The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1865, Page 1

eee S| WHOLE NO. 10,713. EUROPE. Arrival of the City of Washington and Saxonla at This Port FOUR DAYS LATER NEWS. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. -Goed Effect of Minister Bigelow’s Recent Speceh in Paris. Coolness Between England : and France. The Extradition ‘Treaty With- drawn from England. France Disposed to be Neutral on the Chilean Question. Joint Note Despatched to the Spanish Government, Probable Results of King Leopold’s Death. French Plan for the Partition of Belgium. EXCITING SCENE AT A FENIAN TRIAL, ke. &. & The Inman steamer City of Washington, Captain Brooks, which left Liverpool at two o’clock on the after- 2008 of the 13th and Queenstown on the 14th December, arrived here yesterday. The s'eamship Saxonia, in Meycr, from South- ampton op the 13th inst., arrived at a late hour last The Cunard cargo steamer Marathon, from Liverpoo Girect on the 12th December, also arrived. There is eaid to be “go d ground for believing” that the death of King Leopold will not interfere with Queen ‘Victoria's arrangements for openingthe new Parliament ‘@& person. ‘Lord Russell is stil} 80 unwell as to be unable to eave Pembroke Lodg’. The accounts respecting the con- Gition of bis colleague, Sir Charles Wood, are wore favorable. King Christian of BSonmark is sald to be somewhat Seriously i with @ painful tnalady, although one not necessarily fata). 1t is reported that he is suffering irom ‘mflammation of the spinal cord. ‘The London Bell’s Life announces a real stand-up fight Between two gevtlemon formerly in the army, for a thousand a side. On this subject another sporting peper gaye:—‘‘ As the names of the parties are well known in the circles which alone ar: interested in the matter, there is no necestity for pain'ng their relatives by giving Publicity to them; for although the cha'lenge was ven aud accepted, and a deposit of a hundred pounds put Gown, at was returned tho followiug morning with a Proper explanation, This the other gentloman declined to accept, and will persist in having tho match go on; bat, for reasons which are perfectly familiar to our weaders, we may say thero is not the slightest probability of the affair coming off, and that it will merely serve for @ laugh and a joke in the mmoking roows of the West Bnd clubs.” » The war in New Zealand had not ended, as was gup- ponod. The Maories laugh at the Governor's peace pro~ @amation. They murdered the first messenger who bore @ & them, and-an interpreter in the service of govern- ‘mont has algo fallen a victin to their snvayery. ‘There ts a rumor of a Garlbaldian corps beins: formed @Genoa, The General himsoif remains at Caprera ane enjoys moderate health. Queen Emma of Hawaii has gone to Hytres, About Sverty thousand dollars bave been raised during her ‘visit 1o England for the Hawaiian Mission, The King and Queen of Portgad arrived in Varis on ‘We eveni Oth, on their way to England, and ing.of the at the Grand ‘The death of the King of the Bigs Prevented their visit to Compiigne und the "THE MEXICAN QUESTION. The Beginning of the End. {! ince London Observer (min Perit, Dee, 10.) The Cotr ote las left Mexico for Europe an woule The French Emperor is apprehensive follow hit contori, and has ida (he Mectcan minister in Paris, abaic Senor aor will go out in the French which is to wail from St. Nazure on the Lith inst. is very doubtiul whether he will arrive in Mexico be- fore Maxim }ian has taken his departute, the probability Seing “that both the Eroperor and Esapress will reach Zuropo before the ensuing new year. 24 The Amerigun Banquet in Paris. WRENCH AND ENGLISH OPINIONS OF MINISTER BIGELOW'S SPEBCH. [From the London Times, Dec. 12.) ‘The dinner at which the American residents in Paris @elebraied their duy of national thanksgiving was such a8 it have been expected at such a place and on occas, ‘There was a gathering 0; that crowd of American citizens her ng ome to Selight in the ite) principaiy because it presents so many pen a gd ete fen omnes. Everything that the a taste of the gayest city of the worl! could contrib.te to their enjoyment was furnished in pro- fasion. The company saw in Mr. Jay a grandson of ene of the American’ Plenipotentiaries who signed the Treaty of Parise in 1783, and his presence called to mind the ancient and traditional friendship between France and tha federation; a friendship which has sur- ‘Vived monarchies, republics and empires. His speech and that of dir. Bigelow, the resident Minister of the Waited States at the French might have reassured who were anxious about the fature; and if any hesi- remained, General Schofield’s, fresh from the @impaign fought unuer Sherman, must have dispelied it, Bat wien aii i said, || would be easy to overrate the bey od significance of the Paris banquet, to attribute to words spoken (here a weight whicu tuey do not pos- Fe ney to misapprebend the value of tech ‘®& demon- x" Ng Cr Vong of the American fe accept, w! Tosorve, every agsur- ae the continued friendship between France ‘and the United States whieh found utterance at the din. mer, but we do 80 because the course of past events made thir troth antecedently probable, or rather certain, ‘We are leit just whore wo were, but, it must be add @ir former position was perfectly eatisfactory. Had we nothing more to rely upon than the enthusiasm of the guests at the Grand Hotel, we abould not, however, be to ecnfident, It would, im fact, be a mistake to accept the Driliant assembly which met tocether at the top of the Rue de la Paix as tho spokestnen of the American people, ‘The strength of the nation jies ina mass of energetic, Andostrious and self-reliant men, who bave nothing in @ommon with traveiled lovers of art. To confound at home and Americans abroad ia @ biuoder as it would be to suppose that a Bo 8 #useian nobleman on his travels Is a representative of a Rouasian peasant barely emancipated from serfdom. The ip the han vane gl et Free sng the Russian ant ne pol power, but when- ithe mistako la made with to America the 4s a certain misapprehension ef American politics. take the | Ronsense which some orator or Fy ed chooses to atter as a reflection of the seme of people, and ee to ote 4 od tien ed xecutive power Is ap; yatly Fiance mith ine opinions of the (pepe ike Cond In fect, 4be rough conimon sense ungainly shrewd- ‘plain farmer of Now bag oF Ngee —- idaak pouid the unflineh: and the of moans 1 endcivhich, acting together, rusued the Soutle ern confederation, and we are bound to recognize the peaceful designs of the Amet peopie. The et en oes ienatast ta 8, Wi encoun: a stubborn resistance, vaneehtaaly ta toe of complete victo In the moment of (heir success, flushed with the tr had achieved and aied with glury, they have not demanded to be against new enemies; they at a euddew cf missal, Armies ip Page disbanded, and hundreds of thousands of volunivers bave gone home- wards as men turn to their accustomed work. Lg facts more sequent than specches which can tivered. This ‘rigmph of the American vation greatest, for it is a truinph in which generals i a a SERS Grund wot in witeh be. ma, among thor Fons, that the two hundred thousand veteran which the United States kept armed were snffictent to its future policy could not be influcnced by a sense of weak- mess, and that ‘the United States would do Lf }. what the aggregate wisdom and conscience of nation should prescribe—nothing more, nothing less.” this Passage printed to Mexico and of the ‘€ now on its way lo Europe, was at any rate the opinion cf the meeting; for the full report, which will not bo publi in any French states that Mr. Jay, the chairman, alluded to Mr. igelow's speech as “interesting, diplomatic, yet vastly significant!” The French press may shut is to the truth ‘lieall up with Maximilian tm Mezito, Out the reat of the world sees it, General Schofjeld’s Mysterious ee. Paris, (Dec. 10) spondence of London News. ] . Boniface, in the Ce u¢ has twice informed the French public that General Schoflelonly came to Paris as a private individual. The Zimes, if I may credit the telegraph, has said. the samo thing. Against such authorities, which will cominand the belief of the multitudes who believe, implicitly what they are told, it is important to seo the following paragraph in this evening's Pays, eae as governmental as the Cors- (itutionnel, and bel nging to the same proprietors, and which paragraph, under the circumstances, cannot have been written without full deliberation :— “The objoct.of General Schofield’s visit here is, as have already said, altogether conciliatory, and has view Only certain explanations of a which will bo found in President Johnson’s oe @ presence of General Schofield among us is, therefore, only an addi- tional proof of the excellent disposition of bis govern- ment§towards France.” After this complacent explanation, utterly inconsistent w.th the asseverations of Boniface, that the General has we in no intesion at all, the Pay: on to the stale and ab-urd story General Logan is merely accredited to Juarez, because President Johnson, having the patronage ag a salary already voted, wished to give it to a persoual frien [From the London Pall Mall Gazette, Dec. 9.} It is a singular coincidence that the General has come to France just at the moment when the rumor of a coun- terpart of the Sey Convention having been ar- ranged between the Emperors Napoloon and Maximilian had been revived. This rumor 18 repeated in many well Jnformed quarters, and it is added that, as a eort of com- pensation for the withdrawal of the French troops, the, government in Paris intends to establish a large foreign fey Conetotins, chiefly of Frenchmen and Belgiaus, for Mexico. The Emperor Maximilian is eaid strongly to support this project. There is a rumor that the Gencral will visit England to prevent any difficulties between this country and the United States, Paris (Dee. 11) Correspondence of the Jondon Star. i you refer to my letter announcing the arrival be Parle of General Schofield, you will notice that I abstained ‘| from : tharacterizing, ag did most of the French , the | aitical raission which, it was scpposed. had beet intri&, ed to this gallant cer, That he had not come over Ri te for the mere sake of visiting Paris was, how- ever, bis belicf entertajned every rational mind. Ke "had "aketetseion to felil 1am convinced But this mission was essentially a conciliatory one. The speech which General Schofield utteréd at the great festival of Thanksgiving which the American residents in Paris have lately celebrated at the Grand Hotel, isa proof that the Cabinet of Washington has no in edie? towards France or its present government. “To the olf friendship between France and the United States,” exclaimed General Schofield, as he ended his xpeech; “may it be strengthened and perpetuated |” And this toast was received with bursts of applause. Need Ladd that tho French prees isunanimous in ex- pressing ts satisfaction at hearinggsuch pacific | 7 Thee wrds of Gevral Se aswell as the Sond ond which chacactrvizes the dequent address of Mr. Bige- Lar, will induce the Emperor, far more than would thredts, fo asimilate nis policy, as regards Mezico, to lace gy he American nation. THE CHILEAN QUESTION. Joint Note to Spain from England and France. ae (Dee. 9) correspondence of the London Times.] believe that no ratisfactory intelligence—at least, we know of ndne—has as yet been obtained as to the ex- pected interposition of France and England in the Chile affair. A note, drawn up oe Engheh government, proposing negotlation or mediation between the adverse parties, was some days since sent to Paris. It was kept for some days by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who, I presume, submitted it to tie Emperor. Several’ mouifi- cations and corrections were made ju it—probably at his Majesty's suggestion, and with them the note was returned to London, with what effect remains to be aecn. In the meantime there is no sign, of Ad- mirat Parga or his government abating their demands. They would plead, porhape, that necos- Pe, rity bas no law, The Admiral ix obliged to draw every month en the Madrid Treasury for a sum of eight hundred thousund francs, more or lead, for the expense of squadron; and the Mi his blockading: ladrid Treasury is by no means flourishing. Ibis very hard, however, on the poor Chiteans, e lou the blockade lusts the more Thi uger will Spain demand from Chile; and if troops are landed and hostilities, other than blockading, commence, she will come upon Chile for ihe costs of the war, not to speak of indemnities on grounds or Gctitious. indeed, with the Spanish government, {t seems to be cblet; question of money; for if it had no object but jhe pedi of grievances or the satisfaction of ils honor, it would be submit thetr quarrel for arbitration to some Power on whore impartiality both might rely. jp could in this matter do what Chile cannot, is far stronger than her enemy, and she wontd gain a charac- tor for magnanimity of which she often boasts by imi- tating the example of England in the case of Brazil. No one would attribite ber forbearance to fear; the initiative Chile would run the risk of forfeit- ber are (Nov. 10) Kecigis yorys eres | London ha e week has closed Bo Im it in ee from ‘There aro or were pa agents in London also waitt suppose here that Chile will formed you, and that the United cake, ‘On the other hand, a k thie state of things is declared some to hay ba to wish to “negotiate.” ¢ domestic pews from jadrid -Yepresents the Queen as having retired to Pardo Instead of returning to the beet where solicitude for public interests might ve invited her Majesty, who, by the way, is to bless im with another prince or Vth about the middle of January, if proper calculations have been made. Queen Tesbela ta hot to open the Cortes. This is another eubject for discontent. Somo pe think that Spanish politics are in a very dition, The new jamens gives the Ministry a targe majority; but that originates in the opposition having agreed to take no part in the elections. This looks very suspicious, and people go #o far as tobe hetic of Political demonstrations which might oblige the Queen to Totire still further from Madrid, LATEST VIA QUEBNSTOWN, The joint note of England and France, proposing cer- tain terms for the eettioment of the Chilean ditficulties, koownerved at Madrid on the 9th. The result is not ming con- THE FENIANS. ne at O'Donovan's Tr hin ( pondence London Tim: dapnaedtece trials, which have now Lory Ay Gay bh carting nov father monotonous; but yester- #0n oF oth NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1865. ned the case forthe crown. The prisoner is more like an American than any of bis brethren whom Ihave seen, He is about thirty years of uge, a strong athletic with dark hair, sallow complexion, good fea- tarez, anda dark long beard about his mouth and chin, but “shaved off tho checks in the American fashion. ‘Though natu clever and confident of his intell¢ctual powers, & ae & man of omeasion 5 his coy are ae an accent 18 aharsh mixture ot junster brogue er the rakes Same incite tie wie e prisoner having been brought to the bar, Mr. Jns- tice Keogh said that since the trials had commenced every Opportunity, so far as the Court was o had bee r their de- u afforded the prisoners, in conductn fence, to communicate with their relatives. In the pre- sent ease the wife of the prisoner owed to had 0 al sit at the traversers’ bar in front of the deck, which was avery unusual pri This was done for the purpose eapniing increased facilities to the prisoner in commu- abeating w ith his legal advisers, However, that privi- lege been taken advantage of and its conditions vio- lated by the conveyance to the prisoner of articles pro- hibited by the prison rales. #0 acting could be held ible to the Court. In et “uence of such a vi ion of the privilege the Court would not oe any further communication to be held with the isoner. Pr soner—My Lord, woule yo pane @ pergon before you have evidence of his ve no doubt of it. The ware Mr. Justice T der of the prison found improper eles upon you, which must have been transferred you by some person, Prisoner—Yes; and the warder searched me on leaving’ ‘the dock and did not find’these articles upon me. Pierco Ni the it was sworn, The Solicitor’ Gane was to examine jim, when The r he ed to address prisonet a fow wordg to the ve permitted, If'tbe: prisoner had saying to say Wo permit ing to say should corffmunieate it through his connpel Mr, Dowse that counsel had_no contro} over what the peso: wished to say. He wat he did not wish to be defended by counsel. Prisoner--l have gcen the course the crown has adopted tn procenaing, with my trial. I heard the jury being catled, and I have beard the words ‘‘stand by’ said to thirty or forty gentlemen. What did that mean? It meant that the crowh was derermined —— ; Mr, Justice Keogh—We cannot permit this, Prisoner-—I believe thts trial is a legal farce, and I won’t be a party to it by being represented by counsel. Mr, Dowse said counsel wero quite prepared to con- duct tho prisoner's defence, but under the circumstances pt would at once withdraw, ir. Justice Keogh—I have to express my regret that the prisoner has not left himself in the banda of the able counsel who have bitherto defended the prigovers. Prisoner—I fully concur with your Lordship with re- gard to the ability of the counsel, I want now to know the papers and documents on which the Crown will rely for my conviction. The examination of Nagle was being again proceeded with, when Mr. Justice Keogh suggested that Mr. Law- lees should take a seat near the prisoner, so as to be able to_assist him with the documents, Prisoner—I don’t want the arsistance of Mr. Lawless atall. I only want the documents Mr. Lawioss then took his seat near the prisoner, and Mr. Justice Keogh directed that he should be supplied with pens and paper and receive every facility for con- ducting his own defence, . i gle was then examinéd by the Soli :itor Gen- His evidence was in every respect ide. tical with ber given on the four previous trials, In the progress of it, The prisoner said—As I intend to exami: handwriting, and as a gentleman—an exp wish him to be out of court during the examination. Mr. Justice h—-Cortainly. Is Mr, Chabot here ? Mr, Anderson—No; he is in the witness room. Mr. Justice Keogh—Let him remain out of court. Prisoner—And algo any other witnesses that you in- tend to examine in corroboration of this witness, Mr. Justice Keogh—Let all the crown witnesses be put out of court, Prigonor—And the detectives, Mr, Justice Keogh—They bave nothing to say to the corroboration of the witness. Prisoner—Oh, but they have; I see-a little further in this than your lordship. Mr. Justice Keogh—Very well; Ict ail those who have not been examined leave the court. ‘Witness then cross-examined Nagle for several hours, iting the same questions over and over again, and In- ‘ing to involve him in contradictions that would shake his testimony, which, however, he entirely failed to do. After badgering the witness with questions for long time the prisoner asked—Were you ever discharged from the offlee of the irish Pecple? I war, by James O'Connor, because I would not do extra work for the pay I had. Did you appty to any one to bo taken back? 1 did; 1 went to Goorge Hooper, and he told me to go to Thomas Clarke Luby; I went to him, and he came down and told. O'Connor that nothing of the kind would occur again. Were you thankfw! to mr. Luby for it? Iwas. And do you now feel any qualm for having sent him to penal servitude? I did my duty. Do you believe in your con. pe dorsi you ' Pride folie] io that—for which you must answer to ly God some day? (The wit- ness hesitated for some time.) be A Voice in the gallery—Anawer. Mr. Justice Keogh—Who spoke in the gallery? Crier—This s the gentiemav, my lord, Mr. Justice Keogh—Let that person be removed from court instantly, and do notailow bim in again. Person in question was removed, and the cross- examination of the witness was resumed. Prisoner—Then you fee} you have done no wrong to Mr. Luby, not even ingratitude? I don’t consider it a wrong. " you consider ingratitude @ wrong? I don’t know. Did you not feel at the time that you were thankful to him? Idid. Do you mean to} ay that you have not @ wrong and acted ungratefally to him? Tam bound here to swear ont. Do feel in your con- rolence that you bave acted badiy towards the man? Parily. You have qua'ms of conscience on the matter? No. If you were dying would vou make it a matter of conscience? I won't say what 1 would do. Prisoner—I submit the court will make you say it. Mr. Justice Keogh—-You may ask bim the question. Prisonor—-Do you feel in your mind if, you were to die in an hour's time yon would make it an act of confer- sion? Idon’t think I would make it an act of confer- sion. Mr. Justice Keogh remarked that the prolongation of the examination was calculated to injure the prisoner. One of the jurors remarked that the jary was of the same opinion, and his lordship addod that it was hard to seo a no following up a line of examination that could do hit no After a further lengthened crose-examination on the handwriting in the book, Mr. Justice Keogh said he thorght the time had now come to interpose, as extravagant latitude had been al- Jowed to the prisoner. “The court could not allow public timo to be wasted. The prisoner said his object was to get evidence of handwriting in the book at certain dates to disprove al- legations of his being elsewhere than in Dublin, and put several further questions on the handwriting in the book. Mr, Justice Keogh again refused to permit the exami- nation. The prisoner submitted that he was entitled to pursue it, Tho witness was a professional @wearer, who had been swearing for nine or ten weeks for the Crown, and if he were not al to examine him fora day or two it was a very queer thi Mr. Jostice Keogh—We shall not allow that line of ex- amination, Prisoner—We are at issue there. (A langh.) Mr, Justice Fitzgerald—This is a more abuse of the pri- Mga emptegaian We are satishied it sa waste ime. Prisoner—I am not ratisfied. Twenty yenrs {e a lor time, and I want to make the best use The few daye 1 the muse have left. Mr. Justice Keogh—-You bave alrealy heard of the Court. If you have any relevant to the witness we will hear it; if not, we question to st ond Kim He also said that he had got a situation wc uang, at nek the owen th tbe ire Luby. After wi rou eu of the ii Nous made him before the magistrate, the er said he had nothing more to ask him. ¢ court adjourned at a quarter pant three for aes the Judges were about leaving the bench, The privoner said— Will your lordships order me some rel Judge Keogh—Certainly. You may get bim some re- freshment, PrisonerAnd some wine. I feel a little done up; and Theva nen bed e.guot meal since James Stephens was Mr, Lawless then said that he would Naa prisoner a glaes of wine, to which the Court assent Dublin, Dec. 13, telegram Cork Reporter. } Aner! tan Sore: bsence the jury returned a ver- The a on all the counts against O’ Donovan (Rossa) At General called the attention of the Court to tho fact that the prisoner bad pleaded guilty to a similar indictment in 1869. In to the usual question, the waid that he expected no other result, ae the Crown had reserved documents ne ara for his defence, and packed the jury and the Mr. Justice Keogh. said he would not allow such ob- ODA. Prisoner—Yon may now do ae best, P At three o'clock the wages retit consider the sen- lence, The prinoner was rentenced by Mr. Justice Keogh to penal servitude for life. i phat Trials of the Other Prisoners. The fourth “Fenian”? the Special Commis- sion—vamed Halli, been found guilty and sen. tenced to reven years’ penal servitude. CORK PARPARING FOR ACTION. he London Gazette, ‘ably ‘The latter, as in bound, told Ler husband, few days Mr. of the culprit on the Clyde on Sunda ht is raid by tho eaine auth copie and search has ober towns in which a large proportion of the population are ized body of Fenians in Dumbarton, Renton and Dunto- cher, numbering m all seven bundred strong, is fally be- lieved by many to be true, Reports are frequently heard as to pari Hill, in the neigh! properly caught during his jouruey to the Ardetines last month. Until the |; The deatn of the King was unnounced officially by the Ministers, who example of his ande with the constitution, the goverament will be car- ried on the new King the Belgian F claring that the who “died with the calm and the serenity of the just, and with the stoicism of a trne Maron’? tacle, The the royal physicians. Previously a munid of the King's face and a photograph were taken. This evening at ten o'clock the cor the hougcheid, the palace at Bruasela. Tiere all ihe government ag- thor.ties are to be in attendance, ing to vying witl ape it is the threatened lowe of nul which has induced them to declere that they must forget all party differene’s and rally around the throne. In France some tneasiness is aasuined to be felt because the Monicur bas not sguereaty sesiered that Napoleon hiss no intention of anuextng ment would be most indelicate, and moreover mont sux Hew, and would be se marked an instande of “pro. ap royal family NN her Majest) er Cte vemenn ‘ot the news tho tople o that, Me bis been expressed to the contrary. The Fenian pike maker, Hegarty, who was arrested in London about a week ago, has not been bi ht before the magistrates of Cork, nor is it expected t will be, ag he bas turned Queca's evidence. This gentioman’s history is not without its Of courseshere was ‘a woman im the matter” — Mr, Hegarty’s wife, The faithful Patrick wrote a tevder Jetter from London to his spouse, which she paturally showed—as the matters of which it treated were strictly private ard confidential—to ber intimate friend, the wite of a rémarki @ and intelligent police eonstabie, and ina rty found himsel! a prisoner in the © and intelligent” officer im London, Of thas « Stephens, the Ubiquitous Head Centre. HB IW CHASED IN BCOPLAND. {From the Edinburg Scotsman.) A considerable amount of excitement has been mani- towns and villages on both siles— fested in the so the north expecially—of the Clyde, from Glasgow to Sul of Kintyre, during quence of the seeiningly well founded report that “Head Centre” Stephenstwas ‘lurking in one or other of the numerous populous places on the banksof the Clyde. One the last six or seven days, in conse- of ber Majesty’s ontiers has been cruising on the Clyde specially son ved on the lookout for Stephens, and a party of the Jrish detective staff ore, we understaud, very seve in making Inquiries after the runaway, and it is alleged, upon whos is set forth as undoubled authority, that they obtained evidence thie week of the recone. ast, jority that Etephens and two companions, ic armed with. revolvers, then left Greenock in a fishing boat to make for the north coast, nm made for them in Dunlocher a ‘The peiterated report that there is ap orgon- of men being seen drilling on Carmen. hood of Renton. HY IS BECTEVEDFO BE IN IREV.AND. {Fron the Cork Reporter, Dec. 14.) There are strong grounds for believing that James Stephens ts still on Irish soil, No sensible person would doubt this who had the opportuniiy of frequently pass ing throngh the rural districts and entering into eonver- sation with young men of evidently comnected with the Fenian socioty, and Who asbert that Bigptrons, even at the risk of his life, mus of this counity. When asked a few days ago why it wag that Stepiens would be so foolish as to remain bere, knowing that £1,000 was offered for bis apprehension, and that should he be again taken ali chanca of escape ‘might bo given up forever, a shrewd country lad re- marked, ‘Would you want a gene Stephens ts sworn to remai argue that should the Head Centre fly from the country he would be considered as having abdicated, and that no Fedian, after such a circumstance would oceur, was for a moment bound to the oath he has taken. strong belief entertained in many remote districts that James Stephens is not only secretly loented in the country, but that he continu’s to issue despatches, from time to time, through the country to the A's and B's, Another significant fact connected with Fenianism is the the peasant class, who are remeintn Ireland as the “Head Centre’ Ito leave iis army? his men.”’ Others in wil There is @ great sympathy evinced for each prisoner who receives is sentence in Wublin, and for these who are in prison. It is confidently believed that. subscriptions are boing collected throughout different districts of the country for the support of the wives and families of all who are or aay | be arrested for Fenianism, wlio are not provident Cee oe, the means of sustenance themselves, an bute to the fund, I merely give the tone of sentiment and the feeling which pei ix too distinct not to be observed by parties in the habit of travelling amongst the people in the country districts. it even respectablefarmers are cocrced to contri- les in the provinces, witch HE I8 KNOWN TO BE IN PARIS. {From the Manchester Courier, pe. 11.) A lotter has been received in Liverpool contirming the statement thet Stephens had arrived in Paria, The Late King of the Belgians. {From the London Shipping Gazette, Dec. 12.) The Independaice Belge ascrides the fatal illness of the bom the Beigians to a visit which he impradently made to this country in March, and from which he never recov Thia was aggravated by a cold t he performed all the duties of royalty. romixe that Leopold JI. will follow the ther, aud who announce that, im accord- the Ministers tn the nae of the people urtil taken the oatis. The Grand Master of masons hns nlso issued an address de- has lost ity most i!lustrious brother, ‘The funeral of the King will by a v imposing sped- body was embalmed yest ny afternoon by 18 to be fecelved by the members of ho Will accompany it by torchlight to The vorpae Will be ox. posed until evening ina ¢ ardevte, The Taneral will pluce on Saturday in ‘a large temple,” erected close. new ebutch at Iaeken, and the ser- vice will, of « be tuni of the Protestant Church, to which th er Sh aa 5 ‘The Princes the Kibx of Portugal, the Prince of Prussia and Prinee Louis of Besse will be among the mourners; and the Emperor o! Russlo bat rout the com mandant of the Imperial Horse Guarda, this being au upusual mark of respect, ‘All the membera of the two Chambers are invited to be present on Synday in the Palwe of the laguslature, and the to the constitution before them, On the same day the King will review the ti bea Gudul born April ®, 1836, and is therefore iy hie thirty fret year, ‘ArchduchessMarie of Austria, who is # grand niece of the Emperor Francis }., By her be ‘ebruary 18, 1859, and now the heir apporent. new King, the Couut of Flanders, is not marned. Ali the children of the late King are Roman Catholics. new King will then take the oath of siegiance apd on Monday there will rand Te Detun wt the cathedrai church of Sainte- fete. new King Leopold Louis Pbiippe was He was married tn his nincteeuth year to tha wos born August 26, 1896. two children, the Princesk Louise, born 868, aud Prince Leopold, born Juue 12, The brother of the It ia satisfactory to find that there is nothing approach. jtation tn Belgium. All parties sees to be each other in expressions of Jovalty. ndepel Aum. Such an annouuce- ing too mach” that everybody would begin to believe: the rumors which they now only repeat by wey of pleasantly exgiting gorsip. RECEPTION OF THY XEWS BY QUEEN VicrO the Conrt Circular, Dee. 10.) Her Majesty received with profound sorrow the’ an- hich has fallen on her Majasty the death of the King of the surviving uncle and the lest won house of Coburg. — The loss, umexpected, if not lem felt by the Queen, jans, has lost @ mont advo: z a of a father, 's Welfare was unceasing, will nevor forget. POLITICAL RFVECT OF HI6 DEATH. ‘and whom ‘in the light {Paris Times. ‘The 1 London "dew of die King of the ly the iia the Pane papers. The Nat thinks ability, he was tog for- found sense of the revolution which f erous excite the Seatinnees imate affair is not less grave, ind authority itself, that the of ing Belgium, tends show, on if Antw protect! avelt of ti @ real powor which it drew from the of its neutrarity. ot! Sand tho Sidele published a day or two fai t— bag Ale that fa virtue of an arrangement already a con. eluded, and with the coment of England, A’ and the tea cou! are le be given t Flanders Brabant to France, and Luzembourg, with a part of Limburg, . Wo bave not seen the treaty, snd we are not Feaponsibie for the mistakes of the propagators of these Teporta. Moreover, i# the annexation possible without ym very liberal modifications in the domestic policy of ‘rance? {Paris (Deo. 11) Correspondence, London Globe} The French government will be the first formally to Tecognize Leopold the Second as King of Belgium, in order effectually to put an end to sivister rumors about Annexation oF partition, France Withdrawing the Extradition Treaty from England, [Patie (Dec. 10) dence London News, The Gareite des Tribunawe this morning pu a note which inay be considered official, announeing that France will no lounger be bound by the extradition hay between Frnnon and England, dated Fi 13, 18 The fourth claure of that treaty stiputa bat either pe it put an end to ft at six monthe’ notice; there , . Ho breach of faith on the part of France if 1e thinks fit. to say that the treaty no longer quite The Garelle des Pithunave says uhat x all these best therkg years the Engheb it has never sent back to France a single ay | ‘The treaty was faithfully executed by France ut (5g England, and it te not consistent with the the government to allow @ treaty to su Obe of the contracting nrce! T partion does oan ly believe my eyes when Pr can be meaning of the French govern. Son the moment af he boa of We Bilaeny death for publicly accnring Ei ties? Fane pie geo lowing bitter taunt :-— fe des Trituncy id of 16h heer ving been the fol British sod will benectorth bo the enfeand known re fnge of all malefactors, They will hock there tro: parts of the globe, and we shalt sew Mugland im the vir teenth century renewing the nghi of asylum for come of the Middle bem. The Avenir Nettnat protests aguinek these remarks, and trusts that the resolution announged way mot yet be deiinitive. Phe French itsh Ambassadors mn Pras-in [Berlin (Dec. 1: The Engtish and ro wives and the personnel of Sie iminediately” alter thi ‘Alexandrine of Provsia, danghce niece of the King, w 4 Mecklenburg.*cher provided for thom Awaba plained of thi arranjement. The Royal Chamberlain justified his eonduet by pre- The Atlantic Cable. OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED IN JUNE MERGED WIRE IN PERFROT ORLER. Mr. ard, General Superintendent of the At- lantic Telezraph Company, puvlishes the following let- ter in the London 7.mes, December 12:— Im the review of tho work by Dr. W. H, Russell om the snlget of the AMantic Telegraph expedition in 1865, whieb appears in your colcmns this day, the expedit ou referred to is spoken of as “tbe late, and possil @ Lime to come, as the last Atlaotic expedition.” In, king use of this expression the writer wus necessarily unaware of events which have recently transpired, and I am, therefore, inatrecied to ask of you the /u¥ar to alow me to state that the arrangewonts of the directors as to new capital are now completed, that eeverid hundred miles of the core, or interior portion of the eable, are completed, and that the Great Eastern is chartered to go he double purpose of lay raising the broken end one thousand one hundred miles of cable laid this 5 thereto, and Unive, if cessfe!, furnish to the public a second means of ©°1 to sea in June, 1866, entirely new cabi aud of £0 as Lo splice additional ¢: nication. ‘This one thousand one hundred wiles of submerced cable is ascertained to le in tie must perfrel oder ty sts (aken from the time it noke, and sith contimied daiy. @¢ buoys at the end of it wre washed away, but this i Po consequence, as they were intended only fora tem- Poraty parpose the spot for grapnetiing having been lar xo that a yood naviga- in half a mile of the bro- id down by solar observation: tor can nt apy time eail to with ken cable. Removal of Governor Eyre, of Jamaica, Governor Eyre had been suspended from his fanctionn in Jamaica, and Sir Hemry storks terporarily appointed in his place. The draft commission fer the above apprintment ie It recites that great dirulfection ig alleged to have prevailed in Jamaica; that broken out, and that exces-/ sive and unlawful severity had been used in their sup- pression; aod whereas it being urgent that full and im- partial inquiry should be made into the origin, nature and circumstances of the said disturbances and tbe measnres adopted for their suppression, the powers now vested in r Eyre are revoked on the ground that it may 1@ that he should be present during the in- quiry; but for the sufficiency of the said inquiry the powers of Governor should be vested in some person, sud Sir H. Storks ie accordingly temporarily ap- published in. the London Gazette. grievous distn Gover: be a Pointed Governor of Jamaica, [From the London Times, Dec. 13. The efact of this temporary comii Sir H. Storke, who eails for Jamaica ol will, immediate! position of a Governor on Icave. He will be Dut not displaced, by Sir H. Stork: ef Jamaica will be easentially provisional. A moro arduous and delicate task has seldom beon con- fied ton servant of the Crown, aud it Is due to Sir H. lected him, toex- press the cpaviction that it could not have beay contided ‘There.are fow Storke, no less than to those who have » one more worthy of confidence. of the same age who have seen more active mud various service than Sir H. Storke; there are none, perhaps, who have had equil opportunities of chowing that which part of valor in so mony trying emergencies, jo Fir H ~torks hax been called in to solve gome difficulty which was not of bis own crestion. A part of bis life has been spent in epoecip! servicer, lo was on special service ut the Cape of Good Hope in 1846, and was Armetant Adjutant General for the two tol. , wes atterwards Mili, cretaty at_the Mauritius, and also noted for some the Governor; ig the bete Again ond years in the Caflre war; lowing ES the Private Secretary of ho commended a motley and not very do. elle forelgn contingent xt yrna and Feuter; during the Craneun war ; ne omunayed io organize them eflecuvely, he managed vo disband ths peaceably when the war was over: be filed the dificult ilitary Correspondence when the new relations between the War Oilice and Norse Guards nian Islands in good poblication of Fie post of Secretary for were first entnbiiehed | he kept the order, if not in good biel J, Young's despatch ha intention of evyRcaatiny + eitastion whieh it a at) watt uke. gratetal wholé pepniston. ~ He bas now been = = colony which at this w: tion of the Colonial € thet have caused vic thin grez nt eny ad te distracted aghation ip Ubi was on Prince Albrechtand « William, Deke of 0 places ‘had leew he table of the King, notwith- standing that previously to the banquet they had eom- 2BE y daily on din be that yn Monday next, upon his arrival, assume the whole government of Jamaica, and that Mr. Eyre will be in the superseded, who, in fact, does not cease to be Governor of Malta, and whose adminisuation unr tai? formed he withdrew from. t to have ‘applause of traveferrod for atime from the government of Matin tw that of a the whole atten 7 troubler miry nly summoned by a telegraphs dnerday night, apd it desorees to f prompt devotion to the call of wey inthe eonsse Of sus for ng A he ber tices hew th To the nox nally reached Laoucon from Matti ip three tn half, Yo Lyre himself euch an appointment ts the | wir or burmiiating th J Lave been made, wile i ought to be satistectan sore. With a bill of indemnity pre throughs the Coc WO bi bee ing, Hf ot has pet af Vurtlament, it weutd sary to inetit dependent (nqas ry, evan bad no suapicions facts come fo light, Jt wows be latte to dewy, however, that forts of iis kind keg cone to light—fact# witeh are probabiv capable of moditicati My which are posbly capable of expianatton, bat which, 1f Jefe unmodified and tmexplaned, would ‘reflect dcp dix © grace on eur etonial governnu nt laced on t for allt Indies; nor « long a he i clothed with the bigh prerogati othee, It ts not easy to see What cise conid b gees than what has been done, and, if It wast it trial; they cannot be exa idence against them ik in Judgment, at Mais eboracter charges that have been made w thowe who are bhaded by a fi tates of humanity aud ole of the teuth should Austria. FKmporor of Anetria arrived at Pesth, Hongary, He was received with Many members Diet were asternbled at the Castle of aster, in an The om the afternvon of the 12th. great ceremony and much enthuriasm, of the Hungarian Bada torecoive his Majesty. addyers to the ror, The Bu be arranged. 10 revarn. Ta the evening Vesth wae ‘ijuminated. Spal i. ‘Tho Iberian Ly ig made tions for a great demonstration in favor of the Queen of Portugal 4 the oceasion of their visit to Madrid, ish mete arte Radons oguese immediate), It is probable nog. Tarkey. Ps The Credit Mobitier of Paris had contracted for the new nde sterling. It is to be ata price equivalent to about £13, repayable at par in twenty-one yeara, Turkish loan of six million issued in bonds of £20 ead’ India. Bowway, Nov. 29, 1865. Cotton higher. Shipments during tho fortnight 45,000 Freighte to Liverpool bales, Piece goods unc! 82s, 6d. Exobange 28. 134d. Australia. * Metuocexn, Oct. 26, 1865. ‘The stoamer Great Britain sailed for Liverpool on the ‘22d with £500,000 sterling in gold. The tariff causing cons! lo excitement. New South Wales was colony to promote emigration. The New Zealand news continued warlike. The natives Inughed at the Governor's peace proclamation and mur- dored the first messenger bearing copies of \t. Movements of Euro The Portia reached Liverpool on the 10th inst. . of the 11th thes. The Scotland would gail on the J4th inst. instead of the 13¢h. ‘The Moravian reached Liverpool at heif past seven on the even ng of the 12th inst, ‘The City of London arrived at Que@ystown at half-past ‘bine on the evening of the 1th just. Commeretal je lbigence. LONDON MONWY MaaxeT, DBO. 14. Coneols closed at 87 a 87%. AMERICAN ATOCKS. United States five twenties 434 a 69% ; Hiinois Ceptral Railroad 8054 @ OX, Erie Railroad OT3¢ a 5755 LIVERPOOL, COTTON MARKET, DRC Balep to-day 20.000 bales, jncluding 7,000 Bor thelr own Governor Eyre and his subordinates must be vir the Governor bo 80 exuurined thy ild hardly Linve been cone with les harshn ma Pending the result of the investigation Sic H. Storks ia stilt Governor and Military Commandant his cominission, therefore, bears an ed interim the face of it, and may be terminated at uny moment, No ope but those who feel a cruel plea sure in the dishonor of their country men can fail to wieh that his report may clear Governor Eyre from the worst Inst bin. No one but fatriotism to the dic- eres can desire that any pari sacrificed to motives of policy. ROD: rejoiced at the arrival of his Majesty, and said he traeted that al) differences would The Emperor in reply said, “I promised to return to you, and | come in order to fulfil that prom- ive; 90 1 come full of confidence and eapect conbdence para ing aud Majesties: verument com. inister in Madrid, left for Paris to inform bis sovereign. t their Majesties will only viet Madrid uestion is The Parliament of opened on the 24th Uctober Govornor in bis speech said the revenue would cover the oxpenditure. He proposed to seli the back jands of the The Moravian srrived off Londonderry atiout midnight 14. of the bales to LIVERPOOL, ‘The market is, LIVERPOOL The market is Yon-Arrival of tive Relgian, tors and i ge eke a further sing! W.YORK.HERALD. The market closes buoyant, Jy advance, BREA PSTUPPS MARKET, DBC. 14, quiet and steady. L PROVISIONS MARKET, DEC. 14, steady. Bacon fat Poxttaxn, Dea. 27-11 P.M There are no signs of the steamstip Betgwn, now dae At this port, from Liverpool, WEST INDIES. News from the British and Danish Islands. Proposal of the English Government to Dissolve. the Jamaica Co- lonial Government, Proceedings i in the Assembly Looking to This Result Inangurated, but, Stupped on the Removal of Governor Eyrc, Soulougue, Permit The Ports of Porto R &ee By arrivals fr dates to the 15th Teappears from the message of Assembly that t One time the dissolution of the eo the island, and th Eyre was relieved to introduce measures in the A the Ex-Emperor of Hayti, ted to Reside in Curacoa. so Closed to Importers, hee &ee om Kingston and St. Thomas we have ) and Zist respectively. overnor Eyre to the ‘overnment contemplated ab nial government of ps were taken before Governor ably he Home by which her Majesty's fovernment would be left Tree to deee upon the form of government to be inaugurated there, ‘The subse nt removal of Governor Eyre doubt- less put a stop to these proceedings. From St. Thon nas Comes Tue vews that the Governor had been relieved, and was expected to pass that port en roule to Engiand. Our St. Thomas Corre: mdemee. Sr. Thomas, Dec. 21, 1405, GOVERNOK KYRE, OF JAMAICA, has been ordered to England immediately, and will past through here by the steamer of the last of Ue mouth. {The news frum England indicates that by order of the Queen Governor investigation into the onuses of the rove! Ex-Emporor Soulouqye, Solomon and his cute, who coived their passports from Jaiqaica and wee bre here by the French steamer, bave of \he Governor a vessel for their pasenge. Eyre will remain in Jamaica pending te Lo, Wena) Rtajued the consent of Curacao to revide there, aud ebart ved ‘They have had na intimation w leave St, Thomas, but from reliable authority L ancier- staud that the surveillance of the pole was nut accep able, NEWS FROM GUADEIDOPK, From Guadeloupe our dates reached t6 Jith insinnt, In the towuy of by cholera had Baseetene and Point a Pitre the dents decreased frowi ninety to one Wine! per Gay wo fourtocn, yet Che scourge continues in full Vigor-on the we Jaboring popula At Autigna a colored peo tern side of the ixlind, swerping the tion, slow fever provalls, proving fatal wo the The weather for plenters in the West Tndiee has boon as favorable as can be desired, aud a ye crop will be dipped from all the felaud» Quatre or PORTS OF VONTO RIOD TO BMAOK TNR, eBY voval decree of Spain, in the Iiand of Pero Rico the porls of 4 Vennely can proc Diolasses ont TP. Bae war wry sident Jol re one deeply regres t necompany the officer i rally Mexicans Pro ment to Mr. We spondence :— Mrssack PROM cme 10 Legivlatura an received from convinced are Mitonaed (and representative of ity which circu boen held back tution became the Exceutiy {From the laws as invade Mr. Locket vad throug! ue anslocety look to tue Union. MEMIDENT OF BT, OM him at Puerto by Maximilien, and posal of the Engl reference to the late rebell thie opportunity of mount importence of a Constitated in Jaunnicn that feels justived In eommuntcnt! although for many years the the crown bus been rather governinent than ether to keep the powern porrersed, pow Tesponribilit which had not hitherts belouged to it, yet ip & cane in which the erown’s depriy: whh the welfare and eves the safety of the colony there would be no hesitation on the part of her ernment to accept nny amount of alditional responsibil. Jamaica for the fature, invite the Legislature #0 to amond the act recently parsed to alter and amend the constitntion as Majesty unfettered in determining the future constitution and the administrate by which the business of the country is to The message was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Westmorland stated tha!, w) the House, he would introdice « bill to carry ont the sug- gestions contatned in the message of hix Excelicocy. Mr. Charles Levy hoped the House would pot consent to any such thing. The ering extracts of a deep of State, hax not taken fact seems inexplicab Co Mr. Wellesiey Bow The Texas Ra ‘Sr. este in Texas, Las arrived in Kaneas Chy on & mission the President of the Kansas Ci i and iho, Aguadiita und Nagavie wih be clsed ow the 18th Pobranvy, 1966, for \inportations; but wed to any of the ports to loa pagar and augursted President oF Mt, Domingo om Already a rebotiition Laz commenced ta, ING WHT FKGARD To MEL IFO, snson's Message has taken us by etrpriae, ak more neh sleamers fr & month en route only on the Mexican Purope, hundred soldiers to o troops 0! . Al Ameren Lere look forward to the enforeemont of Ue Monroe doctrine, We bave among Us General Santa Anna, whe waiches the move. ments of the Tnited States wiih impationes, ax ho he uxurpation of the throne of Mexico ¥ Bb a moment's Oriers lo Untied states troops across the Rio Grande in defence of the Mex.can people, enter as am Amer and fi <0 #ITOY, OF ab their aistant to eo by ride. jome Govern= Dissolve the jonial Governe ment of Jamaica. In the Jamaica House of Assembly, on the 13th inst, morland preaeuted the following corre wR carr TAK HONORA RAT, APD GOVERWOR Ie USK OW ASSESITLY. E. Kvnu, Governar.— ‘The Governor bas wnnek plewere in laying before the extra! fron a despateh wiveb he kaw the Seerelmy of State for Qe Colontes in ‘The Governor also takes the Legisiature that so government of the pare. goveinment being at once 6 has been conidentially which, ander existing cironmetances, he to the Logiruture) th jon and preciior to devolve am colonial and rerpom ibilities ft Non her Majesty's bedjes the to asenme ere and ation of power is incompatible Majenty's gov- matances might seem torequire, Under thie expressed willingness on the part of the crown to, deviate (rom its ordinary policy a dertake the reaponmbiltty of ‘iitec: Prnetice and to uns ting the the aMure of Governor would respectfully ould leave hor actor of the machi yo conducted, h the permission of 4) Journal, Dee, 14.) to the Assembly, cow. ed from the Secretary ny one ly surprise, but one , and thet iethat the deepateh has Ul the bill ta amend the political consth- law, and to steure the pascing of whi mittee used the mort extraordinary ed most wnuswal, some people say “img Kingston (Jamaica) Journal, Dee, 15, ¢ hax given notice in his place im ¢ Wil move that a committee bo ‘of the present sewsion, als a of the conatitauonal re Invion, with Hberty. to eal) to their aid counsel and others versed in and Gonverant with Constitutional Jaw, #0 that the Legisiature msy, a graceful admivcion of inal of Sue! wrong, in the e wortifica- the constitdtion, be saved Uon of their disallowance by the British goversment. : , Dee. 21, 1868, . 8 Fepresentative of the Failroad inters Fot hat it will of speedy railroad ty r*) the Vesarapsion of |, 8 caaring & spit of onterpr'’s to pt 6 Sento, and the people general ing forward (9 tbe restoration of the