The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-08
FURTHER NEWS ny THE BALrIC.
We have further foreign intelligence bv ,he
Baltic at New York.


Baltic at New York.
AMERICAN AFFAIRS
gentleman named Gainsborough WIN p.e,
only tne initial ID, but who enclosed his ard n
the editor of the London Star. writes .ha. he Ia
| near relative of Mr. Champion, and thus termi
Mates his letter:
Il have most strongly felt and most firmly he
heve that the public interests have been overlook
| ed for private considerations Sir Phillip Cramp
ton Baronet, Of whom the late American Minister
| is the only san, and the Earl Of Clarendon during
the Earls Vice Royalty in Ireland "a we'll "a in
former times, when his lordship Chen Mr. Vilers)
occupied situation In the customs of Dublin were
on terms of the most cordial and intimate friend
| ship
Through his lordship's interest Mr., ,Cramptoa
first entered the Diplomatic service-ihrough bis
iordship's interest Mr.. Champion was promoted ia
that exalted position he has recently filed and in
which, through his lordshps exertions he has re-
tanned until the President of the United States has
been compelled to dismiss him. though the voice
of the country and the honorable feelings Of the
majority Of our countrymen felt at once that Lord
Clarendon ought AZ once to have recalled him.
repeat, sir, and fully believe that the pubc good
| has been sacrificed to Lord Clarcndon's private
friendship, and therefore, although personally
| shall feel inclined TO spare Mr.. Champion the
ground of our relationship, put you in possession
of these facts
The ship Moro Castle Of Windsor. has been
found abandoned and was towed into Crook haven.
Her masts were gone She was timber laden.
The Emperor of Russia has constructed new
Cabinet, including Gortschakoff, Lanskoi Osten-
sacken and Oroff
Advces for Parma state taat the Grand
Duchess, while attempting to leave her dominions
was arrested by the Austrian Military authorities,
and obliged to return to her capitol On remons-
fratipg she was told that as the Government Of
Parma had called on the Austrian troops it was
necessary that the Sovereign should remain to
countenance their acts.
letter from Malta. dated June 1s states that
the Anglo Italian legion had disbandcd and that
part of them will go TO Genoa, where they are
engaged by the revolutionary party, whose agents
have long been actively at work among them,
supplying them with money These agents open
~ declare that preparations for disturbance are
going on in Piedmont most satisfactorily, and
that the Germans are secretly cOuntenancing
them. MaIznis agents at Malta say that every
thing ia ripe at Naples for great movement
Sir John Darlington has written to the London
Daily News, stating that the policy of erecting
the Day Islands into a British COLONY was adopt
ed by the Administration of Lord John RUSSELL
The preparation of a CON Emission for Bay Islands
was directed by his (Sir J. Parkington's) prede-
cessor Earl Grey, in 1882, and all that remained
to be done when he (Parkington) took the office.
was to sign the warrant and dispatch it to the
Governor of Jamaica, both of which documents
were already made ont. Sir John Parkington is
only respon sib e. therefore, 10 the extent of not
having rescinded the arrangements completed by
his predecessor in Office.
TRANcE-CHRIsTENING OF THE IMPERIAL PRINCE
The christening of the Imperial Prince had
taken place. The procession to the church was
gaudy and magnificent The Moniteur describes
the scene at the church:
New aisles had been erected. with vaulted
roof of cerulean blue bespaDgled with golden stars
The lancet arches were peaked out with green,
yellow crimson and gold Windows of an epheme.
raj character, but SO admirably done that they al
most Wed in beauty with those that were really
painted helped to fling soft light of rich har-
mony over a scene which would take half of your
columns adequately to describe. The centre Of
the cross which constitutes the edihce, had high
altar erected over which was suspended from the
TOD of the blue vaulted roof rich purple canopy
spangled with bees.
On one side row of graduated benches sat the
a bishops Of France in their gorgeous robes
There were the four archbishOps on fauteuil by
themselves. The cardinals, in crimson, another
opposite. In front of the altar, with font be-
tween, was placed throne, for the Emperor and
Empress. Thousands of lustres flung their light
on the nave of the church The shot its glo-
rious rays through the colored windows, and when
the imperial party the legislative aud senatorial
bodies the thousands of beautiful women, in those
delicou t0lettes dn soir all with baptsma wells,
were all assembled the effect of this light be.
youd measure enchanting.
The Emperor and Empress and the Prince Im-
peral entered with tanfaronade of trumpets.-
The Cardinal Legate received them. All the con-.
gregation rose and the church, from the roof to
the floor, was one vast mass of human beings in
their habits of ceremony. The imperial child a
presented to the font, and the Papal Legate
raised it in his arms amid the deathless silence of
all it uttered long loud, sharp bat still plaintive
cry, which attract ed the sympathy of all present.
Every one helped to break the silence aud make
some exclamation indicative of human sympathy.
The Emperor smiled, and the Empress, spite Of
the soemrity, bent her head over the little one.
Then took place attestation, the Emperor doing
SO first; the Princess Mathde and the other l'rin-
cesses doing the same, magnifeently saiuting
their Msjestes, as, passing before them with their
superb trains, upheld by their retaners, they pro-
| ceeded to the desk where lay the great book OF
state
The babtism over, the equerry exclaimed
"Eirc FEmperenr Prince Impriai!" The copgre
cation caught it up, and the church from all points
rang with the glorious cry. Many were in tears
| The words were caught up, and air expressly
composed for this occasion was chanted by the
whole choir with the words "Iire Emperor
-Viue IiUe ie Prince Imperial ~