Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-15
Additional News from Europe,
BY THE PACIFIC.
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND-RI0TSA AT LIV.
ERPQOL AND LONDON.

| ERP0OL AND LONDON.
| Destitution 10 England had almost reached
its height. From the combined causes of an
unusually severe winter, unusually dear prices
| for all descriptions Of provisions, and q total
stagnation of trade, the poor are in deplora-
BILE state. Many thousand laborers have been
for weeks without food, excepting the supplies
of charity.
| In Liverpool, TIT times have been peculiar
ly severe in consequence of frost having stop
ped TIE extensive building works, and from
the continuance Of easterly winds, having pre-.
vented the arrival of the American shipping.
The absence Of shipping alone deprived near
ly 900 dock laborers and porters Of work, and
| of all descriptions of laborers, there were not
fewer than $4,000 men destitute of employ
ment Considering the number of helpless
| women and children dependent on these men,
| it represents terrible amount Of suffering
Our correspondent describes it as pitiable to
see hundreds of poor fellows idlRg around
the Exchange in the hopes of obtaining a
''chance job." Considerable iberality has
been displayed by the citizens, and about
f3 600 were subscribed. Relief stores were
| opened in various parts Of the town. and
| tickets emitting the holder to bread and coal
| we're freely distributed. The conduct of the
| unemployed was, almost without exception,
peaceablo and praisewor.hy, although want
| was so great that instances had occurred
where men had tainted from hunger and fell
on the street. The bulk Of these really indus
trious classss bore up hravely in the hope of
| an early return to labor. However, on Tues.
day, the goth, great agitation was observable
in the Scotland Road, in one of the lowest
and most disreputable quarters of the town
BY degrees the excitement swelled into the
dime q sions of riot. Pands Of the disconnected
marched out into various parts of the town,
and caused the greatest CONSERVATION to the
citizens. The sores along the principle thor
| oughfares were Immediately closed, the je v ell
lers and silverSmiths first, next the cutters
and guusmiths, and finally the entire trade of
the town was suspended. These bands of ma
| RAIDERS varied in number from 50 to nearly
100, but contained considerable portion Of
women AID lads. They seemed to have no
sort Of organization, nor any definite object in
view. AT first they rushed unanimously into
| the bakers shops, twenty or thirty Of which
were stormed and plundered. They also de-
mauded and received money from various 9th
er storekeepers. An attack was made on St.
| Johns market, but the gates were closed, and
tue police beat of the beseigers. Towards
| evening the town resumed It's wonted appear
ance. An extra force of special constables
was sworn in, and number of the police were
armed and mounted. Sixty prisoners were
taken, and summarily sentenced by the Police
Courts, to terms Of hard labor, varying from q
week - three months.
Next day, Wednesday, the 21st, toe disturb.
| a1ces we're resumed. The same scenes again
occurred; the provision shops were attacked
the police made successful skirmishes, and
captured many OF TIE rioters. The stores were
closed during part of the day, but, from the
report Of our corTeSpo ndeut, who took occa.
sion personally TO wItnoss the riots" this
was p precaution quite unnecessary. The
police we're at all times more than a match fol
the mob Since the 2lst all had remained
perfectly quiet.
Similar disturbances, but on a smaller scale
took place in London. Bands of men an
boys levied contributions on the storekeepers
till tue Interference OF the police stopped the
enterprise.
| IN MANCHESTER.
| The report from Manchester is less unfavor
able than from Liverpool, but it shows dis
tress. The severe frost had closed the canals
and the workmen dependent on traffic wer,
compelled to apply to the workhouse. Some
hundred railway porters had been discharged
from lack Of work. The mills are beginning
to work on short time"
| IN BIRMINGHAM.
At Birmingham the state Of the poor Is very
distressing. Nine thousand workmen sre GU
Of work in the town of Birmingham alone
and pr0pOrtiOnate number in the neigh Dor
ing parishes. Notice has been given to th
1 q
no longer delayed Numbers of the needle
makers VI Redditch, are without work. Th,
watch trade of Coventry is extremely dull
mostly frcm deficiency American of orders. l,
most Of the other manufacturing towns anC
2 villages Of the district, the pressure of pau
perism was on the increase, and measure
were in operation TO afford temporary relief
) The Nottingham Lace and Hosiery trad
was very dull, and the workmen were beyin
! L nj nc fn from nfo ,xIn
and dearness Of provisions
| at Leicester business remained go depresset
that q number of hands were out Of work
! In Leeds and in the West Riding of York
shire distress exists, but is hoped only of
temporary nature
LATEST.
The detoLtion Of the Pacific enables us &
| state that affairs had taken q decided turn 70
the better. A sudden thaw had get is.-en
aiding the builders and canal-men to resur,
work while q change of wind was bringin,
, up considerable amount Of shipping. 1t wa
/ hoped the worst was past.
SPAIN.
, THE PROPOSALS OF THE UNITED STATES T,
BE REC0NsIDERED.-In tae course Of the sic
ting On the 10th, tie Minister Of Foreign AT
fairs, in reply to a question az to the state o
the relations with the United States, begge,
, permission TO deny that the Government o.
| MIN ~el naQ ever wished 10 Insult M. SOule
and he then said: "Ths United States Gov
eminent on the 18Th of January last resolves
to replace the minister who represented it a
Madrid When The news arrived here tina
minister had already left. Subseq uently, W,
gavo orders to submit TO Q new examinatio,
: all questions pending with the United States
I in order 20 decide what is just, We are per
fectly in accord with the government of tb
United States, and consequently We have tn
hope of arriving at pacific solution :"
: WAR DECLARED AGAINST SARDINIA.
Advioes from St. Petersburg Of the 18th an
nounce that war is formally declared agsins
Sardinia. Notice is given to Sandman ship
to teavo the Russian ports. The ereguator Ia
| been Withdrawn from the Sandman opsuls
and the Russian agents at Genoa and Mic
have been recalled. The property of Sardinia
citizens is "placed under the protection of tn
laws "
/, To The Chicago Press states that an agen