Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
BY HOUSE PRINTING TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ARABIA.
One Week Later frsn Europe.


One Week Later frsn Europe.
HALIFAX, Dec. 3-The Cunsrd steamer Ara.
bia, with Liverpool dates 10 the 22d ult AZ
rived here about noon.
The American ship Gen. Dunlop, was wreck
Cd Cd Eusepa and had gone to pieces. Her
crew were saved
The ships James Baines and Lightning ar
iNee at Liverpool on the 18th With 100000
In goio from australia, causing in anticipation
a reduction Of the bank rates
Inc British government has ordered steam
or 70 De nt,ea ont to examine the coasts OK
Ireland and New Fosndland, and 70 sound
across the Atlantic to ascertain the best place
for laying q telegraph cable. Contracts for
the whole cable were signed st London on the
18Th, and all will be completed and placed on
board two steamers by the 3lst Of May next,
so that telegraphic communities alton may be OK
pected to be perfected by the 4th Of July
Political affairs generally were quieter.-
The various disquieting rumors respecting the
instability Of the Anglo French alliance had
disappeared, causing q rise during the week
Of nearly one per cent. in the funds At the
same time most articles Of commerce expert
enced a check, and business had bean less
animated.
A treaty of commerce had been concluded
between France and the Sandwich Islands.
The government of Naples had ordered
strict surveillance over French and English
commercial vessels
The Neapolitan question was advancing
slowly to a settlement.
republican movement had taken place In
Spain. At Malaga the garrison was attacked
by persons proclaiming a republic. The troops
resisted, and order was soon restored. Five
Of the insurgents were killed. The garrison
had seven wounded. Slight disturbances had
also occurred at Madrid, and numerous arrests
| had been made among the lower glasses.
The contemplated arrangement between the
| Spanish Bourbon's had failed. The Queen
was kept in the dark as TO the real object Of
the clerical party, which was her own aodi-
| cation and the marriage Of her daughter TO
| the eldest son Of Don Juan.
The latest accounts reported that the Mala
| ga Instruction had no political object, but
simply for smuggling purposes. All the pris-
| oners taken had been executed. Further In
surrectionary movements were feared, as the
| Incorporation of tho militia into the regular
army had caused vast numbers 10 desert.
CoNsTASTISoPLE, Nov. IS.-M. De Bentein-
eff has again endeavOred 20 obtain from the
| Government the dismissal OF the English ships
| from the Bosphorus. An English frigate had
arrived at COnstantinople, and others were
expected. The attempts Of Teronkban had
failed to effect with Lord Radcliffe settle
ment Of the disputes between England and
| Persia.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2l.-The Brokers' Circu-
lar quotes cotton as remaining quiet and IN
changed excepting the lower qualities, which
| had declined ID. Sales Of the week 81 600
bales; Orleans midiling Is l6d.; Uelands
middling SD. The market closed quiet.
| Breadstufs were quiet. Flour had declined
Is. Wheat had declined Sd. Corn was quiet
and not quOtably changed. Provisions were
very dull
Money was decidedly easier; consols for
money were quoted at s3s, and on account al
| 93sa93i. American stocks we're steady.
| TsEcoND DEsrATcH.l
HALIFAX, Dec. 3-The following additional
news by the Arabia, is Of some interest, though
| not important.
| FRANCE "A Paris correspondent writes th at
| that the Emperor and Empress, with select
party, will, after all, go to Fontainbleau.
| PORTUsAL.-The elections in Lisbon have
not been favorable to the government. The
majority has been obtained by the candidates
of the regeneration F"
| DENMARK The Prussisn correspondence Of
Berlin says: eve learn from a good source
l that the last notes sent TO Copenhagen By
Prussia and Austria, fix the 10th Of December
as the period when those powers will bring
the question Of the Sound Dues before the
Germsnic Diet in the event Of their repreSen
tatlons being unattended TO by the DANISH
| Government"
1t is announced that England has agreed to
pay TO Denmark as the price Of redeemiDg tie
| Sound dues, a capital sum calculated on a
revenue Of f45, 900. The British vessels at
present pay $1,000 yearly as passing tolls.
TIE BLACK SEA.-The Paris Pays contains
the following explanation relative to the firing
on the English gun boat at Yenikale We
believe the affair has been explained 20 the
satisfaction Of both parties. The gun boa t
being about to pass the Straits, a gun loaded
with powder was fred, according TO common
signal The captain explained to the COM
mandant Of the fort his reason for being in
those waters. The first shot not having been
heard, second was fred, and subseq uently a
third. after which the English vessel answered
and accepted the required parley. The two
commanding offcers-Russian and English
having exchanged explanations agreed to re-
fer the matter TO the two embassies at Con-
stantinople, and this course having been taken,
1t was we understand, amicably arranged.