Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-25

HGl1a1, Dec. 23.--rhe Royal Mail steam
ship Canada, Capt. Lang, from Liverpool, 8
A. NJ, Friday, Dec. Is, arrived at this port at
u NJ. today, with the mails and passengers Of
the steamship America.
The America sailed from Liverpool, Dec. 6,
but met with very heavy weather, and when
lying to 90 miles West of Cape Clear, was
struck by sea, which swept decks, carried
away bHlwarks and three boats, and com.
pletely Quilted the forward saloon. One man
was badly injured. The America was there
fore put back to Liverpool, where she arrived
at A. NJ, on Thursday, l1th.
The Captain and Is persons. picked up from
the Lyonnais, have arrived at Bordeaux
Ship Adriatic. Coombs, from Liverpool for
New York, was wrecked on the Sth, near
Dungaroon. Three men were drowned.
There has been succession of heavy gales
along the British coasts, with numerous cas-
ualties in the Channel The steamer Trouba.
dour, arrived at Dublin, was caught in gale
short OF fuel, and burned l50 packages goods
in the furnaces.
GREAT BRIrAIN.-Father Matthew died at
Cork on the 9th.
Felice Orsini, the Italian exile, was lectur-
ing in London on Italian tyranny.
Dr. Livingston, the celebrated African trav-
eller, has reached Marseilles, for home.
Monssoud Bey, on the part of the Pacha of
Egypt, had an interview with the Manchester
Commercial Association, on the subject of
growing cotton in the district watered by the
river Tigris. The British government is about
to lay telegraph line across the Persian gulf.
FRANCE.-lt is rumorcd that Cardinal Nor
lofts mission 10 Rome, related to the Corona.
ton of Napoleon, which, should peace be con-
soldated, will probably take place next year.
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ter of November 9TH, stating that gold was
discovered in several parts of the Colony.
In anticipation Of the forced sales at the end
of the year, more activity had been shown in
the Partisan iactores but the retail trade
was not so brisk as usual. Nevertheless, the
actual position of commercial affairs is not re-
garded as unfavorabie. Corn is falling though
but slowly, IN all the markets Of France.
Prussia Prussia has communicated the
resolution of the Germanic Diet on the ques.
tion OF Neutchatel to the great powers, lnvlt-
ing them to join in a collective decision with
view to secure her recognized rights. In
the course of the negotiations on this question
France and Austria, have advised Prussia to
abstain from military measures but on the
other hand, have positively promised to sup
port her views.
AUSTRIA. The Emperor has consented to
coHNoCdklou VI me L rOteslanC loynOu OF hun
gary.
IrALY.-'The steamer Baltic took out intel
lgence that an attempt had been made to as
sassinate the King of Naples on the Sth inst.
Accounts Of the affair differ The first an
nouncement said :-''At noon today there was
review. While the troops were defling, a
soldier of the Sd battalson of Chasseurs rush.
ed from the ranks and struck the King On the
left side, prostrating him. The soldier was
seized by Col, Latour''
Another dispatch says the bayonet of the
soldier struck the King on the right side above
the waist; another adds that he is slightly
wounded, while third despatch has it that
the soldier fred his carbine at the King, and.
that the assassin was killed on the spot. The
telegraph dispatches from Sicily say that the
insuErection is suppressed, aRdE-- .enga
taken prisoner. ooD
PERsIA.-The alleged capture ERWOOD.
still doubtful. Russia Lad dems .4om the
Shah of Persia permission to Occupy the ter
ritory of Mogan.