The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-07
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Ihursnay Morning, AaEust 7, 1885.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
DETAILS OF THE ATLANTIC,S NEWS,

DETAILS OF THE ATLANTIC'S NEWS.
The mails by the Atlantic arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon, being delayed six hours by \
failure Of connexion on the road between New
York and Philadelphia The Liverpool dates are
| to the 23d ult
ENGLAND,
In tne House of Commons Mr.. N. Gibson in.
qureu from Lord Palmerston whether Her Ma
Jestys advisers contemplate the early appoint
nent OF = Minister from England to the United
states. Lord Palmerston replied that II was by
no means an unusual circumstance that mission
shouid for a time be vacant. That very frequent.
| ly happened from a variety Of causes but with
regard TO the particular mission to which the
question relates. her MaJesty's government had
come TO no decision upon the subject.
| Minister Of Public IL ssructiouis appointed in
England, and II 10 rumored Lord John Russell
will receive the Office
| The ministerial white bait" dinner at Green.
WICK took place on the 10Th, and rs the dinner is
| Inc usual forerunner of an Adjournment Parlia-
nenf would be prorogued on about the 3lst
Mr.. Theodore Evans, late manager of the
Iewkeshury branch Of the Gloucestershire Bank
has been apprehended on = charge Of embezzle.
ment of moneys of the bank to the amount of up
| ward of $1,000.
A riot had taken place at Aldershot between the
the 4lst regiment and the German Legion in
| which some blood was split, but no lives lost
| FRANCE,
The Moniteur of Monday contains letisr, ad.
dressed by the Empero- TO the Minister of public
works, on the subject Of the recent nundations -
The Emperor examines from an engineering point
oil view the causes Of an occasional overflow of
the great rivers. and recommends, in order to pre-
vent the recurrence of such disasters the barrage
OF the affluents of those streams The minister is
directed to cause technical survey of the river
valleys In order to such constructions
M de Persigny has passed through Paris, and is
reported to have gone to Plombieres, whence the
Enpeo OF is expected to return at the end of this
week.
Several arrests were made in Paris on Saturday
aud Sunday amongst workmen who formed groups
| to talk about the affairs Of Spain.
The harvest has commenced in various parts of
France, and an opinion as to the produce may
soon be formed Everything augurs harvest su.
perior TO that of an average year Prices, accord
ingly, maintain themselves ith difficulty.
The prospects of the vintage are reassuriDg-
The odum has not shown itself in Burgundy,
Champagne or along the banks of the Cher and
Loire; and ii has hitherto made but little progress
in Languedoc and other parts of the South. The
bunches of grapes are generally abundant, and
there Is every reason to believe that the produce
will be that of an ordinary year Prices have not
declined.
Montpelier brandy has advanced in Paris to 200
francs and spirits extracted from beef to 19 francs
per hectolitre.
Commercial transactions are at dead calm in
Paris. The wealthy part of the population have
removed to the country, and retailers are doing
little or no business.
The accounts from the industrial districts are sat
isfactary. At Lyons and Etienne all hands were at
work. and the stock was completely exhausted.
The senatus consutum concerning the regency
of the Empire has been sanctioned and promul "a.
ted in the Mopiisur
The King of Naples has made his answer, and
the following ia the substance of it -" His Majesty
thanks the Governments of France and England
for their counsels He wishes to act with cemency
10 snNro h,,k;
lieves himself the competent judge of the time and
the proper mode Of so doing At this msment they
would not be suitable to his dignity and indspen-
dente still less would it be fitting recall those
who are hanished, and liberate those who are i'm.
prsoned."
A letter from Tarento states that the Marquis di
Poiignapo and Don Antonio Castroni members
of the District Council of Tarento have been ar.
rested on charge of conspiracy against the State,
together with three priests = schoolMaster, two
advocates, four rich landholders, officer. two
corporals, six soldiers and ten citizens This is
the more remarkable Tarento has obtained a
kind of reputation for It's extreme loyalty and the
two first named gentlemen were considered ultra
oyalists.
The same letter states that on the 15sh the pilot
of Sandman brig, an American subject and Pro
testant, having had the impudence not to take off
his hat at a procession, especially at a moment
when the Archbishop of Tarento W as passing in
state, WAS attacked by the mob and brutaly i'll.
treated, until the Archbishop himself came TO his
rescue, and had him carried TO his own palace to
receive medical assistance. 1t is said report of
the matter has been addressed to the foreign en-
voys at Naples.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that
Gar rabsld is now at Voltaggio for the benefit of
his health and that on his arrival there he was
received with great enthusiasm by the people, and
honored with a serenade On the following day
he expressed his thanks to the inhabitants in a
speech, in which he declared bis conviction that
the day of deverance was nigh at hand, all the
cf Itotxy Dr. ru1Iv
banner of Sardinia.
The following details respecting the movement
in Barcelona during the 18th and 10Th insts, have
been received in Paris
"The movement commenced towards FIVE in the
afternoon of the 18th. The insurgents, being
lntely attacked by the troops, were forced to re-
tire to reform in the quarters to the west of La
Rambla. There they raised barricades, which
were, however, soon taken. In the morning of the
18th tranquility appeared to be completely re-
established. Some companies Of tke National
Guard having pronounced for the rev&t, the Gen
eral ordered the dissolution of the force. Their
arms were taken from them without opposition
But at eleven O'Clock fresh barricades were con-
structed on the Padro At noon the troops took
them. Firing was, however, going on At three
O'Clock, but v ith marked advantage in favor of
the line The only positions occupied by the revo-
| lutionary forces were the balconies of few
houses"
telegraphic dispatch of later date than these
accounts states that order was completely restored
| at Barcelona.
| The Times Paris correspondent writes on Mon.
| day:
| Private letters received from Madrid, by Span
ards and others resident in Paris prove that there
was much more blood shed than is admitted by the
| partisans and the proteges of ODoDn.ll The real
number of dead is not known, and perhaps never
will be; but have heard it roughly estimated, on
the strength of letters from Madrid, at 1000 inclu-
| ding soldiers and civilians"
| Ia ho In he lat aaf uo q
| by letter from Madrid:
Madrid is calm The military tribunal is sitting,
and is working with energy. Muskets and other
| arms lare being collected. The Disarmament of
the National Guard proceeds with activity; $4,000
muskets have already been collected. and athough b
certain number are wanting, the aim of the mea-
is considered obtained 1t is stated by some
that Espartero Is hidden in the British embassy
| Government has decided acting generously to.
wards him, aud will permit him to withdraw to any
| spot he may solicit
The Agence Havas, under date Of Madrid, July
l7th, says:
The government triu'nphed completely on the
evening of the 10th. General Espartero has re.
manned shut up in his hotel taking part In Whist
| occurred On the 10th. the number Of killed and