Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-02-14
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New York on the 9th with Liverpool dates
to the 9th January. By it We learn that
Lord John Russell, Prime Minister of Eng
land, has re signed his office, and it was gen.
believed the entire Cabinet would fol-
low. This step was owing to their course
being severely denounced IN Parliament. The
of the people of England is very much
in favor of arrestlng the war OF the Allies
against Russia.
The news from the seat of war is very bar
rem. The Vienna Conference was expected
to meet on the 18th February. Hopes are
expressed of amicable relations being res
tored.
The Queen of Sardinia is dead.
Under the advices by this arrival, Cotton is
reported downward and dull at New York
Flour better.
New YORK. Feb. 6.-Wm. II. Seward was
reelected U. S. Senator by the Legislature
of this State to-day. His majority on Joint
ballot was %. In the Senate 6 and in the
House Is.
We make the above announcement with
the most painful regret. We had hoped, for
the sake of the peace and quiet of the coun-
try, and by way of an example to all future
fanatics, that the arch-agitator would have
been defeated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-It is stated that
the Hon, Mr.. Breckenridge declines the post
of Minister. of Spain. discontinued illness
of Mrs BreGkcHTf1ge It IS 3zfd has~in1.csa
him to resign the appointment. Senator
DODGE, of Iowa, it is currently reported, has
been appointed in his stead.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-In the Senate to-
day the French spoliation came up for con-
sideration. The Hon. Mr.. Wells, of New
Hampshire, made his maiden speech against
the bill. He was followed by the Hon. R.
NJ. L. Hunter, who proposed an amendment
to the effect, that the Commissioner appoint
ed to adiudicate claims, should make awards
of the sums to be paid each claimant. The
amendment was opposed by Messrs. Hamlin
and Clayton, and finally rejected. Thu bill
is still under consideration.
HoUsE.-The Consular bill was taken up
but no action had. The House then resolved
itself into a committee of the whole on the
Senate bill for the payment of Texas credi-
tors. Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, spoke
in favor of it, and Messrs. Smith and Jones of
Tennessee followed on the same side, when
the House adjourned.
A. Dudley Mann, ESQ, has received no
foreign appointment. He has signifed no
intention of ~resigning his present situation.
All such rumors are false.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-The thermometer
ranges here from zero to 10 degrees above.
This will give you some idea of the cold
Accounts from som parts of this State say
the thermometer is from 20 to 40 degrees
below zero ; and that it is colder than has
been the case for 90 years past.
THE SPoLIATIoN BILL regard TO the
probable fate. of this bill, the Washington cor
/ respondent of the N. Y. Courier writes
The opposition which this bill has encounter
J ed since its return to the Senate, can only be
: accounted for by supposing that the Admins
> tration has exerted its Influence to make this
a party question, so as to relieve the President
Of the responsibility of a veto. This object
: may be partially obtained by postponing action
J in the Senate for a few days, and then restoring
! the blk to the shape in which it passed this
a body last summer. This will send it back to
the House, where it will rot be difficult to
l keep it suspended few days, or to defeat ii
: altogether. 1t it pass within the concluding
$ ten days of the Session, it may be negatived
without the formality of a veto. 1t begins to
! be probable that this coursk will be taken.
Mr.. Mason NOT GoINE TO REsIGN.-A
q Washington letter says:
The convalescence of our Minister at Paris
n Mr.. John Y. Mason, is established beyond a
o. doubt by the report of Mr.. Walsh concerning
his condition. His mind was not affected by
10 the temporary paralysis of his arm, and there
is no reason to believe that he will imm ediate
y ly resign his mission. Thus will be disappoin
ted all the calculations and arrangements tina
,e were based upon the occurrence of a vacanc,
in the French mission.
EARTHQUAKES IN VIRGINIA.-The Rich
70 mond Penny Post of Saturday, says:
"A shock ofon earthquake of some ~severit,
- was felt yesterday morning, a few minute
n before three o'clock, at all of the tollowin,
IT places, as we are informed by persons VIII
ba were present and experienced it.
he At GAINESVILLE, there was a rumbling, raj
ds Ting sound, which resembled somewhat tn
90 noise made by a four horse coach in rapi
so motion, or a wagon with an empty body
. ~ running rapidly down a trough hill. Croker
standing on the table was visibly shaken.
. At Wyliesburg, the houses were shaker
90 and one gentleman was walked up by til
80 severe jar and noise. Alarmed by the cracI
i'll ing sound of his house, he jumped out of hi
m bed considerably frightened, and ran out
%. see if the house was not on fire at the top.
It In Prince Edward, we learn, the shocI
al was still greater. In Halifax it was suf
clent to wake persons from sound sleep. W
are surprised to learn that no person in RicI
rs mond was aware of an earthquake in this r
no SiOi Uo "h'
Ter From the Liverpool Times, January 90,
ent We have reason to know, from a source
unquestionable authority, that the BIRTHS
raj government are fully convinced of the ST
of cerity of the Cars desire for peace, and
his is more than probable that the forthcomir
the Congress at Vienna may really settle Il
lch question. The pride of the Emperor Mic
olas has been sadly lowered by his readine
rec to accept terms now which he rejected wi
ger scorn nine months back and to do this VIII
RS; the allied forces are in possession of his oV
he soil, adds, of course, to the humiliation.
for But the fact is undeniable that he desir
peace, and will even go beyond the 70
de- points if order to seS%re it. Ke is will
we have been given to understand, to exec
:. the four points, by consenting to q large m;
thine reduction in the Black Sea, and to t
presence there of a MARITIME force In the
IL terest of the Western Powers. He desir
~ nevertheless, to retain Sevastopol and if
.oa allies now succeed in destroying that fortre
voG he will not pledge himself not to rebuild
Mr.. Golden stated this fact at Leeds on w
nesday but no one supposed for an insta
what we have now strong reason to belle
ing on"c ne opoN0 iiom nnopira1lon. Ahis ihl
; high that it may be relied on as the exp,
ton of the Cars feelings at the pres
time.
Four THOUSAND BALES OF CoTToN BUI
~ --NINETEEN BUILDINGS BURNT.-The !
oiy bile Advertiser has an account of a fire
ty Gainesville, Ala, on Tuesday last, which
nn@ easioned an immense loss of property.