The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-02
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rep oRTED FOR THE DAILY DfSPATCH
TIA RkE DAYS LATER FROM 8UROPk
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA AT HALIFAX
RUMoRED TERMINATION OF THE PER.
SIAN WAR III
THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY

RUMORED TERMINATION OF THE PER.
SIAN WAR 81 e
THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY.
ADVANCE IN COTTON.
BREApsTUFFs AND PROVISIONS DULL.
HALIFAX. Feb. % The r. M. steamship Nj
agara, Captain Wickman, arrived here at an early
| hour en- route for Boston, which port she will
probably reach in season for her mails to be dis
patched to New York In the train Ct Monday
morning.
The Niagara left Liverpool on the afternoon oil
Saturday the IA h inst her advices are therefore
three days later than those received by the Indian
| At PQtland. :,
| 18th exchanged signals with the steamer kanga>
The screw steamer City Of Washington, from
| New York, arrived at Liverpool on Thursday. the
| 18th inst.
Southampton on the I2ih inst, tor Bremen and
| would leave Southampton for New York on the
| 25th inst.
The ste.mer Constitution, from New York. ar
arrived off Cowes on the 10 b. and proceeded the
same day for Antwerp.
| The Collin, steamship Atlantic arrived at Liv-
erpool at A NJ on the - h, and the Cunard
| steamship Persia at the same hour on the follow
ing morning, making the run 10 a>iittle over nine
days. She logged 362 in three successive days,
and during the passage she averaged BIO miles per
day.
Ihe steamer Cadiz sailed from Liverpool on tho
Ilth, for New York The Cambria had sailed for
Marseiles to take her place on the Cunard Aus
tralian line.
RUMoRED TERMINATION OF THE PERSIAN WAR.
1t ia not intended (says the Daily News) to send
out any troops fcom England to Persia This
snnou ncement we make with the most entire con.
fidence that II will be found TO be correct
We believe that we may add that the force AL
ready at Bushire will not advance into the interi
or and that every ff,rt is being made to bring
about peace I be Murray affair we are as
sured forms no ser ious part Of the negotiations,
which are being carried on at Paris by Feronk
Khen and Lord Cowley: and there is at present
every reason to hope that those negotiations ill
terminate n the establishment of smicable re-
latioDs between the England and Persian Govern.
meut
THE WAR WITH CHINA
The Daily News gives prominence to the fol-
low ing paragraph 4" In another column we have
stated that no troops are to be sent fsom England
| to Persia We have equally good grounds for be-
lieviDg that no troops are to be sent from England
to China"
THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY.
The INES after remarkiDg that The satisfactory
settlement of the questions relating to the Dan
ubian Prncipalities cannot be endangered by such
an imprudent manifesto as appeared few days
SINGS 10 the Moniteur presses The opinion that it
against any temporzing with the int gritty of the
Turkish Empire and to act with firmness in the
support of the resolution she has taken against
the opposed union Of the Provinces OF the Danube.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In Parliament some interest was excited by Lord
Palmerston backing out Of his previous contradic
iioa that q secret treaty existed between France
and Austris guaranteeing to Austria her posses
sions il Italy. On Tuesday Lord Pamerston de-
MED positively tia. any such treaty existed, and
Prid hp ad
bee signed, but raid that 1t being purely military
and political, it was virtually dead letter.
Mr. D. I,raei replied and Mr.. Palmerston retorted
each charging the other with mis-s,atement of
facts The subject was then dropped.
Mr.. Richsrd Lobden gave notice that he would
move firstly, that the House has heard with con.
Germ of the conflicts which have occurred between
the British and Chinese authorities on the CaL ton
river. and without expressing any opinion As to
bow far the General Government a fforded cause
of compl Amt Ly the fuldlnent If the treaty Of
1872 considers that the papers laid on the table
fail to establish satisfactory grounds for the violent
proceed Tags RI sorted t)in the case of the Arrow
Secondly, that a select committee be appointed to
uuire into the state Of the British commercial re-
latious with China.
In reply to a question, Mr.. Labouchen said that
the penal settlement on the Massaroone river In
itish Guinea was established for purely colonial
purposes. that it was in useful operation; and that
IS as under consideration whether i. might not be
available for West India convicts generally.
Sir Robert Peel made an amusing apology for
his celebrated speech respe citing Duke Constan-
line Count de Morny, and the Prince d .lisue,-
He said it was ell true, but he meant no hsrm
The Chancellor of the Exchs quer, had made his
fnaucial statement in the House of Commons
reduction of the Income tax, to the amount
at which it stood be fore the war, had been antic
pated from the reduced army and navy estimates
as well IS from the semi authortive bins in the
ministerial orgars, and the official announcement
of the fact although it did not excite surprise
was received with much interes'. + or the next
three years. the tax is to be seven pence in the
pound on incomes of one hundred and fifty thou
eaunds a year and Fl re pence on incomes between
one hundred and one hundred and fifty pounds
Mr. WegueIin is elected for Southampton, over
Messrs Bu'ler and Andre W ',aud Gen. Codrington
for Gr eenw ich, over Csl sleigh
The seamen at Hull, wsre on strike. They
wanted ga moth to America
G. w. Daring, of New Foundlaod had been
APPOINTED Governor of Jamaica, and Sir Alex
Bannerman of New Foundlaud
FRANCE.
PARIS Feb. "A mailman attacked the EN-
press to-day He was instantly arrested. No
arms were found upon him. He declared his iI.
tention was merely to embrace her.
The Emperor will open in person the Legisla.
tive session of 1857. on MoDCay, The 10th of Feb
bruary, at ten o'clock precisely
Paris letters mention that commission has
been appointed to consider the currency question,
" no will doubtless report the advantage or
otherwise adopting exclusively gold standard
The question OF the tax public companies Is
still pending as to form. According to some &C.
counts there is to be ch. of three per cent on
dividend four per cent tran fers
SWITZERLAND
Paris is now def litely named a the place of
conference on the Neufchatel question. THe Con
ference wi meet probably early next month
GREECE.
The names of the new Greek Ministry have
been submit ted to France and England for appr,-
val, and il is reported that they are satisfactory
Brigsndage continues
Troubles are reported Dstween the Shah and
the Priesthcc
Parties are accused of wishing to depose the
Shah in Murad, the conqueror of Herat
The powerful tribe of Babees are reported to be
on the eve of instruction.
The French Mouiteur, de Ia Flotte, however
coptradicts al Ct The above statemenir
The Brit.h camp at Bushire is fortified and safe
against attack.
The overland mail from Trieste on Feb l3 by
the steamer Calcutta, arrived here this morning
at half past seven O'Clock She left Alexandra on
tie Tn February. The India mails lef. on that
day with advices from Bombay TO the 10Th JAnua.
~, Calcutta 8 h January, Madrid 18Th January,
and Ceylon 10Th January.
The oates from Busbiee are TO the 30th of De-
cember. 1t is said that the Peisians were con-
'emplating an attack on ii British troops encamp
ed near the city.
Hopor.l nntram and III, atef saJ,od from Rom.