From Europe.
Portland, Me, December 18.
--The steamer Peruvian, from Liverpool on the 8th instant, has arrived.
O'Leary, the Fenian, has been sentenced to twenty years transportation.
He protested his innocence.
Lord Russell is preparing a reform bill.
The Shenandoah put back to Liverpool on account of stormy weather.
Cotton during the week has declined one-quarter — sales, 99,000 bales. Breadstuffs steady and unchanged.
Consols, 87¼.
Additional by the Peruvian.
O'Leary, the Fenian, after the rendition of a verdict of guilty, made a speech denying that he was a traitor and declaring that he owed no allegiance to the Queen of England nor obedience to the British laws. In Liverpool, the sales of cotton to speculators were 25,000 bales; to exporters, 28,000 bales. The sales on the day the Peruvian sailed were 7,000 bales--market closing quiet and steady. Breadstuffs quiet but steady. Consols for money, 87¼@87⅝. Decrease of bullion in the Bank of England £150,000. United States 5-20s, 63¾@64.Later.
Halifax, December 8.
--The steamship Cuba, from Liverpool on the 9th via Queenstown on the 10th, has arrived.
It was said that Austria and Mexico were negotiating for the more speedy enrollment of ten thousand Austrians, who were to be furnished during five years.
At an American banquet in Paris on Thanksgiving day, our Minister, Mr. Bigelow, expressed very pacific sentiments.
General Schofield proposed the toast, "Friendship between France and the United States."
The latest Commercial intelligence.
Liverpool, December 9--Evening.
--Cotton — The sales to-day amounted to 5,000 bales. Market easier.
Prices for some descriptions a trifle lower.
Quotations unchanged.
Breadstuffs quiet and unchanged.
Provisions quiet and steady.
Petroleum firm.
London, December 9--Evening. --Consols for money, 87½@87 5-16. United States 5-20s, 63¼ @64.
The Cuba brings information of the death of the King of Belgium. 