Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-24
Photographed for the Bur. Telegraph.
FOREIGN NEWS.


FOREIGN NEWS.
New, YoRK. Oct. l6.
The steamer Atlantic arrived with
dates to the LIST Oc,. She hao LAG pas
sengers. During her progress some
slight damage occurred 70 be. machine
ry which caused her delay.
NEWS OF K0SSUTH.
The America arrived on the 2f,h uli.
The steamship Mississippi, with Kos
su,h and his companions on board, had
arrived at Mafseilles on the 24,h Of Sep.
TENDER and sailed Immediately for Eng
land.
The Roman Catholics defence asso-
citation has commenced by issuing an adj
dress TO the Roman Catholics Of the
United Kingdom, declaring hostility to
The clerical policy movement, and call.
ing on Catholics TO unite in organizing
for resistance TO both. The address is
signed by Or. Cullen, Catholic prima,e
of Ireland, and Mr.. Keogh. Secretary
CLOSING OF THE WORLDS
FAIR.
The closing of the great exhibition had
been fixed for the lIth of Oci. The
commissioners gave formal notice on the
26lh to Fox a. Sanderson Of their inten.
lion to have the building removed. The
notice however is not conclusive as &c
the fate of the building but given 10 keep
the power of the original contract in
force. The fate of lhs building viii
probably remain ia suspense until Par
lament assemblies, but the impression
gains ground thai the building will be
removed from the Park.
AT Liverpool and all along the western
coast, gales of more or less violence have
occurred doing severe damage.
Great preparations are making ihro'
out Grea. Britain in expectation Of the
General Election.
The Arctic expedition under Capt.
Austin has returned without making any
new discovery. The return of the A.
merican vessels, Advance and Rescue,
was known in England by an arrival
from Greenland.
SPAIN.
The extreme excitement at Madrid
relative to Cuban affairs had diminished,
anG the Spaniards had commenced la
king great interest in home politics. -
The execution of Lopez seems to have
satisfied them. Dispatches had been re.
cciyed from Spanish Minister at Rome,
announcing the conclusion and raiitica-
ton OF The Concordai with the Court o.
Spain and issuing Of, letters apostolic.
AUSTRIA.
Has again manifested her disappoint-
ment and blind folly by causing Kos
suth and his colleagues TO be burned in
effigv at Pes,h. which took place in the
presence of large military force. Ii is
expected that the sentence of about 100
prisoners, whose suits had been going
ON, although they had been sci al liberty,
would be published on the goth.
TURKEY.
Has been on the point OF political
crisis. The Pacha's power was touer-
ing and his successor was already talked
Of.
ARRIVAL or THE AMERICA.
HALIFAX, Oct. Is.
The America from Liverpool with
dates 10 the 4th inst. arrived at 6 p. M,
with l0l passengers. The Franklin
reached Southampton on the I'd inst. -
The general news is of little importance.
The public mind in England is concen-
trated upon the approaching close Of the
exhibition which>is TO take place on the
lllh. The awards will be made on the
18th.
The Hon. Abbott Lawrence was in
Dublin. He was receiving great atten:
ton from The city authorities and from
private individuals. Kossuth had been
expected in London up to the 18th ult.
Intelligence had been received that the
French government had refused him per-
mission 10 pass through their country.
1t is understood that lie has sailed on
board steamer Mississippi direci for New
York. Il is said that the cause Of this
refusal was desire to ac, ia accordance
with the wishes of Austria and Russia.
While the Mississippi was at Genoa,
Kossulh requested leave of The Sardin-
ian governments to rest few moments
on Piedmont ground. The government
replied that it did not wish 10 oppose the
slightest obstacle to his stay, but from It's
relations with the neighboring powers il
must be mindful of the inconveniences
that might result therelrom, and would
leave il 10 his own discretion to decide if,
under such circumstances, he would in.
yolse the hospitaliiies there the wires
"busied.'
Additional Items by the America.
New YoRK, Oct. I6, 7p.M.
The news from the Australian gold