The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-15
EUROPE.
Departure of the Marc uis of L. Or

Departure of the Marquis of Lsrne.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. THE Marquis and
MAJ cn'Oness of Lorne, accom- pa uied by the
Duke of Connaught, Prince Leopold and their
SUITS arrived this morning and proceeded to
Adelphi Hotel.
attended by military escort Detachments of
volunteers were stationed at prominent points
along the route and the streets were crowded
with people who gave the visitors hearty re-
ception.
The town hall was filled With ladies' and gen.
tlemep. The Mayor receive the royal party
and the recorder read an address from the Lv-
erpO0l town council. aud the President OF the
CHAMBER of Commerce read an address from
that body to the Marquis, who replied to BOTH
The royal party afterwards presented them
selves on the balcony overlooking the Exchange
which was filed with an enthusiastic crowd
They then proceeded to the landing stage and
embarked on tender for the steamship Sar-
matian.
10 reply to the Mayor of Liverpool the Mar.
quis said: 1t is pleasant to think that across
the water we shall find ourselves among our
own countrYmen, amosg the same institutions
as are known here, under the same flag, under
the same laws, under the same determination
to uphold and abide By them, with the
same ability to guard them in honor, under the
same oyslty to the throne because it is q crea-
ton OF freedom, q bond of strength, symbol
of the uuity of the Br,tish people. Where we
do not find men of our stock we ara fortunate
10 finding those descending from the noble
French race, the race whose gall antry we for
ages learned to respect and also whose sons
cooperation in public life Canada holds essen
tial to the welfare of the country Nowhere. is
loyalty more true, more firmly seated than
do the freedom of equal laws, Of justice and of
constitutional rule.
Violent Storms in Italy.
ROME, Nov. 14-Thsre have been violent
storms throughout Italy and the damage caused
is almost unprecedented. Travel on all the
railways to the north Is interrupted. The rain
has ceased here and the wiad has changed, but
the Tlber continues to rise rapidly.
Foreign Notes.
M. Taine. the author, has been elected
member of the French Academy.
Rome dispatches say that the Vatican has
decided on complete separation from the u
tramontane party in the German Reichstag.
The ltalie says that the Council of State has
decided that the See of Naples is in the royal
patronage. and that the Archbishop appoint ed
by the Vatican cannot enjoy the temperatures
of the See until he has obtained an investiture
and an exequtur from the King.
1t appears that the convention with France
wheit by Italy agrees to withdraw from foreigu
SOIL her fractional silver, really postpones TO
1884 what Italy had already undertaken to do
il 1882, and that the Withdrawn currency will
be replaced 10 silver five. francs pieces, not in
gold.
A decree is published 10 Havana reducing
all export duties ten per cent from January LIST,
1879, from which date also taxes and public
dues will be payable in gold.>
The International Commission has adopted
with some slight notifications the Porte's
scheme of reform for Eastern Roumelia.
The Ti0er has overfown its banks.
Count SchOuvalvff had long conference
with the Russian and German ambassadors at
Vienna yesterday.
The Russ uisn attempt to enter into special
arrangements with Austria respecting Eastern
affairs had no immediate success
1t is asserted England has declined Rusaia's
good offices relative to Afghanistan, and it is
considered improbable that Russia ever offered