The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-16
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
FURTHER EUROPEAN NEWS BY THE
AFRICA


iIons; yet singular enough, no two of the
leading papers agree even on the main fact,
whether the Derby Ministry has or has not a
working mejority- The Morning Chronicle
says mat the new House contains 2S6 minis.
tefiaiists. and 367 anti-mnisterialists, leaving
me M ministry in a minority of eighty.
he Morning Herald states the returns at 347
!mln'sterlailsts, 3O4 opposition, giving the min
lstry n majority of 43.
ne Globe has 33l Free Traders and Libe
[ais' 1' zoo Derbyites, 36 neutral, which, giving
Government the advantage of all The nen,raIs
leaves them in minority of 8: and the Da;Iy
News shows 339 Liberals, 3l5 Derbyites, leav-
ing the ministry in a minority of "a. Tru,h.
as usual, will probably be found between rhe
Two extremes. 1t 10 expected that the new Par.
lament will assemble about the third week in
October. N VICE" ="
II is announced that the Austrian Lloyds
company have concluded arrangements with
!ie rehihsuia and Oriental Company, by which
y eApects 70 remove all the impedimen,s that
India. ''' 'o"'o ~
, WIN respect to the crops, the Mark Lane
Express, a good authority in agricultural mat
ters, says: the reports from the agricultural
DISTRICTS are almost, without exception. of a
satisfactory character. Scarcely a complaint ia
heard from any quarter, and should the month
of August prove moderately proptious. the
present promise of more than usual abundance.
will be certain TO be more than fully realized
On the 28th ult. the yacht America. when
running into Plymouth Harbor, came into col
lision with fishing smack, and went aground
for some hours, in an ebb tide. 1t is thought
that she will be strained by the accident.
IRELAND.-The National Exhibition at Cork
continues to attract visiters.
approximations are again xpressedregarding
the extension of the potato blight, especially
IN districts adjacent TO the Southern and Wes
tern coast. The Galway Packet and some
other papers. say the failure is partial, and not
OF sufficient extent TO create any serious alarm.
FRANCE.-The second "Feast of Eagles
will, ii appears, be celebrated with great pomp
on the 18th. though not, perhaps, with militia
ry display OF the same extent as on the 10Th
of May. During the day the Eagles will be
distributed to the National Guard, and a yarie-
ty Of aquatic sports will be held on the Seine.
In the evening there will be grand dramatic
at The French Opera to which
the deputations OF the National Guards will
be admitted gratis. The principal streets will
be illuminated, and, says the programme, fire
works on grand scale will be let of from the
Port de la CoDcorde, one of which will repre-.
sc nj Napoleon on horseback, traversing Mount
Bernard, with the falling snow in the midst OF
celebrated picture.
The Chapel of the Ecole Miitaire, which
has been restored by order of the Government,
to the purpose of divine worship, was conse.
Grated on Saturday last.
A mutiDy broke out a few days since, among
the cOnvicts, two hundred and thirty in number,
in the prison of Riom Puy de Dome. The mi
litary were called in and the emeute suppressed
without bloodshed.
fhe funeral of Marshal Excelmans took
place on Tuesday. and was conducted with
great pomp from the Grand Chanceilere of
the Legion Of Honor, which was the official
residence of the deceased. The Archbishop
of Paris officiated, and Louis Napoleon and
Jerome Bonoparie were present.
Gen. Gourgaud, formerly aid de camp to the
Emperor, died in Paris on Friday. 23d, after a
long illness. On Wednesday, 28th, he was
buried iD the Church ofSt. Thomas Aquinas.
None Of the employees of the Elysee assisted
at the obsequies, on account, it is said, OF the
suspicious that still exist, that Gourgaud acted
insincerely towards the Emperor while at ST.
Helena.
1t is said that the father of the Princess de
Fasa refuses his consent to her marriage
with Louis Napoleon. The father is an officer
in the Austrian service. The public, howev
er, have not yet settled to their satisfaction
whether the Presidents intended be really
Md'lle de Vasa or another Princess of Baden.
The Journal de Rouen, and Journal de Ia
Meurthes ct les Voregs, have received swarm.
ings" for commenting on the municipal elec-
tions.
Moulin, the principal town of the depart.
ment Of the Allier, has voted q sum Of 10,000
francs to receive the President, in case he
should visit that place.
A curious discovery has just been made at
i pnrkf N affpu he,
remains of Roman erection, came upon an
arched cave, from the roof Of which hung a
bronze sepulchral lamp, Hghted-one of the
perpetual, y burning lamps, 10 fact, ssid to have
Deen in use among the ancients. We give the
story as il appears in Il French paper, and
copied into the Morning Journal. 1t Is said a
similar lamp was discovered at Viterbo, in
1540.
Considerable curiosity was manifested late
ly by the announcement OF Proudhon's new
book, "Social Revolution proved by the coup
Police has disappointed public expectation, for
ths publication has been stopped.
Count dorsey continues dangerously ill.
SPAIN.-The EpOca states that Don Carlos
has annuled his former abdicaIiOn in favor OF
the Count de Montemolino.
The dissolution OF The Cortes, 1t ls said,
will take pluce sometime in the month OF Au.
gust.
Accounts are received in Madrid from the
Philippine Island, to the 18th of May, at
which date the Spanish expedition against the
Island OF hlindena had been completely sue
cessful. Gen. OZcaris, the Spanish command
er, had been wounded.
Government has assigned the city Of Seville
as residence To the French refugees.
DENMARK.-The Wanderer of Vienna, ofthe
Gath, says-"rhe treaty, concluded on the olh
of May. in London, between Austria, Eng land,
France, Russia, Sweden, and Prussia, fela-
tive TO the succession to the crown of Dem
mark, has been ratified by oil the powers, and
the exchange Of Publications will take place ut
London, in the course OF this month. The
powers which have not taken part in the con-
elusion OF this treaty have received official no.
tice oil il with an invitation 10 adhere
GERMANY.-A disagreement has arisen be-
tween the Senate and citizens OF Hamburg as
to the new constitution to be adopted. Inc
Senate wishes to re establish the constitution
which existed before l848, while the citSens
wish to make il more democratic. ne oe
manic Diet has taken the side OF the oeha.e'
and the difficulty appears distant from . se'''
ment,