Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-09-23
european Ncws,
HALlFAxj N. s. Telegraph Office,
September IA, 1852.

The Royal Mail steamship Niagara,
Captain Stone, arrived at her dock in
this city shortly after IL o'clock this
morning, bringing ITO passengers and
Liverpool and London dates to the 4lh
inst, inclusive.
The Collins steamship Pacific arrived
out on the morning Of the lst inst, at 20
minutes past 10 o'clock.
There is a complete dearth o: news
by this arrival.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves "Uncle
TOMS Cabin" is having an unprecetsn-
ted run in England. The Times re-
views il in three column article, not
at all favorably.
The harvest is progressing sa'isiacto-
rily throughout the Kingdom.
In Ireland the potato rot has subsided,
if indeed II ever existed TO any extent.
Reaping Of wheat, barley and oats
goes on in all the earlier districts, with
out intermission, the weather being
favorable,
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Politics are very quiet. The Premier
has gone TO Doncaster races.
The Queen is at her Highland seat in
Scotland.
The fishing dispute is regarded as
virtually settled.
Numerous authorities are being cited
in tie papers TO prove that tho Lobos
Islands belong TO Peru.
Two more ships have arrived from
Port Phillip. Australia, with 10000
ounces Of gold, and another is reported
on the way with $1,000 ounces.
The people Of Manchester gave a
public dinner TO Charles Dickens and
his fellow amateurs on the occasion of
their performing in that city in aid OF the
! Guild OF Literature. On the evening Of
the Sd inst, the company gave per-
formance for the same charity in Liver
pool.
1t is rel orted that Col. Law, at pre-
sent commanding the troops IN New.
foundland, will be appointed to the
vacant Governorship in that colony.
FRANCE.
1t is said that Louis Napoleon is abou,
publishing pamphlet defending him
self from the aspersions Of the English
press.
The Minister Of Commerce has in
formed tho ship owners OF Havre that
the Government will not protect them IN
loading guano at the Lobos Islands.
Paris pepers assert that the French
troops are not to bo Withdrawn from
Rome or Civita Vccchia.
The latest Parisian gossip is, that
Louis Napoleon is careless Of securing
the hand Of the Princess Vasa. having
transferred his admiration to the daugh-
ter of Prince Czartoriskh
Intelligence has just been received,
stating that the French settlements in
India have taken the oath OF fidelity to
the President. The King Of Siam has
sent in his fluctuations to Louis Napole-
on.
The Monitcur has the iollowing:- -
"On the 18th August, the French Ad-
miral, Roman des Posses, celebrated
the ictc OF Napoleon at the Plrgus,
Greece. Seven Prussian, seven Rus
sian, and Greek, Piedmontesc, and A
.nerican ships OF war toCk part in it,
AT half-past ten military mass was
celebrated. Al the moment OF the ele
va,ion OF the host, the French and
foreign vessels fired a salute Of II guns.
ITALY.
The Roman Catholic Bishop, O'Con-
nor and Vanderbilt, had arrived at
Rome, the latter as bearer Of the de-
crees of the first Roman Catholic Con-
vention in America, held at Baltimore
few months since.
A letter from Rome dated Gath Au-
gust, says that the Special Envoy (name
not mentioned) sent by the English
Government to convey their friendly
feelings to the Pope, had been very cor
daily received.
The mail between Civita Vecchia and
Rome was stopped and robbed last week
by eight brigands.
Il A conspiracy has been discovered IN
Sicily. The conspirators we're in COM
munication with Huggiero Silvino,
Chief OF the Ex- Government, now ref
ugee at Malta. The centre Of opera
tons was at Castro Giovanni, and the
conspirators had succeeded in tamPering
with some Of the troops.
PRUSSIA, &C.
II On the 3lst OF August, Prussia pre-
sented a declaration on the Zollverein
question. on which Hanover, Drunswick,
OlGenburg and the Thoringian States
have given in their adhesion. The dec
laraton must be conditional with the ne.
gotiation of Commercial Treaty with
Austria. Prussia being willing, as soon
az the u ollverein shali have been re-
qucs,ed to open negotiations with Aus
tria, from which, however, n Customs
Union m to be expressly excluded. A