwcll Colonial
Secretary, had been making Il speech Mt
Oxford. He stated that in his character as
member for Oxford he had no doubt Par
famcntary reform would be one of the
most important measures of next session
and expressed the opinion that there never
was 4 Parliament better calculated than
the present one in its composition to give
to that great subject q fair and comprehcn-
sivc hearing. Abiding to the affairs of
Jamaica, he said the temporary Interrupt
ton of Governor Eyrc's command was not
intended as q stigma; but it was essential
that all the powers of the Crown should be
centred Ill one person, in order that the
inquiry might be efficient. He hold it to
DC the duty of every man, with the fair
ness OF an Englishman, to avoid all pre-
Judgment of the result of the inquiry.
The Manchester Tud11iidm says:
Several American men-oi-war are now
lying i'll the harbor Of Nice. 1t is observed
that the officers scdulOusly avoid mixing,
with Epglishmcn and Frcnchmen, and that
they only associate with the members of
the Russian Colony there
The American ship Guy Manncring,
Capt. Bourne, 1,G00 tons register, bound
from New York to Liverpool, previously re-
ported safe at Obon, Is now learned to be 4
total wreck near iona. Seventeen of the
crew were drowned, and the captain is
missing.
A report having reached Barcelona that
there was q tendency to epidemic diar-
rhTa" among the people OF London, the
authorities have forbidden English vessels
to lanu passengers without quarantine,
either ut barcelona or at any other place
within twenty leagues. The British Minis
ter has, it is said, sent Il strong rcmon-
strancc to the Spanish Government.
The British revenue for the year 1865
amounted to 600, 136, AS, which is within a
Fl ,O00, 600 Of the receipts in 1864, notwith-
standing the fact that Mr. Gladstone's bud
get RENTED taxation to the amount of
-, 3,00O,O 900 sterling in shc financial year.
1T is semi-otlicially announced that tho
Order of the Garter is about to be conferred
on King Leopold IL, of Belgium; that Sir
Robert Peel Is to be made 4 Grand Cross
of the Bath, and that Mr.. Edward Butler
NJ. p, is to be included in the lists. of new
baroncts.
Miss Longworth-NIrs Yclvcrton-has
become the-terror of the newspapers. She
has now actions on foot against three of
thcm-thc Saturday LcUie,r, (new trial
NORTH BRITISH Ddiiy Mail and the PtU Mai
Gazette.
The Times Paris correspondent says a
discovery has been made ut Toulon, where
the iron-platcd frigatc Provence is undcr-
gong repairs, which shows the danger
iI,f n,,{, nk<,.1
of France. The Provence was fitted out
for sea only fifteen months since and
already great number of her plates are
nearly consumed with rust. The director
OF naval architecture is OF opinion that if Il
composition he not discovered to prevent
the action of rust, the ron-platcu fleet
must be renewed every five Years. The
iron-platcl friSatc Ecvanchc, thirtv-rour
guns, has been launched at Toulon.
Fcnlanlsm seems, at length, to have
taken up its quarters i'll London; for two
East End shocmakcrs have been brought
up at the Thames Police Court, on the
charge OF cndcavoring to persuade IL car
binccr to become Il Fenian soldier They
were also charged with having some arms
and ammunition in their possession, of
winch they did not give Il satisfactory ac-
count: The court was filled with Irishmen,
who listened to the proceedings with pro-
founi attention.
At the reception of the DipIonatic Body
by the French Emperor, on New Years
Day, the Papal nltllcio expressed the COM
plimcnts OF his colleagues to his Majesty
The Emperor replied rs follows: Every
year at this period We make = retrospect Of
the past and look towards the future, and
we shall be happy if we can, as at present,
congratulate ourselves upon having avoid
ed dangers, removed apprchcnsions and
strengthened the bonds which unite nations
and kings, and happy, above all, if tho cx-
perience of accomplished events enables us
to augur long day of peace and prosperi-
ty for tho world" The Emperor, in con-
clusion, thanked the Diplomatic Body for
their good wishes and congratulations.