Year: 1865

ENGLAND.


The Cunard Company are having another power
tul steamer constructed on the Clyde for the trans
Atlantic mail service. She is to be called the Russia
The British Board of Trade returns show that for
the month OF October there was an increase in the
value of the exports of-nearly 43OOO0O0 over the
same month last year. The exports for the first ten
months of the year are only about e 900 100000
below the same period in 1861.


The official returns in regard to the cattle disease
continue to snow material increase.


The Glooe announces that there is no intention on
the part OF the Government of handing over the
question OF parliamentary Reform to Commission
or having it dealt with in any way save that which
becomes the dignity and Importance of the subject
namely, by well considered measure submitted t6
Parliament by the Government upon their own re-
sp?nsIqilityi - INQUIRIES upon, several incidental
order to make them full and efficient a committee or
commission may be thought advisable but there will
be no unnecessary delay. The Government is most
anxious to have the question settled and they are
ready r1y to undertake nd. M the task.


an increase II the cash on hand of over three and a
half million francs. ~ "


The Paris Constitutional is careful to explain that
during the interview of NJ. Won Bismarck the Prus-
sian Prime Minister with the Emperor Napoleon and
N: Drouyn de Huys, the conversation, although po-
htlcaL, was go OF general character. NJ Won Bis
peace of Europe. 'ii'


Addresses in opposition to the September Patent
tria. - - III n US


THE FEYIAN EXCITEMENT.


stephens extraordinary
cautions have been taken by the authorities of the
Dublin Brdewell, military and police being stationed
IN the prison at night. The war steamers Liverpool
uitlmo with constabulary on board The object Of
their departure was kept secret but it was at once
Stephens. -'- '''


ALetter from Dublin says:


There has neyerbeen so much excitement of the
hihu IN DuDlln since the days of 49, Canards of all
descriptions are being quietly circulated aud as ca
gerry swallowed by the police authorities; and the
consequence Is that Wherever you go you are sure to
stumble over detectives. and of course, in eager
search after stephens. My own opinion and that Of
Others who know stephens, is that he is not the man
to undertake such escape, knowing the conse-
quence If he was recaEtured, unless he saw his way
ele2E; sgo tborourhr MO. H.. ... s,. -,
escape kept that even his wife, who is as accomplish
ed piotter as himself only learned it when She
went to inquire about him the prison several hours
after he was missed Now, have heard, and can
place every confidence in my authority that during
1ne whoie OF THURSDAY evening two-masted vessel,
apparently french lugger, observed to be beat
ing about the bay, and as the night drew on and it
was dark night it was observed that several differ
shown by the strange vessel"


Another account says:-


When the Governor and his assistants went TO the
section of the prison IN which Stephens had been CON
hned they found the doors of the corridor omen and
also the door Of his cell His bed looked as # he had
not recently slept in it, and if he had only rolled
hhlmself up in railway rug, which was found on the
hoor and waited for the time that his deliverer was to
arrive.


"A portion of the clothes which he wore on the
msrning of his arrest he left after him and he must
aave put on suit Of black, which he had received
1ew Gays before Ills books and papers were in the
position they were last in by the warders The
searchers for the fugitive not left long in doubt
as to the means by which the many doors were
opened, as master key. quite bright as if it had
been only recently made, found in the lock of
the corridor door. 1t quite evident that Ste
phens was under the guidance of person who knew
the f PRISON well as the winding and difficult route
complished without sing gle blunder or without baIk
ing at u lock or door"