Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM THE ASSOCIA TED pRRSs
FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BY the Europa nj Rans.

HALIFAX. June 16-The royal man S,..,,,..
Europa. Captain Leitch from Liverpool Al .
m. OF Saturday, June @, arrived at this port Al
O'Clock this morning.
GLEAr BRITAIx.eparliament resumed Il, s,,-
tngs on the 4th, but the proceedings were only OF
local interest.
In the House of Commons Lord Palmerston
had animated that he intended TO submit bill at
this session for the abolition Of the church rates.
Mr.. Berkely gave notice of his intention to
bring up the question Of the ballot on the 23d OF
June.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that
there was no intention at present of reducing the
duty on paper for educational purposes.
Intellectual efforts were made for the appoint
ment Of committees to revise the duties of the
Board of Trade, and to consider and report
measures for improving the condition of the la.
boring classes
The Princess Royal annuity bill was finally
passed.
The London Times states that there is not the
least ground for the report that the United States
fgate Niagara is not to take her share of the sub
marine cable. She was TO leave the Thames on
Friday for Portsmouth dock yard, where some
Of her stauncheons were TO he taken out. and her
ward-roOm altered TO accommodate the cable
This done, she would at once proceed TO BiTken-
head and commence taking in the cable.
At the Greenwich Works, about nine hundred
miles of cable was completed, and@ the whole
length would have been done but for the fact that
the daily consumption Of fine wire has been more
than all the wire -dTawers of England could fur
nish.
The Agamemnon was to commence taking in
the cable at Greenwich on the 9th or 10Th Of June
Her tender Is to be the steam-f riyate Leopold
All the vessels will rendezvous at Cork Harbor
where the final arrangements will he made
The war steamer Cyclops is now taking sound
ings along the proposed deep-sea route.
The period ior the paying out the cable is the
month of August.
The suspension of VIM. Macintosh & Co., is
announced liabilities supposed about flOO, 600.
An appeal is put forth for funds TO carry out
Lady Franklin's Arctic Expedition, which isex-
pected To start by the beginning of July.
FRANcE.-The statement that. during the late
visit of the Elm the muster of artillery an
attempt was made upon his life, is reiterated
and the fact that the English journals containing
any reference to this matter we'll to the Gov
eminent election plan, were intercepted at the
French post offices, gives color to the story.
The recent government circular, in regard TO
the approaching election, formed the main polit-
icai theme, aud Paris correspondence generally
agT ees in saying that the document has created a
sensation highly detrimental to government in
tereSts.
The list of Democi attic cand dates for Paris had
not been arranged. The correspondent of the
Times says, that in the event of the election of
these candidates, the difference of opinion as to
taking the oaths to the existing government will
obably be satisfactorily arranged. He also stat,
that II is doubtful If Cavagnac will appear a
candidate.
1t was expected that the monthly returns of the
Bank of France, to be published in a few days.
would show an increase in the stock of bullion
amounting to more than f 90 ,OOO sterling
Rumors of an approaching interview between
the Emperor Alexander and the Emperor of the
French are again ciIculatnGkin Paris.
SPAIN.-Some cheap brea riots had occurred
at Granada. large number of people paraded
through the principal streets, and. having as
stunned menacng attitude, were ordered to s.
perse and failing TO do so; they were fired upon
by the troops, which had been called out and
four persons were wounded. They then retired
to their homes, and quietwas restored The city
was, nevertheless, declared in a state of siege
On the 18th all was tranquil
The Madrid correspondent of the London Times
says the negotiations on the Mexican question
were suspended until the arrival of the Mexican
mail due early in June, and adds =. IL il brings
authentic intelligence of chastisement inflicted
on the delinquents, this will give favorable i'm
pulse to the Interior march of the question but il
the expected news I've within the mark, and less
than the requirements of the Spanish Cabinet il
is not impossible that Lafragua, unless Lord
HOwden and the Marquis de Turgot are able to
detain him, will leave Madrid on account Of the
refusal of this Government to recognise him off,
cially. In this case hostilities may be expected
IL is TO be feared that the Mexican question pre-
sents very serious difficulties, and is by means
Sd near its settlement some have recently sup
posed
ITALY.-The Naples cores pondent of the Daily
News recounts a large number of continued bar
barities on the part of the authorities, and says
that pacard, addressed TO the citizens, calling
Oh them TO rise. had been put in circulation Tri-
ColoTed bills, of infiammatory nature had also
been freely distributed.
AUsTRIA.-The announcement of Marshal Ra-
detskl death appears to have been premature, as
the Onlcldl GaZette or verona, OF the }lSt OF Nav
contains medical bulletin that his health con-
timed to be satisfactory.
RussIA.-The Pmssian papers say that the
Emperor of Russia is about to reduce his army.
and ii is stated at Vienna that the ST Petersburg
Government has made advances to Austria.
PERsIA.-The notifications of the treaty of peace
Were exchanged on the ID of May, at Bagdad,
with great ceremony, and mutual congratulations
passed between Mr.. Murray and the Persian
Plenipotentiary.
GREEcE.-The French Consul at Athens has
demanded of the Greek Government the estab-
lishment of Greek embassy at Paris.
TURKEY The Vienna cores pendent of the
London Times says the Porte has forwarded a
memoir TO its diplomatic agents in Europe, de-
monstrating the necessity for some change in the
treaties between Turkey and the Christian Pow
ers. In the document it is set forth that public
peace and security cannot be maintained in Tur-
key so long as each separate Legation and Consul
late have a right of jurisdiction.
THE LATEST By TELEGRAPH.
In the House of Lords, on Friday, Lord Stanley
intimated in response TO several petitions for 4
relief in the merchants shipping act that 0oy-