Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-08

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HAf.IrAx. Aurust

The Royal mail steamer Asa, Capt. Lott,
arrived here at an early hour this A. NJ. She
left LsAcrpool on the r. NJ. of the 2lst Her
adyices are one week later than by the At
Ianiic. She will be due ct Boston about
noon to-day, so that her mails will reach n.
Y. at night.
The week had heen entirely unproductive
Of any news of importance in tho Baltic, the.
position Of the beliige7ents remaining about
the same
In the British Parliament Mr.. Roebuck's
motion Of censure upon the Government had
been debated, but finally rejected, by 100
majority. The Palmslston Ministry, there
fore remains in Office.
The vacancy created by tho retirement of
Lord John Russell had not been filed, al
though Sir William Molesworth is the most
probable successor in the Colonial Seoreta-
ryship.
IEcoSD DISPATCH.
HALrrAx, Aug. 1.
The Asia arrived at half-past ,wo O'Clock
this morning.
The Washington left Southampton on the
10th July for New York with 220 passengers.
War news wholly unimportant.
Several Russians softies have been made
but were rerulsed.
The French works have approached close
to the Malakof, and the capture of that
place was considered probable at an early
day.
Lord Raglan's body had been shipped to
England. The French troops formed an ay
enue for it TO pass through, from the camp
to the sea, two miles long.
Sir John Campbell died within Sebasto-
pol, and under flag of truce his sword was
returned.
Denmark protests against the demands of
the United States respecting abatement Of the
Sound Dues and deems it impossible to COM
ply on so shert o notice.
A letter in the Cologne Gazette repeats the
assertion that differences have arisen between
the Car Alexander and his brother Constan-
tine, and the Prince of Prussia goes to St.
Petersburg as mediator.
Trifing operations in the Baltic are re.
ported.
Austria is reported to have secretly issued
strong peace circul,r to the German Diet,
which Diet responds, that fresh measures do
not seemed called for.
The Austrian and Prussian Cabinets are on
most friendly terms.
Sir VIM. Wordsworth is spoken of as the
successor of Lord John Russell, in the Col
enial Secretaryship, Sir BENZ. Hall, Commits
soner of Works, and Sir j ohm Shelby, Pres
iaent of the Board of Health.
DR.. Arnault, Napoleon's physician at St.
Helena, is dead.
Don Escalanta is app intcd Minister from
Spain at Washington, in place of Cueto.
The rapture between Spain and Rome is
said to be complete.
The Black Warrior difficulty with the U.
s.. IS defnately settled by indemnity of one
million reals.
An American captain has been first to le-
fuse payment of the Hanoverian State dues.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
In Liverpool cotton markets there had been
rather more activity than during the proceed
ing week. Sales reached 45, 900 bales, of
which but a small portion was on speculation.
The advices from the United States had
caused more or less depression during the
early part of the week, bus the markets sub
scquently rallied and closed at about previous
| rates.
Wheat and flour steady at about previous
quotations, but in corn further decline of 8
shillings per quarter has taken place.
The weather has been moderately favora-
BILE for agricultural purposes.
Provisions generally dull Quotations, e1-
cept for lard which had slightly declined, had
not been reduced
The London money market was easier
Consols closed at same figures us previous
Friday, viz: 81
NEw YORK, August /.
The U. S. Frigate Potomac from Norfolk
has anchored off Sandy Hook.
The Washington correspondent OF the As
ISOLATED Press, in allusion to the contradic-
ton to his previous dispatch, states that the
removal OF Gov. Reeler and the appointment
of Dawson are true without any qualification
whatever
The rumors yesterday of the defalcation of
Edwards, Cashier of the Mechanics Bank,
and City Chamberlain arc said to be entirely
unfounded. 1t arose from some difficulty
among some of the officers of the Bank
which led to the resignation of Mr. Edwards,
which the Bank, however, refuses to occept
The Washington correspondent of the
Courier states that the President and Secre-
tary of the Interior have decided against the
validity Of Gov. Reeder's proposed purchase
of Kansas lands, and the contracts have con-
sequently been cancelled.
The statement that the slaves of Mr.
Wheeler were not forcibly abducted at Phil
adelphia, is confirmed, the female having
made affidavit to that effect before Judge
Culver Of Brooklyn.
Frederick Escarstenseh and several other
Germans were arrested yesterday on the
charge of having violated the Neutrality
Laws by enlisting men for the Crimea. The
specific charge against them is that they
shipped 26 men on board the brig America at
Boston, bound for Halifax;
On Tuesday of last week the Court House
in Taylor county, Va, was struck by light
ming while the Court was in session. One
person was killed and several others injured.
! The man killed was Rev. Hezekiah Duncan,
who had recently been ordained over the
Baptist Church.
BALTIMORE August /.
New Orleans dates of Thursday are re-
deived containing details of months later
news from Mexico.
All the Mexican papers are discussing the
proposition of Santa Anna to grant the con.
stitution or organized law to the people. The
Council of State had already adopted the
resolution on tho subject, viz: that the Re-
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