Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-24
FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIKAL OF THE CITY OFBALTTMoRE


The steamer City of Baltimore, arrived at
Philadelphia and the North America at Que
bee on Wednesday,, each from Liverpool, the
9Th.
The British Parliament had been further
prerngued TO the 18th November The isle OF
Serpents question has not been satisfactorily
adjusted, and the French squadron has been
Urdsred to cooperate with the English fleet
there. An Austrian feet has been ordered
to Constantinoule. The Russian councillor
CT state has arrived at Vienna, With dispatch
es from St. Petersburg, relative to the affairs
of Naples and Montenegro Russia will not
renounce the principle Of the holy alliance,
but will endeavor to reserve the co operation
of Austria in her policy towards Naples. The
latest accounts from Naples, state that the
king was less disposed than ever to make con-
cessions, The expedition OF England to Ma
pies was still delayed, although events there
seemed to leave no alternative.
In Switzerland, 600 delegates of the peo-
pie had assembled at Morges, and constituted
a central committee, declaring the sovereign
ity of the people endangered by mnnarchical
intrigues. All endeavors to form a Danish
Ministry had failed, and the chambers we're
prorogued till the LIST of December.
The English charge de affairs at Madrid,
has entered protest against any return Of
queen Christ ana to Madrid. The Spanish
government warmly resisted this intervention.
= The discovery of coal of most excellent
quality in the Urnl Mountains in Russia, has
been confirmed beyond d0ubt.-It is said that
a Congress will forthwith assemble in Paris,
TO arrange the difficulties touching the Danu-
bian municipalities, and those between the al
lies and Russia.-The Bank of Vienna has
$1,000, 600 of forms in Specie, including a
considerable sum in U. S. dolars.-The king
of Prussia is exasperated at the conduct and
language of the federal government of Switz-
erland in the Neufchatel affair, and he threat
ems to proceed to the. military occupation of
the canton, in the event of the prosecution of
the royalist prisoners not being suspended.
Dispatches are said to have reached London
showing the necessity of sending vessels to
Naples for the protection OF British sub
jects. There is no doubt that the police of
the court of Naples have received orders to
organize the lazzaroni with the view of at
lacking the property of any one who may be
pointed out by their leaders.-The azzaroui
of certain quarters had already received mon
ey from the court. (King Bombe has evidepsS
ly heard from Kanzas, and is feebly copying
president Pierce.
A large joint stock company is formed at
st. Petersburg, including members of the i'm
perial family; They will build 20 commercial
screw steamers of the largest class, some of
which are to be built in America There was
sn extensive fire among the boats in a suburb
of Canton, China, which destroyed great num-
bers of boats and about 200 lives were lost
There was a report that the rebels had been
defeated at the north and obliged to retire tow
ards Ching Kiang Foo.-The Spanish govern
ment threatens immediate attack upon Mex
bxro Il IL,
met. The Dutch ship Banca, from Macao for
Havana, with Coolies, put back to the lat
ter port in distress while lying in port the
Coolies rebeled and were driven below, where
upon they set fire TO the ship, and out of 500
souls on board only $50 escaped.
COMMERCIAL.
The reputed suspension of specie payments
by the bank of France is not confirmed, but
it had resorted to other extraordinary mea-
sures for relieving its distressed finances. 1t
had cut off all notes or discounts of more
than go days, and limited advances on public
securities to 40 per cent, and on railway
shares to 20 per cent, and was again purchas-
ing gold for its necessitous wants. In conse-
quenee OF these proceedings the bank of En-
gland had advanced its rates of interest to
per cent. on short discounts, and to per cent.
on all notes having more than two months 20
run. These measures, with the aggravated
rumors had had good effect in both coun-
tries, restored confidence and quiet, and at
London all pressure for discount had subsid-
II. Tne state OF the money market had
checked tendency to advance in cotton, but
with bad weather, the market for breadstuffs
was buoyant at an advance of Id to I'd on
wheat, and 1s.on hour.-Mixed cornls quot
ed at BIS and 32s Cd, western canal flower
sells at 2Ss Cd sos Cd, Ohio, 36s a 38g, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore 32sa 33s red wheat
Is, Sd, white los Sd los Cd; consols at 81
Ia 81 3-8.