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rived here this morning at II o'clock
AMERICAN AFFAIRs.-A london paper
thus condenses the news of the week as re-
CARDS American relations:
Judging from the country newspapers,
we should says that the whole country is
delighted with the turn the American ques-
ton has taken, and it is surprising how
much the public has become enlightened on
the subject by the cheap newspaper press,
every paper of that class having devoted it.
self to the rational exposition of our Amer
lean difficulties
Our Liverpool correspondent adds that
the feeling on American affairs has now
subsidized so much as 70 have no longer any
unsettled effect On the markets, although
several leading presses yet keep up their
grumbling,
The London Times advises that Great
Britain hurry up the settlement of the Cen
tral American difficulty before Mr.. Buchan-
an is elected President.
Nothing important has occurred in Par
lament. The Parliamentary committee on
the Danish Sound Dues has met.
A gentleman named Gainsborough, who
uses only the initial cd" but who has en-
closed his card to the editor of the London
Star, writes that he is near relation to
Mr. Champion, and thus terminates his let
ter:
.'I4ave most strongly felt, and most firm
ly believe that the public interests have been
overlooked for private considerations. Sir
Philip Champion, Baronet, of whom the
late American minister is the only son, and
the Earl of Clarendon during the Earps
Vice Royalty in Ireland, as well as in form
err times, when his lordship (then Mr.. Vii
liers, } occupied a situation in the Customs
in Dublin, were on terms of the most cor
dial and intimate friendship.
Through his Lordship's interest Mr.
Champion first entered the Diplomatic SER
vice-through his Lordship's interest Mr.
Champion was promoted to that exalted po-
sition he has recently filled, and in which,
through his Lordship 's exertions he has been
retained until the President of the United
States has been compelled to dismiss him,
though the voice Of the country and the
countrymen felt that Lord Clarendon ought
at once to have recalled him.
[ repeat, sir, and [ fully believe that the
public good has been sacrificed to Lord Cla-
rendon's private friendship, and therefore,
although personally shall feel inclined to
spare Mr.. Champion on the ground of our
relationship, [ put you in possession of these
facts"
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, - France con-
tinues interested in the subject of the En-
press regency.
The Emperor of Russia has constructed a
new Cabinet, including Gortschakoff, Ian
skoi, Ostensacken and Orloff.
Advices from Parma state that the Grand
Duchess, while attempting to leave her do
minions was arrested by the Austrian mill
tary authorities, and obliged tc return to
her capital. On demonstrating, she was told
that as the Government of Parma had call
ed on the Austrian troops it was necessary
that the Sovereign should remain to coun-
tenance the acts.
A letter from Malta, dated June IS, states
that the Anglo italian legion had disband-
ed, and that part of them will go to Genoa,
where they are engaged by the revolution
airy party, where agents have long been ac-
lively at work among them, supplying them
with money.
These agents openly declare that prepa-
rations for disturbances are going on in
Piedmont most satisfactorily, and that the
Germans are secretly countenancing them
Mazzini's agents at Malta say that every
thing is ripe at Naples for great move
ment.
Sir John Parkington has written to the
London Daily News, stating that the policy
of erecting the Bay Islands into British
Colony was adopted by the administration
of Lord John Russell. The preparation of
a commission for Bay Islands was directed
by his (Sir J. Parkington's) predecessor,
Earl Grey, in 1852, and all that remained
to be done when he (Parkington) took the
Office was to sign the warrant and despatch
it to the Governor of Jamaica, both of which.
documents were already made out" Sir
John Parkington is on y responsible, there
fore, to the extent of not having rescinded
the arrangements completed by his prcde-
cessor in office.
MARKETS. -Ltrespoo1, June %. Bread
stufs-The market continues firm, but'buy-
ers are holding back for lower prices
Wheat has advanced I'd. Sd. and the mar
ket closed firm Flour has advanced Cd
with fair demand Corn is easier with a
decline of Sd The quotations of Red Wheat
are 9s. Cd. a10s Cd, white los. 9d.a11s Sd.
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