The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-29
Further news by the Niagara.


The Court has returned to London, and Cabi-
net Council was held on the 18th to appoint day
for the meeting of Parliament. =.
The yacht America is figuring largely in the
Mans this week. Tuesday, 18th, she competed with
full twenty minutes. The course was round the
Nab Light, Isle Wight, but owing to fog and light
winds the race was not exciting. The challenge
of Lord de Blaquiere, of which notice 10 given in
$1,000 OF $500 against the yachts Of all nations
except America, has been accepted for E6O0 by
J. l.. Cragie, with the yacht voante, and BY J.
Macintosh with the iron yacht Disowned, from
Firth to the More and back, the matches to come
off when the weather is suitable. IL e&s,-. . Six
The Earl Of Carlisle has written a preface to
Uncle Tomas Cabin, intended to neutralize the re-
cent criticisms OF 1t in the London Times. .l 3
The appointment of G. p. r. James as British
consul at Norfolk Virginia, il officially announced
in the Gazette Of the 18th instant; also, the ap.
pointment of Charles William as British consul at
Acapulco.
Earl Derby has been elected Chancellor of the
Oxford University. "a"" .:Es
A meeting of iron-masters was held at Wolver-
hampton on the 18TH q. which the recent rise En- in
the manufacturers have as yet derived but little
advantage from the rise, as they had mostly con-
tracts on hand at the old quotations. circular
takes contrary view, and warns against the reck.
less speculation that is keeping up the figure
clerks in merchants offices, and other persons
without capital. being known to hold large quan
stances, tho house In question (anonymous) antici
pates panic ere long.
FRANCE.
Titles of high nobility are spoken OF for MN
Persigny, Morney, Fould, De Roche, and others,
the first act Of the new emperor's real reign. On
the 18th he to enter Paris in triumph. A spec
ulative mania has broken out in the Paris Bourse.
The demand had been confined to no particular
IOfIp IF lint, pipnr
generally. ........> ..'. ..ti ',.-- s.r ..
Em r., SWITZERLAND.
The Prussian Ambassador has ordered all Prus-
sian workmen to return to Prussia within month,
to withdraw them from the influence Of democrat
ic doctrines. -+. a...l-a.:- h,sr ,. >s .r...r
Vienna correspondent of the London Times
says che is informed that Mr.. McCurdy returns
home in a few weeks, and there is not even an
American consul here. Mr.. Schwartz having been
recently dismissed. The Americans have been in
remarkable bad odor in Austria, and as they are
still regarded with extreme jealousy, the authori
tics, to say the least of it, are hardly prudent to
leave them without any protection here"
-E ITALY. ....
Disturbances had taken place at Haenga between
the citizens and the police aided by the Austrian
troops, and several were killed both sides; but
as yet we ARE without particulars.
Numerous political arrests had taken place at
Mantua. ~ ..s.: 49, y
A letter from Florence mentions report that
Tuscan garrisons were to be held by Neopolitan
troops, and the Neopolitan by the Tuscans. 1t
wants confirmation.
The United States corvette st. Louis was at
Spezzia on the 7th instant. '"'
TURKEY.
The Sultan has recovered his health.
The trouble between Turkey and Persia respect
ing the frontier line has been arranged. t .a.
latsg 9gs GREECE. e ss.sss. DO, 8. -.
Negotiations are in progress between the Bava.
rian government and the governments of France,
England, and Prussia, respecting the successor TO
the throne of Greece. Prince Adalbert Of Bavaria,
and has embraced the Greek religion as prelimi-
nary step to the throne Adalbert is the fortunate
youth for whom the Emperor of Russia destines the
hand of the Princess Vasa. ."~' '"
PERSIA.
Hasee SULLIVAN Kahan, accused as instigating
the late attempt on the life Of the Shah had been
seized and put to death with much cruelty; his
body was fractured in parts not VITAL and lighted
tapers inherited in the wounds; thus illuminated,
he was carried in procession through the city and
was afterwards cleft in twain. .,a. d,
Kurret Han, better known as the fair prophecies
of Kazreen, who had been kept prisoner since the
cuted, with dozen other suspected parties.
The Of the Instruction of the Koords is con.
frmed .& ~.
A Geographic despatch from Marseilles an
nounces the arrival there the 18th Of the over
land India mail, with dates from Calcutta to Sep
tember 8 and China to August "a. The Bombay
mail 10 missing. Commerce is very brisk mt Cal
cutta. Exchange 2s. Id. TO 2s. Cd. Nothing wor
thy OF note occurred since last mail.
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