The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Monday Morniug. November 10. 1883.
Foreign Items.

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| letter from Sebastopol to the Oa- Dcutsche Pos
says that the new French floating batteries are on
tireiy built of iron, and covered with shell of the
same metal, under which the chimney is lowered
and concealed during an action. Trials have been
made against this shell with 81 pounders but they
| only produced slight dent, the projectiles them
selves reboundng far away. When shut, the bat
terIes look like tortoise, broader in front than be
hind- The front battery is armed with 30 guns Of
the heaviest calbre The portfolios arc in their
iurns closed by lids, that open themselves the mo
| ment the gun Is fired, and then shut instantly. A
snaali orice in the lid enables tho gunner TO take
aim.
| shocking catastrophe occurred on board the
| English ship Abbotts Reading. of Liverpool while
| lying in Valparaiso harbor the 10Th of September
Last, accompanied with loss of life The vessel
with ,3l5 kegs of gunpowder blew up.
49, Adyices from Sicily to the Goth instant have
been received The cholera was becoming less
prevalent There had been great agitation and
disturbances at Catania. Tho troops fired on the
people, aud tranquility was restored. Tho peo
pie attempted to burn some spirit distiIlercs which
were alleged by the mob to have caused the chol
| era by unwhocsome spirits.
The Queen of England has appointed the Right
Hon Lord monteagle, of BraaIton, tne Right Hon.
Lord overstone, and John G6librand Hubbard,
Esq, commissioners for considering how far it ma
be practicable and advisable to introduce the prin.
ciple of decimal division into the coinage of the
United Kingdom.
1t Is asserted in Paris that the Emperor proposes
French Commandcr-n Chief and that, on the other
hand he would place his feet under an English
Admiral
The Russians in the Crimca have constructed
road across the Putrid Sea, communicating with
Simpheropol, and by this road supplies and rein
forcements may reach their camp.
The London Chronicle of the 29th ult. says that
it Is reported that the blockship Russell of
% guns, aud the Hastings of so. are being fitted
out TO be sent to the West India and North Amer
can station.
The insurrecton in India was subsiding Mr.
Connolly British Collector at Malabar had been
murdered by the natives
At the birmingham workhouse on the 30th ult,
an escape of gas occurred followed by an explosion
which shattered the building to atoms and injured
upwards of 80 of the inmates.
On the 20th of October, the French ship of the
line lie Tage encountered OFF Cadiz water-spout
W hich in a few moments swept away her three
masts. Two men were killed and II slightly wound
ed by this catastrophe
Mis- Cushman has made her re-appearance at the
HaY-markct heatre, London, in new piece call
cd Tho Beginning and tho End,' which is desert
bed as tho 'grimmest play" written since George
Barnwel.
Maj. Owon, Of the Engineers, who lost a leg at
Sebastopo is about to lead to the altar" Miss Ca
bitt daughter of Sir William Cabtt.
Gen. Williams, of the British army who dstin-
enished himself st kars, has been raised to the dig
nifty of K. c. II.
The King of Sardinia Is to leave Turin for Paris
and London about the Goth of November.
Louis Phillippos widow, Queen Maria Amelia
has gone to Genoa, accompanied by the Duke of
Nemours.
Cardinal Wiseman has gone to Paris and had n
special audience of the Emperor
The French papers say that there Is no truth In
report that France intends to reinforce her West
India Naval Station.